Bujanski Arnadjanai

The **Bujanski Arnadjanai** (Bujanski: **Arnadžanai Bujanski**) is the Arnadjanai community of the Kingdom of Bujan.

## Appearance and biology

The average Arnadjanai, both male and female, is as muscular as a bodybuilder. Arnadjanai who don't have a muscular body are considered skinny by their standards.

All Arnadjanai have blonde hair, blue eyes, and peach skin.

The most notable feature of an Arnadjanai is his super strength. His body can be tough enough to withstand more bullets and blades, so it may take longer for any normal weapon to kill an Arnadjanai. They are very fast learners, better at seeing far things, and they have a bad temper.

Arnadjanai women have a shorter gestation time, lasting for up to a month or even a few days. They also tend to be more fertile, so they produce around 2-4 children. Newborns who are starved immediately grow up into "Ferals", who are more aggressive unless they are given food. The practice of making a newborn into a Feral, forcing a child into instant adulthood, is considered torture to the local Arnadjanai, who never do that in modern society and pity the Feral.

## History

The Arnadjanai are a rather recent minority in the kingdom's history, having become a community after independence from Wannaenid oppression.

The earliest Arnadjanai were students from the easterly lands of Randros, beyond Vozolaz and Marnos.

They were later brought in as slaves by the Wannaenids, descendants of prisoners of war. As slaves, Arnadjanai were treated like animals because of their primitive culture and their brutish behaviour, making others see them as a stupid people. However, as they formed slave revolts, they aided the Bujanski, Wonao natives, and other denizens in expelling the Wannaenids from the island. For that, the King of Bujan pitied them and decided to make all of them citizens.

Although their citizenship was controversial at first, as the Bujanski thought that the Arnadjanai were too stupid and barbaric to even live like people, the Arnadjanai knew how they were seen by the rest of society and how degraded they had become. In large numbers, nearly all Arnadjanai adopted Bujanski culture. But due to their inability to handle the strictures of proper behaviour, many Arnadjanai had remained vulgar, leading to even more mockery.

The Ontemazei, who suffered worse than the Arnadjanai, instead pitied them and wanted to help them gradually integrate themselves into society to prevent them from becoming tormented or expelled from the kingdom. Although it was mostly because they were very sad in seeing the poor Arnadjanai become like miserable orphans, they also faithfully followed the old Denlotian belief that preventing poverty also prevents terrorism, after reading reports of terrorist attacks from similar outcasts.

## Society

Most Arnadjanai saw themselves as Bujanski first, then Arnadjanai next.

But unlike the Ontemazei who were so caught up in emulating formality, the Arnadjanai of Bujan saw Bujanski society as an island, an umbrella where they can live in peace and do almost anything good that they want.

Although Arnadjanai were mostly assimilated into Bujanski culture, they never forgot their warrior heritage, so they expressed it in their love of brawls, fights, and pride in military conscription. As conscripts, Arnadjanai were mostly trained to fight like soldiers, while a willing few were sent to combat zones like the sea to the Wannaenid Empire to stop the pirate raiders. All Arnadjanai who reach their eighteenth birthday (even women) must attend conscription except with a health problem.

### Subgroups

All Arnadjanai in Bujan belong to three subgroups: Western Arnadjanai, Nasarpollo Arnadjanai, and Eastern Arnadjanai.

Western Arnadjanai are the most widespread of the three, while Eastern Arnadjanai are mostly found in eastern provinces. Both are the notoriously "vulgar" and "coarse" members of their whole community, contrasting with the more urbanised Nasarpollo Arnadjanai. This division is not so clear-cut, as many West and East Arnadjanai have adopted formalist attitudes to fit into Bujanski society, while some Nasarpollo Arnadjanai may choose to become vulgar.

Nasarpollo, the biggest community of Arnadjanai and a town founded by their enslaved ancestors, enjoys autonomous status as a republic within the kingdom. However, its borders are always open every day and at all times. After independence, the entire population of Nasarpollo was brought to several camps north of the slums, where thousands of engineers renovated the whole slums into a modern city. In the six days of renovation, the Nasarpollians were taught the basics and norms of Bujanski society and citizenship, allowing them to catch up with the rest of the kingdom when the rebuilt city was reopened. They are better-educated and more polite due to Bujanski cultural influence.

### Views in society

Although Arnadjanai are full-recognised as equal citizens in Bujan, their past behaviour makes them the objects of mockery in Bujanski society. Arnadjanai are sometimes depicted as stupid, sex-obsessed, nude, violent, vulgar, and bad-tempered: manufactured barbarians and cavepeople that were past their purpose to mock some dead alien nobles.

This led to some prejudices against Arnadjanai, even though they are fully-accepted as fellow citizens. Children are warned never to go into Arnadjanai areas at night, unless if the parents speak with the Arnadjanai's parents and the latter agree to have little cameras installed at their homes. This was due to a fear that Arnadjanai are still cannibals. In the cases where sleepovers are allowed, none of the cases ended in cannibalism, and the children who visited their friends returned safe and whole.

When people go to bathhouses, they do not invite Arnadjanai, as they see them as perverts. While saunas are a part of traditional Arnadjanai culture, many adults could not help it being drawn to nudity from both genders.

Movies with excessive violence are marketed to Arnadjanai customers, as they are seen as a people addicted to violence. However, no erotic films were permitted within Bujan as they were seen as wasteful. One official's remark about Arnadjanai being "stupid enough to be addicts to erotic films" led to complaints, forcing him to apologise.

Some Bujanski felt that it was wrong to leave the Arnadjanai as backwards, or to force them to become Bujanski. They would rather see the Arnadjanai live under a fair society, as being neglected and abandoned would be no better than slavery under Wannaenid rule. They pitied the Arnadjanai for how they were tortured under Wannaenid domination. They set up groups to support the local Arnadjanai, training them to live in Bujanski society and encouraging others to see the muscular blonde minority as fellow-people, not as "stupid freaks".

## Culture

### Practices

A lot of Arnadjanai practice several Bujanised cultures, from the top hats and vests of the big cities to the rustic vests worn by farmers. Men emulate gentlemen or army brats, and a growing number of women began adopted the mannerisms of princesses and noble ladies.

In rural areas, men and boys go shirtless, while women and girls at least wear tank tops and midriffs for an equivalent - if they did it in the bigger cities, where formality is held in higher regard, everyone else, even urban Arnadjanai, will laugh at them for looking too stupid.

Encouraged by the royal government of Bujan, some Arnadjanai practice their traditional culture, albeit a very sanitised version devoid of the usual sex and cannibalism of their invasive ancestors. In their traditional culture, they wear wool clothes, pointed hats (hence one of their insults being "pointy-hats"), horse riding, archery, and combat.

Similar to how people forbid children from going to Arnadjanai homes at night, Arnadjanai refuse to allow their own children to go near school teachers at night. This was due to the old fear that teachers used to bring them to be tortured as slaves.

Arnadjanai love sports and combat, to the point that because they always have a need to fight, gyms all over Bujan tend to be full of blonde men and women who do sparring and workouts. They are well-known for their mocking songs at sports matches, whether it was at jousting, soccer, or even ruining a quiet game of lapta.

Because Arnadjanai women also love combat and sports, they tend to show up as both the players and audience in women's sports in Bujan. Like their male counterparts, Arnadjanai women yell harsh, coarse songs mocking players who perform poorly during matches, ridiculing whatever weaknesses they have. For example, in some of the jousting matches Paxoti attended as a teenager, her favourite songs were "Are You So Drunk?", "Smack Your Head If You Are Happy Enough", or "To The Moon!", all of which mocked several ethnic Arnadjanai jousters for their failures in the jousting field.

Bujanski Arnadjanai are the biggest fans of rock and metal music, because the screaming and noise fit their aggressive and rude attitude. Most Arnadjanai, especially younger ones, love to play rock music wherever they go to express themselves, leading to other people seeing them as goofballs due to the association of heavy metal music with humour and mockery.

Arnadjanai love hugs and cuddles, in spite of their love of violence and brawls. This may be why they can be romantic, or why they also love to keep cats.

### Taboos

Perhaps due to their torture during Wannaenid rule, Arnadjanai avoid child abuse and bodily abuse. They prefer consensual relationships over forced marriages.

* child abuse
* bodily torture
* bodily abuse
* wearing a collar with a bell - this custom is considered very offensive to Arnadjanai, because it reminds them of their people's abuse under Wannaenid rule.
* handing an Arnadjanai person a piece of meat (especially raw meat) - this is considered a strong insult, again reminding them of abuse. Doing so tells the Arnadjanai person, "you are not a person, but a disgusting monster".
	+ If you want to present meat to an Arnadjanai more respectfully, just give it on a platter or a box, preferrably cooked, as you would with any other Bujanski.
	+ Arnadjanai sometimes answer back by giving a piece of meat to a Bujanski, to let them see how Arnadjanai think of the now-offensive practice. Apparently, most people do not like to be given a piece of raw meat, and noble Bujanski also see this as degrading and downright stupid.

### Social ills

There are several guilty pleasures Arnadjanai in Bujan have: they love hugs, some Arnadjanai consider it normal to have multiple spouses, and they can be very immature. In light of the second flaw and the strong desires in many Arnadjanai people, the Royal Government declared that it is absolutely legal for Arnadjanai citizens to practice polygamy and homosexual marriages (which are already legal in Bujan for any citizen). Some Bujanski people consider it acceptable to have sleepovers with Arnadjanai friends to comfort them, as that (especially hugging and cuddling) is considered as a psychological need for many Arnadjanai people.

In archaic times, Arnadjanai used to practice open marriages and polygamy, which became the subject of nationwide mockery. In recent years, more Arnadjanai went into monogamous, straight marriages, although there are still homosexual families among the Arnadjanai in parts of Bujan. Nowadays, most Arnadjanai only hug people when they are awake or with their partners, and no longer accept "cuddles", to present a more acceptable image of themselves to other people around the world and avoid further mockery. Younger Arnadjanai mostly adopt the mannerisms of their society to fit in.

Bullying is a common problem among Arnadjanai communities in Bujan, a side effect of their dysfunctional warrior culture. This can be why many Arnadjanai adopted Bujanski culture, because they wanted to escape bullying, and also why many women and girls adopt princess-like mannerisms. On the other hand, the royal government of Bujan instead hosted programmes for Arnadjanai to adopt their own culture and language again, which were mostly lost due to Wannaenid tyranny.

Arnadjanai are the subjects of many jokes about their great strength, their stupidity, their addiction to violence and sex, and their blonde hair. One insult, "zolviko", which means "goldie" or "blondie", is reclaimed as a term of affection and love.

## Language

See also: Arnadjanai languages, Arnadjanai glossary, East Arnadjanai glossary

Bujanski Arnadjanai have developed three languages or dialects: East, Urban, and Nasarpollian. East Bujanski Arnadjanai is used by a minority of fisherpeople and farmers along the eastern coast; Urban Arnadjanai is used by those living near the capital of Koscheigrad; and Nasarpollian (the language of Nasarpollo) is used as the standard for Arnadjanai-speakers and school textbooks.

Arnadjanai are the most frequent users of profanity in all of Bujan.

## Religion

See also: Arnadjanai mythology, Bujanski Rodnovery

Most Arnadjanai of Bujan are converts to Rodnovery, because it is part of their new homeland's culture. Among many Bujanski Rodnovers, the most popular deities include Perun (the god of warriors alongside Lord Svetovid), Mokosh, and Morskoi.

Only a few Arnadjanai returned to their ancestral religion, having preferred the nation's Rodnovery religion as a path to modernity and advancement.

## Notable Arnadjanai

* Paxoti
* Tavatagus
* Amatagus
* Orovitar

## Terminology

### Positive

* Bogatyr - a hero in Bujanski folklore. Because Arnadjanai practice a warrior culture, many young boys and girls look up to bogatyrs as their superheroes.
* Amazon - a heroine.

#### Bujanski

* Zolvjo, Zolvja (feminine) - lovely blondie
	+ Formerly a curse, reclaimed as an affectionate term for a lover or crush.
* Rausa - someone attractive, a blondie

### Negative

* Barbarian - in older times, Arnadjanai were very brutish tribes who loved violence, gold, and debauchery.
* Pointy, pointy-hat
* Blondie - one way to tell a normal Bujanski with blond hair from his Arnadjanai friend is how strong he is. If he cannot lift a heavy table, he is a good old, normal Bujanski man. But if he can do it very easily, he is another "stupid blondie".
* Stupid
* Animals - referring to their aggressive and lusty attitude
* Ape - referring to their great strength
* Breeder - Arnadjanai tend to bear more children than other races, and their offspring incubate faster. This is how come Arnadjanai numbers in Bujan grew after independence, to the point that the south and east have large Arnadjanai majorities.
* Doll - referring to their blonde hair
* Cannibal - in ancient times, Arnadjanai were notorious for eating their prisoners. This is why in Bujan, children are advised never to go to Arnadjanai areas at night.
* Cave People, Cave Man, Cave Woman, Cave Boy, Cave Girl - a very disgusting word to degrade Arnadjanai for being less advanced and more violent. Their muscular appearance makes them look more like primitive tribal people.
* Orcs - referring to their vulgar, disorganised behaviour and their super strength.
* Stone Age
* Stone Age Boy, Stone Age Girl - comparing them to cavepeople for their supposed stupidity.

#### Bujanski

* Onrot - monster, beast
* Razvo, Blondo - breeder
* Peščerets, Pečranets - caveperson
* Peščernik, Pečarnik - caveperson (more rude)
* Pisčanets, Pisča - caveperson (offensive)
	+ Mixing it with a very disgusting word that means "wasted".
* Kolka, Kloka - bell-wearer (from "kolokol", an old word for "bell"), slave
	+ A term created by the Wannaenid authorities to refer to Arnadjanai slaves, who always wore bell collars when in public.
* Zværǐ - beast
* Zværǐljōd, Zværjōd - beast people, barbarian
* Zolvjok - [blonde] cuddlebug, weakling
* Vysok - pointy-hat
* Ork - an Arnadjanai nerd (from "urok", "lesson"), a big fool
* Ljōtojæd, Lōtojed, Lōtojat - cannibal
* Tupoi - stupid
* Dolbojob - ridiculous fool
* Tolpajob - mindless rabble, a mob

## Gallery

Several kolobniks (sports fans), cursing at a female jouster who just lost to her opponent from another rival province's team. Arnadjanai women are among the biggest sports fans in all of Bujan.Paxoti riding a horse, shooting an arrow, and dressed in traditional Arnadjanai armour.In the early modern years of Bujan, Arnadjanai were encouraged to learn from the bogatyrs, ancient Slavic heroes, to stop being violent hooligans.
## Trivia

* The Arnadjanai were inspired by Nordic aliens. He later based them on Scythian tribes (playing with "Nordic" > Aryan > Iranic), fantasy barbarians, orcs, and cavepeople.
* The author sometimes pitied the Arnadjanai of Bujan - while they are seen as "stupid, barbaric, and uncivilised", the poor treatment of Arnadjanai in Bujan sometimes reminded him of how some people were treated worse due to racism, and how stereotypes lead to worse treatment.
	+ Other Bujanski who wanted to help the Arnadjanai live in fairer conditions reminded him of civil rights movements and anti-racist activist groups.

* In 2022, Russian soldiers and nationalists are being called "orcs", because of their country's poverty and war crimes against the nation of Ukraine. It is also due to incidents where Russian tourists started harassing Ukrainian refugees or vandalising places with the Z-letter, a militarist symbol of hatred against everything Ukrainian.
	+ The author noticed that the Arnadjanai *are* the "orcs" in Bujan, a "Russian" society, a contrast against the Bujanski (who resemble Russians) who call them "orcs" for their vulgar behaviour. Terrans used to call Bujanski people as "orcs" because the latter's culture looked similar to that of Russia, which angered the Bujanski.