Za'lyr'zna Archive Fires
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The Za'lyr'zna Archive Fires (Traditional Kæzhyn: Иёи-жϟ Тё-ϟιч-яё Эж-фё-юж, Reformed Kæzhyn: Pap'ul Za'lyr'zna Tu'ka'tsu) were a series of arson attacks and book burnings occurring in the North and Midlands of Syrtænzna, primarily in the region of Za'lyr'zna and the Capital allegedly caused by a group of Læsic Cultists, with the Syrtæn'at Government passing the blame on agitators from the Cult of Læs, in a broad manner which did not actually denote any specific religious group, as many small groups within both Syrtænzna and Kæra'zna fit such a label, with heavy-handed and unpopular attempts to crack down on such groups by the Syrtæn'at Police soon proving to be fruitless, though many Cultists were placed in police custody, not many had enough evidence to properly convict them and were let go following protests claiming religious persecution by the Government.
 Nu'lyf Library in Ra-kup, after its rebuilding in 2014 following the Library's destruction | |
| Native name | Иёи-жϟ Тё-ϟιч-яё Эж-фё-юж |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 October 2010 – 30 January 2011 |
| Location | Various Libraries and Archives, Za'lyr'zna and Toryne'yn, Syrtænzna |
| Also known as | The Unseeing, The Unknowing, The Post-Truth Burnings |
| Type | Multiple Arsons, Book burnings |
| Participants | Læsic Chaos Cults (alleged) |
| Outcome |
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| Deaths | 241 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 81 |
The first fire was reported at 9:08pm at the Västrop (Now Nu'lyf) Public Library in the district of Kek-æl, Ra-kup, where the local Fire Department was alerted to a person having seen smoke coming from the area. In the time it took for the firefighters to arrive, the lower floors of the building were engulfed in flames, and a pile of burnt books were left in front of it, which many believed to have been either a calling card or a call to action, as it included a note that reads
Which translates to:
Background
Political Instability in Za’lyr’zna
Following the implication of Minister-President of Za’lyr’zna, Ryz’as-Tsøka during the Microwave Affair in 2009, dissolution with the Syrtæn’at Government increased amongst the population of Za’lyr’zna. The almost complete collapse of the now disgraced Civic People’s Party within the region had allowed for the Ascendancy of Za’lyr’zna specific parties, including the Pro-Kæra Silent Majority and the Læsic Democrat Myopia Coalition, increasing political tension between these “fringe parties” and the Establishment.
Tensions came to a head shortly before the Arsons, when the National Government commissioned the building of the Tyr’estyn People’s Library in the town of Tas’uk, over the top of an old Cardinial burial pit, against the wishes of the current Minister-President. This sparked multiple protests in and around the small town, obstructing construction through the use of insults and heavy projectiles at the builders, including rocks and bricks.
Ethnic and Religious Tensions
It was very likely the choice to place the Library over the burial pit was one motivated by the history of tensions between the Az'ra population of Za’lyr’zna and the wider populous of Syrtænzna, Since their immigration from Kæra'zna, the Az'ra have generally been regarded as strange and outsiders amongst the wider population, seen as more a minority in the more sparsely populated Northern Regions now known by the Kæra name of Za’lyr’zna. This feeling of detachment extended to the Cardinial religions brought with them, with Asatru and even Akuanism being more accepted in common society than the faiths of the New Northerners.