Boke Hiríhzècsāc

Boke Hiríhzècsāc (Hiríhz /ˈɛcsəˑc/ [lion] [flower]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kririsi̊mù Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Hiríhzècsāc has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Boke Hiríhzècsāc receives an average of 153 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Hiríhzècsāc covers an area of nearly 95 km² (38 mi²), and an average elevation of 3872 m (12703 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Hiríhzècsāc was founded durring the late 14th century in spring of the year 1272, by Ch́åh́. The establishment of Boke Hiríhzècsāc was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Hiríhzècsāc's construction back out of the project. Ch́åh́ pushed on reguardles, and Boke Hiríhzècsāc was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Hiríhzècsāc is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of premissive gravel streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Boke Hiríhzècsāc's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications 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.

Right off the bat Boke Hiríhzècsāc hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the city has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

Boke Hiríhzècsāc possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

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

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

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

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

Boke Hiríhzècsāc has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc 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 Large City. Boke Hiríhzècsāc's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc 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 Hiríhzècsāc has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc 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 Hiríhzècsāc's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc 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 Hiríhzècsāc 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 Hiríhzècsāc 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 Hiríhzècsāc's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Boke Hiríhzècsāc there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Skinstitch near Boke Hiríhzècsāc are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Boke Hiríhzècsāc's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local narcotic 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 Hiríhzècsāc Census Data: Year 2000

8425 of Boke Hiríhzècsāc's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 464 work in Agriculture
• 1842 work as Craftsmen
• 675 work as Merchants
• 1316 work as Service Workers
• 854 work as General Laborers
• 345 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1260 work as Civil Servants
• 738 work in Cottage Industries
• 480 work as Artists
• 451 work in Produce Industries

12978 of Boke Hiríhzècsāc's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1126 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Hiríhzècsāc is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

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

POI

History

The the a bevor of Chronomancy, an a bevor imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Boke Hiríhzècsāc by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History