Boke Sishjorgàku

Boke Sishjorgàku (/siʃ/ /ʤorˈgəku/ [charcoal; fuel] [exotic]) is a subtropical City located in the Vātuchàjù Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Sishjorgàku has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 22°C (71°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 14°C (57°F). Boke Sishjorgàku receives an average of 247 cm/y (97 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Sishjorgàku covers an area of nearly 39 km² (15 mi²), and an average elevation of 2030 m (6660 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Sishjorgàku was founded durring the late 15th century in fall of the year 1396, by Bresh. 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 Bresh.

Boke Sishjorgàku was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku is buildings are located arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Boke Sishjorgàku's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The city's unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Boke Sishjorgàku has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a city, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Boke Sishjorgàku long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Sishjorgàku has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Boke Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Boke Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku 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 Sishjorgàku is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Boke Sishjorgàku's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Boke Sishjorgàku.

The Chicken near Boke Sishjorgàku are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Sishjorgàku's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via 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 Sishjorgàku Census Data: Year 2000

3462 of Boke Sishjorgàku's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 188 work in Agriculture
• 769 work as Craftsmen
• 282 work as Merchants
• 516 work as Service Workers
• 354 work as General Laborers
• 145 work as Skilled Laborers
• 513 work as Civil Servants
• 322 work in Cottage Industries
• 189 work as Artists
• 184 work in Produce Industries

5395 of Boke Sishjorgàku's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 565 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a most peculiar disaster struck Boke Sishjorgàku, causing great chunks of ice to fall from the sky. Boke Sishjorgàku lost 236 people, 285 livestock, and 72 buildings in the disaster.. The ice rain is generally remembered as the Horror Rain.

History