Boke Hùonàv

Boke Hùonàv (/ˈhʊo/ /nəv/ [ledge] [smooth; sleek]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Iēibonjām Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Hùonàv has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Boke Hùonàv receives an average of 252 cm/y (99 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Hùonàv covers an area of nearly 158 km² (63 mi²), and an average elevation of 2460 m (8070 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Hùonàv was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1550, by Trêthesh. The establishment of Boke Hùonàv suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Boke Hùonàv was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Hùonàv is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Boke Hùonàv is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious 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 a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Unfortuantly, these would-be-castle fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Boke Hùonàv 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. Precisely how it has gained its wealth is a mystery. Boke Hùonàv is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Hùonàv has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Boke Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

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

Boke Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv 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 Hùonàv's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Boke Hùonàv.

The Xtabay near Boke Hùonàv are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Hùonàv's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves bloodletting to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 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.

Boke Hùonàv Census Data: Year 2000

14125 of Boke Hùonàv's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 721 work in Agriculture
• 3105 work as Craftsmen
• 1168 work as Merchants
• 2234 work as Service Workers
• 1417 work as General Laborers
• 565 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2091 work as Civil Servants
• 1294 work in Cottage Industries
• 752 work as Artists
• 778 work in Produce Industries

20792 of Boke Hùonàv's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2228 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Boke Hùonàv since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Colima Range, an iconic vista located neare Boke Hùonàv, proved to be volcanic when the range erupted. The eruption was isolated to the area around Boke Hùonàv, which was swallowed in ash, lava flows, and pyroclastic gasses. Boke Hùonàv lost 183 people, 271 livestock, and 43 buildings in the disaster. The event is forever remembered as the Day of Loss's Wrath.

History