Azcorian people

The article is about the Azcorian ethnic group, for other instances of the name Azcoria, please refer to Azcoria (Disambiguation) .

The Azcorian people, uncommonly called Azcos, are an ethnic group predominately living within Southern Eldham. They are a human ethnic group.

The Azcorians derive from the Selidoarians, an ancient population of people ancestrally from Cymru in Rathnir, before settling in Ryzan, and eventually making their way to Eldham. There is considered to be two Azcorian homelands on Eldham, the first is Old Azcoria in Southwestern Leifmyrr and the second is Nova Azcoria, in Northwestern Serrona.

There are three countries today predominately populated by Azcorians, the Fifth Republic of Nova Azcoria (West Azcoria), the Azcorian Democratic Republic (East Azcoria), and the Principality of Prosperita.

Physical traits and appearances
While most Azcorians are human, a variety of species have resided within Nova Azcoria, and Azcorian culture has never been seen as explicitly human or human-only. Vulps comprise the largest non-human species of Nova Azcoria, with many immigrating to the country during the Second and Third Republics. Alongside that, with the formation of the Federation of Southern Stars during the Fourth Republic, a variety of species hailing from many of the FSS' member-states moved to Nova Azcoria during its existence. This has resulted in a multi-species and multi-ethnic nation that has had a wide variety of cultural and ethnic influences on its people.

In terms of fashion and dress, Nova Azcoria's customs are, in large part, centered around its maritime tradition. With Horizonte existing as a port city, and Nova Azcoria being founded by crossing the sea from Old Azcoria to Serrona, a variety of naval and sailor clothing has become commonplace among Azcorians. This even true of those who aren't employed on the docks or seas as maritime dress has gone from being practically useful to a cultural custom and norm.. This is combined with the adoption of vibrant colours as many Azcorians use the same dyes produced to create Horizonte's iconic colourful buildings to dye their clothes in a wide range of blues, reds, yellows, and so on.

Religious traditions
For most of Azcorian history a wide variety of religions have dominated its society. The only one of these religions to be explicitly 'Azcorian' in nature was Donalucianism, a state-sponsored religion dedicated to worshipping the Sun-Goddess Donalucia. While this religion would, in practice, exist largely within just the First Republic's timeframe, falling out of favour with the Second Republic and its secularism, parts of it would survive. The grandest being the large Donalucian Temple near Memorial Square, which has become one of the many monuments of the city. Otherwise, hints of Donalucianism exist in parts of Azcorian culture, such as the sun symbol in the national flag and other architectural remnants of the First Republic's religion.

The most prominent of Nova Azcoria's religions, however, was Cubism. With the discovery of the Cube underneath Horizonte during the Second Republic by one Wolfik, and its following removal and replacement by the void, adventurers, academics, and spiritualists across Eldham came to Horizonte to view and investigate the incredible anomaly. Of these foreigners one Batu Shaman, Yimis, quickly became devoted to the Cube and spearheaded the formation and distribution of the Cubist Religion across not just Nova Azcoria, but Eldham at large. Cubist religious festivals, events, and traditions became commonplace across much of Nova Azcoria as the religion grew in size and influence, and the Cubist Church quickly rose to prominence in Azcorian society. In the latter years of the Second Republic, however, and in its successor governments, Cubists found themselves facing greater and greater government persecution. Splitting from previous policy of religious tolerance and secularism, Chancellor Koru came into conflict with the Cubist Church. This was due to her attempts to convert the Cube's spiritual power into electricity for Nova Azcoria, a blasphemous act in the eyes of Cubists. In response, Cubist Radicals quickly took arms against the Korutocracy and began a guerilla war against the government. This resulted in heavy government crackdowns against the Cubist religion, culminating in their prohibition. After the collapse of the Second Republic, Cubism would see a moderate revival within Nova Azcoria, but would not rise to its former glory. Eventually, continued government persecution resulted in the destruction of the Cube itself, and Horizonte's Cubist temple. While still present, and Nova Azcoria's most prominent religion, Cubism has been slowly falling into irrelevance since Koru's crackdowns, and while no government has outlawed the Church, it remains a shadow of its former self.

Beyond the two major religions of Nova Azcoria, a variety of minor and foreign religions have, in the past or present, found worshipers within Nova Azcoria. Thanks to the establishment of a secular state with the rise of the Second Republic, religious refugees fleeing persecution elsewhere, and missionaries hoping to convert Nova Azcoria's population, have regularly came to Azcoria as a place of refuge and opportunity. Of these spiritualists, Batuan and Vulpinian religions have found the most success. For the former, a combination of religiously-important salt lakes within Azcoria and the annexation of Batuan lands and peoples during the Second Republic has resulted in the development and spread of Azcor Shamanism, a variation of Batuan Shamanism. For the latter, the large immigration of Vulps to Nova Azcoria, and the Vulperian occupation during the Third Republic has resulted in an active, if minor, Vulpinian religious minority.

Culinary practices
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Linguistic traits
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Prehistory in Cymru
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Selidoar and the Free City
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Settlement in Old Azcoria
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Settlement of Nova Azcoria
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Contemporary history
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