Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan (/ˈj̼akzɪ̞g/ /van/ [gold] [big; great (very large); massive; enormous]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Altodålph Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan receives an average of 261 cm/y (102 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan covers an area of nearly 127 km² (50 mi²), and an average elevation of 5132 m (16837 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1394, by Szyshi. The establishment of Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt cobblestone streets which form hexical 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's robustly designed timber walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan 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 Iē̼akzíhgvan's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is skipped in Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan.

The Slithering Pit near Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan are known to be quite timid.

Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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 Iē̼akzíhgvan Census Data: Year 2000

11259 of Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 613 work in Agriculture
• 2540 work as Craftsmen
• 910 work as Merchants
• 1680 work as Service Workers
• 1197 work as General Laborers
• 457 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1626 work as Civil Servants
• 1008 work in Cottage Industries
• 641 work as Artists
• 587 work in Produce Industries

16481 of Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2412 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. Boke Iē̼akzíhgvan's militia's elite squad is named after .

History