Azmasanmanne

Azmasanmanne (Eastern Mountain People) are an ethnic group of the Great Eastern Mountains between Chessa and Senyon. The Azmasanmanne originated in the mountains around the current cities of Senyosa and Chessyosa, derived from the original people of Chessa living around the enormous Chessa Sea. Azmasanmanne tribes eventually migrated through the pass in the Great Eastern Mountains into the area that is now northeastern Senyon. The Azmasanmanne people were (and are) known as formidable, skilled warriors. They drove away hostile Orkrim from their settled areas and displaced Dwarvirim and Elvirim clans and villages. Azmasanmanne warriors eventually conquered all of what is now northeastern Senyon, establishing a kingdom there they named "Taiko Da Song," the Great Sacred Empire. Eventually, that kingdom became what is now known as Senyon, though the Azmasanmanne people living within Senyon often still call it Taiko Da Song. Many of the most prominent noble families of Senyon are Azmasanmanne people, including the Imperial Family of the Great Sacred Empire, the Yixing-Jiumin family.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

There are no definite rules for feminine names among the Azmasanmanne people. Girls are sometimes (as in the case of the princesses of the Imperial Family of the Great Sacred Empire), named using a root syllable from their father's given name plus a number indicating birth order, e.g. Emperor Yixing-Jiumin Jinsen's daughers are, in birth order, "Jinyat," where "yat" is the number one in the Sudkou language, "Jintu," where "tu" is the number two, "Jinsam," where "sam" is the number three, and so on. This style of naming is used primarily by more traditional noble families; rarely among the familiies of commoners.

Masculine names

There are no definite rules for masculine names among the Azmasanmanne people. Boys are sometimes (as in the case of the princes of the Imperial Family of the Great Sacred Empire), named using a root syllable from their father's given name plus a syllable implying power or ability of some kind, as in Crown Prince Yixing-Jiumin Jinhai. As for girls, this style of naming is used primarily by more traditional noble families; rarely among the families of commoners.

Family names

In Senyon and Chessa, family names are spoken and written before given (personal) names. Calling someone only by personal name implies a close or intimate relationship.

Some of the family names of prominent Azmasanmanne clans are:

Yixing-Jiumin - the family name of the Imperial Family of the Great Sacred Empire
Nehualu - the family name of Empress Nehualu Hanna and Noble Lady Nehualu Kataleya
Fuschiayan - the family name of Empress Dowager Fuschiayan Shenlisa
Gwanjiyan - the family name of Consort Gwanjiyan Annelia
Yelenala - the family name of Consort Yelenala Yilia

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Sudkou, with some variations in pronunciation and usage, especially among nobility.

Culture and cultural heritage

The Azmasanmanne people are traditionally warriors and maintain a martial ideal, especially among the noble and imperial clans.

Historical figures

The Azmasanmanne people revere Emperor Yixing-Jiumin Linsen, savior of Senyon at the The Battle for Sendoshi and first of the Yixing-Jiumin family to take the imperial throne.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

As a people with a long history of martial culture, the Azmasanmanne people value skill, strength, and ability, so boys often are trained in martial arts from an early age and are also well educated. Those that are skilled in martial and academic arts are seen as attractive. Feminine beauty ideals are more complex. Among royalty and nobility especially, young women are taught "feminine" arts - sewing and other needlework, painting, flower arrangement, tea ceremonies, and so on, and are discouraged from pursuing other interests. Delicate features, flawless skin, and a slender figure are considered beautiful. However, the martial history of their culture is valued among women as well, and some girls train as martial artists and become highly skilled. Those girls that pursue martial arts and become masters are also considered attractive and are sought-after.
Over the centuries, as the Azmasanmanne people have become mixed with Senmanne, martial beauty ideals for young women have been deemphasized in favor of feminine beauty ideals more like those of the Senmanne.

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Senyon and Surrounding Environs

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Northeastern Senyon, original homeland of the Azmasanmanne people

Related Organizations

• Imperial Academy of Scholars
• Imperial Family of the Great Sacred Empire
• Red Gate Association

Related Items

• Great Imperial Seal of Taiko Da Song
• The Sacred Imperial Horologium