Boke Gàsèj̼

Boke Gàsèj̼ (/gə/ /sɛj̼/ [word; language; phrase] [basic]) is a subtropical City located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetburland.

The name Boke Gàsèj̼ is derived from the Sylvin language, as Boke Gàsèj̼ was founded by Hānvē Mp̪ftór 'Lanita Cutie' Mboīń̄ Cúchīs Vú̄w̄̌, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Boke Gàsèj̼ has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Boke Gàsèj̼ receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Gàsèj̼ covers an area of nearly 44 km² (17 mi²), and an average elevation of 2116 m (6942 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Gàsèj̼ was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1527, by Hānvē Mp̪ftór 'Lanita Cutie' Mboīń̄ Cúchīs Vú̄w̄̌. The establishment of Boke Gàsèj̼ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Hānvē Mp̪ftór 'Lanita Cutie' Mboīń̄ Cúchīs Vú̄w̄̌ struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Boke Gàsèj̼ as a prison colony.

Boke Gàsèj̼ was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Gàsèj̼ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Boke Gàsèj̼ is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow cobblestone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The perhapse unnessisarily well built defences has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Boke Gàsèj̼ seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

Boke Gàsèj̼ possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

Boke Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Boke Gàsèj̼'s parks.

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

Boke Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Boke Gàsèj̼ has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Boke Gàsèj̼ possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the City. Boke Gàsèj̼'s grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Boke Gàsèj̼ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Boke Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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 Gàsèj̼ 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Boke Gàsèj̼ hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Boke Gàsèj̼'s town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Boke Gàsèj̼ there are no smells.

The Forlarren near Boke Gàsèj̼ are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Gàsèj̼'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Gàsèj̼ Census Data: Year 2000

3959 of Boke Gàsèj̼'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 226 work in Agriculture
• 911 work as Craftsmen
• 322 work as Merchants
• 572 work as Service Workers
• 406 work as General Laborers
• 161 work as Skilled Laborers
• 585 work as Civil Servants
• 355 work in Cottage Industries
• 212 work as Artists
• 209 work in Produce Industries

5806 of Boke Gàsèj̼'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 849 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Gàsèj̼ makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a sword of Truename Magic, an a sword imbued with great amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Boke Gàsèj̼ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History