Boke Èkēsācíhgwi

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi (/ɛcˈsəˑcɪ̞g/ /wi/ [florist] [turquoise]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Eyj̼íhrriq Region of the Tetburland.

The name Boke Èkēsācíhgwi is derived from the Sylvin language, as Boke Èkēsācíhgwi was founded by Gilelê, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Boke Èkēsācíhgwi receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Èkēsācíhgwi covers an area of nearly 19 km² (7 mi²), and an average elevation of 4788 m (15708 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1215, by Gilelê. The establishment of Boke Èkēsācíhgwi was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gilelê electing to pay people to resettle in Boke Èkēsācíhgwi.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Èkēsācíhgwi is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi is is constructed arround a series of spacious paverstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Boke Èkēsācíhgwi gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Boke Èkēsācíhgwi. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's parks.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Boke Èkēsācíhgwi.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Boke Èkēsācíhgwi every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Wasp, Giant near Boke Èkēsācíhgwi are known to be quite timid.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via throat singing.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi Census Data: Year 2000

1728 of Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 101 work in Agriculture
• 367 work as Craftsmen
• 144 work as Merchants
• 285 work as Service Workers
• 168 work as General Laborers
• 69 work as Skilled Laborers
• 254 work as Civil Servants
• 157 work in Cottage Industries
• 88 work as Artists
• 95 work in Produce Industries

2767 of Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 187 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Boke Èkēsācíhgwi was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Èkēsācíhgwi lost 287 people, 203 livestock, and 28 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 171, when members of Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's militia enacted an operation to train a specific elites group for an upcoming operation. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Èkēsācíhgwi's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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