Yaxya

General overview
Yaxya is a city state located on the South-eastern island of Bazwebwe, Kylorne.

The culture is heavily influenced by Mesoamerican and Minoan civilisations.

Geographically it's located on the southern shore of the island, in the dense jungle, southwest of a big mountain formation.

Yaxya also founded the colonial outpost and a city state on its own called Marasco. It though is heavily inspired by colonial architecture, mixed with Mesoamerican elements. It's situated on the previous settlement of Rustia City.

Numbering system
Yaxians use a base 5 system, which is integrated in the written glyphs. Examples:

Writing system
Writers use a unique system of glyphs, which is a composite of the objects, quantity action and status.

Blue rectangle is for numbers/additional descriptors, status words

green also has addition descriptors, words.

The glyphs are read from right to left in double columns.

Some time in bronze age of development, a new way of writing was developed. While retaining the old way of writing words with unique glyphs, they developed a syllabic system. Historians researching the writing however haven't yet found evidence of standardisation.

Currently known glyphs:



Currently known descriptive symbols:

Undeciphered glyphs:

Yaxian pantheon
Yaxya has a multitheistic belief. Each leader is deified after their death.

Current known gods:

Aiyuastli
The archdeity figure, also god of joy and playfulness. It brings good fortune to the people, most games are attributed to this deity for good will.

Jawal Khan Kawil
The great jaguar is the warring god.

Ueyakoatl
The snake that is long enough to surround the world. It rules in the shades despite its amazing size. It represent the fear and unexpectedness of the jungle perils.

Texomichin
The water god, brings water to the people and connects earths.

Istaktekuanotl

The white bear appeared as a prophet and a gift from the gods. A magnificent gentle giant that roams the jungle (now known as the panda).

Political organisation
The current government is comprised of a single Papaguy (f. Papagaya) and a number of Nepos. A nepo and papaguy have equal strength in politics, the only difference is that the papaguy title is used for ceremonial events. The general populace and citizens are called Pachas.

Current papaguy is Teyolotli.