Boke Driēwāqíhg

Boke Driēwāqíhg (Driē /ˈwəˑqɪ̞g/ [service] [lover]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Driēwāqíhg has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 20°C (68°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Boke Driēwāqíhg receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Driēwāqíhg covers an area of nearly 18 km² (7 mi²), and an average elevation of 2490 m (8169 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Driēwāqíhg was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1371, by Uirneth. The establishment of Boke Driēwāqíhg was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Uirneth struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Boke Driēwāqíhg as a prison colony.

Boke Driēwāqíhg was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Driēwāqíhg 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 Driēwāqíhg is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Boke Driēwāqíhg gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

Boke Driēwāqíhg possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

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

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

Boke Driēwāqíhg 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 Driēwāqíhg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Driēwāqíhg 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 Driēwāqíhg 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 Driēwāqíhg 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 Driēwāqíhg's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Boke Driēwāqíhg.

The Cloud Dragon, Wyrmling near Boke Driēwāqíhg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Driēwāqíhg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via chanting.

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 Driēwāqíhg Census Data: Year 2000

1614 of Boke Driēwāqíhg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 94 work in Agriculture
• 366 work as Craftsmen
• 128 work as Merchants
• 244 work as Service Workers
• 166 work as General Laborers
• 61 work as Skilled Laborers
• 242 work as Civil Servants
• 144 work in Cottage Industries
• 85 work as Artists
• 84 work in Produce Industries

2541 of Boke Driēwāqíhg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 265 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Boke Driēwāqíhg’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Boke Driēwāqíhg’s streets.

Boke Driēwāqíhg has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

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

History