Boke Jàbwíh

Boke Jàbwíh (/ʤəb/ /wɪ̞/ [crater; cavity] [pretty]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Weea Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh receives an average of 201 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Jàbwíh covers an area of nearly 204 km² (81 mi²), and an average elevation of 2828 m (9278 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Jàbwíh was founded durring the late 13th century in spring of the year 1187, by Alexandra. The establishment of Boke Jàbwíh was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Jàbwíh's construction back out of the project. Alexandra pushed on reguardles, and Boke Jàbwíh was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Jàbwíh was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive baked earthen 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 posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Boke Jàbwíh weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The city's budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

Boke Jàbwíh has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Boke Jàbwíh ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Even with that as it is, everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or much of both. The town should be gone, not dying. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Boke Jàbwíh possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Boke Jàbwíh has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Boke Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh 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 Jàbwíh's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Boke Jàbwíh every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Leshy, Poppy near Boke Jàbwíh are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Jàbwíh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Enchantment energies of tier 3 via moments of science.

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 Jàbwíh Census Data: Year 2000

18078 of Boke Jàbwíh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 970 work in Agriculture
• 4084 work as Craftsmen
• 1438 work as Merchants
• 2716 work as Service Workers
• 1840 work as General Laborers
• 768 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2618 work as Civil Servants
• 1666 work in Cottage Industries
• 998 work as Artists
• 980 work in Produce Industries

28618 of Boke Jàbwíh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1444 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Jàbwíh is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

Boke Jàbwíh is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of protected Boke Jàbwíh's harvest from an army of bandits. was immortalized in song for this deed.

History