Porasonids

The **Porasonids** are a race of Ontemâzei who live at Porashon.

## Appearance

Most Porasonids have pink hair and skin, and blue eyes. That was the most common template of their ancestors during the dark days of the Konjor Supercorporation, when their creators made so many pink savages to be tortured for their customers' cruel amusement.

## History

The Porasonids were the Ontemazei who rebelled against the Ontemazei Empire, founding their own republic to the south as their former masters slaughtered each other. They based their society on the mannerisms of the Sarmelonid Empire, a bastion of order against the surrounding chaos.

They were driven east as the humans fought them, seeing them as treacherous offshoots of the murderous Ontemazei. When they reached their present location, the wars with the humans ended as the Sevestranians begged them to lend them their technology to recover from a great blackout. After paying compensation, the Porasonids agreed to help the Sevestranians, aiding the reconstruction of their land.

Later on, the Sevestranians indirectly influenced the Porasonids' culture, as the latter sought ways to invoke the Gods and seek their forgiveness for their ancestors' great sins. Firstly, it caused the Porasonids to become the only Rodnover nation on Jerde with a non-human majority, even going as far as arriving to the Northern Kolovrat Temple by the thousands to defend it from the Vilonian siege. Secondly, when the Thandizo emperor of Vozolaz cursed the Porasonids as "monsters" during his war of extermination, the Porasonids not only started invoking Ravana as the "king of the monsters", but they also converted to Hinduism.

Unfortunately, their land happened to possess massive deposits of gold and minerals that can regrow, making them more wealthier than other lands, if not the world. Afraid that their wealth will attract raiders, the Porasonids spent much of their massive wealth in the reconstruction of their human neighbours, resulting in the southern parts of Jerde having little to no poverty: but a greater risk of invasion from other jealous empires. Due to these many enemies, the Porasonids are a defensive people, standing together with their human brethren in defense of their survival.

After the Tornarin Empire's bombardment and invasions, the Tornarin troops accidentally awoke the Kalokei, more imperial troops frozen in secret fortresses released to slaughter the world. The Kalokei waged many wars against the Porasonids, seeing them as traitors against their global extermination who deserve to be cruelly sacrificed. The Kalokei were later defeated by the Wannaenids.

Later, the Porasonids supported the Kalokei slaves of Bujan, as they noticed that those Kalokei repented of their ancestors' sins.

## Culture

The Porasonids love art, beauty, plants, and gardens.

Porasonids are very, very obsessed with cherry trees and flowers. Most Porasonids have pink hair and skin, so the cherry tree is attractive to both females and males as something to be cared for like a child. If a cherry tree dies, they mourn and "cremate" the tree by burning it.

In Porasonid culture, excessive wealth is considered very inauspicious, because their country's massive mineral deposits and the resulting wealth made it an attractive target for enemies. If they do end up as millionaires, they immediately give away part of their wealth to the poorer members of society, and then to government departments to see the construction or improvement of their infrastructure. Being a billionaire or a trillionaire is like subjecting them to a horrific nightmare, making them a potential target for worse enemies with greater wealth.

## Religion

Nowadays, most Porasonids are Hindus, or Sandharmins.

Their version of Hinduism was more influenced by the rites done at Ajupura. Originally, they wanted to follow the teachings of the Prisapuran orthodoxy, but because they were upset by the cruel attitudes in Prisapuran society, they instead shifted towards Ajupura, another Hindu nation to the east.

Some Porasonids are either worshippers of the Vozonid gods, or are Rodnovers who emulate the mannerisms of their southern human neighbours. Nonetheless, all three religions see themselves as alignments towards different gods, and they sometimes pray at each other's temples for the combined blessings of all of their gods. This harmony, sustained by righteous behaviour, justice, and helpfulness, is known as *aran*, *pravi*, or *dharma*, which attracts the favour of their gods. The same devotion and fervour to justice also drives them to become more ferocious towards their enemies, especially those who harm their allies.

Nature spirits, especially those of trees, are worshipped as ancestors, from the *leshi* of Sevestranian folklore to the *yakshas* of Prisapura. As typical in their behaviour, the Porasonids often depict them not as frightening monsters, but as virile men and beautiful women.

One custom often associated with the Porasonids is their veneration of the *kolovrat*, a Rodnover religious symbol associated with Svarog, the sun god. They refuse to touch or even look at one because they believe that they are too impure for the Sun God. On the other hand, their Kalokei descendants in Bujan are permitted to do so, as the Bujanski Kalokei (now known as Ontemazei) claimed that Svarog loves them as his children.

## Terminology

### Positive

* Children of the Gods
* Children of Kali Ma
* Children of Shiva
* Children of Jarilo
* Children of Dharma
* Children of Pravi
* The Last Sarmelonids - became more meaningful because Porashon was the last sovereign nation on Jerde to *officially* practice a Sarmelonised culture, until Irajon and Josol became independent again.
	+ When that happened, the Porasonids held ceremonies to invoke Emperor Sarmelon from Heaven, bringing his spirit back to the main temples of the nations.
* Guardians of Humanity
* Asuras
* Yakshas/Yakshinis
* Flower People
* The Beautiful Ones
* Instruments of the Gods
* Instruments of Heaven
* Sentinels of the North
* Monstrous Sentinels
* Our Monstrous Brothers
* Elves

### Negative

* Jezinky - eye-eaters
* Asuras - monsters
* Monsters
* Cannibals
* Fairies
* Weeds

## See also

* Kalokei, their evil counterparts and ancient enemies
* Bujanski Ontemazei, children of the Kalokei and their later students and cousins. The Porasonids see them as pitiful, lost children.