Azzta

Azzta is the god of Azztanism, the primary religion in Utlia, Azzta is said to be a colossal Mor-Crab, who watches over and protects its chosen land, that being Utlia.

Origins

Azzta's origins before landing on Utlia are unknown, the widely believed version is that Utlian explorer, Vyren Kiyrn was the discoverer of the Crater of Azzta and therefore, the only person to ever speak with Azzta in the Maaryn Cave during the Frish Explorations he carried out in 1800 TT. Kiyrn then wrote and distributed "Azztanism" This was his book detailed what he learned and how Azztanists should behave. It popularized Azztanism in the rapidly developing Frish Kingdom, the religion then began to spread to the Eutan Kingdom.

In the book, Kiyrn writes that Azzta was dormant, floating throughout the cosmos when it crashed into Utlia thousands of years prior to human settlement and crawled out of the Crater and settled in a nearby cave (now the Maaryn Cave.) Out of this cave Azzta spawned the national animal of Utlia, the common mor-crab, Azzta then birthed the rest of Utlias' many crab species.

Character

Azzta is believed to be a protector of the Utlian people and the island of Utlia. In Azztanism he is confused by Kiyrns entrance into the Maaryn but still happy to have Kiyrn begin the religion.

Worship

The worship of Azzta takes the form of religious eating and effigy burning mainly. The two prayer forms are done both in the home and at special local shrines.

Impact

The actual date and location of Azztas landing are unknown and up for debate. There are two leading theories behind his impact, the first one being the Yureky-Ut theory and the second being the Central Crash theory.

Yureky-Ut

This theory is the idea that Azzta landed sometime between 100,000 and 250,000 years before the calming, around the same time many scientists believe the first Utlians would begin forming hunter-gatherer groups. The location of the crash in this theory is in the modern settlement of Yureky-Ut, a town close to the Maaryn and located in the Northern Valley of Azznin; the resulting crash would have created the Mers mountain range throughout Mountange and Azznin. This was the leading theory prior to the calming but has since undergone a dip in belief, with the majority of Azztanists and Azz'marin clergy believing in the Central Crash. The Yureky-Ut theory was first written about by Neyern Syeiko, a prominent early Azztanist and theologian.

Central Crash

The Central Crash theory was developed shortly after the calming, in 2 PC as

Stowaway discovery

Main article: Syet-pryen

In 5 PC a number of tests were done across Utlia by microbiologists, genetic scientists and life scientists. The tests confirmed that at-least 25% of Utlias life did not originate from Utlia. This has led to the idea that