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Economy of Puertego
	San Lina, the financial capital of Puertego
Currency	Damillo (DMO, Đ)
Fiscal year	Calendar year
Country group	Developing/Emerging; Lower-middle income economy;
Statistics
GDP	$1,108,410,624,000 (nominal, 2027 est.)
GDP rank	10th (nominal, 2028 est.);
GDP growth	9.2% (2027)
GDP per capita	$13,040 (nominal, 2027 est.)
GDP per capita rank	6th (nominal, 2027)
GDP by sector	agriculture: 25%; industry: 66%; services: 4%;
Inflation (CPI)	12.5%;
Population below poverty line	36% living at or below $3.20 a day (2026)
Gini coefficient	50.8 high
Human Development Index	Template:IncreasePositive 0.646 medium
Labour force	96 million (July 2028); 80% employment rate (July 2028);
Labour force by occupation	agriculture: 57%; industry: 33%; services: 10%; (2016);
Unemployment	1.2% (official numbers) 11.7% (estimated)
Average gross salary	Đ7,152,640 ($325.12) monthly (2027)
Average net salary	Đ4,770,920 ($216.86) monthly (2027)
Main industries	machinery; steel; cement; chemicals; food processing; lumber; mining; textiles; construction; alchohol;
Ease-of-doing-business rank	Easy #76 (2027)
External
Export goods	Tin, Natural Rubber, Sugar, Fish, Chemicals, Iron, Steel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Tobacco, Aluminum, Nickel, Zinc, Textiles, Machinery, Alcohol, Cement, Lithium, Paper, Diamonds, Refined Petroleum, Processed Food
Import goods	Grains, Corn, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizer, Livestock, Automobiles, Electronics, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Electricity, Broadcasting Equipment
FDI stock	$512 billion (31 December 2027 est.); Abroad: $8 million (31 December 2027 est.);
Current account	$37,033 million (2028 est.)
Gross external debt	$1,086,181,153,981 (31 December 2027 est.)
Public finances
Public debt	77% of GDP (FY 2027)
Budget balance	+ 0.7% of CDP
Credit rating	Scope:; BB; Outlook: Stable;
Foreign reserves	$105.2 billion
	; All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

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The economy of Puertego is a mixed socialist-oriented market economy with the private sector allowed to operate in much of the economy though state control still being common in many industries such as utilities and natural resources. The economy is one of the fastest growing on the continent with it consistently measuring 8-9% GDP growth every year with the economy showing no real signs of slowing in its growth any time soon unless a catastrophic event hits the economy unexpectedly. While the economy has seen rapid and continuous growth ever since 2008 there are still many people who critique many aspects of the economy such as the massive income inequality and poverty allowed to exist in it with Puertego having some of the worst income inequality in the entire world, there has also been criticism towards the countries heavy corruption in state run industries, lack of wage growth despite the growing economy, and the lack of a lot of social welfare commonly found in other countries.

The Puertegan economy was formerly almost exclusively based on farming cash crops and selling them abroad with things such as sugar and rubber however in recent times the economy has been moving to a more industrialized one with the country making it very easy and profitable for companies to outsource their production to Puertego, in recent times Puertego has become a large producer of things such as steel, textiles, chemicals, various refined metals, and aluminum though natural resource extraction still remains a large sector of the economy with mining copper, tin, zinc, nickel and other minerals as well as farming sugar, rubber, and tobacco still being large industries in Puertego. Services are a small sector of the economy with the government prioritizing industry and the only real service jobs are in shipping, finance, or banking or government operated utility companies. Remittances are the last part of the Puertegan economy with the country receiving an estimated $70 billion back from the 14 million Puertegan working abroad often in Pelaxia, Cartadinia, and Caphiria. The economy of Puertego is largely export based with exports outnumbering imports on a scale of 12 to 1, the country is one of the world's largest importers of energy with them buying coal, oil, and natural gas from almost anyone aboard who will sell it to them as well as being a large importer of food.

Economic Sectors

Agriculture

Mining

Mining has always been and remains a large part of the Puertegan economy with the country producing according to 2025 data 18,500 tons of tin, 1,400,000 tons of zinc, 270,000 tons of nickel, 24,500 tons of cobalt, 2,400 tons of lithium, 120 tons of gold, 4,160 tons of silver, and 45,000,000 tons of iron ore. It is estimated through official state numbers that 14% of the population is employed through mining with wages in the sector being barely below average for Puertego and all being employed in the state-run mining company with private companies in that sector being disallowed by law granting the state a complete monopoly on mining operations in Puertego.

Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry in Puertego has experienced rapid growth in recent years with the countries cities becoming heavily industrialized, manufacturing accounts for 2/3rds of GDP in Puertego and employs 1/3rd of the countries workforce. In 2030 the government of Puertego announced that the manufacturing industry had been completely privatized with the last few factories of the state-owned cement company being liquidated and the company being disbanded, growth in the sector remains extremely high with it experiencing a growth rate of around 14% yearly. The largest manufacturing sectors in Puertego are metallurgy, cement, chemicals, and textiles with smaller industries in arms, alcohol, machinery, food processing, and arms. In Puertego it's estimated that around 80% of manufacturing businesses are foreign owned with the 20% domestic owned ones almost universally being owned by high-ranking government officials in Puertego.

Construction

Construction in Puertego has been a booming sector since the onset of the nation's rapid industrialization with the demand for new factories in the nation with the building of new factories and infrastructure to accommodate the countries rapidly growing industry as well as the governments large scale projects across the country. Construction in Puertego is privately owned with the state-run construction company being liquidated in 2019 with 4 large-scale privately-owned construction companies all filling its place almost immediately with the companies being owned by the current minister of Internal Security, two former members of the National Assembly, and a high-ranking general in the Puertegan army, however besides the big four construction companies in Puertego there are several much smaller privately owned construction companies which often operate on the grey market in an attempt to dodge taxes on their work with construction estimated to be the largest grey market industry in Puertego by far.

Energy & Other Utilities

The energy and other utility sectors of Puertego remain under complete state control with the state granting itself a monopoly on the sector. The energy sector is primarily fueled through natural gas, crude oil, and coal though hydropower also makes up a sizeable portion of energy generated however the government has made an attempt to switch to less environmentally destructive methods of energy generation with multiple nuclear power plants currently being built in order to meet the nation's growing energy needs. The national energy grid often has trouble producing enough energy to sustain the national energy consumption which spiked significantly after the nations rapid industrialization with the government choosing to save energy for the industrial sector leading to only 1 in every 4-5 streetlights being kept on and scheduled black outs in the nation's cities being a daily occurrence often lasting around 2.5 hours each day and only buildings deemed necessities like government offices and hospitals being unaffected, though there have been initiatives by the government to increase the percentage of the population with access to electricity in their homes only around 45% of Puertegans currently have access with the presence of large amounts of informal housing being a primary obstacle to achiving higher levels. The water industry in Puertego is also state owned just like the electricity industry with many recent improvements to the water supply of Puertego in recent years such as vastly improved sanitation and disinfecting along with access to clean drinking water in cities being almost universal and in rural areas reaching an average of 75% with access.

Banking & Finance

Gambling

The gambling industry in Puertego was originally outlawed in by the 2002 Moral Standards Act which outlawed all unauthorized forms of gambling and provided for penalties ranging from monetary fines to short prison sentences, although the Puertegan government does not list gambling as an offense which someone is able to go to prison over. However, while gambling is still officially illegal in Puertego the law only applies to Puertegan citizens allowing many casinos to operate inside Puertego's borders designed to cater to the interests of tourists with 22 such establishments existing in Puertego. However, despite the restrictions on gambling imposed by the government gambling as a past time has been deeply ingrained in Puertegan culture with men who refuse to take part in gambling often being labeled as unmasculine or cowards with a fear of any risks causing illegal gambling to be a large black-market sector in Puertego with the police force often being paid bribes to look the other way on it. Common forms of illegal gambling in Puertego include cockfights or dogfights, card rooms, and sports books with most of those run by organized crime, the large number of opportunities for gambling plus many Puertegan men feeling they need to gamble due to cultural expectations has led to widespread gambling addiction plaguing Puertego.

Trade & Foreign investment

Foreign Trade

Free Trade

Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment

Labor Market

Unionization

Wages

Labor Export

Welfare

Enviornmental Damages

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-'''Orthodox Arzalism''' is a type of [[Arzalism]] that was the official state religion of Zurgite [[Varshan]] for most of its history. Like other strains of Arzalism, Orthodox Arzalism emphasized sacrifice and believed in a large pantheon of gods. Unlike other Arzal sects, Orthodox Arzalism emphasized the role of the Death God and the preeminance of {{wp|human sacrifice}}.
+The economy of Puertego is a mixed socialist-oriented market economy with the private sector allowed to operate in much of the economy though state control still being common in many industries such as utilities and natural resources. The economy is one of the fastest growing on the continent with it consistently measuring 8-9% GDP growth every year with the economy showing no real signs of slowing in its growth any time soon unless a catastrophic event hits the economy unexpectedly. While the economy has seen rapid and continuous growth ever since 2008 there are still many people who critique many aspects of the economy such as the massive income inequality and poverty allowed to exist in it with Puertego having some of the worst income inequality in the entire world, there has also been criticism towards the countries heavy corruption in state run industries, lack of wage growth despite the growing economy, and the lack of a lot of social welfare commonly found in other countries.
-Although Orthodox Arzalism as the state religion existed for centuries, it took on most of its major features in the 15th century, when the Varshani ruler Žuqul I proclaimed the Death God as the paramount deity over the Sun God. From the [[Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Great Edict of Žuqul]] to the culmination of [[the Deluge]], Orthodox Arzalism was inextricably fused with the Varshani state. After the [[Final War of the Deluge]], Orthodox Arzalism became illegal in [[League-occupied Varshan]] and most places abroad. In the areas of Varshan where Arzalism was reestablished, it was replaced by [[State Arzalism]] while other forms of Arzalism were legalized.
+The Puertegan economy was formerly almost exclusively based on farming cash crops and selling them abroad with things such as sugar and rubber however in recent times the economy has been moving to a more industrialized one with the country making it very easy and profitable for companies to outsource their production to Puertego, in recent times Puertego has become a large producer of things such as steel, textiles, chemicals, various refined metals, and aluminum though natural resource extraction still remains a large sector of the economy with mining copper, tin, zinc, nickel and other minerals as well as farming sugar, rubber, and tobacco still being large industries in Puertego. Services are a small sector of the economy with the government prioritizing industry and the only real service jobs are in shipping, finance, or banking or government operated utility companies. Remittances are the last part of the Puertegan economy with the country receiving an estimated $70 billion back from the 14 million Puertegan working abroad often in [[Pelaxia]], [[Cartadinia]], and [[Caphiria]]. The economy of Puertego is largely export based with exports outnumbering imports on a scale of 12 to 1, the country is one of the world's largest importers of energy with them buying coal, oil, and natural gas from almost anyone aboard who will sell it to them as well as being a large importer of food.
-==Belief system==
+== Economic Sectors ==
-Orthodox Arzalism lacks a {{wp|systematic theology}} or a unified canon of authoritative scriptures. There are a large number of religious texts describing Arzali beliefs, myths, and rituals, but unlike the Bible, Koran, or Vedas, the texts are not held to be divinely-inspired or authoritative in and of themselves. Rather, they are simply considered written records of the priestly caste, who are collectively regarded as divinely inspired and the font of religious knowledge.
+=== Agriculture ===
-===Pantheon===
-The pantheon of Orthodox Arzalism is one of its main distinguishing features, particularly its emphasis of the Death God over that of the creator deity and the major presence of the Raid God.
-====The Sun God====
+=== Mining ===
-The Sun God is the Arzali creator deity, responsible for the creation of the world.
+[[File:Potosi Décembre 2007 - Industrie Minière.jpg|thumb|left|A mine in the eastern mountains of Puertego]]
+Mining has always been and remains a large part of the Puertegan economy with the country producing according to 2025 data 18,500 tons of tin, 1,400,000 tons of zinc, 270,000 tons of nickel, 24,500 tons of cobalt, 2,400 tons of lithium, 120 tons of gold, 4,160 tons of silver, and 45,000,000 tons of iron ore. It is estimated through official state numbers that 14% of the population is employed through mining with wages in the sector being barely below average for Puertego and all being employed in the state-run mining company with private companies in that sector being disallowed by law granting the state a complete monopoly on mining operations in Puertego.
-Human sacrifice to the Sun God shows gratitude to the Sun God and recognition of the Sun as the source of all life by "returning" a life to them. Human sacrifices to the Sun God are only performed at certain times during the year (e.g. harvest and planting festivals), or in times of dire need (e.g. to ward off crop failure), and only at high noon. The Sun God also accepts sacrifices of animals, produce (mainly grain), and incense, which can be made at dawn, noon, or sunset. Sacrifices to the Sun God during nightfall are anathema and punishable by death, either because they are believed to have the effect of sacrificing to the Moon or because they were once used to conceal clandestine Moon worship.
+=== Manufacturing ===
-====The Death God====
+The manufacturing industry in Puertego has experienced rapid growth in recent years with the countries cities becoming heavily industrialized, manufacturing accounts for 2/3rds of GDP in Puertego and employs 1/3rd of the countries workforce. In 2030 the government of Puertego announced that the manufacturing industry had been completely privatized with the last few factories of the state-owned cement company being liquidated and the company being disbanded, growth in the sector remains extremely high with it experiencing a growth rate of around 14% yearly. The largest manufacturing sectors in Puertego are metallurgy, cement, chemicals, and textiles with smaller industries in arms, alcohol, machinery, food processing, and arms. In Puertego it's estimated that around 80% of manufacturing businesses are foreign owned with the 20% domestic owned ones almost universally being owned by high-ranking government officials in Puertego.
-The Death God is the paramount deity in Orthodox Arzalism.
-The Death God accepts both human and animal sacrifices, but the state priesthood accepts animal sacrifices only from worshippers who are too poor to afford slaves.
+=== Construction ===
-====The Blood God====
+Construction in Puertego has been a booming sector since the onset of the nation's rapid industrialization with the demand for new factories in the nation with the building of new factories and infrastructure to accommodate the countries rapidly growing industry as well as the governments large scale projects across the country. Construction in Puertego is privately owned with the state-run construction company being liquidated in 2019 with 4 large-scale privately-owned construction companies all filling its place almost immediately with the companies being owned by the current minister of Internal Security, two former members of the National Assembly, and a high-ranking general in the Puertegan army, however besides the big four construction companies in Puertego there are several much smaller privately owned construction companies which often operate on the grey market in an attempt to dodge taxes on their work with construction estimated to be the largest grey market industry in Puertego by far.
-Devotion to the Blood God is strongest among warriors, who consider him their patron.
-Blood priests practice many rituals involving scarification, body modification, mortification of the flesh, bloodletting, and vampirism. Bullfighting is a popular Blood devotion performed at major festivals by Blood priests who train as matadors. The Blood God accepts human and animal sacrifices, and blood must be spilt in order for the sacrifice to be efficacious. Worshippers may offer their own body parts as sacrifices to the Blood God.
+=== Energy & Other Utilities ===
-====The Pain God====
+The energy and other utility sectors of Puertego remain under complete state control with the state granting itself a monopoly on the sector. The energy sector is primarily fueled through natural gas, crude oil, and coal though hydropower also makes up a sizeable portion of energy generated however the government has made an attempt to switch to less environmentally destructive methods of energy generation with multiple nuclear power plants currently being built in order to meet the nation's growing energy needs. The national energy grid often has trouble producing enough energy to sustain the national energy consumption which spiked significantly after the nations rapid industrialization with the government choosing to save energy for the industrial sector leading to only 1 in every 4-5 streetlights being kept on and scheduled black outs in the nation's cities being a daily occurrence often lasting around 2.5 hours each day and only buildings deemed necessities like government offices and hospitals being unaffected, though there have been initiatives by the government to increase the percentage of the population with access to electricity in their homes only around 45% of Puertegans currently have access with the presence of large amounts of informal housing being a primary obstacle to achiving higher levels. The water industry in Puertego is also state owned just like the electricity industry with many recent improvements to the water supply of Puertego in recent years such as vastly improved sanitation and disinfecting along with access to clean drinking water in cities being almost universal and in rural areas reaching an average of 75% with access.
-The Pain God is the Arzali deity governing both pain and visceral, bodily pleasure, which Varshani culture understands as two sides of the same coin, referring to them by the same word (''riq''). Like the Raid God, the Pain God is unusual among Arzali deities in that she does have prescriptive teachings for how her followers should live. Pain priests teach that devotees should sadistically strive to maximise their own pleasure (and the Pain God's) by maximising the pain of others.
-Worship of the Pain God centres on the torture of human and animal victims. Pain priests have devised (and continue to devise) various methods of tormenting sacrificial victims while maintaining their life and consciousness as much as possible in order to prolong suffering. Pain worship can also include a number of sadistic-masochistic sexual rituals, self-flagellation, and ritual scarification and amputation performed on willing worshippers (often by their own hand) to show devotion.
+=== Banking & Finance ===
-====The Raid God====
-The Raid God is the deity that governs humanity, and his commandments form the bulk of Arzali doctrine regarding government, "ethics", and the social order. Unlike the other Arzali gods, whose relationship to mankind is generally limited to granting divine favour in exchange for sacrifices, the Raid God prescribes how his followers are to behave. Most Varshani social institutions, including the caste system, slavery, the policy of perpetual aggression, and compulsory military service, are believed to have been established by the Raid God.
-The Raid God created the Varshani race, and a plurality of Varshanites claiming divine ancestry believe themselves to be his descendants. All ethnic Varshani (even slaves) owe worship to the Raid God. The "Martial among Gentiles" also worship the Raid God, and their devotion to him forms the religious basis of their more privileged status in society. However, they can only make sacrifices to him collectively, in order to obtain divine favour for their race as a whole, whereas Varshanites can petition him as individuals. Non-Varshanites who do not belong to the martial races are forbidden from sacrificing or praying to the Raid God, and doing so is punishable by enslavement (for free persons) or death (for slaves and repeat offenders). People enslaved for this reason become the property of the temple system.
-The Raid God only accepts human sacrifices. Historically, victims were required to be captives of war, but due to constraints on the supply of captives in more modern times, it is now permissible to sacrifice slaves descended from war captives. The priestly caste has created a fairly extensive bureaucracy to certify the captive lineage of slaves and regulate the supply of acceptable sacrifices to the Raid God.
+=== Gambling ===
-The Raid God is closely associated with [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]], an era of large scale military raids and demographic destruction against the [[North Songun civilization]].
+The gambling industry in Puertego was originally outlawed in by the 2002 Moral Standards Act which outlawed all unauthorized forms of gambling and provided for penalties ranging from monetary fines to short prison sentences, although the Puertegan government does not list gambling as an offense which someone is able to go to prison over. However, while gambling is still officially illegal in Puertego the law only applies to Puertegan citizens allowing many casinos to operate inside Puertego's borders designed to cater to the interests of tourists with 22 such establishments existing in Puertego. However, despite the restrictions on gambling imposed by the government gambling as a past time has been deeply ingrained in Puertegan culture with men who refuse to take part in gambling often being labeled as unmasculine or cowards with a fear of any risks causing illegal gambling to be a large black-market sector in Puertego with the police force often being paid bribes to look the other way on it. Common forms of illegal gambling in Puertego include cockfights or dogfights, card rooms, and sports books with most of those run by organized crime, the large number of opportunities for gambling plus many Puertegan men feeling they need to gamble due to cultural expectations has led to widespread gambling addiction plaguing Puertego.
-====The Fire and Lightning God====
+== Trade & Foreign investment ==
-The Fire God accepts only burnt offerings. These can take the form of animals, grain, incense, tobacco, oil, or burnt effigies; but the highest form of sacrifice to the Fire God is to immolate a human victim alive. Fire priests make extensive use of incense, tobacco, cannabis, and ash in their rituals.
+=== Foreign Trade ===
-====The Rain God====
+=== Free Trade ===
-One of the oldest Arzali deities, the Rain God was the second most revered figure in Primitive Arzalism after the Sun God. The Rain God is worshipped throughout the country and features prominently in the rites of Orthodox Arzalism, but a much more extensive Rain Cult exists in rural areas among the agricultural population.
-The highest form of sacrifice to the Rain God is by throwing live victims into sacred limestone {{wp|cenotes}}, although it is also licit to use purpose-built {{wp|cisterns}} or certain sacred lakes and waterfalls for this purpose. Urban Rain Temples mostly sacrifice victims by drowning in tanks with glass walls. The most prestigious sacrificial cenote for the worship of the Rain God was [name], until 2022 when its aperture was collapsed by a [[Kiravian Army Air Corps|Kiravian airstrike]].
+=== Foreign Debt, Aid, and Investment ===
-====The Earth God====
+== Labor Market ==
-Sacrifices to the Earth God are made by burying victims alive or by burying them up to the neck and stoning them to death. There are also two Earth Temples specially authorised to crush victims using large rocks. Burying the remains of victims sacrificed to other gods is also considered an act of Earth Worship.
+=== Unionization ===
-====Victory Goddess====
+=== Wages ===
-The goddess of {{wp|military victory|victory}}, often referred to as ''dabz nakaz'' ("Sweet Victory"), is an important deity to the martial and civic dimensions of Arzalism and Varshani culture. As with Raideron (see above), the Victory Goddess demands captives of war as sacrifices, and such sacrifices are made to commemorate important military victories in Varshani history, as well as during times of war after successful battles. Waršani warriors do not seek Dabz Nakaz's favour or intervention to aid them in battle. Rather, they go to battle to prove their worth and devotion to her, and undertake fasts or painful acts of physical penitence in her name after military defeats. Dabz Nakaz is the most prominent Arzali deity described and portrayed with expressly feminine attributes.
-====God-Emperors and God-Kings====
+=== Labor Export ===
-The ''Zûrg'' ("Emperor") and Preclassical Varshani kings (''wuz'') are accorded the status of {{wp|Demigod|demigods}} in orthodox Arzalism, being viewed (like many other aristocratic Varshanis) as having divine ancestry from birth and as semi-divine figures during their reign, before being {{wp|deification|deified}} upon their death. The Shorter Book of Worship, a major Arzali text, expresses this distinction succinctly: "While the Zûrg rules under the favour of the Sun [God], all owe him obedience. While he holds court in Death's halls, all owe him their sacrifices. All shall pay what they owe."
-Most recorded Zûrgs have at least one temple dedicated to them, most of which were constructed during their reign and house their tomb. Several less notable Zûrgs with shorter reigns are entombed (and many more are worshipped) at the Temple of Kings, which forms part of the Great Death Temple complex in Anzo. Typically, sacrifices to a God-King peak with the dedication of their temple and steadily decline the longer they have been dead, with slight upticks corresponding to the weddings and coronations of their sons and grandsons. Temples dedicated to long-dead God-Kings are rarely visited and sparingly staffed, with clerical posts there highly sought after as sinecures by the priestly caste. However, there are several God-Kings who are exceptions to this rule and continue to regularly receive sacrifices, often at multiple temple sites, long after their death. These include:
+=== Welfare ===
-*'''Biji -''' Commenced the Varshani transition from a migratory warrior tribe to a state society by conquering the city of Hoklo, which became the Varshani city-state of Anzo.
+== Enviornmental Damages ==
-*'''Žuqul I (the Great) -''' Founded orthodox Arzalism by establishing the primacy of the Death God over the Sun God.
-*'''Burušo IV (the Moonslayer) -''' Destroyed the Kulukusi, an advanced, Moon-worshipping civilisation that stood as the Varshani kingdom's main strategic rival.
-*'''Angbal I -''' First Zûrg of the Ninth Dynasty, who reunified the empire by winning the Sixth Varshani Civil War, killing and enslaving entire cities for their allegiance to the defeated factions. He is credited with expanding the cult of the Raid God and the use of enslavement (previously reserved for conquered non-Varshani peoples) as a penalty for crimes.
-====Other figures====
-*'''The Moon''' - Sometimes referred to by scholars as the "Arzali Satan", the Moon is the most reviled figure in Arzalism, framed as the primary adversary of both the Sun God and the gods of the Dark Pantheon.
-*'''The Soccer God''' - Patron of the {{wp|Mesoamerican ballgame|Varshani ballgame}}, an organised team sport which doubles as an Arzali religious ritual.
-*'''The Hail God''' - Many tribes, both Varshani and non-Varshani, living in mountainous areas of the country have traditionally worshipped hail deities. Preclassical Arzalism as practiced in the lowlands may have incorporated the Hail God as a minor god of punishment, but due to the tendency of mountain-dwelling tribes to rebel against the Zûrg, orthodox priests long ago relegated the Hail God to being the Rain God's retarded cousin and outlawed their worship. Nonetheless, devotions to the Hail God persist in isolated mountain settlements and among some Solar Arzalis.
-====Syncretic Figures====
-Many figures in Arzalism (especially regional and heterodox forms) are shared with or recognisably adapted from other Cronan religions.
-*'''[[Xzibit]]'''
-*[stuff from Ma'acunism]
-===Caste System===
-{{Main|Varshani caste system}}
-===Reign of Terror===
-One of the most important Arzali beliefs is ''mapuz gožu'', variously translated as "state of violence", "violent order", or "reign of terror". It is the idea that violence is the fundamental ordering principle of society (including non-Varshani society), and that the Varshani race has a divine mission to use violence to subjugate and exploit other groups and to maintain the integrity of the caste system. State-sponsored Orthodox Arzalism interprets ''mapuz gožu'' as the basis of the Zûrg's divine mandate to rule, and as the legitimising principle of the state and its military-first policy. However, Arzali fundamentalists dispute this interpretation, believing instead that the violent order or reign of terror ordained by the gods was not meant to create a state society, but rather a society of loosely-aligned predatory warrior bands practising an "economy of violence", sustaining themselves through raiding and the forced labour of others.
-==Analysis==
-The exotic and brutal nature of the Orthodox Arzali religion have secured it a place in the imagination of the Old World and have attracted a great deal of interest from Hesperic scholars. There are major barriers impeding the development of academic studies of Arzalism, including the difficulty and danger of visiting Varshan, the inherent ambiguity of the [[Hieratic Varshani|Hieratic Varshani language]], deliberate {{wp|obscurantism}} on the part of state and clerical authorities, and certain characteristics of the religion itself.
-Many Hesperic scholars view Arzalism as a conglomeration of many different religious traditions brought together as a result of the expansion of Varshani civilisation and the consolidation of the Varshani state. This is sometimes expressed as the division of Arzalism into several different pantheons.
-Nature Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Sun, Rain, Earth, and Fire Gods; possibly a homogenisation of various forms of nature-centred pagan traditions practiced across North Punth. Forms the focus of modern Solar Arzalism.
-Dark Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of Raideron and the Death, Blood, Pain, and Rape Gods; theorised to have been the tribal religion of the High Varshani when they lived as nomadic warriors before the founding of Anzo. Forms the focus of Fundamental Arzalism today.
-State Pantheon - Exemplified by worship of the Death God, God-Kings, and Soccer God (etc.); theorised to have developed after the establishment of the first sedentary Varshani state society in Anzo as a mechanism for social control, resolving conflicts among rival nobles and warrior clans, and regulating relations among the castes.
-Lesser Pantheon - Various minor and local deities absorbed into (mostly informal) Arzalism with the conquest of other Punthite tribes.
-==See Also==
-* [[Mount Sekot]]
-[[Category:Religion]]
-[[Category:Varshan]]
-[[Category:IXWB]]
-[[Category: Religion in Crona]]