Hjokkunzar

The **Hjokkunzar** ("Way of the Six", "H'YOKE-koon-zar") or the **Ernæzar** ("Way of Beauty") were one of two factions that competed for the domination of the later Eimares civilisation and control of the Galaxy. Their enemies were the Thamunzar.

## Characteristics

The Hjokkunzar used magic and sorcery -- the distortion of reality and physics -- to accomplish their goals. Hjokkunzars tend to shapeshift themselves into monstrous and abstract forms instead of remaining humanoid.

Regarding "lesser races" (mortal species), the Hjokkunzar considered manipulating them to obey their will as obedient tributaries or as playthings.

The Hjokkunzars were divided into the six orders that gave them their name: Beauty (art), Euphoria (entertainment), Sorcery (bending physics), Compassion (harmony), Zeal (warriors), and Intelligence (science).

Their ships were shaped like lanterns and drums.

Hjokkunzar planets were known as "conduits" or "magical conduits". They were hubs that gathered magic from the Multiverse into this universe for the Hjokkunzar to extract and harness.

## Religion

There were eight main goddesses in the Hjokkunzar religion. These goddesses were known as the Hjoxalunrai (Six Hues of Magic), accompanied by the Alædaxje (Apogees) above and below them.

Each goddess corresponds to any of the Six Ancient Gods (hence harnessing their powers), and two of the High Deities.

* Aremar - Lady of Beauty. Her colour is Blue, and her worshippers attempt to "civilise" lesser races by immersing them in art.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Sarasvas, the primordial god of order.
* Siretha - Lady of Euphoria. Her colour is Orange, and her worshippers attempt to keep lesser races entertained and happy with games and music.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Ævāri, the primordial god of chaos.
* Thazai - Lady of Sorcery. Her colour is Purple, and her worshippers teach lesser races the dangerous arts of magic and science.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Zrūnda, the primordial god of death.
* Jentha - Lady of Compassion. Her colour is Yellow. As her worshippers were the more benevolent members of the Hjokkunzar religion, they actually care for the well-being of their ~~slaves~~ subjects.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Surime, the primordial god of life and dreams.
* Razothja - Lady of War. Her colour is Red, and her worshippers delight in destruction. She grants her worshippers the power of fire. She has two forms: a beautiful form where she appears as a lithe maiden in red armour, and as a fiery wraith holding two bloodstained axes.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Vūrasa, the primordial god of fire.
* Navaitha - Lady of Wisdom. Her colour is Green, and her worshippers value knowledge above all else. Some dedicate themselves to collecting all kinds of knowledge, some spread them to the lesser races and help them build themselves to greatness, and some (the Nightmare Legions) collect mortals to be tortured and harvested in horrific experiments.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Axarka, the primordial god of ice.
* Sahjancha - The White Lady. Her compassionate side guides scholars, while her wrathful side leads warriors. The goddess of civilisation and wisdom.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Svarog, the ancient god of creation, the forge, and the sun.
* Barathænda - The Dark Lady. Although she is serene, her wrathful side creates shadows that tear her enemies apart. The goddess of games and death.
	+ Her corresponding deity is Odin, the ancient god of wisdom, horror, and mystery.

## Language

* glissa, glisga - glittering, sparkling, glistening (as in reflected light or metal)
* goro - gluttonous
* gril - spear
* -il - (present tense)
* iod, iud(mi), iut(mi) - to eat
* isin - one
* jentha - mercy
* kon - five
* kruxai - beauty
* maixar, maxra - dragon, demigod
* maixiut - dragon-eater, defiler
* mau, mauxa - eight
* mæit, mæidma - seven
* -mi - (derogatory, present tense)
* mol - zero, nothing, void
* naiska - crystal
* naša - dance, circle, orbit
* ne - two
* niara - dual
* nonri - morning
* nore - sunrise, morning
* om, oim, oid - four
* rama - blinking, winking, glittering; serene, soothing, gentle
* ram-il - strumming
* santh, sathra, sath - happy
* saranda - perfect
* sethra - glad, pleasant
* suli - breath, blowing
* srai - sword
* sroja - six
* sthra - happiness, joy
* tokon - ten
* toksol - eleven
* tuxal - twelve
* thun - skull
* wairul, vairul - circle
* wari, vari - three
* zel - champion

## Member tribes

* Baritai (wailing joy)
	+ Thanewira emperors
	+ In later times, some Baritai formed an eternal tea party, where they also tormented their visitors to attend the party forever.
* Thunaiska (the skull of crystal)
* Sulivaro (the magic breath)
* Glissagalira (the glittering swords)
* Ramanore (winking sunrise)

## Notable members

* Gorozel the Defiler (Celestial Age)
	+ A notorious Hjokkunzar warlord who built his own fortresses on Rukthan, cursing the planet with excess magic and the undead that haunt its depths. He was known as "the Defiler" for his blasphemous appetite, murdering and eating even the sacred dragons of Makravalas, one of the patron deities of his civilisation, just to make himself more powerful.
	+ Murdered by one of his servants who sought to take his place. After his army of Celestials was defeated, he lived on as the eyes in the haunted feasting hall. He was ultimately destroyed by Banchje and her sisters when they flooded the hall with water and burned his eye-maws: as dragons, the sisters bore the holy light of their god Makravalas to burn Gorozel's eyes, and Gorozel was cursed that water (representing the sea, the domain of Makravalas and his dragons) will dissolve his spirit.
* Ratharas (Second Age)
* Zoraltari (Second Age)
* Raunonto (modern)

## Languages

* Novantirna: Jöknozräja
* Rukthanian: Uknästhar, Yknästhar
* Tuxavin: Iökunzol

## Trivia

* The Hjokkunzar were influenced by My Little Pony, medieval fantasy wizards, and the Chaos Daemons from Warhammer. If Transformers' technology best represents the Thamunzar's obsession with technology taken to an extreme, so does My Little Pony for the Hjokkunzar's obsession with magic and art, until they became more unstable and horrific.
	+ As he based the Hjokkunzar on My Little Pony's rivalry with another toy franchise, he based the Hjokkunzar goddesses on the Mane Six and the Two Princesses of Equestria.
	+ The Hjokkunzar represent magic and art, as opposed to technology and industry, so the author wanted them to defy conventional expectations in human art: therefore, Hjokkunzar were supposed to look like surreal, eldritch abominations, a devolution from simply being overtly colourful and creative.