Boke Qakāsi

Boke Qakāsi (/qa/ /ˈkəˑsi/ [space (empty area); room (space)] [perfect; pure]) is a subtropical City located in Kehèlníh County, Gèfy̼è Provence, within the Daland.

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

Climate

Boke Qakāsi has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Boke Qakāsi receives an average of 210 cm/y (82 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Qakāsi covers an area of nearly 49 km² (19 mi²), and an average elevation of 5388 m (17677 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Qakāsi was founded durring the early 11th century, by Apogata. The establishment of Boke Qakāsi was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Qakāsi's construction back out of the project. Apogata pushed on reguardles, and Boke Qakāsi was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Qakāsi was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi is is constructed arround a semi-circular broad flagstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Boke Qakāsi's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the city's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Boke Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Qakāsi 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 City. Boke Qakāsi's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Boke Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi 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

The locals are in a state of despair and dull apathy. They've lost the things that used to give them pride and hope, with the best among them carrying on out of habitual duty and the worst giving ready hands to shameful deeds and ignoble acts. No one really believes the future can be better, and most seek only to satisfy immediate appetites.

Boke Qakāsi's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Boke Qakāsi sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Domovoi near Boke Qakāsi are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Qakāsi's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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 Qakāsi Census Data: Year 2000

4303 of Boke Qakāsi's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 240 work in Agriculture
• 948 work as Craftsmen
• 346 work as Merchants
• 672 work as Service Workers
• 424 work as General Laborers
• 176 work as Skilled Laborers
• 627 work as Civil Servants
• 388 work in Cottage Industries
• 244 work as Artists
• 238 work in Produce Industries

6982 of Boke Qakāsi's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 349 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Boke Qakāsi 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 Qakāsi lost 175 people, 115 livestock, and 65 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 60, when members of Boke Qakāsi's militia enacted an operation to train a group of civilians for a special clandestine operation. The operation was complicated by major logistical problems. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a crushing defeat for Boke Qakāsi's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Qakāsi's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History