Nunindii

The ''Nunindii'' people are an ethnic group of assumed humans that are native to the continent of Talasi, most notably their homeland of ''Terra Aurea'' meaning, Golden Land in their language. Which is a Savannah located on the far eastern coast of Talasi. While the vast majority live and thrive within Terra Aurea, as it is the most comfortable climate for their people. Due to their trading and sailing heritage, you can find many Nunindii around all of Abexilas, usually seen as sailors, traders or travelling merchants. However generally, it is very rare and unheard of to see large population groups move from their homeland. The Nunindii people have lived on and evolves within Terra Aurea over hundreds, if not thousands of years, and they are descended from the earliest hunter gatherers that lived around that area at the time. The largest population group in the The Grand Principality of Nunindae.
== Appearance/Physiology ==
=== Physical ===
The average height of an Adult Nunindii is around 6-8 feet, they generally grow much taller than any other human species known to them on Talasi, or Abexilas. Generally they are tall, slim and with an athletic build. Occasionally you will find much more muscle bound Nunindii, these generally are more commonly found within the military. They have also evolved, with many years at sea to have an extreme sense of balance and core strength, not comparable in any other race of humans. Although their speed and general strength and ability is on par with the common human. One more notable difference is with their skin and bones, their skin is much harder and tougher than other races, and is resistant to cuts and bruises more so than other humans, with their bones being slightly thicker to avoid breakage and damage. Its not certain why they evolved these traits, but some believe it is due to their time living in the temperatures of the Savannah and large exposure to the sun hardening their skin over time.
=== Eye Colour ===
One striking feature of the Nunindii people are the vast range of colours their eyes come in. Generally their eyes are extremely colourful coming in a range of colours from blue to purple, sometimes even (Although very rarely) different shades of red and pink. Duller colours such as brown or dark grey and greens are almost never seen within the Nunindii culture, and if they are it is usually seen as some sort of mutation to the norm. Another strange point about their eyes, is that even with the bright colours, they are assumed to have a large amount of melanin regardless of the colour, so that they are more protected from the Terra Aurean sun.
=== Skin Colour & Hair ===
The Nundii people are generally classed as having Golden Skin which in some times of day can be seen as if its glittering in the sun, however in much hotter parts of Abexilas their skin can start to turn more of a brown or dark brown colour and lose a lot of its glittering qualities. The same happens on the other scale with much colder climates, it moves from the typical golden sheen to a more Tanned look, which is paler and has less glittering qualities. 
The Nunindii people have a wide variety of hair tones, further influenced by their distribution across the varying environments of Abexilas. Most of the population has a range of blonde, auburn or red tones, especially on mainland Talasi and their homeland. Although in much colder areas of Abexilas it is more commonly on the darker side with more reds and sometime even jet black.
=== Style & Clothing ===
The style and fashion of the Nunindii people has evolved over many years, mainly to complement the harsh heat of their homeland Terra Aurea, also coinciding with their deep merchant culture with jewellery and other precious accessories seen as a marker of power and distinction, however even the lower classes are commonly seen with multiple sets of jewellery, which is a passed through generations commonly. Togas are the most common piece of clothing seen in men and some women, chosen for its free flowing fabric that keeps one cool in the savannah heat. Even populations in colder climates still choose to wear the toga as a distinction of their culture, but will wear more over and undergarments to keep themselves warm. The most common piece of clothing for women would be the stola, a free flowing long dress that reached down to the feet, commonly worn with a tunic underneath.
In terms of jewellery gold would be the most common type of metal used, then silver. Golden bands that travel up the arms and legs are the most common feature, especially with the noble class, these beautiful pieces of jewellery are commonly adorned with multiple precious jems, most notable topaz, rubies and sapphires; these stones are most common in all types of jewellery. Rings are necklaces are also important, with nobility possessing rings of gold and silver hundreds of years old.
=== Life Span ===
== Society ==
=== Early Society ===
Many are unsure of when the Nunindii people first appeared or even whether they are directly related to humans at all, but modern estimates suggest that they were some of, if not the first group of humans/race found on Talasi, all evidence points to them being fully native to the land with no prior migration before they were first seen by other small hunter gather groups and then Rathnirian colonisers that landed on Talasi. Before the rise of the modern Abexilas era, the Nunindii were comprised of a fairly small group of hunter gatherers found exclusively in the lands of Terra Aurea, at this point modern sailing and navigation techniques didn't even exist so they were not found anywhere else at this point. For many thousands of years the Nunindii lived in harmony with nature around them, only taking whatever is needed and making sure not to upset the balance of their surrounding land. 
Due to the intense heat of Terra Aurea and the large scarcity of viable resources at the time, the Nunindii people lived in numerous tribal settlements dotted across their homeland. At this time the tribes, not yet unified by a common identity warred each other for captives, water and precious resources in what was called the Brother Wars. These would continue up until first contact with tribes of varying humans and species making their way towards Terra Aurea, after a particularly bad raid on a number of the most southern tribes (Below the Invicta River), losing those lands to foreign invaders, the species as a whole would ally themselves in a loose confederation of tribes to protect from further attack and loss of territory.
For much of early history, the Nunindii people would avoid all other races and Humans (Very different from the multicultural Nunindae state seen today), never cross breeding or interacting with any of their neighbours in a positive manner. Its hypothesised this could be why the Nunindii race seems so much more different from many other human races as for a very long time, thousands and thousands of years they only bred within their own race. 
In these early times however, many of the common traditions you now see today were solidified. Local spirits and beliefs would slowly turn into the Heoclism, the modern state religion of the Nunindii people. That along with their deep connection to nature and the surrounding lands around them. In the later stages of the early age, the first pits started to be dug out, firstly to dispose of the dead, however after a few years vast amounts of gold were found underneath their homeland. From this point onwards, the Nunindii people started to call the savannah they called home Terra Aurea. The discovery of gold coincides with the progression into the classical age for the Nunindii people.
=== Classical Era ===
With the discovery of vast amounts of gold and the furthering of major technological advancements such as irrigation systems, navigation and boat building technology the Nunindii people entered their classical age. Many of the traditions that now distinguish the Nunindii people were solidified in these times, with the people much closer resembling those of modern times. Through the classical era, the tribes of old started to slowly progress into small towns; eventually becoming city states, and staying that way for all of the classical period. This era was a turbulent time for much of the Nunindii population, although technology moved leaps and bounds and the people were richer than ever, most city states especially the largest Nunindae turned into tyrannical oligarchies ruled by a out of touch noble class. Many Nunindii felt disenfranchised with the new ways of the world, and wholly disconnected from their culture of old. Industry replaced many of the forests and greenery around Terra Aurea, many mines and pits were opened to deal with the demand of precious metals and stones, some ecosystems were devastated, some completely destroyed, all by a ruling class that had lost their way.
The once proud confederation of tribal Nunindii states turned on each other, brother on brother, like the Brother Wars of the early period. It was in this time, a sub race of obscurity was born, deep within the pits of the city state, a new species and different culture would arise, they would be called the Iniasians, a group based on greed, gold and darkness, corrupted by the Great Empryean Lakkinos, not much was known of them at this time, they lurked in the shadows, they bode their time and when the time was right, they would introduce themselves to the greater Nunindii race again. This time in Nunindii history was called the dark days, but eventually the time would come where the Nunindii would see the sun again.
=== The Dark Days ===
=== The Solar Years ===
=== The Modern Day ===
== Nunindii Sub Races ==
== Language ==
=== Nunindii Language ===
Over many thousands of years the Nunindii language evolved completely separate from all other major language groups on Abexilas, the tones and nuances of the language are notoriously hard to learn and master if you have not been taught it from an early age, with it being almost unknown to the majority of people outside of the continent of Talasi, other than a few merchants and foreign leaders. Its said that it belongs to the earliest groups of languages created on Abexilas and has not changed much throughout the years, due to the self imposed isolation of the early Nunindii people.
=== Other Common Languages ===
==== Travellers Tongue ====
The most common language other than Nunindii would be that of Travellers Tongue, which is seen as one of the most common languages on Talasi and the wider Abexilas. With the progression of the merchant culture within Nunindae, and the difficulity of the Nunindii language, this was seen as a vital step to start contact with the outside world, as it stands within the Grand Principality Nunindae (Which is almost 90% of the Nunindii population) it is used as the co-official language, meaning it is encouraged for most, if not all to learn it.
== Architecture ==
== Religion ==