Boke Níhfās

Boke Níhfās (/nɪ̞/ /fəˑs/ [nation] [skinny]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Níhfās has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Boke Níhfās receives an average of 288 cm/y (113 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Níhfās covers an area of nearly 54 km² (21 mi²), and an average elevation of 1890 m (6200 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Níhfās was founded durring the early 13th century in spring of the year 1231, by Arianrhod. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Arianrhod.

Boke Níhfās was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Níhfās 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 Níhfās is buildings are located arround a single restrictive paverstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. 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 Níhfās'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. Unfortuantly, these budget oriented are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Boke Níhfās gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Boke Níhfās acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Níhfās 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 Níhfās 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 Níhfās's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Níhfās 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 Níhfās 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 Níhfās 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

Boke Níhfās's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Boke Níhfās's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Boke Níhfās all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Babbler near Boke Níhfās are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Boke Níhfās'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 Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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 Níhfās Census Data: Year 2000

4833 of Boke Níhfās's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 274 work in Agriculture
• 1112 work as Craftsmen
• 385 work as Merchants
• 709 work as Service Workers
• 496 work as General Laborers
• 198 work as Skilled Laborers
• 725 work as Civil Servants
• 425 work in Cottage Industries
• 261 work as Artists
• 248 work in Produce Industries

7713 of Boke Níhfās's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 388 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Boke Níhfās's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Boke Níhfās was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Níhfās lost 145 people, 149 livestock, and 77 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 166, when members of Boke Níhfās's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a influential figure, then secure them. The operation was complicated by one of the key objectives in the operation requiring sticking to a very strict and short time table. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a crushing defeat for Boke Níhfās's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Níhfās's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History