Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg (Tstew /numˈkɛwɪ̞g/ [report] [killer]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Nijhobbub Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°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 28°C (82°F). Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg receives an average of 212 cm/y (83 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg covers an area of nearly 181 km² (72 mi²), and an average elevation of 694 m (2276 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg was founded durring the late 10th century, by Gwenllian. The establishment of Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg's construction back out of the project. Gwenllian pushed on reguardles, and Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is the proud owner of a proper castle-style stone wall complete with all of the trimmings. It has towers, a moat, gatehouses, drawbridges, and even merticulationsshortsizeleadershipname.. The city's perhapse unnessisarily well built defences 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The city seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg'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 Tstewnumkèwíhg's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Dlurgraven near Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 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 Tstewnumkèwíhg Census Data: Year 2000

16489 of Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 870 work in Agriculture
• 3853 work as Craftsmen
• 1310 work as Merchants
• 2476 work as Service Workers
• 1607 work as General Laborers
• 665 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2529 work as Civil Servants
• 1418 work in Cottage Industries
• 871 work as Artists
• 890 work in Produce Industries

24607 of Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1712 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a longspear of Wild Magic, an a longspear imbued with great amounts of Wild Magic energies was created in Boke Tstewnumkèwíhg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History