Boke Èlpāguglà

Boke Èlpāguglà (/ˈɛlpəˑg/ /ˈuglə/ [relationship] [due]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Ftiyāobāt Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Èlpāguglà has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 33°C (91°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Boke Èlpāguglà receives an average of 229 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Èlpāguglà covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 3942 m (12933 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Èlpāguglà was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1315, by Parciel. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Boke Èlpāguglà was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Èlpāguglà is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Boke Èlpāguglà is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive cobblestone 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 city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Boke Èlpāguglà's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Astonishigly, the boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Boke Èlpāguglà 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 city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Boke Èlpāguglà 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 Small City. Boke Èlpāguglà's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Boke Èlpāguglà 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 Èlpāguglà's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Èlpāguglà 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 Èlpāguglà 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 Èlpāguglà 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 Èlpāguglà 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 Èlpāguglà's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Boke Èlpāguglà's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Boke Èlpāguglà.

The Oni, Ja Noi near Boke Èlpāguglà are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Èlpāguglà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via throat 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.

Boke Èlpāguglà Census Data: Year 2000

1465 of Boke Èlpāguglà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 80 work in Agriculture
• 328 work as Craftsmen
• 116 work as Merchants
• 232 work as Service Workers
• 152 work as General Laborers
• 59 work as Skilled Laborers
• 212 work as Civil Servants
• 125 work in Cottage Industries
• 81 work as Artists
• 80 work in Produce Industries

2388 of Boke Èlpāguglà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 289 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Èlpāguglà is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

The the a broach of Transmutation, an a broach imbued with potent amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Boke Èlpāguglà by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History