Boke I̊siādlu

Boke I̊siādlu (/ˈi̘si/ /ˈəˑdlu/ [drugstore] [rare]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kveviēid Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke I̊siādlu has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Boke I̊siādlu receives an average of 174 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke I̊siādlu covers an area of nearly 147 km² (58 mi²), and an average elevation of 5456 m (17900 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke I̊siādlu was founded durring the early 17th century in early summer of the year 1646, by Lania. The establishment of Boke I̊siādlu was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Lania electing to pay people to resettle in Boke I̊siādlu.

Boke I̊siādlu was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke I̊siādlu is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Boke I̊siādlu is buildings are built arround a single narrow gravel mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. 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.

Boke I̊siādlu is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

Boke I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu 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 I̊siādlu's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In Boke I̊siādlu snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Domovoi near Boke I̊siādlu are known to be quite timid.

Boke I̊siādlu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Invocation energies of tier 3 via 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 I̊siādlu Census Data: Year 2000

12921 of Boke I̊siādlu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 716 work in Agriculture
• 2902 work as Craftsmen
• 1052 work as Merchants
• 2021 work as Service Workers
• 1341 work as General Laborers
• 539 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1830 work as Civil Servants
• 1123 work in Cottage Industries
• 717 work as Artists
• 680 work in Produce Industries

19728 of Boke I̊siādlu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1718 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke I̊siādlu produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The center of Boke I̊siādlu's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Mumil Dănrab Shrublands was struck by a drought when Pond Samiti grew too small to continue feeding Stream Stokepond, which reduced the available water supply nationwide, but was especially harsh in the area arround Boke I̊siādlu. As the neighboring regions had no water so spare, Boke I̊siādlu lost 299 people, and 210 livestock in the disaster.. The drought lasted for 3 weeks, which are remembered as the Loss Thirst.

History