Boke Kāríhshasār

Boke Kāríhshasār (/kəˑˈrɪ̞ʃa/ /səˑr/ [mug] [kid]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Hujdàj Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Kāríhshasār has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 18°C (64°F). Boke Kāríhshasār receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Kāríhshasār covers an area of nearly 19 km² (7 mi²), and an average elevation of 1078 m (3536 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Kāríhshasār was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 7th century, by Gilêbel. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Gilêbel.

Boke Kāríhshasār was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 7th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Kāríhshasār is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Boke Kāríhshasār is buildings are arranged arround a single broad baked earthen mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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.

Boke Kāríhshasār seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are reading. The entire city feels like a library, with those not reading remaining quite to not disturb those who have their nose in a book. The longer you remain in Boke Kāríhshasār the more you start to wonder if you’ve entered some strange open-concept University rather than a city, but you can’t quite say such with certainty.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Boke Kāríhshasār possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Boke Kāríhshasār 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 Kāríhshasār's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Kāríhshasār 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 Kāríhshasār 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 Kāríhshasār 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 Kāríhshasār's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

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

The Jack-o'-Lantern near Boke Kāríhshasār are known to be quite timid.

Boke Kāríhshasār's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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 Kāríhshasār Census Data: Year 2000

1693 of Boke Kāríhshasār's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 94 work in Agriculture
• 373 work as Craftsmen
• 136 work as Merchants
• 259 work as Service Workers
• 172 work as General Laborers
• 65 work as Skilled Laborers
• 256 work as Civil Servants
• 157 work in Cottage Industries
• 91 work as Artists
• 90 work in Produce Industries

2806 of Boke Kāríhshasār's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 187 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Kāríhshasār is reliant on an industry or product that has toxic or negative side-effects as part of its production. The good is extremely valuable, or the community is extremely desperate, and the side effects are endured as a necessary evil. It may be that their neighbors or lord are forcing them to produce the good so that they aren’t the ones suffering the cost.

The roads leading into Boke Kāríhshasār 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

The the a mantle of Elven High Magic, an a mantle imbued with potent amounts of Elven High Magic energies was created in Boke Kāríhshasār by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History