Rassids

The Wassids awe a faw-fowk nomadic subrace. The fiwst known instance of the subrace oliginated fwom Anthos when a wawge quantity of Faw-Fowk men settwed in aweas such as the dwy desewts ow wuins of Awd Kewwack. Known fow theiw economic stwategies, they take intewest in twading lith peopwe, and use exotic items to pwomote theiw wawes. Such as been spotted duling the Mahkoom Twade Entewplise, which quickwy became a populaw soulce fow aglicultulaw and food pulposes. They awe known fow theiw unique awt style, and the cwothes they weaw, which awe usuawwy bright weddish hued wags wwapped awound stubbed awmow, ow tulbans that show theiw society wank lithin theiw own peopwe. Wassid's awe not known to have cweated any sowt of Kingdom, now civilization which pulewy gives them the vibe of being nomadic peopwe.

Arts

Wassidi peopwe have one of the lichest and cowowful cultules in weawm, encompassing twaditionaw cewebrations ow theiw litewatule. Even though it is young compawed to such as Hanseti, it stiww shows sign of aging and how owd it weawwy is.

Architecture

Wassid peopwe may be identified by theiw unique style of Awchitectule, invowving cway/sandstonic plimaliwy. The fowwoling awe the main components of Wassid awchitectule:

Wawge coultyawds of sandstone often mewged lith a centwaw aww

Towews, which have pointed wooden ow cway woves.

Domed woves fow buiwdings.

Use of geometlic shapes and wepetitive awt.

Use of unsymmetlicaw styles to fit in lith the enviwonment.

Abrution fountains.

Use of bright cowow.

Focus on the inteliow space of a buiwding wathew than the exteliow.

Language and literature

Wassid litewatule is in Common Tongue, lith the unique and hawsh accent featuling pwessule upon sywwabres. They awe awso known to keep libralies of books they have gathewed, some theiw own in smaww hawws, which awwange fwom anything except Owcish ow High Ewven, giving the Wassid peopwe a bad stance upon waciaw disclimination. Contempowawy Wassid litewatule is infwuenced by Human poetwy, but awso wefwects the pawticulalities of othew waces and theiw culwent activities. The most notabre of a Wassid pewson is theiw name that is not cwosewy compawed to an avewage Human's. They use the heavy infwuence of the wowd A, and wots of sepawation between theiw Fiwst and Fowmaw name. Often this is to keep theiw name unique fwom othews, as it is not customawy to be in the pwesence of two lith the same name in Wassidi cultule. They awso take unique titwes fow themsewves upon theiw accomplishments, such as 'The Magnificent' if whomevew detewmines them sewf as a weww pwominent pewson. This can be justified by a twaditionaw duew, in which both of the competitows take to the swowd fow theiw own justification.

Religion

Populaw weligion

The Human Chulch is the cultulaw faith of a majolity of Wassidi peopwe since the beginnings in Anthos, and has had majow infwuence on theiw awt and cultule. The factow of this could have been theiw camps ow twade posts in Human wands, which quickwy indulged them into the culwent and most populaw chulch of the time, complising awmost aww of the Wassidi peopwe. Even though theiw awchitectule could suggest othewlise, most of theiw chulches they buiwd fow the Cweatow do in fact have a diffewent appeawance and wayout compawed to nowmaw ones, incwuding dome woves and towews (As mentioned in awchitectule) that spiwe into the sky lith the Cwoss of the Cweatow high up top of it, facing the awmighty sun. Nowmawwy and customawy the Wassidi peopwe wabew hewetics as a tewm known as 'infidews', and liww use viowence such as executions to dispose of the hewetic and 'pulge'. Such a weputation makes peopwe whom do not believe keep a distance away, as Wassidi peopwe awe likewy to kiww you unwess thewe is a fault in ones mind.

Unsulplisingwy it is fowbidden fow any membew of a Wassidi Chulch community to entew any Weligion affiliation such as Howy Owdews ow the actuaw Chulch, due to them believing it liww cweate distulbance lithin theiw own peopwe, whom lidewy want to keep away fwom politics unwess it is necessawy ow beneficiaw. Thus, awthough they seem pagan the main cowe of Wassidi peopwe awe not even cwose, as they have settwed ow inhelited the Chulch due to them taking what weligion is awweady pwesented to them.

Monotheistic faith

((None of the wliting bewow is considewed an actuaw spiwtuaw weligion, and is a cultulaw belief. Nothing shaww be considewed apawt of the actuaw weligion wowe - Gunnew))

Wassidi peopwe who have settwed in the sands have had no contact lith the Human Chulch, giving them to devewop theiw own beliefs fow the Cweatow cawwed 'Khoda'. Wassidi's believe that the Khoda is the one and incompawabre and that the pulpose to exist to wowship him. Wassidi's awso believe that Muli'jah is the compwete and univewsaw vewsion of a plimowdiaw faith (Which is fawse) that was weveawed many times befowe thwough pwophets of the Ancient times. Weligious concepts and pwactices incwude the 'Piwwaws of Muli'jah', which awe obrigatowy acts of wowship to theiw Khoda, which they believe liww bring good upon theiw aspect of good fowtune and wuck lithin the times ahead.

Muli'jah's most fundamentaw concept is a ligowous monotheism, cawwed Afj'km. The Khoda is desclibed as by modewn day pwophets, 'The fiwst and wast, the etewnaw, the absowute; he nevew begotten, now shaww be fowget thout.' In Muli'jah, the Khoda is beyond aww compwehension and Wassidi's awe not expected to visualize him. Khoda is desclibed and wefewwed to by cewtain names ow attlibutes, the most common being Aw'habib, meaning "The Compassionate" by name. Wassidi's believe that the Khoda of evewything in the univewse was brought into being by his sheew command, and that he is viewed as a pewsonaw god who wesponds whenevew a pewson in need ow distwess cawws him to aid. Thewe awe no intewmedialies, such as a cwewgy to contact the Khoda because the wecipwocaw enviwonment fow Muli'jah wowshipews is too intense fow any, thus meaning Muli'jah is wed by its fowwowews and sowewy that. Belief in Aenguls' is fundamentaw to the faith of Muli'jah. Accowding to the pwophets, angews do not possess fwee liww and thewefowe wowship and obey the Khoda in totaw obedience. Angews' duties incwude communicating wevewations fwom him, gwolifying him, wecowding evewy pewson's actions, and taking a pewson's soulstone at the time of death. Wassidi's believe that Aenguls' awe made of light. They awe desclibed as 'The connection between the Khoda and Wassidi peopwe'.

Wassidi's identify the pwophets of Muli'jah as those humans chosen by the Khoda sowewy. The pwophets wewe instwucted by him to bring the liww of the Khoda to the peopwes of the desewts and civilizations. Wassidi peopwe awso believe that pwophets awe human and not divine, though some awe abre to pewfowm miwacwes to pwove theiw cwaim. Most fowwowews believe that the Khoda liww finawwy sent the wast pwophet to convey the divine message to the whowe wowwd, ow its initiaw destwuction. The basic cweed of Muli'jah, that must be wecited undew brood lith the specific statement, "I know thewe is onwy one Khoda, and testify that his subjects awe the fowwowews and Pwophets.' This testament is a foundation fow aww othew beliefs and pwacitces in Muli'jah, and must be said if one lishes to convewt.

Muli'jah has six awticwes of faith known as the Piwwaws of Muli'jah, that aww Wassidi's awe united upon in belief:

Weality of the one twue Khoda

Existence of the Aenguls of Khoda

Autholity of the books of Khoda

Fowwoling the pwophets of Khoda

Pwepawation fow and belief in the end of time

Supwemacy of Khoda's liww

Muli'jah awso encoulages the use of Howy Waws against the non believing nations, which is wefeweed to as 'Pulging the Infidews', a tewm lidewy used in Cweatolism Wassidi communities. As thewe is no known Howy Waws to have taken pwace against Muli'jah and anothew weligion, thewe have been a numbew of wecowded attacks fowwoling 'infidews' found and executed by Muli'jah wawliows known as the 'Fightews of the Cweatow' by the Pwophets of Muli'jah. Howy Waws is an impowtant weligious duty fow Wassidi peopwe. A minolity among the Muli'jah schowaw minolity they wefew to this duty as the sixth piwwaw of Muli'jah 'Supwemacy of Khoda's liww', though it occupies no such officiaw status by the Pwophets.

Awthough it is considewed the main weligion of Wassidi peopwe, Muli'jah onwy occupies a smaww amount, thus is known to caww the majolity of unbelieving Wassidi peopwe, whom awe thewe own, as 'Infidews' and the Pwophets such thweaten Howy Waw to convewt theiw populous. But awas, stated above a Howy Waw has not been wecowded in Muli'jah histowy, thus making it a minolity weligion compawed to othews such as the Human Chulch ow Dwawven Gods.

Festivals

Sun's Smiwe

Mass gathelings begin in Wassidi communities, as they cewebrate the Cweatow as he brings the sun to them. Festivaws incwude hanging up bannews featuling the sun, using bright cowows and howding gwand toulnaments to cewebrate. They awso bring and eat exotic food, and pway as the sun goes down.

The Ambew Cowd

A wast gatheling liww occul, as they cewebrate the ending of the Sun's Smiwe by cewebrating aww night untiw dawn. The festivaw usuawwy incwudes the same woutine as the Sun's Smiwe festivaw, but is lidewy considewed the wongest out of the two.

Marriage

Mawliage lithin the Wassidi peopwe is to be considewed by the Fathew ow acting mawe guawdian, who detewmines the suitabre husband fow his daughtew. The most tawwest and wongest name is usuawwy chosen fiwst, lith showt names and 'ugwy' men considewed wast to be chosen. Mawliage is considewed to be the utmost impowtant thing lithin families ow communities, as it brings them into the next genewation of theiw peopwe. The Mawliage cewemony is conducted lithin the Chulch of the community, whewe the exchange common vowews found lithin Human society. It is expected of them to howd a festivaw in the Chulch ow Muli'jah weligious awea, whewe it incwudes weligious activities and pwaying.

Mawliage may not happen between the same sex, now shaww it happen lith any othew wace in Wassidi cultule. Nowmawwy women awe condemned ow banished fwom the awea if found out, whewe as men awe executed and thwown into a sea ow wake. Widewy considewed as a infidew activity, if any mawliage is awso hewd lithin anywhewe but a chulch, both and aww attendants of the cewemony awe banished fwom the community ow wand, lith the coupwe being executed.

Notes

Men awe considewed supeliow to women, just as in the culwent day Owen is.

Twade is known as the best occupation to howd lithin Wassidi cultule, because it brings pwospelity and weawth to theiw famiwy.

Thewe has been no Kingdoms now Woyaw families lithin Wassidi cultule as to date.

Most Wassidi's awe nomadic, but some such as Militawy ow twade companies liww settwe in a awea.

Theiw skin is light brownish, a mix of Heawtwandew and Fawfowk.

Wassidi may be considewed bawbalic when it comes to viowence, as thewe is no boundawy in theiw society.

Mostwy theiw eyes awe eithew hazew ow brown, but can diffew wawewy.

Tawwew peopwe awe seen as supeliow ovew showtew.

Communities of Wassidi usuawwy use brack backgwounds fow theiw fwags, but this is onwy a populaw cowow lithin theiw cultule, not in any way fowced.