Acro-Kordynians

The Acro-Kordynians, or "Cymysg" in Old Kordynian (literally translating to "mixed"), are a minority population in the Empire of Kordowyn. Their total population is around 40,000, and are situated almost entirely within the capitol city of Kordowyn. 
Acro-Kordynians are the descendants of Acrenian settlers who intermarried with the native Kordynian population. What mainly sets Acro-Kordynians apart from the majority of Kordynians is their physical appearance. Acro-Kordynians tend to have fairer skin, blue eyes, and blond or light brown hair, whereas Kordynians' skin, while not necessarily dark in complexion, is darker in comparison, and they tend to have dark brown or black hair, and brown eyes. Acro-Kordynians are also set apart by both their language and their societal status, primarily speaking Acrenian as their first, and often times only, language. For the most part, Acro-Kordynians are relatively wealthy, harking back to the Acrenian merchants and nobles who they descend from. Acro-Kordynians tend to be wealthy merchants, artists, and scholars. 
Notable Acro-Kordynians include Emperor Arthwr III (as well as the entire Pryce Dynasty since Alisander I), artists Richard Wilson and Tomas Jones, Grand Admiral Godwyn Cogan, and several notable members of the Imperial Scholar's Society. Late Grand Admiral Dafydd Maddock supposedly had a maternal ancestor who was Acrenian, however there is no record of this ancestor, and due to Maddock's upbringing as a peasant many Acro-Kordynians do not believe his claims.
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