Agmār

Administration

Government

The land is ruled by a triumvirate elected by the Council. Every year, the Council review one of the members of the triumvirate and decide whever or not to replace them.

The Council always remains in Dākur and is to take care of national matters and work with the triumvirate. It is made of 252 councillors. These councillors are choosen regionally by the people, who elect 21 of them.

Before the councillors leave for the national capital, they each choose a deputee, who will reside in the regional capital and manage the matters of the region.

Law

Judgement used to be passed by the Council and the Triumvirate, but in modern Agmār, they've created a new organ to take care of such matters, which I still haven't figured out so at future!me: work on this.

Enforcement

The Agmāri Guard is the force that enforce the law in cities throughout the land.

Civilian Service

Since the Peace Treaty with the Old Empire of Anissia, Agmār doesn't have a steady military force, opting for a more pacifist way of diplomacy. However, the country does have a mandatory civilian service, to form young adults to be ready in the eventuality of a conflict, and to recruit law enforcement.

The civilian service is mandatory for youngsters between 18 and 24, and lasts a full year. It usually takes place either in your own town, or the next biggest town if yours is too small to accommodate you. At the end of your service, you receive a signet ring in the shape of your gender and engraved with your initials to mark that you've accomplished your duty.

Young people interested by the work they've done during their service are directed towards law schools to further their education.

Courses

Law
Political Organisation
History
Geography

Trainings

Hand-to-hand combat
Gladius / Long sword
Lance
Crossbow
Missions on the field

Education

Dākur's Towers

The most striking feature of Dākur are the gigantic towers of the academies. A full district is composed of a tightly built network of towers of various sizes, linked together by bridges, each tower representing a specific domain.

Intellectual domains
Poetry, Law,
History, Geography,
Agmārian, Anissian,
Philosophy

Practical domains
Cartography, Architecture,
Woordworking, Metalworking,
Alchemy

Flux domains
Sorcery, Elementology,
Enchanting, Witchcraft,
Flux Reading, Healing

Historically, basic education has been hard to access for the lower strafes of society, except flux sensitives who used to be enrolled into academies without their consent.

Since the Peace Treaty with the Old Empire of Anissia, the Agmāri government has made significant effort to spread basic literacy throughout the country, a process that has been made easier with the creation of the printing press.

Nowadays, every village is required to have at least one educator who can teach kids from 6 to 12 how to read, write, and count, as well as major historical events and general geography. Bigger towns can accommodate kids from 13 to 18 with more advanced courses. Major towns usually have academies that kids can enter as soon as they passed their civilian service; some of them might have an entry exam and most of them cost money. The government can offer financial help to exceptionally gifted students who can't pay the academy fees. Otherwise, lots of youngsters age 19-25 spent these years working in town to make the money necessary for further studies.

Economy

Currency

Minted from gold, each unit of currency has a specific shape.

• Rings(R), the smallest unit, look like small rings.
• Cubes (C), are 4cm solid cubes. Easy to stack.
• Briks (B), are large ingots.

Current exchange value goes as followed:
15R = 1C ; 125C = 1B

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Demographics

Language

The official language of Agmār is Akanā, although their old language Agmārian can still be seen on signposts and old documents, and is still the main language in all of poetry.

There exist many non-official regional dialects, as well as Anissian communities speaking their own tongue, in parts of the country; and the whole region of Silvera is very dense with language diversity.

Naming Conventions

Agmāri use a first name and a family name. Middle names are uncommon and are lumped with the first name; as such, compound first names usually denote a mixed heritage as other cultures use middle names. When an Agmāri triad (or couple) get married, they take on a new wedding name. This name will be the new family name to any kids they will have. In cases of adoption, if the kid knows their first family name, they can keep it, and attach their new family name to it.

The grammatical structure of names is as follow:

[wedding name] [first name] [family name]

Examples
Born: Fergus Tennet
After Wedding: Mimosa Fergus Tennet
Name of the kid: Lozi Mimosa

Biological parent: Solange Hotupa
Foster parent: Rieva Milda Illiaris
Name of the adopted kid: Kayla Hotupa-Rieva

Religion

Agmāri traditionally worship a pantheon of gods, mainly the Triad, composed of the three gods Lea, Elzidiur, and Jovol, whose influence is intricate to many other societal norms, such as gender, family unit, or even death rituals.

While non-believers are uncommon and not well regarded, no legal actions are taken against them for their lack of belief. Individual discrimination does exist and may or may not be fought against by local authorities.

Belief on the Great Flux Barrier

In ancient Agmāri tradition, "mahar" means magma and refers to the earth. They see the world as half a sphere atop a tower of lava, and the icy south of the Mighty Lands is a path to the land of the dead. The sun is a ball of fire that emerge each day from the lava, every day literally being a new sun. The moon was a ball of lava that the gods froze because it went to high in the sky. The stars are said to be the eyes of the gods, watching over the world.

Discrimination

Humans

Seen as commoners, by the past humans were considered less evolved than hybrids, and as such, refused education and closed off from certain jobs. Nowadays, discrimination against humans is not tolerated, but the thought that hybrids are somewhat superior is still subtly engrained in society.

Dreqs

Non-native to Agmār, there are wide communities of dreqs throughout the country, and they are not a rare sight anymore. Dreqs born in Agmār receive a gender just like humans and hybrids. Although the official government stance towards dreqs is of acceptance, there still exist some animosity against them throughout the land, and violence towards them is still tolerated in some parts of the country. Short dreqs are often called "pixies", which is considered a slur by most.

Culture

Calendar

Mahar years count 320 days each.

The Agmāri calendar is divided into 9 months, of either 32 days (short) or 36 days (long). This leaves 8 remaining days at the end of the year which are celebrated as a two weeks holiday before the new year. Each year is under the influence of a god of the Triad, cycling between Lea, Elzidiur, and Jovol.

The months are organised in chunks of three, going short-long-long. Each month is associated with a deity, from either the Triad (short) or the Hexad (long). In order, the nine months are under the influence of Lea, Eboder, Raoul, Elzidiur, Roksk, Nisse, Jovol, Dantala, and Tatsha.

The weeks are 4 days long, with three days of work, and one day of rest. Every day is associated with a deity. In order, the three work days are under the influence of Lea, Elzidiur, and Jovol. The rest day is under the influence of the monthly deity.

The 8 last days are under the influence of the yearly deity.

This calendar has been used since the beginnings of the Agmāri civilisation, although the presence and position of the last 8 days has moved over decades until it stabilised into this current modern form.

The calendar resets every time a Great Tremor happens, which are nationwide earthquakes which typically happen every 500 years.

Gender

Agmār has three social genders, assigned at birth depending on the day of the year.

Lean

Born under the god Lea. They are seen as kind people, thriving for justice, and never giving up. In English, pronouns are la/lar/lam. Color: red. Shape: rhombus.

Elzen

Born under the god Elzidiur. They are seen as passionate people, loyal to their friends and family, fueled by righteous anger. In English, pronouns are ze/zir/zim. Color: yellow. Shape: square.

Jov

Born under the god Jovol. They are seen as wise people, upholding their responsability, able to spread harmony around them. In English, pronouns are ov/or/om. Color: pale blue. Shape: circle.

Yad

Term used for non-agmāri, considered non-gendered unless specified otherwise. In English, pronouns are ey/eir/em.

Diet

Agmāri are culturally vegetarian, as from their long tradition of communicating with animals, killing them is akin to murder. As such, they do not use products from animals such as leather or fur, instead using other natural materials for equivalent results - notably, wooden leather. They do, however, still consume some products from animals by trading with them, such as silk and honey.

Common Food

Fruits and vegetables are cultivated for consumption.

Holiday Food

Honey and fatty foods.

Fashion

Agmāri look for practicality in their clothing.

Common Wear

Long or short tunics on their own or with a pair of trousers. Simple cloth shoes with a wooden sole, or leather boots. Tunic collars are tied with strings. Colours commonly match the wearer's gender.

Accessories

They like to wear belts with pouches, necklaces with pendants and lockets, large rings. Earrings are reserved to married people.

Luxuries

Dark blue, indigo, and pink dyes are rare, and seeing these colours in clothing denotes of a high social status. Intricate collar string patterns.

Enchanted Clothing

It is common for hybrids to wear simple clothing that are enchanted to fuse with them when they turn into their animal, that way they aren't naked when they turn back to their human form.

Mux Suspenders

Suspenders crossed on the front mounted with gems or other minerals are commonly wore by mux as flux batteries and a sign of "don't fuck with me".

Relationships

The ideal family unity is a triad consiting of each of every gender, as it is believed that each has its own role to fullfil, accomplishing a perfect balance.

In current modern Agmār, a triad of any gender combination is also accepted, but not traditional. Couples are still frowned upon and believed to be uncomplete. Units of more than 3 people are considered aberrant.

A special case of mega-families can be observed in some parts of the country, when three triads come together, forming a family of 9 parents.

Death Rituals

All Agmāri death rituals are based on bringing the body back to the earth it came from, and letting life feed on it. The exact method of disposing of the body depends on the gender of the deceased (listed underneath), but all these techniques also have common practices.

A wake of up to two weeks takes place before the burial, at the family home, where friend and family gather around the body of the deceased. During this time, the family weave the burial wrap directly onto the body (when necessary). It is during the wake that a lock of hair/fur/feathers (or sometimes teeth) may be taken to later make their death token, as well as mourning jewellery.

The burial ceremony has to take place on a day of the deceased gender. Religious officials overview the ceremony, and the family may partake in the burial process. It is punctuated by chanting of religious texts related to the deity/deities the deceased worshipped.

After the ceremony, the death token will be made. It is our equivalent of a tombstone. It's a large locket, in the shape of the deceased gender, filled with a piece from their body and tree sap, and engraved with their names, dates of birth and death, and an epitaph. It's kept in the home and transmitted in the family through generations.

Lean

Inhumation. A shallow hole is dug and the body, in a woven wrap (commonly willow), laid in it, before covering it back with soil. Some kind of plant may be planted, the species of it depending on the region the inhumation takes place in.

Elzen

Wetland burial. The body, in a woven wrap (commonly reed), is laid in a shallow pool. If there's no wetland in proximity, and no possibility to move the body, a vertical inhumation may be practiced; in that case, the body must be wetted before put into the earth.

Jov

Sky burial. Traditionally, the body is laid naked atop a hill, left to be scavenged by birds. Nowadays, cities usually have a high tower for this expressed purpose. When only bones are left, they're taken back to the family, and crushed into a fine powder that is either mixed with wine or paint.

Triumvirate: Nikolé Sofin-Tord, Lozi Mimosa, Martus Burdo

Type

National Territory

Location under

Primitive Lands

Included Locations

• Dākur

Official Language

Akanā

Demonym

Agmāri

Religion

Agmāri Pantheon

Capital

Dākur