Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà (Shksvew /cəˑlˈnɛfə/ [underwear] [guess]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Nijhobbub Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà has a yearly average temperature of 32°C (89°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 35°C (95°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 29°C (84°F). Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà receives an average of 277 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà covers an area of nearly 142 km² (56 mi²), and an average elevation of 302 m (990 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the late 8th century, by Sarcotor. The establishment of Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's construction back out of the project. Sarcotor pushed on reguardles, and Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 8th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà is is constructed arround a series of spacious paverstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Astonishigly, the political statment focused walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà.

The Giant Whiptail Centipede near Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via divine sermons.

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 Shksvewkēālnèfà Census Data: Year 2000

12639 of Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 701 work in Agriculture
• 2832 work as Craftsmen
• 1039 work as Merchants
• 1949 work as Service Workers
• 1287 work as General Laborers
• 514 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1855 work as Civil Servants
• 1123 work in Cottage Industries
• 678 work as Artists
• 661 work in Produce Industries

19263 of Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1679 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà 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 Shksvewkēālnèfà lost 274 people, 142 livestock, and 48 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 210, when members of Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's militia enacted an operation to bring aid to another fighting force. The operation was complicated by the enemy forces had far more numbers than estimated. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in a crushing defeat for Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Shksvewkēālnèfà's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History