Boke Utàvàtíhr

Boke Utàvàtíhr (Utàvà /tɪ̞r/ [feast] [medicine]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Màvēvāv Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Utàvàtíhr has a yearly average temperature of 32°C (89°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 36°C (96°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 29°C (84°F). Boke Utàvàtíhr receives an average of 244 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Utàvàtíhr covers an area of nearly 67 km² (26 mi²), and an average elevation of 1576 m (5170 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Utàvàtíhr was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1448, by Ditela. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Boke Utàvàtíhr was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Utàvàtíhr 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 Utàvàtíhr is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow paverstone streets which form a 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 rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Boke Utàvàtíhr's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Unfortuantly, these budget oriented 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 arround Boke Utàvàtíhr reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Utàvàtíhr's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Boke Utàvàtíhr 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 Utàvàtíhr's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Utàvàtíhr 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 Utàvàtíhr 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 Utàvàtíhr 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 Utàvàtíhr's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Boke Utàvàtíhr.

The Sylph near Boke Utàvàtíhr are known to be quite timid.

Boke Utàvàtíhr's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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 Utàvàtíhr Census Data: Year 2000

5939 of Boke Utàvàtíhr's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 319 work in Agriculture
• 1324 work as Craftsmen
• 484 work as Merchants
• 946 work as Service Workers
• 604 work as General Laborers
• 241 work as Skilled Laborers
• 835 work as Civil Servants
• 528 work in Cottage Industries
• 342 work as Artists
• 316 work in Produce Industries

9689 of Boke Utàvàtíhr's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 318 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Utàvàtíhr is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Boke Utàvàtíhr might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Boke Utàvàtíhr was attacked by savage maftetss living nearby. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Utàvàtíhr lost 254 people, 150 livestock, and 57 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 135, when members of Boke Utàvàtíhr's militia enacted an operation to scout a specific location for information about the enemy. The operation was complicated by the enemy forces had far more numbers than estimated. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in victory for Boke Utàvàtíhr's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Utàvàtíhr's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History