Boke Tsvíhzvuj

Boke Tsvíhzvuj (Tsvíhz /vuʤ/ [locksmith] [palm (of hand)]) is a subtropical Large City located in Zèy̼igles County, Ftèwup Provence, within the Daland.

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

Climate

Boke Tsvíhzvuj has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Boke Tsvíhzvuj receives an average of 221 cm/y (87 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Boke Tsvíhzvuj covers an area of nearly 157 km² (62 mi²), and an average elevation of 7580 m (-18080 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Tsvíhzvuj was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1171, by Trîbê. The establishment of Boke Tsvíhzvuj was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Tsvíhzvuj's construction back out of the project. Trîbê pushed on reguardles, and Boke Tsvíhzvuj was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Tsvíhzvuj was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Tsvíhzvuj is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Boke Tsvíhzvuj is buildings folow an organic layout of restrictive flagstone streets whihch gives the city a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. 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 Tsvíhzvuj'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. Boke Tsvíhzvuj's political statment focused walls has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Tsvíhzvuj has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

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

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

Boke Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj 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 Tsvíhzvuj's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

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

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

Boke Tsvíhzvuj's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via oath swearing.

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 Tsvíhzvuj Census Data: Year 2000

13961 of Boke Tsvíhzvuj's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 818 work in Agriculture
• 3157 work as Craftsmen
• 1139 work as Merchants
• 2055 work as Service Workers
• 1395 work as General Laborers
• 571 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2114 work as Civil Servants
• 1198 work in Cottage Industries
• 768 work as Artists
• 746 work in Produce Industries

21292 of Boke Tsvíhzvuj's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1855 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Tsvíhzvuj has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Boke Tsvíhzvuj's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History