The Republic of Azarelia

The Flag of Azarelia

### Ethnic group

Azraelian, Yevshilites (Main ethnic group)/Khodit, Karaban, Harrali, Mekunagi, , Tzafronsh (secondary ethnic group)

### Religion

Shnitunism(Main religion)Gristarianism, Isirialism (other religions)

## History

### Preceded by

The Yeshuwan Republic

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## History

### Antiquity (0 BYP-5429)

#### Birth of Civilization

shtutst standae

shtutst was a doctor of azarelian antiquity. during this time azarelia was first forming into organised towns and cityscapes. the first castle has years to be made but nontheless leaders form. these mainly form like kings and queens without a religious aspect. while the people had a religious structure before moving into a more civilised and agricultural life no religions have really made its way to the future. shtutst learnt a lot within his time, like everyone else, but he wanted to make education easier and he saw two forms of this. religious and practical. his idea is that he needed to learn to be spiritual and put it into action. he decided to pack a donkey with medical supplies and travel into nature. he thought that nature was most holy and spiritual and that the primitive hunter gatherers who still traveled the land would teach him something about spirituality. he saw upon the road a carcass, a hollow skin and bones of an animal that once lived. he decided he would bury it, like the old hunter gatherers would. he though, took a token to remember, a piece of hide from the animal. he met some hunter gatherers in need of as much as they could. in this moment he felt a force, one urging him to give charity to them. it was new, because of the culture of the tribes he was from was of selfishness and lack of empathy. in this he fed them and cured their ails. he saw the peoples eyes light up, the elder smiled fondly upon shtutst. shtutst described the experience as a discovery a event of education and empathy, compassion and care for those who would not do the same. in thanks, the people did all they could to help shtutst, gather food, make pottery, even tan the hide he collected earlier. they created a cloak and cowl of leather and he wore it with a silken string holding it together.

they discussed religious and philosophical beliefs and the beginning of todays shnutinism began. he then proposed to the tribe to come help him form a place of religious ceremony, and education. building the first school, later the tribe would become the tribe of shtutst, a monk like group who wear the same cowl shtutst had worn, continuing the school and his core message.

this is a core foundation of shnutinism, while the monotheism has yet to come and a strict defined religion still needs to be formed it has its place. the tribe of shtutst would for the next 300 years go out to towns and build schools. these schools do have deities, but they usually are local deities, aswell as morals and beliefs would be of the local religion but more empathetic. within this time other beliefs branched off of these ideas or developed on their own to grow in the agricultural age. today shnutinist followers focus on the "force" as a single being- their god.

the azarelian people were made out of MANY tribes who spread across the continent, every 20-30 persons is a different tribe. they quickly and smoothly moved into agricultural life because an exploration into grainery and alcohol sparked it. the societies would now be more of a loosely formed federation(not literally) of tribes.

## Society and Culture

### Society

azarelian culture

azarelian homes are often decorated with pillows and mats, made to be comfortable, the living room is often the largest part of the house, made to house their entire family including grandparents and cousins. the living rooms, bathrooms and hallways are always ground level while the other rooms are a step or two higher. they use strings with beads on them to put on doorways. there is also always something burning, whether it be incense or a candle  they usually are burning, and when you come over not are you expected to bring gifts you are expected to bring something to burn. they commonly burn something fragrant like sandal wood. their living rooms often have book cases for reading and writing.

for food they have usually a mixture of mainly vegetable foods, there is often deep fried vegetables like a pakora or cucumber with a fry up of lentils or rice with meat like lamb or chicken. they always have  family dinners with 2 dishes shared in the middle like a sauce or soup. and something to wrap or dip like flat bread or pickles. for deserts they have a special desert commonly called the meratzal. the vitamin desert has a nut icecream like pistachio or macadamia, there is a pudding fruit pudding of dates, oranges and currents with salted gutinous rice on the side often with a lemon or lime flavouring

azarelian clothing is heavily cotton or leather, or a mix. they often wear long pants with a shirt with a leather jacket or coat. they wear a cloth tied around their hips thats often used to hold onto items when needed. women often wrap cloth around their heads. officials and leaders like priests or group leaders often wear a cloth coat that has leather shoulders or leather pads, they wear polyester or rubber suits (like jumpsuits) with leather padding.

### Religion

shnutinism as a religion places faith and importance in general good health and education. They learn that what’s necessary should be done through means possible within their moral beliefs. They do rituals like mass where they burn incense, eat food, drink and praise yodkhal, then once they are done they get taught something new by the priest leading the ceremony. shnutinism is their god they believe has protected azaralians for the ages they stayed in their land. And  that they believe yodkhal created them as the true race.

yodkhal depiction

yodkhal is commonly represented as a geometric shape, or a old man wearing a coat that has geometric shapes generously worked into its design.
shnutinism(sorry i forgot the name) puts a large emphasis on education and worships yodkhal as their god. they believe that through learning and preserving knowledge is the only way to preserve their holy land they live upon. to fight and die, to avoid capture by their foes and subjugation under ivrenikian rule.

yodkhal blessed them with the land and told them, through education and theory under guidence of yodkhals divine word they would know how to take care of it like it were a garden or a home. steeped in anceint proverbs and old stories becoming more irrelevant as time goes on, they claim they are the oldest religion.

core beliefs dictate not a book should be burned and they should be stored, knowledge can only be discarded if there is enough evidence to disprove it, early conclusions are the death of progress. invasion upon others lands is a means to an end, colonisation can only occur upon the killing and missplacement of azarelian people. yodkhal is divine and a single entity, those who worship others live a falacy. when ritual is completed upon azarelian ground it is to benifit azarelia.

shnutinism(sorry i forgot the name) puts a large emphasis on education and worships yodkhal as their god. they believe that through learning and preserving knowledge is the only way to preserve their holy land they live upon. to fight and die, to avoid capture by their foes and subjugation under ivrenikian rule.   yodkhal blessed them with the land and told them, through education and theory under guidence of yodkhals divine word they would know how to take care of it like it were a garden or a home. steeped in anceint proverbs and old stories becoming more irrelevant as time goes on, they claim they are the oldest religion.   core beliefs dictate not a book should be burned and they should be stored, knowledge can only be discarded if there is enough evidence to disprove it, early conclusions are the death of progress. invasion upon others lands is a means to an end, colonisation can only occur upon the killing and missplacement of azarelian people. yodkhal is divine and a single entity, those who worship others live a falacy. when ritual is completed upon azarelian ground it is to benifit azarelia.

in shnutinism ritualistic imbuement with production is common among weapons and vehicle manufacturers. ritualistic imbuement is a blessing one can put on what they create, believed to make it more efficient and often times they add a signature or a symbol of some sort. often times they put the shape they believe yodkhal to be, and the person who recieves it often puts their own symbol of belief, until its lost, old weapons that get repaired regularly will have many symbols upon it and will often be recognnised as a very powerful weapon. teamwork is a important part of most rituals, often involving a element of group activity, like forming a circle to talk or plan.

shnutinism continued

another argument other than the shape of god is the sex of god. the azarelian puts a big emphasis on reliable, responsible and wise men, the drivers of the nation but it also teaches positive ethics and traits of women in their society. despite being primarily male dominated women are taught of medicine, education, manufacturing and repair. they teach men to be fighters and teachers, creating progress while women are the foundation and the support. this also means within religious beliefs and religious leadership women are generally more traditional, making sure the progress men make is in the right direction. these roles of women and men often are applied to god. women argue that god is a woman because of gods support and foundation of the faith and azarelian society. men often argue god is a man because of gods change and force or strength, making rather than maintaining. these arguments often link to shapes which shape is more feminine or more masculine.