Boke Shmiríhfāb

Boke Shmiríhfāb (Shmiríh /fəˑb/ [drugstore] [surf]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Iēibonjām Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Shmiríhfāb has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Boke Shmiríhfāb receives an average of 290 cm/y (114 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Shmiríhfāb covers an area of nearly 17 km² (6 mi²), and an average elevation of 1088 m (3569 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Shmiríhfāb was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1332, by Zêrëkdshe. The establishment of Boke Shmiríhfāb suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Boke Shmiríhfāb which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Boke Shmiríhfāb was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb is buildings are built arround a single spacious paverstone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The minimaly adiquite 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.

Right off the bat Boke Shmiríhfāb hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Boke Shmiríhfāb 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 Small City. Boke Shmiríhfāb's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Boke Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb 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 Shmiríhfāb'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 Shmiríhfāb's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Boke Shmiríhfāb there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Bogwid near Boke Shmiríhfāb are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Boke Shmiríhfāb's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Abjuration energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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 Shmiríhfāb Census Data: Year 2000

1481 of Boke Shmiríhfāb's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 82 work in Agriculture
• 336 work as Craftsmen
• 118 work as Merchants
• 228 work as Service Workers
• 152 work as General Laborers
• 59 work as Skilled Laborers
• 218 work as Civil Servants
• 133 work in Cottage Industries
• 79 work as Artists
• 76 work in Produce Industries

2487 of Boke Shmiríhfāb's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 165 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Shmiríhfāb's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Boke Shmiríhfāb's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History