açlarn

Açlarn is a fictional ethnolinguistic group described in worldbuilding and speculative fiction. They are imagined as a Turkic-speaking community residing in the highlands of the fictional region of Yashan.

Etymology: The name Açlarn derives from the Turkish aç, meaning 'open' or 'hungry,' plus the plural suffix -lar. In the lore, the name signals both hospitality toward strangers and a reputation for openness in governance.

Language: Açlarn language is described as agglutinative with vowel harmony, closely related to Turkic languages in the lore. In-world linguists conjecture that the language developed from contact with neighboring tongues and uses a Latin-based script with diacritics.

Society is organized around clans and guest-host kinship networks. Economic life centers on pastoralism, barley farming, and terrace agriculture; social norms emphasize hospitality, mutual aid, and oral storytelling; elders guide communal decisions in a council.

In the fictional chronology, Açlarn trace migrations to the highlands in early medieval times and form alliances with neighboring groups. In contemporary depictions, they possess cultural autonomy within a regional federation and maintain distinctive festivals, dress, and crafts.