Boke Josùdèg

Boke Josùdèg (/ˈjosʊ/ /dɛg/ [strategy (plan); tactic] [broom]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetburland.

The name Boke Josùdèg is derived from the Sylvin language, as Boke Josùdèg was founded by Cú̄shvó̄ Ca̋nḱ 'Roxy Ribbonet' Ma̋nvóch Mbó̄kī Ma̋ń̄, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Boke Josùdèg has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Boke Josùdèg receives an average of 276 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Josùdèg covers an area of nearly 72 km² (28 mi²), and an average elevation of 3872 m (12703 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Josùdèg was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1164, by Cú̄shvó̄ Ca̋nḱ 'Roxy Ribbonet' Ma̋nvóch Mbó̄kī Ma̋ń̄. The establishment of Boke Josùdèg was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Cú̄shvó̄ Ca̋nḱ 'Roxy Ribbonet' Ma̋nvóch Mbó̄kī Ma̋ń̄ electing to pay people to resettle in Boke Josùdèg.

Boke Josùdèg was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Josùdèg 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 Josùdèg is was constructed arround several crampt packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Boke Josùdèg'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 city's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Boke Josùdèg is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Josùdèg 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 Josùdèg 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 Josùdèg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Josùdèg 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 Josùdèg 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 Josùdèg 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

Life is hard in Boke Josùdèg. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Boke Josùdèg a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Boke Josùdèg's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Boke Josùdèg the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Boke Josùdèg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Josùdèg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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 Josùdèg Census Data: Year 2000

6407 of Boke Josùdèg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 340 work in Agriculture
• 1409 work as Craftsmen
• 526 work as Merchants
• 994 work as Service Workers
• 661 work as General Laborers
• 261 work as Skilled Laborers
• 947 work as Civil Servants
• 553 work in Cottage Industries
• 362 work as Artists
• 354 work in Produce Industries

9601 of Boke Josùdèg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1204 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Josùdèg has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

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

History