Artossans (Are - toss - ans)

The term Artossan refers to the indigenous people of the nation called Artossa, which would come to be a region in the southeastern part of Drakr. The Artossans are an ethno-religious group identified by their ethnicity but unified by common religious beliefs. Artossan people are most definitely distinguished by their red eyes which persist as a dominant genetic trait.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Hodiah, Tirzah, Bityah, Abia, Keshet

Masculine names

Ziauddin, Elyas, Alim, Zelim, Magdi, Jinan

Family names

Al-Ridha

Culture

Culture and cultural heritage

The Artossans live lives of simplicity and piety as part of their religious creed. It is likely that their strict code of religious conduct and discipline was borne from the severity of the land, which is not largely farmable and contains very few natural resources.

Shared customary codes and values

The culture of the Artossan people is steeped heavily in their religious ideology and traditionalism which marks the god Amon as the sole true god and lord of all creation.

Foods & Cuisine

Artossans utilise lots of spices in their cuisine. Their staple food is rice, using it in dishes like curries and paellas.

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Red is the color of life, and the color of death. Red is sight, knowing, loving, missing, mourning, and promises. Red is the living blood of the desert. In the desert, rain is important. Sacred. A gift from Amon to Their children. There are prayers and songs to bring rain, dances performed under the first drops.

Funerary and Memorial customs

Dying under the blue sky, under the watch of Amon is the preferred way to pass. Family and friends of the deceased keep vigil. Instead of black, red is the color of mourning.

Common Taboos

All life is seen as a precious gift of Amon. They are commanded not to kill without reason. The most contentious point of of the Artossan religion is its rejection of theurgy. They consider it a practise based in sacreligious hubris, perverting the natural creations of Artossa.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Children of the desert have sun darkened skin and crimson eyes, such that their irises are referred to as 'the lifeblood of the desert.'

Savta - Grandmother Zayde - Uncle Tatteh - Father Ima - Grandfather Havtacha - Promise