Boke Tstshtetna

Boke Tstshtetna (Tstsh /ˈtetna/ [top] [tea]) is a subtropical Large City located in Lùnge County, Tarnàg Provence, within the Daland.

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

Climate

Boke Tstshtetna 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 Tstshtetna receives an average of 196 cm/y (77 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Boke Tstshtetna covers an area of nearly 195 km² (78 mi²), and an average elevation of 3314 m (10872 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Tstshtetna was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1460, by Ceridwen. The establishment of Boke Tstshtetna suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Boke Tstshtetna which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Boke Tstshtetna was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Tstshtetna is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Boke Tstshtetna is buildings are arranged arround a network of spacious split-log ties streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Boke Tstshtetna's would-be-castle fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Boke Tstshtetna makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Tstshtetna has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

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

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

Boke Tstshtetna has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Boke Tstshtetna 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 Tstshtetna's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Tstshtetna 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 Tstshtetna 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 Tstshtetna 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.

Boke Tstshtetna is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Boke Tstshtetna'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.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Boke Tstshtetna.

The Sandman near Boke Tstshtetna are known to be quite timid.

Boke Tstshtetna's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves gestures to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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 Tstshtetna Census Data: Year 2000

17694 of Boke Tstshtetna's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 993 work in Agriculture
• 4025 work as Craftsmen
• 1448 work as Merchants
• 2597 work as Service Workers
• 1780 work as General Laborers
• 717 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2624 work as Civil Servants
• 1612 work in Cottage Industries
• 958 work as Artists
• 940 work in Produce Industries

25342 of Boke Tstshtetna's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3239 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Tstshtetna makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

Boke Tstshtetna used to be much richer, but something happened in the last 1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

The the a grail of Invocation, an a grail imbued with notable amounts of Invocation energies was created near Boke Tstshtetna by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History