Boke Itrālosh

Boke Itrālosh (/ˈitrəˑ/ /loʃ/ [chord] [cathedral]) is a subtropical City located in the Bombuqíh Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh receives an average of 115 cm/y (45 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Boke Itrālosh covers an area of nearly 47 km² (18 mi²), and an average elevation of 3350 m (10990 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Itrālosh was founded durring the late 10th century, by Murim. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Boke Itrālosh was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow packed earth 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 posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Boke Itrālosh weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Boke Itrālosh. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Boke Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh 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 Itrālosh's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in Boke Itrālosh.

The Soulsliver near Boke Itrālosh are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Itrālosh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via chanting.

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 Itrālosh Census Data: Year 2000

4119 of Boke Itrālosh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 237 work in Agriculture
• 926 work as Craftsmen
• 342 work as Merchants
• 641 work as Service Workers
• 417 work as General Laborers
• 165 work as Skilled Laborers
• 576 work as Civil Servants
• 368 work in Cottage Industries
• 232 work as Artists
• 215 work in Produce Industries

6174 of Boke Itrālosh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 774 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Boke Itrālosh is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Boke Itrālosh is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Boke Itrālosh was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Boke Itrālosh. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Itrālosh lost 206 people, 242 livestock, and 82 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 222, when members of Boke Itrālosh's militia enacted an operation to assassinate an enemy's family member. The operation was complicated by blistering heat, such that many succumbed to heatstroke. The conflict ended with the defense of the ruin against a siege, which ended in victory for Boke Itrālosh's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Itrālosh's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History