Boke Vènzāv

Boke Vènzāv (/vɛn/ /zəˑv/ [brush; brush (for hair)] [sweet; delicious]) is a temperate Large City located in the Pesutkrakoda Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Vènzāv has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Boke Vènzāv receives an average of 118 cm/y (46 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Boke Vènzāv covers an area of nearly 76 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 5690 m (18667 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Vènzāv was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1246, by Knelmy. The establishment of Boke Vènzāv was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Vènzāv's construction back out of the project. Knelmy pushed on reguardles, and Boke Vènzāv was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Vènzāv was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow baked earthen streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Boke Vènzāv's robustly designed timber walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Boke Vènzāv gives you an uneasy feeling. 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv 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 Vènzāv's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Boke Vènzāv there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

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

Boke Vènzāv's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves square dance to channel Illusion energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

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 Vènzāv Census Data: Year 2000

6820 of Boke Vènzāv's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 384 work in Agriculture
• 1520 work as Craftsmen
• 536 work as Merchants
• 1048 work as Service Workers
• 709 work as General Laborers
• 268 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1004 work as Civil Servants
• 608 work in Cottage Industries
• 385 work as Artists
• 358 work in Produce Industries

10422 of Boke Vènzāv's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 907 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Vènzāv was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Boke Vènzāv is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

The the a map of Charm, an a map imbued with potent amounts of Charm energies was created near Boke Vènzāv by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History