Difference between revisions of "Azir"

== Geography ==

{{image|Azir and Client States.jpg|side=right|width=400px|Azir and the states of the Azish Empire on the world map}}

 

To the southeast, it is bordered by the nation of [[Emul]] along a river that serves as Azir's only way to access the sea. The smaller nations of [[Tashikk]], [[Yezier]] and [[Desh]] lay to the west, while in the north, it shares a long border with [[Yulay]].{{map ref|Roshar}}

* [[Mazzu]] - a town in northwestern Azir.{{map ref|Eastern Makabak}}

 

 

==History==

 

=== Heraldic Epochs ===

 

 

=== Era of Solitude ===

 

 

 

==== Sadees's Occupation ====

 

 

 

 

In the centuries since Sadees's conquest, Azir rose to the position of the cultural and political center of [[Makabak]]. Many of the surrounding Makabaki nations became client states to it, leading to the formation of the Azish Empire — a semi-formal name for the group of states led by the [[Prime Aqasix]] in all international matters.{{book ref|sa3|12}}

 

=== True Desolation ===

 

At the same time, Azimir was exchanging messages with [[Dalinar Kholin]]'s budding coalition in [[Urithiru]].{{book ref|sa3|12}} With [[Sadees]]'s conquests still a sore memory, the Azish were initially unwilling to unlock their [[Oathgate]] or allow the Alethi armies into their city.{{book ref|sa3|28}} However, after the talks with the [[singer]]s fell through, they finally agreed, and ended up joining the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|64}} The failure with the singers might have been influenced by the arrival of the [[Fused]], who organized them into an army and took them south to [[Marat]] in preparation for the attack on [[Thaylen City]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}

When the coalition leaders assumed that the [[Voidbringer]]s would attack [[Jah Keved]], the Azish agreed to send five battalions of their troops there to aid in repelling the attack.{{book ref|sa3|96}} Later, when Thaylen City was pinpointed as the true battle site, they moved their fleet to the nearby shores to intercept the Voidbringer forces.{{book ref|sa3|111}} However, following the translation of the [[Eila Stele]] and the revelations that it spurred, the Azish backed out, along with their ships. Their resolve to abandon the others was strengthened when they saw Alethi attacking the Thaylens, as they were not aware that the Alethi forces in question were [[Amaram]]'s forces under the influence of [[Nergaoul]].{{book ref|sa3|116}}

 

 

 

==Politics==

When the Prime issues a mandate to the public, citizens have one month to make their grievances known before being forced to comply. These grievances are often displayed as logical arguments and protests.{{book ref|sa3|65}}

 

 

The Azish soldiers have excellent discipline, but their individual soldiers do not fight as well as Alethi.{{book ref|sa4|47}} Although their pike blocks are less mobile than Alethi, they are extremely well coordinated.{{book ref|sa4|47}}

 

The Azish decorate their tents with lots of furniture and tapestries, they also bring many servants with them on campaign.{{book ref|sa4|101}}

 

The Azish do not maintain a fleet of ships, as they are a land-locked country. However, [[Tashikk]] has a number of ships that are staffed partially by Azish troops and thus serve the Empire as a whole. There seem to be no battalions dedicated wholly to ship-side service; rather, select battalions rotate some of their soldiers in and out of the navy.{{book ref|sa3|107}}

 

In times of peace, the fleet's duty is to patrol "the grand waterway" — an unspecified body of water that may correspond to the river between Azir and [[Emul]] — but they are capable of further excursions, all the way to [[Thaylenah]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} The fleet possesses both smaller outriders, called scouts, and bigger warships, among them troop carriers.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The [[Prime Aqasix]] has his own dedicated vessel, smaller than the navy units.{{book ref|sa3|116}}

 

 

 

Azir is known to have very few [[Soulcaster]]s, the most famous of which has the ability to Soulcast bronze.{{book ref|sa3|65}} Many buildings in [[Azimir]] have bronze domes, and the Prime's palace even has decorative Soulcast bronze trees.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} The country also has several [[Shardblade]]s, known as the Imperial Shardblades. It is unknown how many of them are there or who wields them, but they can be loaned out to the Empire's member states for various services. The city of [[Yeddaw]] in [[Tashikk]] was created using Imperial Shardblades.{{book ref|sa2.5|2}} Though it can be presumed that the Empire also possesses [[Shardplate]], it is unknown how many sets of it are in their hands.

 

|[[Dalinar]] on the Azish language.{{book ref|sa3|65}}

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The Azish have their own system of writing, separate from the various [[Vorin]] scripts. It is described as looking like little markings that resemble [[cremling]] tracks to non-speakers. Additionally, the various patterns that the Azish put on their furniture, decorations, and clothing all have distinct meanings, which can be read and understood by a trained scribe.{{book ref|sa3|65}}

The Azish priests, called '''scions''', are government officials. Both men and women can become one.{{book ref|sa3|12}} Their main duty appears to be taking care of the spiritual side of the bureaucracy's day-to-day workings — they are seen blessing formal meetings and interpreting omens and events to discern the will of the Kadasixes.{{book ref|sa2|i|9}} They also serve as clerks and scribes. Scions can be found in all ranks of the bureaucracy, with the most influential ones serving as the members of the Prime's circle of advisors along with the [[vizier]]s.{{book ref|sa3|53}}{{book ref|sa3|116}}

 

 

Unlike [[Vorin]] [[ardent]]s, scions are free men and women. In fact, becoming a high-ranking scion, or a priest-minister, is one of the highest honors for the Azish.{{book ref|sa3|12}}