Purism

Purism is the ideology of the Purist Regime that governed the Selea Republic from 235 to 247. The core of Purism comes from a strong belief in racial purity, and this belief led to the non-Human policies of the Purists.

Etymology
The Selean word for Purism is tokate, from tok (白) and ate (血), meaning "white blood".

Origins
The most influential writing was The Poison of Blood written by Āron Elmzā in 178. It promoted the idea of racial purity between the five races on Materia. The method of attaining this racial purity was mandatory sterilization of "undesirable" people.

The Purists also adopted the idea of directed evolution towards an Ultimate Being. This belief was bolstered by the publication of Theory of Evolution by Means of Selective Breeding by Savi Marcho, a naturalist, in 211.

The idea of the Ultimate Being also comes from Selean mythology. The Human Seleans were said to be colonists of the seventh tribe of Humans from the continent of Arios. The seventh tribe had particularly strong abilities, and the Purists wanted to recreate these people using selective breeding. Purists believed that the other races, especially Lycans, degrade the racial quality of Humans.

Special hatred was directed towards Divinities. The books of Gavin Estomar offered "definitive proof of a Divinity conspiracy to take control of the Selea Republic". Many of Estomar's books had been proven false by 293.

History
Purists first came to power in the Parliament in 223, and they took complete control in 228. They ruled Selea for 13 years before being overthrown by rebellion. Over the next 1000 years, the Purists continued to rise up until 1263 when they were finally crushed.

Policies
Purists employed several policies to manage the racial purity of Humans.

Mandatory Sterilization
Following the recommendations of Āron Elmzā's book, the Purists sterilized over 3 million non-Humans. Women in particular were targeted.

Genocide
Purist forces underwent numerous campaigns to wipe out "undesirables" in the territories of the Selea Republic.