Bon Ëno̠ Kez

Bon Ëno̠ Kez (/bon/ /ˈɛno̠/ [tense; stiff] [product (item made)]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Huchyuese Zone, Ke̜kzi Diocese, within the Covenent of Irus.

The name Bon Ëno̠ Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Bon Ëno̠ Kez was founded by Zoliod Pizai, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Bon Ëno̠ Kez has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Bon Ëno̠ Kez receives an average of 169 cm/y (66 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Bon Ëno̠ Kez covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4638 m (15216 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Bon Ëno̠ Kez was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1308, by Zoliod Pizai. The establishment of Bon Ëno̠ Kez suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Bon Ëno̠ Kez which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Bon Ëno̠ Kez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez is is constructed arround a series of broad paverstone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Bon Ëno̠ Kez's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Bon Ëno̠ Kez ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The people are clearly worried about something, and everyone is either wearing a weapon or has one close at hand. Your gut tells you it’s not mere fate which has caused this town to begin failing...

Civic Infrastructure

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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 Bon Ëno̠ Kez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Bon Ëno̠ Kez's parks.

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

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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.

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

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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 Bon Ëno̠ Kez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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

While Bon Ëno̠ Kez has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Bon Ëno̠ Kez.

The Porcupine near Bon Ëno̠ Kez are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Conjuration 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.

Bon Ëno̠ Kez Census Data: Year 2000

508 of Bon Ëno̠ Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 113 work as Craftsmen
• 41 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1004 of Bon Ëno̠ Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 79 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Bon Ëno̠ Kez 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 early 2nd century a great windstorm struck Bon Ëno̠ Kez. Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Bon Ëno̠ Kez, which lost 224 people, 332, and 59 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Anguish.

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