Nepherian

Brother to the Asmarians, the Nepher fled from the fertile lands of the Uhktan and the Ehkwa to follow deeper into the desert. While traveling down a ways from the river's split, the Nepher people found their camp caught amidst a sand storm. They scrambled for natural barriers as walls of wind and sand whipped against them, obstructing their vision. When the dust settled and the skies cleared, they had long lost their way. The river was no longer in sight and mountainous dunes became their visions. Plains of heated grain sunk beneath them as an incline lead into an oasis spring.

As the Nepher went to fill their water skins and clean themselves of grime and grit, it was the young prophet Seti I who spotted a beast with the hinds of a leopard and the graceful head of a peacock. He would make many depictions of what he saw on the walls within the Temple of Reyah. Story tells that the Nepher were lead back to the river by this creature later locally called a 'Nebit.' As result, it was deified within early Nepherian society as the Earthly representation of their God of Gods.

As their civilization was built, Seti I was recognized as a political and religious leader. Under his guidance, the first city of Nepher was constructed. Irrigation farming became influential for the Nepher people as it was depended on for most of their food.

While the Nepher are naturally olive and golden hued, the working class appear darker due to the tanning which the sun inflicts. Due to the genetic influence of neighbors, their features are more varied. Both woolly hair and straight hair can be found among them in colors of auburn, black, and brown. Similar to the Asmarians, their eyes are of little variety. Brown is the most prominent while greens are a second; while some of the ruling class has had blue eyes and fair hair, it is not a natural state of the Nepher--this is result of mixed heritage.

On average, they are taller than the Asmarians by a few inches. Men range from 5'6 to 5'9 while women typically stand at 5'4 to 5'6.