Boke Vèsje

Boke Vèsje (/vɛs/ /ʤe/ [vampire] [healthy]) is a temperate Large City located in the Eyj̼íhrriq Region of the Tetburland.

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

Climate

Boke Vèsje has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Boke Vèsje receives an average of 224 cm/y (88 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Boke Vèsje covers an area of nearly 59 km² (23 mi²), and an average elevation of 5138 m (16856 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Vèsje was founded durring the early 9th century, by Bhrazso. The establishment of Boke Vèsje was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Boke Vèsje's construction back out of the project. Bhrazso pushed on reguardles, and Boke Vèsje was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Boke Vèsje was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Vèsje 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 Vèsje is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive paverstone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Boke Vèsje'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 Vèsje 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. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Boke Vèsje long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Boke Vèsje has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Boke Vèsje 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 Vèsje's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

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

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

Boke Vèsje 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 Vèsje 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 Vèsje's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Vèsje 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 Vèsje 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 Vèsje 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 Vèsje's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

The Ice Elemental, Medium near Boke Vèsje are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Vèsje's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Invocation 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 Vèsje Census Data: Year 2000

5186 of Boke Vèsje's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 297 work in Agriculture
• 1155 work as Craftsmen
• 428 work as Merchants
• 793 work as Service Workers
• 519 work as General Laborers
• 209 work as Skilled Laborers
• 761 work as Civil Servants
• 466 work in Cottage Industries
• 277 work as Artists
• 281 work in Produce Industries

8456 of Boke Vèsje's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 278 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Vèsje is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Boke Vèsje is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Boke Vèsje was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Boke Vèsje lost 275 people, 356 livestock, and 46 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 82, when members of Boke Vèsje's militia enacted an operation to fortify a particular prison. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Boke Vèsje's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in victory for Boke Vèsje's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Boke Vèsje's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History