Nyambian of Valmasia
Nyambe ("Literally Meaning; Tree Of Life") are a clan or tribe of ethereal human that were blessed with both a fragment of the red phoenix's eternal flame and a fragment of the black phoenix's corrupting flames. Hailing from the southern continent Afar the Nyambian have been actively at war with stray dangers of Gehenna to protect their country since the creation of the Human Race. Though there were other continents with peace barriers to keep the remnants of evil at bay, Afar was not one of them. Patently as any human they bare the blessing of freedom via; free spirit and the extraordinary ability to commune, practice, and potentially master magic. With the inborn nature of fire prevailing as an inherited affinity they're oddly restricted from manifesting Holy Magics.
Origin: Children Of The Sun[]
As inky black clouds shrouded the northern division of Afar, violent gales tore up earth from the surface. In this Akuma and Angel ilk sought prosperity through war that had been waged for 89 years dismantling the ideal of peace. Humans of both occultic depravity and ingenuous righteousness pit their swords against each other for power as the Nyambe simply fought to keep and maintain peace, for the day either side of corruption inherit the earth, peace would no longer be found. Upon the endless land were bodies of fallen brethren and demons of the people of Afar. Some sadly fell into the will of war and the concept of the corrupt and perished. During this war a man of great spirit, isolated himself of worldly things, traveled the lands, and lived life rebuking his sins; Becoming a student of Life. The Red Phoenix noticed this, the humility, the genuinity, the patience, and peace of the man and decided to follow him upon his travels; governing his soul. Under the same sun there was a woman; Ruler of Afar who sought to protect her people at any cost, her wrath knew no mercy for those who have slain her people in immodest pursuit for power. She was strong willed, militant, uncompromising, and just as sensible as the Traveler. The Black Phoenix noticed her vice, her wrath, her unyielding strength, her council and inlenient judgement and decided to follow her upon her conquest to victory; governing her soul. As the turning of sin wavered man's soul, more and more people began to not only defy the Divine Council but inherit the land to self; Establishing a monarchy built to protect their power and their placement. Upon the hermit's return to his people, he found a land shrouded in darkness, the emotions of the men and women were thick with depravity. Using his vessel as a temple he'd council them but to no avail, their thirst for vengeance was too strong. Having been living in the streets of Afar he began crying. Not tears of sorrow but those of determination, he felt weak spiritually and loathe himself as he pursued his answers. One day upon his many days of council he became exhausted, drained, and sleepy when a light of ravenous flames burst through the dimensional plane of existence. The man's eyes let up as his they fell upon the manifestation of all life. Having spoken to the being it then offered him the power he needed. The very next day he began cleansing the overbearing darkness that held Afar. Before long he'd be noticed by the Queen and asked to be in council with him to which they would argue beliefs, philosophies, and ruling together. Eventually Afar knew a King, and while corrupt creatures still lurked the earth the two being hosted by the Phoenix drove away the evil that fell upon their land.
Years have been spent humbling the humble people of Afar, teaching them the strength in love and togetherness, while also teaching them the unyeiling strength of willpower, honor, and sacrfice, the nation began to grow into a promising land. Relying on nature to nurture life magi flourished a jungle where large ferocious beast lay wake to any who deem to enter the Kingdom of Afar. Though momentarily the people knew peace and with this the marriage of that man and woman was founded, and the first child of the Phoenix was born.
Religion[]
As most humans that inherit the earth worship the deity known to be their creator the people of Afar practice in deep meditation and follow the teachings of the word of that held great knowledge of the creator of their creator, in eternia he known as the God of Atmos. In their eyes Kraus was much like a savior or messiah who followed a path that just so happened to be directed by God or as they call him Yehowah. While Valmasia is a country that Kraused blessed his people with a book of his teachings. Afar was a country of many books that all held many teaching of both Kraus and (The Anointed One) and Yehowah (The Infinite). Yehowah in text is an all knowing, all powerful being that created both the Angels and Demons, he is the first to create true freedom and give those who embodied life free will. Of course, two of the gospels that hailed from the book of Kraus fell into the ritual of their beliefs, though it was mere irony as both Wisdom and Mercy were both things the King, the people of Afar studied this. The book that rested among the Nyambian was known as Baie Evangelies ("Literally Meaning; Book of Many Gospels"). The first three authors of the Baie Evangelies were much like the 3 angels who wrote the book of Kraus, these men spent their lives in search for Yehowah and became of a Revelation, writing the books of Courage, Mercy, and Wisdom. These teachings were the first to fall upon Afar as truths of Yehowah which soon began tradition to the people. As the men who began to grow old of age began perish they decided to take upon students who would continue to help the advancement of the people of Afar, as according to the book these men traveled the world aswell, governing one another's growth they wrote 7 more books amongst themselves, the first being Death/Sacrifice, then Life/Compassion, to lastly Wonder/Knowledge/Moral. After years upon following the sacred 3 those students also took on three more students who follow the path of the first who then wrote the books of Peace, Love, and finally Healing. Lastly, several years after all the teachings have been written, the Red Phoenix appeared before Abassi Nasir and upon the blessing he bestowed upon him, he was able to connect to that of all that was Wise (Those who wrote the Baie Evangelies) and wrote the final book of "Joy", gathering the lost pages of the convenant creating the book of many gospels.
The form of their worship is usually by Joy, showing their gratefulness by sowing seeds; nurturing the land, feeding the beast, dancing in the rain, and generally maintaining the balance within the land that was ushered to them. The people of Afar are grateful, life is a precious; death is evident. "Responsibility is Yehowah" - 2nd King of Afar
Physiology[]
Nyambian Spiritual Circuit.
Due to constant war the people of Afar had yet to see the sun, merely tales from the Baie Evangelies of what it actually looked like. Because of this most of the humans created were pale and colorless, as there was no need for excessive melanin to protect their skin from heat. Patently as all humans, Bantu or Nybamians are composed of both the same spiritual and physical aspects, the physical being the body or temple and the spiritual being one's mana circuits or spiritual circuits that allows them to be ethereal beings.
When a Nyambian is born of pureblood, the flames of the phoenix are passed evenly onto the offspring. These flames are of both Ewige Lewe (Pure White Mana), and Ewige Slaap (Pure Black Mana); Constantly keeping one another in check, the flow of both life and death that dwells within them would've soon been legacized as Biotika ("Literally Meaning; Bios, Life") which would soon become an ancient practice of balancing both pure mana and corrupt mana within the same vessel, in the real world this would be known as Yin-Yang or its origin Makrobiotica.
Black flames of the Death Phoenix that erases everything it touches would begin charring the pigment of the child's flesh, burning away its pale and colorless past for lack of sunlight. As the healing effects of the Red flames strengthen and recondition the vessel which would constantly go through an build and destroy phase until reaching a solidified compromise. Because of this, the allelic frequencies occurring would not only bronze the skin due to a high vibration, but also deepen the roots of child's hair, constructing strong inky dark brown locks that flourished like Jackalberry Trees. Due to the will of the Black Phoenix the wielder of both flames are born with an inability to use Holy Magic (This includes Elemental Magics of Holy aswell) but instead profoundly increases their ability to use fire and insignificantly increase their ability to use of darkness (occult).
Though only a pureblood can torch enough flame to use certain magics of the Nyambians, half bred clansmen still carry small specs of the phoenix within them, and though the flames are watered they may still reap rewards of the people even if not upon the same scale. Undergoing the tormenting process of birth through death, half-bred Nyambian are a spitting image of the Nyambian people. The will of the phoenix is only compatible with those born within the lineage, if one were to extract the mana the overwhelming powers of either may cause insanity before internal to external inferno or completely being erased from existence.
Culture[]
Occult Nyambian
In Afar tradition there is belief in a Supreme Creator, his name is pronounced Yehowah which vaguely is the creator of all creations. His existence is not intricately involved in the lives of the people and he has never been seen by anyone, which is why no ceremonies are ever performed in his name. Even so Nyambian people hold their culture in high esteem. Birth of a Nyambian, marriage and death are opportune times to communicate with the phoenix of life and death in Afar culture. Though the Occult known as "the people of the lost heavens or black sun" tend to practice Voodooism and place hand in other forbidden acts of the people they are still unusually intune spiritually with nature and the spiritual realm. This is only done by daily dedication to religious living. The anointed children follow this same suit. Both children seek power. Both children follow the Baie Evangelies to their own beliefs.
Regular Nyambian or Izulu/Bantu, fall under another name, this name is generally known as "the people of the heavens or sun" which was where the occult derived their name from. Once a separate council of clans and chieftainships, Afar was melded into a great kingdom of many people by Abassi Nasir, the king who held the Red Phoenix in the early 130ACs to 480ACs. Dying by the remarkable age of 504 years thanks to the eternal life given to him upon being avatared. Atai, the Queen of all that was Afar lived the latter of 150 years of age merely upon good health and massive mana reserves which helped sustain her life. Orula the first Nyambian having 8 brothers and 12 sisters, all aspired to be like their parents, living to be 325 to 380 years old as they took very good care of their bodies as it had been traditional knowledge of the Queen that the teeth of man were not shaped as fangs or kanine but rather herbivorous to eat vegetables and not the creatures that inhibit the earth.
Furthermore during the time of peace to which the first divine war had declined, most of the children had grown of age to begin finding partners to spread their legacy among their nation. Orula the first son and Asa or Aja the youngest daughter were much more like their father and mother, deciding to set out to explore the world and gain the proper knowledge together, obtain life, understanding, and also wisdom to feed the burning desires of the Phoenix within them. This curiosity is what led them to the peace barriers and what drew them to the small country known as Valmasia.
Agriculture: Land Of Jannah[]
(Not Created Yet)
Cultivation[]
(Not Created yet)
Appearance[]
Common traits Nyambian are known for are their dark brown eyes, thick bushy black hair, and bronzed skin. They're height on average is 5'7ft for males and 5'4ft for women though some have been known to reach heights as tall as 7'1ft. Children of Jannah are mostly see with tribal markings that resemble their cultural inheritance and likelihood with that of the Crimson Beast and their teachings and compassion for the land as Kings and Queens of the Jungle. Their line markings represent the Life-Cycle of the Crimson Beast and deem to change in design upon the growth of the Nyambian.
Red painting depicts a violent color; it is the color of war. Strangely enough black, which is considered to be an inauspicious colors in most cultures, is the color of ‘living’, worn on the face during war preparations. White predictably is the color of peace which most of the race wears. The color green when worn under the eyes is believed to empower the wearer with a night vision. And finally yellow is the most inauspicious color, it is the color of death, as it is the color of "old bones."
Men usually only wear white but women usually wear white with an additional color.
Apparel[]
The practice of Alchemy was forbidden as it was considered unnatural and unaccording of the land, instead all of their clothing are made from raw gathered minerals, plants, or invertebrates. The majority of natural dyes were vegetable dyes from plant sources such as roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood; and other organic sources such as fungi and lichens that would be crushed into powders and natural solutes that would permanently dye their clothing. In comparison to that of chemicals the colors would share a much deeper symbolic meaning and shine more vibrant. Gems of the earth decorate their neck and wrist as carved wood and sown string weaved necklaces which are used for prayer and or to implement the style of their religious practice. Pure Gold, Ruby, Saphire, Emerald, and other metals/gmes were treated as flesh, polished and conditioned then enclosed. Their style varies and grows with age but fundamentally its only a watered down version of the original Bantu style.
History[]
(Waiting for comfirmation)
Atai Odudua[]
Avatar of the Black Phoenix
Abassi Nasir[]
Avatar of the Red Phoenix
Orula Nasir[]
First Nyambian (Male)
Aja Nasir[]
Youngest Nyambian (Female)
Kamau Nasir[]
Son of Orula Nasir (Sun of Kraus)