Boke Kriy̼tisùg

Boke Kriy̼tisùg (Kriy̼ /ˈtisʊg/ [gramophone] [organization]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Kshizbāj̼ Provence of the Hobben.

The name Boke Kriy̼tisùg is derived from the Sylvin language, as Boke Kriy̼tisùg was founded by Rä̂fér Vúō̄s 'Belle Cayla' Dawm Cúnvéch Mp̪vēshī, who was culturaly Tauran.

Climate

Boke Kriy̼tisùg has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 15°C (59°F). Boke Kriy̼tisùg receives an average of 246 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Kriy̼tisùg covers an area of nearly 141 km² (56 mi²), and an average elevation of 536 m (1758 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Kriy̼tisùg was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1238, by Rä̂fér Vúō̄s 'Belle Cayla' Dawm Cúnvéch Mp̪vēshī. The establishment of Boke Kriy̼tisùg was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Kriy̼tisùg's construction back out of the project. Rä̂fér Vúō̄s 'Belle Cayla' Dawm Cúnvéch Mp̪vēshī pushed on reguardles, and Boke Kriy̼tisùg was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Kriy̼tisùg was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg is buildings are speckled and packed arround spacious paverstone 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Boke Kriy̼tisùg's robustly designed timber walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

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

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

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

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

Boke Kriy̼tisùg has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Boke Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Boke Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg 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 Kriy̼tisùg 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

While Boke Kriy̼tisùg has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Boke Kriy̼tisùg's mayor's house 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 Kriy̼tisùg there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Weasel near Boke Kriy̼tisùg are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Boke Kriy̼tisùg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 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 Kriy̼tisùg Census Data: Year 2000

12777 of Boke Kriy̼tisùg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 674 work in Agriculture
• 2925 work as Craftsmen
• 1049 work as Merchants
• 1929 work as Service Workers
• 1271 work as General Laborers
• 516 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1925 work as Civil Servants
• 1126 work in Cottage Industries
• 689 work as Artists
• 673 work in Produce Industries

18436 of Boke Kriy̼tisùg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2349 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Boke Kriy̼tisùg. One of Boke Kriy̼tisùg's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History