Boke Dafkùhij̼

Boke Dafkùhij̼ (/daf/ /ˈkʊhij̼/ [courier] [delicious]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Bupudana Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Dafkùhij̼ has a yearly average temperature of 30°C (86°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 27°C (80°F). Boke Dafkùhij̼ receives an average of 152 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Dafkùhij̼ covers an area of nearly 197 km² (78 mi²), and an average elevation of 3922 m (12867 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Dafkùhij̼ was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1301, by Gêm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Boke Dafkùhij̼ was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼ is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt paverstone 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 is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Boke Dafkùhij̼, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Boke Dafkùhij̼ shows Boke Dafkùhij̼ is little more than a wretched hive of scum and villainy. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼'s grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Boke Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼ 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 Dafkùhij̼'s mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

=In Boke Dafkùhij̼ when drawing, it's impossible to draw an imperfect circle.

The Dvorovoi near Boke Dafkùhij̼ are known to be quite timid.

Boke Dafkùhij̼'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves orgies to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Dafkùhij̼ Census Data: Year 2000

17602 of Boke Dafkùhij̼'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 982 work in Agriculture
• 4015 work as Craftsmen
• 1412 work as Merchants
• 2698 work as Service Workers
• 1762 work as General Laborers
• 727 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2546 work as Civil Servants
• 1560 work in Cottage Industries
• 953 work as Artists
• 947 work in Produce Industries

25479 of Boke Dafkùhij̼'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3746 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Dafkùhij̼ is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

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

POI

History

The the a mummified relic of Summoning, an a mummified relic imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created in Boke Dafkùhij̼ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History