Valley of Nia

This valley is well protected by mountains and by its people: the Children of Nia, who spent many years fighting Arak but now seem to have found peace.

The Children dress to conserve waters and no culture anywhere on the world is more skilled at getting the best out of the land and finding water than the Nians.

The Nians know how to weave a material that is in much demand as it is cooling in the heat and warming in the cold nights. They have developed ways to filter waste for precious water, screens to collect condensation and masks for extreme conditions that can even collect the water vapour in their breath.

The Nians do not keep slaves, they hold no land and to a certain extent they have nothing and want nothing but the clothes they wear, the tents they live in and a few always useful trinkets.

The Nians were a persecuted race, those that followed Arak tried to wipe them out. It is for that reason they have little trust of strangers, yet many people from other regions tell stories of how a Nian saved them from something. The Nians know what it like to be called filth, unwanted and have a in built need to want to help others.

Until a Nian gets to know someone they will always hide their face by wearing the turban desert style with the end of the cloth wrapped over the lower part of the face so you can only see their eyes.

They keep herds of animals which they move monthly from pasture to pasture as the land and water supplies decline.

They are allies to the Efreet and Magi.

They follow the Goddess Nia - Goddess of the Moon.

They are a nomadic people, tough survivors and trackers, they look after the land only taking what it's prepared to give. They seek a quiet life and love to tell stories around a warm fire in cold desert evenings.

It is said the Nians hide the secret of a pass leading to a much more verdant land.