Tszunare Yaszuma

The Tszunare Yaszuma is a kingdom situated on the easternmost edge of the continent of Katsura in Eldham. It is a federal state under the rule of Tszunna Soko Naruma and it was founded in-game by Tszunna Soko (VariousArtists), Lusone Onneszu Esuka'anai (ognjenri) and Lord Wertsze Tagesa of Tetszo (JopaToThe) on June 5th, 2021.

History
Main Article: History of Yaszuma

The history of Yaszuma is divided into two base periods, Before First Unification (B.F.U.) and After First Unification (F.U.). The First Unification signifies the creation of the Proto-Yaszumatti State and the Third Unification signifies the creation of the Tszunare Yaszuma in the year 441 F.U.

Starting as a union between the Kaszatti peoples and the Umarín of Umakwa, the union would steadily expand across the region. Eventually incorporating the sky islands of Kinnomachi and finally the Lordship of Tetszo in the year 441 F.U., marking the official creation of the Tszunare Yaszuma.

Government
The Tszunare is an absolute monarchy, at its head being the Tszunna who is the material representative of the Scarlet Goddess Kirutawa. She holds aboslute power over the entirety of the Tszunare but willingly restricts herself to a position of mainly foreign policy. The Tszunna's partner, the Tszano, is a figurehead position without any real power. Yaszuma's system of inheritance is not one of family ties, but of selectively choosing the next Tszunna. It is mandatory that the Tszunna is always a Kaszatti woman.

Under the Tszunna is the Lusone who privately functions as the Tszunna's personal advisor when it comes to many aspects of statecraft and life. The Lusone is chosen at the same time as the Tszunna, usually at a young age, and must always be an Umarín. The Lusone holds total power within the Tszunare on behalf of the Tszunna, but has no power as a diplomat without the Tszunna's direct approval. Due to the Umarín on average being considerably more nationalistic and fundementalist than the other two Yaszumatti races, the position of Lusone is usually willingly kept as purely one of advisorship and internal administration.

Provinces
The core of Yaszuma's politics revolves around the provinces. Provinces are split up into three categories: Core, Autonomous and Frontier.

Core Provinces
Core Provinces are the most important provinces when it comes to political, economic and cultural capital. They lie under direct Central Government administration and are deemed of upmost importance.

Autonomous Provinces
Autonomous Provinces are provinces who hold less significance than most core provinces and are populated by people groups that aren't usually present in core provinces. They are allowed to form any kind of local government that they wish as long as they send a single Lord Governor to represent the entire province within the Central Government.

The Lordship of Tetszo
Due to Tetszo's unique and connected history with the rest of the Tszunare, it is granted a special position within autonomous provinces. It has more autonomy than any other autonomous province while being deemed equally as important as any core province. The Lord of Tetszo is the third highest ranking title within the Tszunare.

Frontier Provinces
Frontier Provinces are provinces that are too sparsely populated in order to have a functioning government. They are usually used as penal grounds where criminals are sent as a less extreme version of the death penalty. During the last few years of government reforms, nearly all of the nation's frontier provinces were incorporated into other provinces, leaving Ebenawo as the only remaining frontier province.

Culture
Yaszuma is a cultural melting pot, blending traditional state buildings with the old teachings of dwarven architects in Tetszo and the ancient blueprints of long lost temples in the rainforests of Osziro. The federation emphasizes the preservation of knowledge and beauty of every culture situated within the state's borders.

Main Racial Groups
There are three main people groups in Yaszuma as of now: The Sky Elves, the Tetszo Dwarves and the Yaszumatti Humans. These three races live in unison and helped shape Yaszuma to what it is today.

Umarín
Main Article: Umarín

The Umarín are an elven group that split from the Celestial Elves hundreds of years ago. They created and adapted to live in the sky islands of Eldham and acquired a sometimes more sapphire-toned skin along with a shorter stature compared to the Celestial Elves. They are the smallest of the three main racial groups of Yaszuma, barely holding 10% or so of the nation's overall demographic composure, nearly all of them living in Umakwa and making up more than half of the city's population.

The culture of the Umarín places great emphasis on equality between social and racial lines, which they deem only achievable through respect. They serve Yaszuma as advisors, librarians and other scholarly practices but don't hesitate from involving themselves in other aspects of the state such as the now rising army.

One of their elven adaptations is hermaphroditism, the ability to change biological sex at will. This caused Umarín society to ditch any aspect of gender or gender roles, preferring individual gender expression than any kind of strict rules defining how everyone needs to look. This is why Umarín fashion is the most elaborate and diverse of any of the other races in Yaszuma.

Tetszotti
The Tetszotti are Yaszuma's dwarven race. They are the predominant species in Tetszo province and differ in appearance and attitude to any other kind of dwarf. They sport many other hair colors, elaborate facial hair designs and tend to incorporate greenery along with fierce armor into their daily outfits.

Like the Umarín, the Tetszotti initially arrived in Eldham at a similar date, choosing to call the large Tetszo mountain range their home. At first identical to any other kind of dwarf, after discovering Tetszo's beautiful underground ecosystem, they grew attached to it and began throwing away the industrial and polluting lifestyle of most dwarves.

Today they keep the same attitude as other dwarves when it comes to labor and wealth, but prefer to achieve equal amounts of wealth through greener means. They still operate vast smitheries and forges, but never forget to plant shrubbery and trees nearby in order to absorb the pollution. They can be described as the workhorses of Yaszuma, carrying the nation's industrial might on their backs and helping fund the state's military the most.

Humans
There are two distinct kinds of humans in Yaszuma, each growing separately from one another. The Kaszatti were one of the original species to form one of Yaszuma's predecessor states, while the Pirutti are the newest race to be incorporated into the Tszunare Yaszuma.

Kaszatti
The Kaszatti are the largest racial group in the Tszunare Yaszuma, originating from Kaszara province where they formed the Kingdom of Kaszara hundreds of years ago. They are an industrious people and renowned woodworkers and fishermen. For centuries they led a pescatarian lifestyle that eventually grew to influence the other Yaszumatti races to adopt fish into their diets.

Pirutti
The Pirutti or Blessed Humans are the humans populating the city of Black Hollow are a distinct kind of human completely separate from the Kaszatti. They posses a nearly completely pale white skin color and have the least in common with the rest of the Yaszumatti peoples. They are the newest racial group to be included in the Tszunare Yaszuma, officially being recognized by the government after the annexation of Piru in the year 567 F.U.

They are the only government approved racial group that is allowed to practice their own religion completely separate from Eriszetsu, Seekism. Seekism describes the Pirutti as the aforementioned Blessed Humans, able to outlive any other sentient being in Eldham, even the Tetszotti. The oldest Pirutti to date was up to 1345 years old, doubling the length of the existence of a united Yaszumatti identity.

Religion
Main Article: Eriszetsu

The state religion of Yaszuma is Eriszetsu. This religion worships the three gods of Netsukaru, Aniteren and Kirutawa, representing the three main racial groups of the country and believes in a spirit world that binds reality together. Each god has unique beliefs, personality and power compared to the other two and the rest of the combined spirit world.

It focuses on self-improvement and purification along with a betterment of your environment and a strong connection to nature. Sacrifice and the idea of equivalent exchange is a major point of Eriszetsu belief, preaching that self-improvement is only achievable through giving something of equal value in return, this usually comes in the form of blood or some personal possession.

The religion is made up of three core cults dedicated to each of the three gods. Above these cults is the Tszunna who is seen as the connecting link between Kirutawa, the goddess of unity, and the material world. Shrines devoted to Eriszetsu can be found all across the nation, the largest one being the shrine that can be found at the spawn of Umakwa. Eriszetsu shrines are usually lavishly decorated with elaborate stonework and are filled with every aspect of the natural world.

Other Accepted Religions
The Tszunare is notoriously strict with its policing of foreign religions, only allowing two other religions to operate freely within its borders. This is mostly due to them being seen as supplements to Eriszetsu rather than a completely different set of beliefs.

Zenkoism
Main Article: Zenkoism

Zenkoism is the only religion other than Eriszetsu to naturally appear in Yaszuma. Zenkoism has since its early creation spread to cover many different countries within the north of Eldham. Currently the largest Zenkoist shrine in Eldham can be found in Osziro, the temple of Tenko.

It worships the two deities of Naomi and Sadao and preaches inheriting the teachings of elders and prides itself on learning. Due to its nature as a religion that can coexist with other religions, the Tszunare considers the practice of Zenkoism as completely acceptable.

The North
Main Article: The North

The North is a mysterious and apocalyptic cult founded by Matriarch Snaer following their mysterious appearance under Umakwa. Snaer has garnered a reputation amongst the religious scholars of Eriszetsu as an incarnation of a long dead spirit that has appeared in the material world in order to revive itself within the spirit world. Due to this, the religion is allowed to be practiced freely, its seen as a long lost part of Eriszetsu that is actively being revived by Snaer.

The largest centers of the religion can be found in the shrine of Anemoi and Snaer's house in Umakwa.