Aeshryan

Tied explicitly to Sirdahi of Aeshrya, the Aeshryan peoples live in northern Fripperland. They are an old people group, first being attested to many centuries before the The Restructuring. There have been many empires ruled by the Aeshryan, all being wealthy and powerful. Typically, the Aeshryan empires were hegemonic, lasting for some centuries before an event would cause the downfall of the ruling dynasty and enable a new house to rise onto the throne.
Given their enormous effect on the surrounding peoples, their culture was seen as prestigious and was cherished by their neighbors. Cuisine, literature, textiles, art, and music, among other things, were spread and envied. Many of the different neighboring tribes and kingdoms were at time the tributaries of their wealthy kingdom, while at other times raiders and invaders of it in its times of weakness.
While traditionally a centre of culture and power, in the modern era the preeminence of the Aeshryans has diminished. No longer hegemonic, the Aeshryans now compete for regional heavy weight amongst their peers. This decline started with the growth of wealth and power in many of the far off lands of the world. Naval powers and naval trade blossomed as economies diversified, and the Aeshryans and their empires were sadly left behind to play catch up.

Religion

Traditionally, the Aeshryan peoples worshipped a set of native gods in which the emperor was usually associated as a friend. In the ninth century, however, the region was largely converted to Miisubism after the ascension of Aedeshura to the throne.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

The typical image of beauty within the Aeshryan cultures is a bronze or lighter complexion topped with the black hair that is so common to the region.

Gender Ideals

The Aeshryan peoples are, like most people groups, patriarchal. Except relative to most people groups, the Aeshryans may be particularly patriarchal. Historically, the father of a household had an essential ownership of the women in his family. Selling female members of the household into bondage was not unheard of.