#azran civilization

[angelasycamore]

all canon azran symbols and motifs masterdoc

discord convo led to 6 hours of hyperfocus and research for me, so i'm gonna put my findings here for your resource as well!

as most of the resources concerning the japan-only azran legacy guidebook's azran "language" cipher (that used to be somewhere as a font back in the day?) and the fans' interpretation of what letters' solutions weren't included officially have disappeared off the face of the internet, i had the idea of reconstructing it, which brought me down the rabbithole of the INCREDIBLY inconsistent nature of the azran language throughout the professor layton prequels. even if that cipher is dubiously canon, some of its symbols appear as canon azran text in the games. i wanted to check overlap as well as log every existing example of characters in an azran writing system.

interestingly enough, some characters reappear across games- and there's lots and lots of them to account for. around 23 pages of this doc worth, actually!

this also led me to compile most of the visual imagery players see in azran spaces, as well as any azran seals shown in-game. i'm pretty sure i covered my bases, but if i'm missing anything, i can absolutely update this compilation!

here's a full pdf to save for your reference!

xo, lynnie

[toy-pigeon]

hiya layton fandom

in the vein of @angelasycamore’s azran symbolism/typography masterpost that i may or may not have accidentally inspired the creation of, here is an azran civilization stringboard with damn near every piece of lore i could find on these fuckers.

if you find a new piece of lore that i should include, reply to this post/leave it in the tags/dm me and i’ll add it - the link should automatically include any new additions

have fun!

[quantomeno]

(Spoilers for the last three Ace Attorney games)

This joke has been sitting in my mind for ages and I finally decided to draw it:

For those who can't read my handwriting:

Apollo: I'm glad you're not guilty Nick! I've got news for you! I just discovered that Lamiroir is my mother, and Trucy is my half-sister and Sahdmadhi is my foster brother, and Gumshoe is my dog, and Mr Hat is my old Hoover vacuum cleaner, and ―

Phoenix: Gee, is this "Ace Attorney... or "Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy"?

It is a reference probably no one will get to a panel from an old Mad magazine Star Wars parody:

I wanted to make a Professor Layton version based on Azran Legacy, but the I felt the Ace Attorney version would be funnier. In honour of the original idea, I decided to reference AL in place of the TV show in the original.

Bonus scene:

Athena: Wasn't it lucky that Phoenix and Edgeworth were only second cousins... and could get married?!

Apollo: Yeah, great! But what a strange wedding this is! I've never ushered at a wedding where the guests were divided into THREE groups... The BRIDE's side of the family... the GROOM's side of the family... and the DEAD side of the family!!

I somehow put too much effort into this and not enough.

The referenced panel:

[interdimensionalsockdrawer]

Anyways roleswap where Betty/Magic Betty takes Descole’s place

[plandthealguidebooktranslation]

Azran Legacy Guidebook Translation: Page 91

Previous Page: Page 90 Next Page: Page 92

Rough Design

Lowered gaze/glasses? (Best guess. I struggled to read the handwriting here, sorry.) Large-ish mouth

(puzzle solving dialogue)

A Sad Past?

Sycamore has lost loved ones in the past, it seems. Speaking of which, his personal background is unknown. Could his sorrow be the driving force behind his research into the Azran Civilization..?

Head of character design Takuzo Nagano discusses the origins of Sycamore’s design.

When I first drew Sycamore’s character sheet, it was still undecided what sort of character he would be. As a result, I drew him based on the sort of character I wanted to make. The character sheet above shows him expressing a range of emotions, but typically, it is difficult to discern his true feelings based on his expression.

Incidentally, his glasses are fake. The reality is that he has two ‘faces’: wearing his glasses, he becomes Sycamore, the archaeologist. For his other face, he wears something over it as well :) To perform either of his two faces, there are particular items that he needs. It’s like Layton and his top hat.

Japanese below

Rough Design 眤は下ロジ気味　（pretty sure this is not what it says） 口大きめ

ナゾトキ Voice 「任せ方まえ、レイトン君」「まあ、こん十の方うラ」「れく当い解サくてはね」「研究者 Y して当然方よ」「茯ま、鈍フてはい茯いよラん」「想定してい方通 9 んフ方」 ���私のナゾト十あ見せしよラ」 「ナゾ解守明力にラ」「ナゾは専門外んが,・・」「これでは Y 、ラ刻茯?」「私ガえふ答ま・・・」「答えこれガな?」 「引ま Y 、してやれ方茯」「不甲斐茯は・・」「過ラ認めくては」「ん方夫態方・・・」「イ也に答えがあ (I) ラの刻?」「計算誤っんようん・・・」

悲しい過去が? 愛する人を失った過去があるらしいサ ーハイマン。そういえば、彼の素性はあまり明らかにされていない。その悲しみがアスラント文明調査の原動力になっているのだろうか・・・

キャラテザイン担当長野拓造氏が語るサ ー ハイマン誕生秘話

サーハイマンの設定画を描いたときは、まだどんなキャラになるのか決まっていない状態でした。自分の中で、こういうキャラにしたいという願望で描いています。上の設定画では喜怒哀楽が出ていますが、普段は表情がわかりにくいサーハイマンの素顔です。

ちなみに彼のメガネは伊達メガネです。実は彼~には 2 つの顔があり、メカネをかけたときは、・考古学者サ ー 八イマン"になります。もうひとつの顔のときも、顔に何かつけてますよね(笑)。どちらも、彼が2つの顔を演じるために必要なアイテムなんです。レイトンの帽子みたいなものですね。

[cantheykillmacbeth]

Aurora from Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy could kill Macbeth because of the gender clause and the unconventional birth clause!

She’s assumed to be a girl, and she’s also not even human!

Yes, Aurora from Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy could kill Macbeth!

She applies for the Gender Clause, as well as the Unconventional Birth Clause due to being a (checks notes, winces in disappointment) Golem created by the Azran civilization. We don't know exactly who created her, so the BPC isn't very clear, however.

Thank you for your submission!

[justkillingthyme]

Just thinking about the azran in a modern setting. I can see it now

Archaeologists stitching each other back and forth on tiktok debating on whether or not the azran was real. Podcasts bringing it up as a conspiracy theory. People with the azran as special interests. The TikTok’s of like ‘did you guys know that the azran were a thing? Why wasn’t I ever taught about it. Chat is this real?’ and all the man American schooling has failed us

The people censoring azran like *zran. Tws for talking about the civilization. The ‘azran supporters dni’ and people going back and forth on their morals. The ‘it’s always morally correct to block people that defend the azran people’ the azran being some obscure thing that you hear about in an infodump on tumblr. The five hour long analysis infodump of everything we know about the azran on YouTube

[call-me-rucy]

My theories on The New World of Steam

Everyone is already in the loop, right?

New Layton game for Switch, name is “Professor Layton and the New World of Steam”, we know basically nothing and all we have for context is this wallpaper:

Okay, let’s go!

I have two theories about possible settings.

The less likely one: AU. That’s the quickest way to explain all the changes in the designs: they aren’t the Layton and Luke from our universe, but some kind of alternative universe even more steam punk than the original. This also would explain any possible change in mechanics that the Switch required and it would give them absolute freedom over the timeline. No need of wrap heads around any convoluted timeline: Layton and Luke would just be Layton and Luke exactly as Holmes and Watson are always Holmes and Watson regardless of the setting. This one would also explain why Luke is blonder than usual (Im not the only one seeing it, right?), and why the game is called “New World”.

The most likely one: The America Mystery. The Unwound Future cliffhanger, solved at last. “But why not literally any other point of the Layton timeline, Rucy?”. Here’s the evidence that supports this train of thought:

Luke’s design: Our blue boy is missing the cheek blush! And he’s gotten tall! Compare these two shots. NWOS Luke looks way more like 15yo Anime Luke than he does to 13yoish Original Trilogy Luke. (Layton for scale)

Given the facts that NWOS Luke is still in posession of his cap and that I will punch Hino if he makes Layton leave Kat alone as a baby, I��d say we have a 14ish yo Luke Triton in our hands! So this would put us 1 year-ish after UF and 1 year-ish before Kat is born. The year Lucy is born, I guess.

The title of the game. You might have already read me saying this, but, so far, if it’s japanese and starts with “Professor Layton and”, the only English word allowed is “Layton”. Ocarina is not allowed, hence “flute”. Azran is not allowed, hence “super civilization”. Thus, the word “America” isn’t allowed in the title. But check out what the dictionary says on its entry about the term used “shinsekai”: 1. New World (esp. the Americas , but also Australasia). This might be another instance of “we prefer to use a roundabout japanese word”!

So far both theories have pros and cons and questions like “why would America be running on steam if the Laytonmobile, widely regarded as an old car, runs on gas??”. But, hey, we’ll find out! I can’t wait!

[sweeetrandall]

Professor Layton Professor of Archaeology: after we departed monte d'or we were invited on an airship by famed researcher desmond sycamore to investigate a living breathing member of the azran civilization

randall: clenching his fist grinding his teeth. thats so cool

[pentacle-artist]

Okay, spoilers for the Mystery Journey anime and Azran Legacy, I think. Technically.

Anyway, I was rewatching Relics episodes 3+4 with my sister today, which has what the Relics are, and it looks like this

And, for me, this is a rewatch, and this time I was actively thinking about how, yeah, the stones that led here came from space, but this thing *has* to be man made. The first thought is the technologically advanced ancient civilization we're already familiar with: The Azran.

BUT that doesn't make sense for a couple of reasons.

Outside of the story, the writers wouldn't include them in this context because a viewer really would need knowledge of the main games for it to work, and the Azran stuff was already resolved in AL.

*In* story, however, it doesn't *look* like an Azran thing or *feel* like something they'd make.

*Major* spoilers for both previously things ahead.

The relics freeze someone in time so they can see the future. Since the Azran thought of themselves as gods, they terraformmed multiple areas across the world, and they built the golems to do menial stuff. I think they're more likely to invent immortality instead of these chryo chambers. I mean, similar stuff is used for Aurora, but that leads me to the look of it.

The relics are very angular, more stereotypically futuristic. This is what Azran stuff looks like:

It's generally more round and ornate. There is a little overlap, but Azran feels more classical. Also, they did have a thing for flying, but, as far as I know, not full-on *space.*

WHICH MEANS that there's probably some other ancient, forgotten civilization in the Laytonverse that loved space and potentially could've had a small bit of overlap with the Azran. It'd probably be very early on because it's implied that after the whole golem thing, advanced technology went down, and the Relics is pretty dang advanced.

It would also explain why Aurora's stasis was similar because the tech already existed, and the Azran could've improved it to not need specific frequencies to safely release whoever's frozen. Or maybe the fact that she's a golem would make her immune. Who knows!

[mangledscrimp]

HEHEHHEHEEEEEEEE ok ok…dy..POSTING GO! PART 1

POSSIBLE MIRACLE MASK SPOILERS!!

Going in with some Randall stuff First!

This is Teen Dy Randall, she takes a lot after her father, Izan Ascot, including the way she styles her hair, facial hair, and her glasses! He was a big inspiration to her throughout her childhood until he mysteriously disappeared after venturing through the azran labyrinth. All that was left was his journal. He intended to bestow it onto Randall, but since it was in police handlings, they gave it to her mother instead, who let it collect dust on a shelf until eventually donating it to the stansbury library.

As displayed in the whiteboard doodle, Izan was taken by Targent when he was in his 50s. Specifically for his knowledge on the azran civilizations and labyrinths. Though, he did find a particular mask prior to his kidnapping, leaving both the mask and the journal in Randall’s mother’s hands.

She donated the original journal to the stansbury library and sold the two other copies to buyers who were willing to pay large sums of money for them.

As seen in the second photo, the full mask was found already partially broken with a crack almost separating the transversal planes of the mask. Randall’s mother kept the mask because it looked valuable to display. Eventually, Randall decided to take it, having a gut feeling drawn towards it. Bringing it to the library to find out its origins along with Angela, Hershel, and Henry.

This is DY au Henry, He’s still considered a valet in Randy’s mom’s eyes, but with Randall, she considers him to be a sibling. She treats him as a sibling or a younger brother, even though they’re the same age. She takes him out the maid quarters often to bring him to the library or teach him things from school since he isn’t allowed to attend. Even in this au, Henry has to have a shitty hair cut. Lower class, Henry’s family is still owned by the Ascots.

This is DY au Angela! She may be judgy towards Randall, but she’s still that weird girl’s best friend! Her au design doesn’t differ too much from the original (I think her design is really cute!) besides giving her actual legs (why the hell does she have stick legs???), longer sleeves, a scarf, and puffy hair! (Her hair is just styled like that, she doesn’t have natural curly hair haha)

Part two on the way!

[alto-tenure]

in which Des talks about his family's fate, in more than one language

From "Dreams of a Dying Man", the episode where Descole talks to Aurora:

And of course, just when I thought I'd found happiness, fate wrested it from me. Now my wife and daughter are gone, and with them, that fool Sycamore. I am Jean Descole, a broken husk of a man. Let the world burn for all I care!

Japanese lines:

なぜ私からなにもかもを奪っていく？ようやく幸せになれたと思ったのに、なぜ、妻や娘までもが…。彼女たちのいない世界に意味などない。こんな世界など滅んでしまえばいい。

Machine translation, edited slightly:

Why have you taken everything away from me? I thought that I was finally happy, but why did they take my wife and daughter from me? There is no meaning in a world without them. I hope one day that world will perish.

From the chapter where they go into the Nest, as they travel on the elevator:

What makes you think they have a choice? Once upon a time, they could have been ordinary people, leading happy, uneventful lives. But when Bronev threatened their families, it was either "join Targent", or... Well, I'm sure you can imagine.

Japanese lines:

組織への所属を拒んだ者は、家族もろとも存在を消される。家族を想うようなまともな人間がアスラント文明を研究するためには、タージェントの一員となるしかないのだよ。

Machine translation, lightly edited:

Those who refuse to belong to the organization are erased alongside their families. The only way for a decent person who cares about his family to study the Azran civilization is to become a member of Targent.

[mortallychaotickingdom]

OKAY but consider this: Atlantis: The Lost Empire but Professor Layton. So, Azran: The Lost Civilization.

The Azrans are the Atlantians, Kida is Aurora, Milo is Randall, Vinny is Clive, Gaetan is Don, Audrey is Flora, Whitmore is Layton, Commander Rourke is Bronev, and Emmy is Helga.

(but Aurora and Randall do NOT get married.)

I don't know if you know (today my english is worse than usual sorry) but I'm a HUGE fan of Disney's Atlantis >:3

I already made some stuff inspired by that eheh~

also I'm pretty sure my beloved friend @mirza-majoris has some Aurora content inspired by that so go check her out!! :3

This characters combo seems super intriguing tho, I'll think about it 👀

[interdimensionalsockdrawer]

A Gravity Falls Miracle Mask AU would go hard as fuck though. Fiddleford as Hershel and Stanford as Randall. Bill could be a spectre possessing the Mask of Chaos who tells Ford about the ancient Azran Civilization. Hell Stanley could be in Dalston’s place because Monte d’Or is both the place just for him and because Stan and Ford would’ve grown up in Stansbury together. Do you guys see my vision. Do you see

[cola-vampire]

Layton meets Bill in the dreamscape while in a coma. (After Bill Hawks got him beat tf up for trying to call him out. And much like Ford, he doesn't learn Bills bad news until it's almost too late lmaoo) SPOILERS FOR UNWOUND/LOST FUTURE!!!! And possibly Azran Legacy!

Bill: How we feeling pal?

Layton: Huh? Who are you? What is this place?

Bill: Don't stress, Names Bill Cipher and we're currently in the deepest part of your subconscious.

Bill: //looks layton up and down// What's with the getup? It doesn't even match. //snaps fingers// That's better.

Layton: A trench coat?

Bill: It suits you! You needed something to go with your hat!

Layton: My hat.. Claire... ....

Bill: Hey, don't beat yourself up pal. You're still alive. Just in a coma, you're with the best doctors out there. Took quite the beating, I have to say. Not many humans are able to take it like you just did. Say... Hershel?

Layton: Hm?

Bill: Since you're officially an archeologist albeit professor.. I have a SMALL FAVOR to ask of you and in return I'll do something for you!

Layton: What's this... "Favor?" You're asking of me?

Bill: Oh, just you help me get back to a lost piece of history. I used to be friends with this civilization, sure you've heard of the Azran have you?

Layton: I've read on it in my studies, it's quite intriguing to say the least... But what for?

Bill: Let's just say, they were my ticket home... and when they vanished it left me trapped here. They made this little portal device for me but it never got activated. See, I needed a mortal to activate it as I do not have a physical form. Some allowed me to temporarily use their bodies to get things done. All you have to do is turn it on for me and I'll be back where I'd want to be! And in return... I'll handle that Hawks guy. So, what do you say? //extends hand// Do we have a deal, Professor?

Layton: .... It's a deal. //shakes Bills hand//

Bill: Pleasure doing business with ya, I'll see you again after you get back on your feet. //snaps fingers//

Layton: //GASP// Such a weird dream... yet my curiosity has been peaked... I'll conduct research once I'm out of here...

[plandthealguidebooktranslation]

Azran Legacy Guidebook: Page 37

Previous Page: Page 36

(continued from previous page)

II: The Three Legacies and their Connection to the Sanctuary

Sticky notes at the top of the page:

3 legacies

Misthallery’s Garden of Healing, Ambrosa’s City of Harmony, The Infinite Vault of Akbadain

All of them are in their control!

Having existed for at least 1 million years prior to modern society, the Azran were a vast, world-wide civilization, and many of the mysteries surrounding this civilization remain unsolved. How and why did such an advanced civilization built by the Azran vanish so abruptly from the forefront of of history? The key to unlocking the proof of this civilization lies in the Azran ruins mentioned by Donald Rutledge in “Ancient Histories”. Namely, three sites known as the known as the “legacies”.

These three legacies are of importance, as they are thought to embody the values of the Azran Civilization. During his worldwide search for Azran ruins, Dr Rutledge found three reoccurring words amongst the artefacts: “healing”, “harmony” and “infinity”, and identified the three sites – the “legacies” – which were constructed to be embodiments of these three concepts. In addition to these “legacies”, exists a “sanctuary” which could be called the centre of Azran society, indicating that… (page cuts off).. these three… Azran Civilization…

Figure B: Mishallery’s Garden of… Figure C:…

Sticky note: Should I refrain from mentioning Aurora’s existence in my paper?

Lined page: At the dawn Of time. the world was one big continent, and the Celestial King sheltered all the lands beneath his ample wings. All living things served him. The king had five children, the Great Riders of the Sky, but they were proud and coveted their father’s throne. The constant warring Of the Riders exhausted the people and tainted the land.

Roused at last to anger, the king drew his sword and made four strokes, slicing the land into ten continents. His children.. He banished them to live on Earth

Unable to sit back and watch, the King used his sword and made four slices, dividing the land into ten continents and banished his sons to the earth. The king sealed the sacred gates to the skies and scattered the five keys on earth, that his children might one day find them. -> Eggs?

Ever since that day. the king’s children have gazed up at the skies, longing to fly again one day.

On corner of lined page: Inscription on the wall of the gods

III: The Scattered Ruins as Azran Systems

The excavated ruins show that the concepts of “healing” “harmony” and “infinity” were highly revered by the ancient Azran people. According to “Ancient Histories”, each of these concepts encapsulates the knowledge and technology of the Azran Civilization. “Healing” controls the life of living organisms, and “harmony” controls the environment in which they live. The third, “infinity”, though difficult to believe, involves a device that supposedly generates infinite amounts of energy. By use of these technologies, the Azran are said to have built a civilization unparalleled by any other in human history. My own fieldwork, appears to support this. We have found, for example, sluices and wind-controlling devices which may have served as systems to regulate the “harmony” of the surrounding environment.

Figure G: Egg Figure H: Popoños

IV: Purpose of the Eggs

In “Ancient Histories” there are several references to mysterious egg relics, found scattered amongst Azran ruins. Based on Dr Rutledge’s research, it may be that that these Eggs function somehow as a key to the Azran’s central sanctuary. …(cut off)… because of the attention on this relic, worldwide…

For example, Hoogland is famous for its belief in the dragonlord, the folklore of which has been the subject of much research. Interestingly, this village also has a tradition tied to “egg” relics, with a related shrine that contained a wind-control mechanism, believed to belong to the Azran.

In addition to being a famous tourist trap, San Grio… (cut off) … objects called “popoños”…

3 つのレがシ ー ~ストハレリの応しの園、 プロシアの調和の町、 アンー ダインの無限回廊ア すべてやつらの

Ⅱ.神殿と 3 つの遺産の関連

現在の人類史より 100万年以上も前に存在した、世界をまたにかける巨大な文明、アスラント。この超古代文明には、いまだナゾの部分も数多く残されている。 それだけ高度な文明を築いたアスラントが、なせあるときを境に歴史の表舞台からこっ然と姿を消したのだろうか。 この超古代文明実在の証明の鍵となる、アスラントの-遺跡"の存在については、ド ー ン・ノ ーランの「古代史」にて、関連すると思われる言及がなされている。それは 3 つの遺産"(レガシ ー )と名付けられた、一連の遺跡群である。 これら 3 つの"遺産"は、アスラント文明の思想を体現する遺跡として存在しているとも考えられる重要なものた。

ノーラン博士は、世界各地に見られるアスラント文明の痕跡を求めるうち、それぞれの遺物に”癒し” “調和” “無限” という 3 つの言葉が散見され、これら 3 つの概念を体現する遺跡が、3 つの遺産として建設されたという記述を発見した。 これら"遺産"となる遺跡群には、アスラント文明の中心地とも言うべき、　“神殿"と、アスントのを指し示す、という…ており、この 3 つの ラント

アーリアの存在を論文で公表するのは控えるべきか？

世界はかってひとつの大陸だった… 空駆ける王は大いなる翼でせ界を覆い、生きとし生ける者すべてが王にかしずいた。 偉大なる王には 5 人の息子があり、それぞれが次の王位をめぐり、争っていた。 戦いは長年に渡り、 国と民とを混乱に陥れた。 見かねた王は剣を4振りし、地上を１０ の大陸に分けると息子たちを地上へと追放した。 やがて王は嘆き天の扉を閉ざし((5 つの鍵を))血の狭間に封印した。エッグか？ 自らの罪を悔い改める時、天に戻れるように。 閉ざされた扉を見上げ、王子たちは各地に散らばり、鍵を探 しなが ら 天へ戻るいを夢見て いる。

神々の壁の碑文よリ

III: 各地に点在する遺跡は、アスラントのシステムである可能性が

出土する遺物には、古代アスラント人が重きを置いた"癒し"調和""無限"という 3 つの概念が散見される。 「古代史」によれば、それぞれはアスラント文明の叡智テクノロジ ー を表すシンポルでもあるという。癒し"は生物の生命活動をコントロ ールし、調和"は生命の環境をコントロ ー ルする。 そして 3 つ目の、無限"は、にわかには信じがたいが、なんと無限のエネルギ ー を生み出す装置であるらしい。アスラント文明はこれらテクノロジ ー により、人類史上類を見ないほどに高度な文明を築き上げていたという。 だが、わたしはこの度のフィ ー ルドワ ー クで、それを裏付けるかのような、水門や風のコントロ ー ルのための施設など、-調和"に関わる環境を調整するためのシステムを担っていたと思われる遺物も、数多く発見することとなった。

Ⅳ: 工ッグという遺物の役割

「古代史」にはアスラントの遺物に散見される、ナゾのエッグ"という存在についての記述がいくつか見られる。ノー ラン博士の研究によれば、この、・エッグ"という存在こそが、アスラントの中心地である神殿"への何かしら鍵のような役割を果たすものだと推察している。 ….この遺物に注目し、世界各地の….

例えば、しばしばフォークロア研究対象としてその題材とされることの多い、龍神信仰で有名なマリードールだが、驚くべきことにこの村落にも"工ッグ"とおぼしき遺物の伝承が遣されており、またそれに関連する祠には、アスラント文明のものと思われる、風をコントロールする機構が存在した。

またそのほかにも、避暑地として有名なマル …物に「ポポンチョ」とい