Bujanski Ontemazei

The "**Bujanski Ontemazei**" (Bujanski: **Ontemāzje Bujanskij**) are a minority of Ontemazei that live in the Kingdom of Bujan.

## History

### Before Bujan

Before Wannaenid rule, the only Ontemazei permitted on Bujan or Zvesta were the Porasonids, who were considered more reliable, civilised and intelligent than the rest of their kin.

During the Wannaenid wars against the world, the Kalokei armies waged war on Porashon and its neighbours, slaughtering everyone who stood in their way. These were descendants of cloned armies that were disturbed during the Tornarin Bombardment, having multiplied into a serious threat against the south. At the height of their power, the Rabydosian Empire was formed against them, and the Kalokei were almost near the capital city of Imasela. The Kalokei lords condemned the Porasonids, threatening to tear down their temples, raze their libraries, and kill and eat the "human-loving traitors" as sacrifices to Mithura; and then claim Porashon as the homeland of a new Ontemazei Empire.

The Wannaenid rulers saw an ideal chance at the Kalokei dominion, perhaps a new area to begin their attempt to conquer Vozolaz. Black fleets appeared above the countless Ontemazei warriors, burning the fierce masses with a fiery bombardment. The Wannaenid troops descended in dark armour, and the two sides slaughtered each other in pure, unleashed hate. The superior weaponry of the Wannaenids prevailed, and they captured thousands of Kalokei as slaves. In the Wannaenid Empire, the Kalokei were abused, degraded, and tortured, their arrogance reduced to fear and shame.

### The Times of Horror

The Ontemazei were brought to Bujan and Irajon after the Wannaenids conquered those lands, as menial slaves and torture-beasts. Because of this, they were reclusive, refusing to appear in public unless when ordered out of fear of being murdered by some angry or reckless stranger.

Some Ontemazei managed to escape and hide in the forests of the island, seeking the favour of the local deities: they sometimes regarded the Wannaenid torment as a punishment for their ancestors' cruelty. They attempted to work together with local resistance movements. At first, their human allies were afraid of them because those Ontemazei were the descendants of the evil Kalokei, but they eventually trusted the Ontemazei. Through a few repaired satellite dishes, the former Kalokei attempted to contact Porashon, seeking forgiveness for their sins. After several months when they were refused, the Porasonids agreed to contact them.

One of the most notorious incidents involved a male Ontemazei slave known as "Chtonik" (Mister What). He was named because the Wannaenids tortured him and broke his mind, until he did not even know about the most basic of concepts, speaking only the word "chto" (what?). After news of his torment, insanity, and brutal death was leaked to the Ontemazei slaves, they decided to revolt.

Centuries later, Bujan, Irajon, and the other colonies revolted as plans about a possible extermination were leaked. Although the independence movement avoided or attacked Ontemazei at first out of fear of a possible Kalokei war of extermination, some of their allies convinced them that the Ontemazei were no longer the Kalokei of the past, but were willing to change their ways. The Ontemazei rebel groups joined forces with thirty-two other rebellions to drive the Wannaenids out of Bujan, and their alliance won. They were also aided by other Ontemazei who were protected and built by the Porasonids centuries ago.

One of the most infamous Ontemazei was a traitor against her own people, simply known as "Entrails", or "Chrevoka". She was a former slave who was hired by a Tyrskan aristocrat after he noticed her scaring the other slaves by murdering and eating squirrels and cats. She was hired by the aristocrat, Dmitri Larausov, as his personal executioner who ate the remains of her victims as cakes and made them into dresses. Chrevoka was there during the battle at the Royal Palace, and she was killed.

One of the thirty-three rebel groups was known as the Hangman's Trees, notorious for hanging enslavers and torturers. They also punished those who attacked Bujanski and Wonaos, rescuing prisoners and helping them escape to safe houses all over the country. The Hangman's Trees were later integrated into the Royal Armed Forces for their devotion to the King.

### Modern times

Because the Ontemazei had just been freed from slavery, all of them were poor when Bujan and its neighbours became independent. Having aided the Ontemazei rebels as they helped the Bujanski win their freedom, the Porasonids offered the Ontemazei citizenship in their former homeland, seeing them as misguided brethren. Although some of the Ontemazei went home with the Porasonids, many of them chose to stay, as they were unsure about their future.

The Bujanski people pitied them, as the Ontemazei were given the worst and most gruesome tortures and deaths during Wannaenid rule. So they included every Ontemazei person who chose to stay in Bujan as a citizen, adding thousands into their workforce. As they did not want the Bujanski to hate and fear them, and risk another era of torture and exclusion, many Ontemazei adopted either the Bujanski national culture, or they became more Sarmelonised. Some formed Bujan's largest Hindu community, aligning themselves with the Porasonid standard.

The Bujanskis later did examinations on the Ontemazei and Arnadjanai slaves, even though they were afraid at first. All the tests were about behaviour to disprove stereotypes: and it turned out that the Ontemazei and Arnadjanai were not as monstrous as they seemed. For example, one Ontemazei slave girl was given a doll, and asked whether to eat it. She instead cuddled the doll and tore paper to make a dress for it.

Over time, the Ontemazei of Bujan were gradually integrated with the rest of the populace, ensuring a better life for their members and everyone else. Formerly seen as a stupid race of monsters, they later impressed the entire kingdom when some of them became among Bujan's brightest scientists, near the level of Porashon's best minds. The rest of the world did not expect that the descendants of the Kalokei would reach their Porasonid kin's extent of high intelligence, but the Porasonids celebrated their success. Pujas were held at every temple of Kali Ma to thank Her protection and guidance of their redeemed brethren in the west, and the day after the news was announced became a public holiday.

Although the Bujanski were surprised and impressed that the Ontemazei in their protection also became their kingdom's most fervent patriots, they also wanted to stop them from becoming fanatics like the Terrans. Understanding how close they were to self-destructive insanity, the pink-haired aliens agreed and shared to their compatriots their reason for their fanatical loyalty. Many of them suffer from a fear that if Bujan falls to enemies again, they will be the first to be killed in the most horrific deaths imaginable, like during Wannaenid times.

The Ontemazei were also known for their kindness even to the reviled Terrans. For all of their fanatical devotion to Bujan's independence, they pity Terrans who surrendered to Bujan. They saw the Terrans' situation as very similar to their ancestors when they were brought to Bujan to be tortured. So the pink-haired monsters were allowed by their Bujanski fellows to protect the Terrans, and teach them how to live as citizens. The Terrans no longer hated pink hair in honour of the treepeople who spared them from total destruction, and even swore to defend them from the Wannaenids.

## Society

Many Ontemazei in Bujan consider themselves as Bujanski first, and then Ontemazei afterwards.

In the early years of the modern Bujanski nation, many Ontemazei worked as scientists, as they wanted to show the country that they were not stupid beasts. Some of them broke past stereotypes, as they turned out to be among the smartest scientists in the whole kingdom. This, unfortunately, as also caused some households to torment their children by forcing them to study too much, and this has led to some support group to stop the over-obsessed parents.

Some Ontemazei formed support groups, as the government of Bujan was upset that many of them gave up much of their own culture just to be accepted by their fellow citizens. They were suggested to learn from the indigenous Wonao people of Bujan, their allies, who preserved much of their culture over the ages.

Two of the biggest fears among the Ontemazei in Bujan include the possibility of Bujanski society killing them in a purge, or the Wannaenids returning to slaughter them. Many Bujanski people know these, so they try to make life better for the pink-haired plant aliens. They also try to convince the Ontemazei to stop trying to appease them, but start standing up for themselves as fellow brethren under Lord Svetovid.

There are hundreds of Ontemazei who joined the Royal Armed Forces, seeking to avenge the deaths of their people by fighting the Wannaenid Empire, or simply because they do not want others to see them as cowards. In general, the Ontemazei of Bujan are among the country's most fanatical nationalists. They do not want Bujan to have an empire or supremacy over others, but simply to survive and destroy anyone who dares wage war on their homeland.

They may love life and hate fighting, but if Bujan is under siege, they will be among the first to take up arms and slaughter the invaders, even if they do not serve in the Royal Armed Forces. They will serve their homeland and protect it, in the names of their kingdom's Gods, its King, and most importantly, they will do it to defend their fellow citizens!

Bujanski Ontemazei *hate* the Ontemazei Empire and the Kalokei whom they were descended from, mostly because they were disgusted by their actions. Anyone who promotes or glorifies these would be seen as an enemy to the Bujanski Ontemazei, accused of praising war crimes and likening themselves to the many invaders in Bujan's history. Some Ontemazei instead call the Ontemazei Empire as the "Kalokei Empire" or simply "Kalokeilaz".

## Culture

Most Ontemazei, from the few rich people to the least affluent members, like to adopt upper-class mannerisms. These include suits for men, frilly dresses and bonnets for women, being proper gentlemen and ladies, and being very tidy.

Their reasons include wanting to avoid their past as slaves, seeking respect from Bujanski society, attraction to what they consider as "beauty", or simply as a subtle mockery of people calling them "dolls". Oddly enough, Ontemazei love to be called "dolls", because they think it makes them sound cute and pretty. This can be why they are obsessed with being beautiful, whether it's by buying tuxedos and dresses, or by making splendid art.

Because most Ontemazei have pink hair, the colour pink, the dryad, and the cherry blossom have become proud symbols of their people. Many Ontemazei love to plant cherry trees on their gardens and temples. Women and girls love to place cherry blossoms (usually paper or silk flowers) on their hair, and in some cases they cut a wound on their heads so a live flower will thrive on their heads. Men and boys would be fine wearing flowers along their clothes like a badge, on their shoulders, their wrists, or their belts.

On the other hand, some men and boys took up a hypermasculine lifestyle, from fighting in gyms to speaking rudely, fistfighting, meditating to Perun and Svetovid, and playing heavy metal music. Ontemazei men who did this believed that this was to stop others from trying to murder or attack them by making themselves more masculine.

One amusing custom most Ontemazei in Bujan do is to gather around just to see other people with pink hair, even if they are humans, simply because their pink hair makes them very relatable.

Ontemazei in Bujan, like the rest of their people, are quite obsessed with beauty. They love to wear pretty clothes, and they enjoy art, fashion, music, and gardening. Many Ontemazei homes have gardens, and even their apartment lots at least have fake or potted plants, because they feel happier when they are surrounded by flora.

People born with odd hair (like pink, blue, or green hair) are usually regarded as fellow Ontemazei, as they usually have Ontemazei ancestry.

The thirteenth birthday is usually considered as a sad day, because it means that the child will face dangers as he or she grows up. On the ceremony, only white and black are used - both as a sombre mood, and to remind the attendants to honour Shiva (represented by white) and Kali (represented by black), and the greater purpose that every person has to follow in the future for their lives. The child prays to the Gods and brings their doll to a mock pyre to be burned as an offering to Jambavan, the bear-god of youth.

A white umbrella is a sign that someone has died.

Some Ontemazei gladly wave flags with Vozonid or Slavic crowns, representing their love and loyalty to Bujan's King and people.

## Languages

Although most Ontemazei in Bujan can understand Bujanski, their common language is Rantavid, a form of Irajonian used by nobility before the Wannaenid conquest of Irajon. It sounds slightly different from Irajonian to the south because of its extra vowels and its similarity to Sarmelonid, but both it and Irajonian use a "f" phoneme.

Contrary to popular belief, Bujanski Ontemazei do not use the Ontemazei language in daily life, as they associate it with the hated Ontemazei Empire ans the Kalokei, so they avoid that language. Using the Ontemazei language to a Bujanski Ontemazei may be considered as disrespectful, or even as a shame to the person speaking in Ontemazei to them.

### Glossary

Rantavid > Bujanski

Aspirated consonants in Sanskrit are changed to -j in Porasonid, the language that influenced the Bujanski Ontemazei pronunciation of the Sanskrit language.

#### Slavjane

* kapjesa - kapišče, kapisja, kesja - Rodnover shrine, shrine
* khiram(a) - khiram, khram - Rodnover temple
* khoram(a) - khoram, khorom - large Rodnover or Vozonid temple

#### Sanskrit

* djaruma - djarama, djerama - *dharma*, order, justice, honour
* lingam(a) - lingam - a pillar used to worship Shiva
* puasa > pjesa - fasting
* pura > pura - Hindu temple
* sadjana > sedjana, sadjana - *sadhana*, meditation, worshipping the Gods
* Soravan > Soravan - Shraavan, August, the holy month of Shiva and Kali

#### Vozonid

* sramja(z) > sramja, sræmja(z) - cherry tree

## Religion

Many Ontemazei in Bujan practice one of three religions: a syncretic variant of Rodnovery (the national religion of Bujan), Hinduism, and the Vozonid religion. In everyday life, the three religions seem to overlap, as an Ontemazei can worship from any of their gods at different times even though he or she considers themselves as part of a specific religion.

Most Bujanski Ontemazei consider themselves as Rodnovers, mainly because it is the culture of their nation. The Ontemazei themselves see Rodnovery, as practiced in Bujan, not only as an ethnic religion; but as the national religion of their kingdom, as also a celebration of everything good in this life. For example, their innate love of trees is reflected in Grandfather Jarilo, their love of families and uplifting the lost in Mokosh and Perun, and their scientific path to modernity is represented by the sun god Svarog.

Some countries consider this to be unacceptable, either because such a sacred position should be reserved only for the children of the Gods, while others disapprove the Ontemazei folk syncretism as a distortion of the holy path of the Gods.

Traditions shared by all three religions for Bujanski Ontemazei include cherry trees in temples, a shrine for a leshi (forest wight) outside or even inside a home as an ancestor, and giving black bears to one-year old children to protect their souls until the children burn their dolls on their thirteenth birthdays. Many temples for both three religions in Ontemazei or Vozonid-majority areas tend to have gryphon statues guarding their main entrances, accompanied with gold and red parasols.

### Rodnovery

In the Rodnovery religion practiced by the Ontemazei of Bujan, Lord Jarilo is a popular deity because he is considered as their creator. Many Ontemazei also worship Lord Svarog as the patron of scientists and engineers.

Most Bujanski Ontemazei practice a sort of "folk Rodnovery", the national religion influenced by their own traditions. Differences from standard Rodnovery include:

* Veneration of leshii (forest or tree wights) as ancestors.
* The worship of Jarilo (the god of forests) being more open to them, to the extent that many Ontemazei even call Jarilo "Grandfather".
* Priests and priestesses wear green and yellow, or white, instead of red and white. A few wear saffron and white robes.
* Sandharmin influences, such as placing flower garlands, lingam-pillars at auspicious sites, a sacred fire pit, and the worship of Shiva and Kali as gods of justice.

Unlike the Porasonids, Bujanski Ontemazei do not look away or cover their eyes in front of a kolovrat, a wheel-like symbol seen in many temples all over Bujan. They believe that because Svarog loves them, they are allowed to enter his presence and honour him freely just as their Bujanski and Wonao fellows do. They do not need to perform special rites or wear gloves when handling anything with a kolovrat, but some do out of respect.

Festivals include:

* Jarilodan - when Ontemazei women dress up as Queen Vesnovka to dance and usher spring.
* Perendan - male Ontemazei and some females take up combat lessons, to prepare themselves for a future invasion.
* Vidovdan, Independence Day
* 20 July - Liberation Day - when Ontemazei celebrate the first successful slave revolt against Wannaenid rule by lighting torches, wearing pink, and putting up pink and white banners. White is for Lord Shiva and justice, in honour of the holy month of Shraavan.
* Svarodan - Festival of Svarog, when Ontemazei scientists throw dinner parties to honour the Slavic god of technology and science.
* Great Mokoshdan
* Kolieda

Many Ontemazei in Bujan are among the proudest Rodnovers, due to their love of the gods for creating beautiful trees and plants. It is also because they love to express themselves through art, so the Bujanski Rodnover faith and its rich store of myths are some outlets for their artistic expression.

### Hinduism

The Ontemazei community in Bujan is the kingdom's largest Hindu community. Its practices are more similar to those in Porashon, and further from Ajupura, such as wearing white robes and sarongs in temples, veneration of the lingam-pillars, and refusal to eat beef.

The deities Lord Shiva and Lady Kali are considered as the protectors of their souls. Many Ontemazei in Bujan believe that if they die as good people, their souls will climb to their gods' paradise gardens at Mount Kailasa.

Parvati is always known as "Kali" or "Kali Ma" (the Endless Mother) among the Ontemazei of Bujan, and is worshipped as a divine protector against all evil and danger. In honour of Her, the Ontemazei are diligent and kind to their friends; some go as far as protect their friends from danger, believing that it was their purpose given by the Gods. They also invoke Her when they sense that a friend is in danger to seek Her protection on them, and when they are fighting supernatural or physical threats.

Shiva is always referred among the Ontemazei as "Mahakala", the "Great Eternity". He is worshipped as the Lord of Wisdom.

The treatment and abuse of Ontemazei across the world may be one reason why those in Bujan turned to Kali Ma as their Protector. As fanatical and fierce as they can be, they are also more willing to help outcasts, because they themselves are also outcasts in many countries on Jerde.

The teachings of Sanatana Dharma also made them more disciplined, seeking to end abuse to honour them. This went as far as protect virtuous Terrans during Black July in spite of nationwide condemnation, and to help them adapt to Bujanski society as repentant, fellow compatriots.

Other customs:

* Ontemazei wear white robes and gold sarongs when entering Hindu temples, to symbolise sanctity and consecration to the Gods. They almost never wear saffron because they believe that they are not holy enough to do so.
	+ Rodnover Ontemazei still wear the usual red and white robes worn by other worshippers, as this is considered symbolic of equality with other people, and humility before the Gods.
* Refusal to eat any beef, out of respect to Shiva and Kali.
* Raising white umbrellas to mourn for someone, and wearing white on funerals
* Some Ontemazei fast on Mondays and Tuesdays at daylight on August, as August is a holy month. August, or the sacred aspect of the month, is known to the Ontemazei as "Shraavan" or "Soravan", and the fast on that month is known as "puasa".
* Pitru Paksha, or Mudrinets Dan (Ancestors' Day), is observed with rice balls given to ancestral shrines. It is held for sixteen days.
* Every year, many young Bujanski wear white, orange, and yellow, and do charity work in honour of the Gods. These groups are known as karaseukai, kraseukoi, or kransoi; but because they are charity groups, membership is open for anyone, even atheists. Those strictly dedicated to Sandharmin members tend to wear saffron and yellow, also assisting ambulances, hospitals, and clinics to study medicine.

Festivals include:

* Maha Sivaratri (March) - observed with prayers at night. The tandau, or tandava dance, is performed in front of statues of Shiva or around bonfires as an act of thanksgiving and worship - elsewhere, the tandau is only allowed on holy occasions as the Ontemazei fear that it might cause earthquakes.
* Surja Saptami - observed with burning seven colourful lanterns (representing medicine as an offering), a drum performance, and a chariot or cart race.
* Pitru Paksha, Mudrinets Dan - observed with white lanterns along the streets to "guide" the ancestors to bless homes, and rice balls offered each day to the forefathers.
* Kali Puja (November), Children's Day - observed with blue lanterns, prayers, and gifts to children.

### Vozonid religion

Some Ontemazei follow the Vozonid religion, influenced by the Sarmelonised traditions of the Irajonian Vozonids. Their favourite deities are Pjosaroz (considered an aspect of Svetovid, the national god), Hannahanna (the goddess of the earth), and Sammakari (the sea god).

Vozonid Ontemazei in Bujan tend to wear green and red. They carry spinel bands with them and wear like Sarmelonid nobility, and they pray to gryphons.

Vozonid temples in Bujan have gryphon statues outside their doors and gates.

Festivals include:

* Purulli (September)
* Zomjonor's Birthday (November)

## Notable members

### Hair colour legend

All Ontemazei in Bujan tend to have the same skin colour as the hair. In their dialect of Bujanski, they have an expression: "the wall matches the roof": "wall" means "skin", and "roof" means "hair".

* P - pink
* B - blue
* Po - purple
* Ra - rainbow (rare among blue Ontemazei)
* G - green
* C - cyan
* R - red

### Male

* Akaroduto - P - Radumo's brother. When he was young, he could not bear his overwhelming studies, that he ran out of the house.
* Džoro Ukargautos - P - a mischievious lad.
	+ He and Radumo once fell in love until he moved on to a more beautiful blue girl. Radumo was sad at first, but Paruko helped her overcome rejection - until she finally found Tavatagus years later and they fell in love.
	+ As for Džoro, he and Atadžaras became a dating couple. When they were adults, their friends held a mock wedding to laugh at their contrasting colours (Džoro is a pink man, and Atadžaras is a blue woman, unlike traditional gender colours). In 1959/2759, they *did* marry and bear their first child, Djoruva ("Dhruva")!

* Sarotoro Mirodorjo - P - a friend of Akaroduto. He and his girlfriend are sometimes seen as the "typical Ontemazei couple", fawned by young ladies for being so cute together.
* Milomir Randzhōrai - P - an Ontemazei man who fought alongside the human Bujanski during their war of independence. He wanted to join a club of formalistic men, who reluctantly accepted after they noticed how easily he was in observing their mannerisms.
* Chtonik - P - a male prisoner whose mind was so damaged by the Wannaenid torturers, that he wanted to know why exactly he ended up losing everything he knew. His only word was "chto", meaning "what?" in Bujanski, which was also the same Tyrskan word.
	+ He was beheaded, and his tortures alarmed the remaining Ontemazei into revolting against the Wannaenid rulers.

### Female

* Radumo - P - a modern Ontemazei woman. Notably one of the smartest students in her school, if not all of Bujan, she tries to escape her unusually-high intelligence by behaving like a princess.
* Takasoka - P - an arrogant scientist. She looks more neater and taller than Radumo, but otherwise both women look the same.
* Oradin, Milarada, Vjasharara - P - Radumo's former classmates. In her childhood they used to bully her, but over time they were sorry and they reconciled with Radumo. They were also Takasoka's friends, but eventually left her as she became too mean to them.
* Karakjeta - P - a former classmate of Radumo. Seeing her feel sad made her apologise for mocking her. She also noticed that many of her classmates became more obsessed with wanting to show off how "smart" they are, so she decided to take breaks from her science career to enjoy fashion.
	+ Sometimes she and Radumo went together with other friends to try new dresses or stroll at the science galleries. She wanted to balance her interests because she does not want to become as obsessed as Takasoka.
* Džasunari, Atadžaras, and Sasidžari Rotoroto - (all blue, but Dzhasunari and Atadžaras have C) - three sisters, all of which are tomboys.
	+ Džasunari has long rainbow hair, and is a tomboy who loves to wear dresses.
	+ Atadžaras has short rainbow hair, and she is very gentle. She loves to dance.
	+ Sasidzhare has long blue hair, and she loves archery.
* Naradžara - B - a long-haired archer who was one of Radumo's old friends. She was very happy that they went cycling together with Dzhasunari.
* Somairara Mijosairo - P - a friend of Akaroduto. She and Sarotoro fell in love.
* Chrevoka - P - a female Ontemazei who was infamous for staining herself with the blood of the squirrels and cats she murdered and ate, playing with their intestines and wearing them like a necklace. For her gruesome acts scaring the other slaves, she was hired by the aristocrat Dmitri Larausov as his personal executioner.
	+ She also represented various figures in Ontemazei imperial mythology, where similar splendid princesses in robes slaughtered and devoured robes made of intestines and organs.
	+ Ultimately, she was killed during the Independence War, when she fought in the Royal Palace of Koscheigrad.
* Tatjana Irridorai - P - the founder of Chosa, a fashion magazine. After being mocked by her friends for playing with her hair, she was inspired by their insults to create her magazine, She wanted to encourage women and girls all over Bujan to be happy with fashion, to not consider it as a weakness.
* Krasaglossa - P - a smart Ontemazei woman who became Akaroduto's girlfriend, As soon as he was able to leave his home to a dorm, both of them lived together in a private apartment lot. As both of them were wealthy, they waited for a few years of studies until they were able to be married, as by then, both of them will be adults.
* Svjatozana - P - an annoying, loud Ontemazei woman who is hot-tempered. She joined the Polaris rock band as a student of Skenchortnij Branch to find friends and relieve her anger issues.
* Jaroslava - B - a tomboyish Ontemazei woman who is a member of the Polaris rock band. In spite of her short hair and love of fights, she is friendlier and more considerate.
* Bogdana "Wallflower" Mireska - Po - a purple-haired Ontemazei girl. Even though she has purple hair, she is quite shy and humble, defying a stereotype of purple-haired Ontemazei being arrogant. She became one of Radumo's friends because the latter was nice to her.

## Terminology

### Positive

* Čarisa - pink-haired, the happy one
	+ čarsevos means "pink-haired" and "beautiful and happy".
	+ The archaic Slavic term чьрвлѥнъ (chjrvljen') formerly meant "red", but its Bujanski descendant "chervonij" now means "pink".
	+ In Vozonid culture, pink is an unlucky colour representing the savagery of the Ontemazei. But because Bujan itself has an Ontemazei minority, pink has been reclaimed as a happy symbol of beauty, a gift from the Gods.
* Čoransa - cherry tree
* Tsvænta - blossoming one, inspired or beautiful one
* Jarildatei - children of Jarilo (god of trees); wights, fairies
* Svarodatei - children of Svarog (god of machines); the gifted and smart ones
* Leshi - forest fairies
* Leshidatei - children of the leshi (forest wights); tree fairies; dryads
	+ The leshi, or forest wights, are depicted as beautiful fairy royalty in Bujanski Ontemazei shrines. They are worshipped alongside the yakshas as ancestral spirits and deities.
* Yakshaputras, Jaksotra - children of yakshas (forest wights), fairy princes
	+ While humans fear yakshas as monsters and giants, the Ontemazei instead worship and love them as sylvan ancestors. Instead of ferocious giants and ogres, Ontemazei yakshas in Bujanski religious art are instead simply tall fairies and demigods, clad in armour and robes fit for a king.
	+ Turning "fairy" into something more heroic, akin to a demigod. Not in the sense that they would be worshipped - they do not want that! - but simply endowed with the beauty of a forest fairy.

### Negative

#### Bujanski

* Čučelo - scarecrow
	+ Referring to them being originally created as dolls or toys, making them less worthy of respect.
	+ Later, the Ontemazei used the word "Čučelka" for themselves, turning "scarecrow" to "beautiful doll".
* Čōsatak, Čōsa, Čōsaka - "she brushes her hair", a stupid woman
	+ Ironically, Čōsa was reclaimed as the name of a woman's magazine, fittingly founded by an Ontemazei woman. She chose the word because she wanted women and girls not to think of fashion as a weakness.
* Burjandi, Brujani - weeds
	+ Mocking their plant humanoid physiology and obsession with flowers.
* Drevy - trees
	+ They are plant-like, and they are awkward. "Tree" is not even a slur because many Ontemazei use it as a nickname, unless if it is spoken angrily or rudely.
* Forest
* National Park
	+ A mocking term towards neighbourhoods with Ontemazei majorities. For example, Kronavinsk in southern Bujan is known as "Kronavinsk National Park" due to the large amount of pink-haired Ontemazei who live there.

#### Wannaenid

* Sramai, Sramjuri - cherry demons, tree demons
* Nuli - pink one, monster
* Buagoi - utterly accursed

#### Terran

* Weeds
* Weedlings
* Dolls
* Vinespawn
* Fairies
* Haystacks
* Undeservings
* Unterlings
* Eaters
* Maneaters
* Cannibals
* Beasts
* Sad Little Pinks
* Slaves
* Worthless Toys
* Toys
* Trees
* Chudak (worthless magical things)
* Fei (sg. Feja; fairies)
* Sornjaki (weeds)
* Rozishky (pinklings)
* Igrushky (playthings, dolls)
* Drovy (firewood)
* Kishkijedy (intestine eaters, cannibals)

## Gallery

An Ontemazei gentleman, emulating his country's well-mannered men.three dolls, representing how Ontemazei women like to imagine themselves.Not all female Ontemazei want to be feminine. Some like to be tomboys because they also see it as fashion.Ontemazei like pink-haired Terran warriors and ghosts, as these can be used to laugh back at stereotypes of themselves.Akaroduto as a Kolieda tree. Ontemazei sometimes decorate themselves with tinsel to mock other people doing the same to them.Radumo, being unlucky enough to be "dressed up" as a tree.Some Ontemazei love cherry trees so much, they end up staring at their beloved trees."What do you think I am, a tree?!"Ontemazei love to go on dates.An Ontemazei car mechanic. He is asking his guest what kind of repair does he need. Behind him is a shrine to Svarog, god of machines and technology.An Ontemazei soldier, who joined a rebel group during the Bujanski war of independence.Akaroduto and his girlfriend, Krasaglossa.A Buyanski Ontemazei man, imagining himself as a warrior prince. It goes all the way to a cherry tree, blown by the volcanoes behind him, while the man himself is dressed in classical Buyanski robes.One stereotype of the Ontemazei in Bujanski pop culture is that these are "tree people" who are so obsessed with nature. As if by themselves, they would seem less intelligent and more regressive. But this is not the case nowadays.Two Ontemazei men, brawling over their jousting teams. The one on the left is from West Buron, and the one on the right is from Lindas Province. Behind them are the main stadiums of their jousting sports teams.
## Trivia

* One popular emblem used by Bujanski Ontemazei, especially devout Rodnovers, is a red flag with a golden sun in the middle. Below it are five or nine cherry blossoms. This symbolises the Ontemazei's devotion to their creator gods, humility, and plant-like characteristics.
	+ The original design used a kolovrat, until the Ontemazei were informed about the kolovrat's holiness making it prohibited from casual displays. They changed it to a sun.
	+ Alternative colours include a white background, a golden sun, and pink cherry flowers.
* Ontemazei love to use asuras, to represent their monstrous-ness (to Jerdiskar) being instead used for good instead of evil. One example of this is through Vibhishana, who supported Lord Rama to defeat his evil brother, Ravana, and stop the latter from destroying all of Lanka and the world.

## See also

* Porasonids
* Kalokei