Boke Jíhbhètwùsh

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh (/ʤɪ̞b/ /ˈhɛtwʊʃ/ [interest (curiosity; concern)] [sour; bitter]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Utièkíhf Noiē Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Boke Jíhbhètwùsh receives an average of 202 cm/y (79 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Jíhbhètwùsh covers an area of nearly 254 km² (101 mi²), and an average elevation of 718 m (2355 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1313, by Paz. The establishment of Boke Jíhbhètwùsh was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Paz struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Boke Jíhbhètwùsh as a prison colony.

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh is buildings are arranged within a network of restrictive cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Boke Jíhbhètwùsh's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Astonishigly, the budget oriented are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Boke Jíhbhètwùsh’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh 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 Jíhbhètwùsh's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Boke Jíhbhètwùsh rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Kech near Boke Jíhbhètwùsh are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Jíhbhètwùsh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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 Jíhbhètwùsh Census Data: Year 2000

22823 of Boke Jíhbhètwùsh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1185 work in Agriculture
• 5028 work as Craftsmen
• 1843 work as Merchants
• 3402 work as Service Workers
• 2367 work as General Laborers
• 935 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3465 work as Civil Servants
• 2048 work in Cottage Industries
• 1313 work as Artists
• 1237 work in Produce Industries

32397 of Boke Jíhbhètwùsh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4801 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Boke Jíhbhètwùsh possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

POI

History

The the a leather hauberk of Invocation, an a leather hauberk imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created near Boke Jíhbhètwùsh by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History