Boke Kríhkshqāfukē

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē (Kríhksh /ˈqəˑfuc/ [painting] [sadness]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Kririsi̊mù Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 28°C (82°F). Boke Kríhkshqāfukē receives an average of 200 cm/y (78 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Kríhkshqāfukē covers an area of nearly 18 km² (7 mi²), and an average elevation of 2888 m (9475 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē was founded durring the late 16th century in fall of the year 1492, by Gadsmê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Kríhkshqāfukē is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive cobblestone 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 has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. Unfortuantly, these monster and outlaw focused fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Boke Kríhkshqāfukē seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do. On second glance, that chaos continues into adulthood. 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. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē 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 Kríhkshqāfukē's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē 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 Kríhkshqāfukē 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 Kríhkshqāfukē 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 Kríhkshqāfukē's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Boke Kríhkshqāfukē rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Grimstalker near Boke Kríhkshqāfukē are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via throat 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 Kríhkshqāfukē Census Data: Year 2000

1600 of Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 88 work in Agriculture
• 354 work as Craftsmen
• 128 work as Merchants
• 253 work as Service Workers
• 163 work as General Laborers
• 61 work as Skilled Laborers
• 242 work as Civil Servants
• 137 work in Cottage Industries
• 85 work as Artists
• 89 work in Produce Industries

2729 of Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 88 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Boke Kríhkshqāfukē is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Boke Kríhkshqāfukē was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Boke Kríhkshqāfukē. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Kríhkshqāfukē lost 156 people, 365 livestock, and 33 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 104, when members of Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by an outbreak of plague which struck the ranks, killing many and laying low many more. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a stalemate for Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Kríhkshqāfukē's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History