Ashali people

== The Ashalians ==
The Ashalians are one of the native groups of the southern Talasi snowy region. They've been isolationists until the "Tipa dia Lorsavixi" (in English: Time/period of nationalism), when Ubinox Norilda of the north introduced the native tribe (The "OshŷoTroson" (in English: House of Troson) with diplomacy and the international politics, thus creating a close relationship with the head of the tribe and Ubinox, leading to the creation of "DracoriaDracoria".
=== History ===
The Ashalians are far descendants of dwarves. They originally moved to the region after a dwarf ship crashed into the stony shores below the today's Ashalisk. The survivors of the crash moved north in hopes of finding a civilization but were met with a vast mountain range, which got the name "Coralis mountain range". They moved to the upper parts of the region and they settled there in hopes of being found. After years, the area was populated with them and brought together under the leadership of the Troson family. They slowly started building their own civilization, creating their own unique architectural style and farms. Their name "Ashaliv" was founded by themselves, translating to: "people of snow" 
But this is a really summarized explanation of their history. In reality all of this took thousands of years, where their natural genetics mutated into their own race of people, rather than dwarves. Their bodies changed due to:
# religious rituals
# harsh environments
# forced reproduction between the people, to keep their civilization from extinction
At first the differences were notably large, as factions of different cultures were made, leading to different tribes, each with their own values and goals. The largest one being the Troson tibe, which valued unity and dedication to survival. Ultimately the Troson tribe grew their own culture and the other tribes joined them, into a single, united and massive group of people.
==== Tipa dia sev imbesox (time/period of the cold) ====
"Tipa dia sev imbesox" was a period of time around the beginning of the creation of their civilization, where Ashalians saw their death rates increase drastically, due to the harsh cold weather of the region. This period is another big reason for the Ashali's genetic mutation, as most people unable to survive the cold weather died through natural selection, and the survivors reproduced and passed the genes to the next generations. During this period, most of the genetic mutations and creation of the tribes took place. The average Ashali skin grew pale and their average hair color changed. In this time they developed a huge farming based culture, focusing on potatoes and wheat. This farming culture infulences them up to this day.
The period ended after the tribes came together under the Troson family, managing to save the population by focusing on their physical needs rather than cultural and religious differences, especially differences in values.
=== Caerpel (Culture) ===
The Ashalian culture first began developing after Tipa dia sev imbesox. As they began farming more and more, they celebrated the start of summer with a festival, as they saw the beginning of warmth as the beginning of the growth of their crops.
The belief in Laethonite is also a huge part of the Ashali culture. It translates into their religion and special rituals. Ashalians believe the dragon will bring their land wealth and glory and have a saying: "Inev Meranta dia Toziash" which means: "In the name of Toziash". They use Toziash to symbolize their unity, loyalty and purity, each resembling a head of the dragon.
Another important symbol to them is used by the Troson family. It's name is the "Elinae". Elinae is the name of a star, which is said to appear in the night sky when Toziash is willing to serve the Ashalians. This act of serving could occur during conflict, farming, surviving illnesses etc.
The development of the culture mostly took place between the Tipa dia sev imbesox and Tipa dia Lorsavixi, during the leadership of Bogart Troson. After his retirement, the current leader of the tribe took his place, Thrain Troson, who was the partner of Ubinox NorildaUbinox Norilda in creating the republic of Dracoria and starting the Tipa dia Lorsavixi.
=== Religion ===
The religion of the Ashalians, as said above is mostly influenced by Laethonite but still has its originalities.
The Ashalians mainly believe in spirits, categorized as "mental spirits", meaning when they enter a person's body, they affect the person mentally rather than being spirits of physical things. There are four main spirits that the Ashalians believe in:
# Froshae (The Spirit of Flight and Freedom)
# Sucad (The Spirit of Hatred and Madness)
# Shaxes (The Spirit of Calm and Peace)
# Toziash (The Spirit of Savagery and Lust for Blood)
The main spirit they believe in is the spirit Sucad. The Ashali mythology says that Toziash is a beast created by Sucad to take Shaxes down, however, he was torn apart into 3 different beasts and merged together again as one and finally banished to the Realm of the Cold (Southern Talasi) after failing his task. He then developed a lust for blood, bringing heat and summer to the region. Using this heat, the Ashalians built houses and farms.