Arya

**Arya** was one of several human nations in the antediluvian world. Settled in the south of what would become the Asian continent, in the region of India, Arya was home to the Aryan race. It was destroyed in the Flood and the descendants of its inhabitants became the Vedics, ancestors of Indian civilization.

## Overview

Arya was covered by tropical jungle regions to the south, deserts to the west and mountains to the east, as well as much of the present-day Indian subcontinent. The country had small independent kingdoms, united only by cultural similarities.

The Aryan nation was bordered by the Tethys Sea to the north, K'un Lung to the east, the island of Lemuria to the south, and the land of Nod to the west.

### Society

The Aryans were considered pacifists by nature, but there were still internal conflicts in the country. These battles were mediated by a council of kings that met in the city of Samudra (in present-day Calcutta) every spring each year. Its inhabitants spoke Aryan, a mixture of Atlantean and Enochian.

In the Tay-Pin Mountains, near the bed of the Lon River, there was a small village that worshiped Muzhda, the Iron Colossus, one of Metatron's sentinels. The villagers believed that if they provided their virgin women to the colossus, he would keep their lands fertile and the river flowing. After the sentry was killed by Ishtar in 35,000 BC, the Scarlet Circle, a sisterhood of priestesses, took control of the village.

The Aryans, having Atlantean blood, had a greater affinity for magic. They recognized concepts like *prana* and *chakras*, but unlike the Atlanteans, they used symbols and relics to catalyze their forces. Within the Aryan mystical system, to perform magic, it was necessary to use mantras and verbal codes, in addition to objects such as rosaries, necklaces and talismans.

### Religion

As a heterogeneous country, the Aryans had pantheons with numerous different gods. The highlights were Gabu, the Elephant God; Lashi the Black Bull; Hanuman, the Monkey God and Kamisha, the Cosmic Turtle. The Aryans shared the deity Shara, the Lady of Light, with the Kunlians and Rodinians. In the village of Tay-Pin, villagers worshiped Muzhda, the Iron Colossus.

The Aryans also believed in karma, that whatever nature provided had to be paid for in some way. Because of this, many found themselves trapped in situations they did not like just to avoid being punished by greater forces.

## Locations

### Cities and Metropolises

* Barshi
* City of Monkeys
* Lost Tribes
* Ma'luk
* Perala
* Samudra
* Shamballa
* Turan

### Temple/Tower/Fortress

* Flame of Stars
* Ajana Temple

### Harbors

* Gangai
* Kosala
* Port of Tethys

### Ruins

* Chakras
* Fortress of Horses
* Red Ruins

## Trivia

* The Aryans are a hybrid ethnicity between the Men (Enochians) and the Atlanteans of the Asura clan, just as the Lemurians, their neighbors to the south, are hybrids between the Men and the Atlantean Devas clan.
	+ During World War II, members of the Nazi Party believed in the concept of the Aryan race, a people ancestral to all European Caucasian ethnicities and which, in Nazi conceptions, were more evolved than other peoples.
* Some of the Aryan deities may have inspired (or became) gods of the Hindu culture, which would emerge after the Flood, being them:
	+ Gabu may have inspired the Hindu deity Ganesha, as both are associated with elephants
	+ Kamisha would be Kurma or Akupara, turtle-shaped gods.
	+ Lashi would be Nandi, both associated with bulls.
	+ In the case of Hanuman, this deity remained the same in Hindu mythology, being recognized as a Monkey God.
* Gabu, the Elephant God, is actually one of the Great Ancient who came into contact with humanity in the past. It is assumed that he maintains a friendly relationship with humans in order to harass the celestials, as he considers them enemies due to his race's enmity with the winged ones.
* The city of Shamballa, which resides in the eastern part of Arya, has a copy located in the Deep Ethereal, which serves as a meeting place for the White Fraternity, a council that brings together the main ethereal entities.