Ashital (culture)
The Ashital are the most prosperous and largest division of the Canian people, their society centered around the two great metropoli of Shenidad and Bet-Adis. The two cities' people have produced the bulk of Canian literature and culture, but neither have enjoyed more than fleeting periods of independence from the outside powers which have often dominated them throughout the centuries. While this has culminated in a number of revolts and ensuing attempts to suppress their odd religious practices, fear of disrupting the lucrative commerce flowing through the region has led to the cities usually enjoying a tenuous local autonomy.
The Ashital, despite being what most outsiders think of when they imagine a Canian, have absorbed a number of cultural practices from their Ayyar and Amsari neighbors. Many have come to take pride in their cosmopolitan heritage, and hold a belief that they are the most cultured and literate people in West Sarradon.