Boke Zèy̼ib

Boke Zèy̼ib (/zɛj̼/ /ib/ [quilt] [comb]) is a temperate Large City located in Unmíhnikām County, Tarnàg Provence, within the Daland.

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

Climate

Boke Zèy̼ib has a yearly average temperature of 29°C (84°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 26°C (78°F). Boke Zèy̼ib receives an average of 138 cm/y (54 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Boke Zèy̼ib covers an area of nearly 81 km² (32 mi²), and an average elevation of 5086 m (16686 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Boke Zèy̼ib was founded durring the early 15th century in summer of the year 1424, by Mlèb. The establishment of Boke Zèy̼ib suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Boke Zèy̼ib which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Boke Zèy̼ib was built using the conventions of Tauran durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Boke Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib is buildings are built arround a single crampt canals mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. 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.. Unfortuantly, these perhapse unnessisarily well built defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A quick look in any direction shows Boke Zèy̼ib is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

Boke Zèy̼ib possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

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

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

Boke Zèy̼ib has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

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

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

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

Boke Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib's natural decorations nor waterways.

Boke Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib 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 Zèy̼ib's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Boke Zèy̼ib.

The Udaeus near Boke Zèy̼ib are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Boke Zèy̼ib's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Necromancy 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 Zèy̼ib Census Data: Year 2000

7239 of Boke Zèy̼ib's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 398 work in Agriculture
• 1602 work as Craftsmen
• 601 work as Merchants
• 1124 work as Service Workers
• 752 work as General Laborers
• 291 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1036 work as Civil Servants
• 661 work in Cottage Industries
• 390 work as Artists
• 384 work in Produce Industries

10884 of Boke Zèy̼ib's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1156 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Boke Zèy̼ib is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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History

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