Boke Semifivùrù

Boke Semifivùrù (/seˈmifiv/ /ˈʊrʊ/ [tattoo] [young]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Quiegsan Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù receives an average of 271 cm/y (106 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Semifivùrù covers an area of nearly 156 km² (62 mi²), and an average elevation of 5664 m (18582 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Semifivùrù was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1062, by Tresê. The establishment of Boke Semifivùrù was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Semifivùrù's construction back out of the project. Tresê pushed on reguardles, and Boke Semifivùrù was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Semifivùrù was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Semifivùrù is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Boke Semifivùrù is is constructed arround a series of broad carved bedrock mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. The city's would-be-castle fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

The city shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Semifivùrù has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

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

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

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

Boke Semifivùrù has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Boke Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù 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 Semifivùrù's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

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

The Ramidreju near Boke Semifivùrù are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Semifivùrù's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves square dance to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.

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 Semifivùrù Census Data: Year 2000

14021 of Boke Semifivùrù's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 815 work in Agriculture
• 3172 work as Craftsmen
• 1138 work as Merchants
• 2127 work as Service Workers
• 1460 work as General Laborers
• 580 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1954 work as Civil Servants
• 1234 work in Cottage Industries
• 803 work as Artists
• 738 work in Produce Industries

22373 of Boke Semifivùrù's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 742 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Semifivùrù is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

Boke Semifivùrù's residents established a new industry 5 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

The the a sword of Conjuration, an a sword imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Boke Rāsdizèmbù by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History