Nehlim

Once upon a time the Nehlim ruled over the world while the other races were hunter gatherers picking at their trash however when the Dragons arrived from the Dragon Realms everything changed and thousands of the Nehlim were wiped out by the dragons until the gods were forced to interfere and save the Nehlim and their younger siblings before their extinction and so the survivors of the once great species were taken from the earth and reshaped from beings scarcely more powerful than the other species and into great beings who could stand the tide against the dragons.
With their new forms came a new home and the Nehlim moved to the realm of Haven however over time a split emerged amongst their population and a group known as the Nehhan left Haven and found a new home elsewhere in the world.
== Biology ==
Dispite being the ancestors of the other races the Nehlim barely resemble them as they are tall slim creatures with cloven hooves, an Ungulant gait, a long neck and sprouting from their heads are long spindly horns.
Both males and females of the Nehlim tend to look rather feminine with delicate "soft" features and long hips however one can normally tell them apart by their wings; Male Nehlim have opague wings sprouting from their backs while Female Nehlim tend towards more translucent wings which light shines through however both sexes are capable to fly using their wings.
=== The Haven-touched: ===
Rarely a Nehlim will have children with a mortal these children are known as the Haven Touched, however they are often mistrusted and maltreated by their communities and so often times they leave their home to become adventurers.
Haven touched tend to resemble their parents to a degree with single coloured eyes, a feminine and slender appearance, cloven hooves and even short antlers however it is rare but possible for them to develop one or two or once in ten thousand births, three pairs of wings.
== Culture ==
=== Government: ===
As they are a people mostly spellcasters or at least every member who leaves Haven is, they are ruled by a council of Nine Mages, each of whom is a master in one of the nine paths of magic, these nine mages are often the oldest Nehlim around and each serve a century long term before another master of that path replaces them.
== History ==
Once upon a time, the Neh as they were known in their own language (Neh means People) covered the world of Axelo and it is said they evolved themselves during the age of monsters as certainly no god claimed them and they were favored by all who found them interesting and gifted them much in the way of knowledge and magic and with their power they built great works of both architecture and technology however their status as the only children of the gods would not last forever and eventually several of the gods would chose to make their own races however the younger siblings of the Neh would not receive the same divine favor so even as the Neh could step from one side of the realm to the other the younger races couldn't even grow their own food.
Around the year 3500 B.E. however everything would change when Draco and Levithan arrived from the Dragon Realms and seeking a safe place to raise the eggs they brought with them soon set to work wiping out the Neh. Millions died as although they were powerful they could not stand against the force of nature that is an adult dragon and at last when scarcely a hundred Neh still lived Lady Order defied the ruling of her brother and sister gods and interfered by taking the last survivors of the Neh and working magic that has never been seen before or since at least on this scale reshaped the Neh into new far more powerful beings so that each and every one had the strength to stand against a dragon, and with their new power came a new name, the Nehlim (which means in their language the God People)
Using their new strength the Nehlim beat the Dragons into submission and so both Arch dragons found new homes safe from the righteous fury of the Nehlim however when the two submitted the Nehlim agreed to give them mercy so long as they would never again do such damage a promise they swore on their own and their children's very souls. ￼
Satisfied they returned to their mistress who gave them her very own realm of Haven as their home so they might defend all the nearby realms from harm.
=== The Schism ===
As is common when a group gains great power many of its members, especially its youths after centuries of watching over the realm, decided they deserved to be the ones in charge feeling like they had been denied their birthright of being kings of Axelo and attempted to overthrow their ruling council but they overestimated their own strength and so they were given mercy and exiled from Haven.
Seeing this as a chance to exercise their beliefs they renamed themselves to be the Nehhan (Free people) and wandered the realm for a century but each time they tried to build their kingdom they were soon assaulted by their cousins and forced to flee once more but eventually they made their way into the underground of Axelo where they were able to protect themselves and built up the kingdom they always wanted.
Category:Races
Category:Divine Mortals