Bovertsey

Bovertsey (/bovertsey / [Translation Unavailable]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Dogia Region of the Tetbur Commune.

The name Bovertsey is derived from the Sylvin language, as Bovertsey was founded by Trînkdsm Fendley, who was culturaly Sylvin.

Climate

Bovertsey has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 18°C (64°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Bovertsey receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Bovertsey covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 898 m (2946 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bovertsey was founded durring the late 17th century in late winter of the year 1597, by Trînkdsm Fendley. The establishment of Bovertsey was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trînkdsm Fendley struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Bovertsey as a prison colony.

Bovertsey was built using the conventions of Sylvin durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bovertsey is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Bovertsey is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive gravel streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Bovertsey 's size could have. Bovertsey 's well-designed, yet cheep are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Right off the bat Bovertsey hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the town nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the town, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Bovertsey 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.

Bovertsey 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.

Bovertsey 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.

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

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

Bovertsey 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 Bovertsey 's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bovertsey 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.

Bovertsey 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.

Bovertsey 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

Bovertsey 's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Bovertsey 's town hall 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..

In Bovertsey 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 Dryad near Bovertsey are known to be quite timid.

Bovertsey 's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves performance art to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 via 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.

Bovertsey Census Data: Year 2000

566 of Bovertsey 's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 127 work as Craftsmen
• 47 work as Merchants
• 89 work as Service Workers
• 59 work as General Laborers
• 20 work as Skilled Laborers
• 86 work as Civil Servants
• 51 work in Cottage Industries
• 28 work as Artists
• 29 work in Produce Industries

1026 of Bovertsey 's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 138 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History