Bokevig Se

Bokevig Se (/ˈboke/ /vig/ [fence; wall] [formal]) is a subtropical Town located in Zehzächtå Hold, Ststèsùp Provence, within the Tauranian United Provinces.

The name Bokevig Se is derived from the Tauric language, as Bokevig Se was founded by Nrèsî Rheon, who was culturaly Tauric.

Climate

Bokevig Se has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Bokevig Se receives an average of 228 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Bokevig Se covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1962 m (6437 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bokevig Se was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1150, by Nrèsî Rheon. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Bokevig Se was built using the conventions of Tauric durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bokevig Se is no diffrent. The town'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.

Bokevig Se is buildings are arranged arround a network of premissive packed earth 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 town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Astonishigly, the failry decent fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Bokevig Se shows Bokevig Se as a den of corruption. Birbes can be seen changing hands openly, such that it must be customary to do so and must have been for a long time. The locals have no fear, no annoyance at the state of things, it simply is. The town has another layer to it as well. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Bokevig Se places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual, or at least, faking it.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Bokevig Se 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.

Bokevig Se 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.

Bokevig Se 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.

Bokevig Se 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.

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

Bokevig Se 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 Bokevig Se's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bokevig Se 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.

Bokevig Se 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Bokevig Se's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Bokevig Se snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Caypup near Bokevig Se are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Bokevig Se's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Bokevig Se Census Data: Year 2000

441 of Bokevig Se's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 96 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 74 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 65 work as Civil Servants
• 43 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

856 of Bokevig Se's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 97 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bokevig Se has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Tarn Ozero began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which brought great calamity to the entire nation, killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. The disaster brought an end to people, livestock, and buildings. The disaster is referred to as the Heartache Wind.

History