I̽kra Bōn Kez

I̽kra Bōn Kez (/ˈi̽kra/ /boːn/ [natural] [whip]) is a subtropical Town located in Zi̽schyi Parish, Nto̠ftǟmǟw District, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name I̽kra Bōn Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as I̽kra Bōn Kez was founded by Zegfênm Dhuzono, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

I̽kra Bōn Kez has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). I̽kra Bōn Kez receives an average of 295 cm/y (116 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. I̽kra Bōn Kez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5566 m (18261 ft) above sea level.

Overview

I̽kra Bōn Kez was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1422, by Zegfênm Dhuzono. The establishment of I̽kra Bōn Kez was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zegfênm Dhuzono electing to pay people to resettle in I̽kra Bōn Kez.

I̽kra Bōn Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and I̽kra Bōn Kez is no diffrent. The town'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.

I̽kra Bōn Kez is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow baked earthen streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. I̽kra Bōn Kez's robustly designed timber walls has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

A quick look in any direction shows I̽kra Bōn Kez is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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.

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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.

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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.

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

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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 Town. I̽kra Bōn Kez's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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 I̽kra Bōn Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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.

I̽kra Bōn Kez 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in I̽kra Bōn Kez they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

I̽kra Bōn Kez's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is short in I̽kra Bōn Kez.

The Armadillo near I̽kra Bōn Kez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

I̽kra Bōn Kez'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 2 via guttural bellowing.

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.

I̽kra Bōn Kez Census Data: Year 2000

407 of I̽kra Bōn Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

839 of I̽kra Bōn Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 93 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

I̽kra Bōn Kez is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

The the a suit of Chain mail armor of Summoning, an a suit of Chain mail armor imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created near I̽kra Bōn Kez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History