Afeera/Main

> *"What is fate, if not an ally? A friend who walks with us in life; a guide who delivers us to journey's end. Too long have we stood aside. Now, at last, we enter the fray. "*
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> *"We are the Afeera! Let us light your path."*
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## Afeera/Main

* Afeera profile
* Hero

## Stats

### Sprint Speed

7.5 m/s

**The Afeera** are a playable hero class in For Honor.

## Overview

> *"They say that when the Afeera attack, they enforce the will of destiny. If they come for you, it’s already too late."*
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After the Cataclysm, the Arabian peninsula was consolidated into a large island of sand and cliffs of rock. Inside the walls of its great kingdom, the people long prospered under the rule of a benevolent Sultanate. Key to Arabia’s eternal welfare was the Celestial Sphere, an old relic that allowed its wielder to see future events unfold before they would ever happen. Such a weapon required expert handling and protection, and a special force to read its prophecies. And so the order of the Afeera came into being.

The Afeera are elite warrior-scholars tasked with protecting the Sultana, the Celestial Sphere and all their kingdom. Recruited from a very young age among the poorest and the outcasts, they are first taught in the arts and sciences before they ever hold a weapon. They go through intense and rigorous training to make them strategic and lethal warriors who are always a move ahead of their opponents. They are light on their feet, swift, agile, and acrobatic, qualities borrowed from their namesake, the gazelle.

Thanks to the Celestial Sphere, the Afeera have seen the events of Heathmoor unfold from a distance. They have foreseen the Faction War, and devastating climate events. But through all of this, they were forbidden from interfering, the rulers of Arabia deeming it best to keep Heathmoor at arm’s length. But with the Sphere now destroyed and the Sultana dead, the Afeera’s mission has just changed. No longer will they simply watch the events of Heathmoor unfold. Now, they will help shape them.

## Armor

While fierce and nimble, the Afeera makes sure that their body is still properly protected. As such, over their Arabic robes, they wear a mix of chainmail and plated mail, with their arms covered in plate armor. Over their head, they wear a conical-like helmet with a niqab over their face.

## Weapon

**Mace and Notched Shield** - Offering the Afeera a choice on how to bludgeon their foe, the mace and shield combination makes for a fierce combination of blunt force. The shield uniquely has a notch in it to let rest the mace in some stances. Both are small enough to let the Afeera remain agile, using them like a dual set of weapons or otherwise wrestle with her opponents when given the chance.

## Known Afeera

* Hiba
* TBA

## Trivia

* As noted in their bio, "Afeera" (عَفِيْرَة) is an Islamic name that refers to a type of gazelle.
* The weapon of choice for the Afeera seems to be based off a mix of the Gurz and Shishpar for the mace, and a mix of the taka and separ for the shield.
	+ Aside from sword, dagger and spear, Mamluks were often depicted wielding maces as their choice of melee weapon.
* The Afeera's fighting style seems to be based off Razmafzâr, a traditional Persian armed combat art that is currently being reconstructed. This specifically ties her to the gorzzani (gurz/shishpar and shield) and koshti-ye jangi (war wrestling) of the martial art.
	+ The stances Afeera take when in-lock may be based off standard motions of a scimitar as founded by historians, as seen here.
* Some influences noted by the devs for the Afeera are the Abbasid dynasty culture and the Mamluks.
	+ As per the description by the developers, the Abbasid dynasty, particularly the early Abbasid period from 8th to 9th century AD, was the period when the Muslim empire had stretched from modern Morocco to Pakistan. Thus, in key cities such as Bagdad, an assortment of cultures would meet and mix.
	+ The Mamluks (مملوك; "one who is owned") commonly refers to the ethnically diverse non-Arab slave-soldiers and freed slaves who were assigned military and/or administrative duties, during the Ottoman and Arab dynasties. While slave-soldiers, at certain points of history, the Mamluks were able to attain political or military power, at one point establishing the Mamluk Sultanate from the 13th to 16th century.

### Translation

* Afeera's in-chain bash, Khassaki Kick, is named after the highest division of Mamluks who were akin to imperial guards. The divisions are the Khassaki Mamluks, the Royal Mamluks and the regular Mamluks.

## Quotes

### Combat

* **Arabic**: أبهرني (abharini) - **English:** "Dazzle me!"
	+ Knockout Punch (Neutral Bash)
* **Arabic**: تزحزح (tazahzah) - **English:** "Move!"
	+ Knockout Punch (Neutral Bash)
* **Arabic**: أحمق (ahmaq) - **English:** "Idiot!"
	+ Knockout Punch (Neutral Bash)
* **Arabic**: إنصرف (iinsarif) - **English:** "Go way!"
	+ Knockout Punch (Neutral Bash)
* **Arabic**: بعيدا (beida) - **English:** "Away!"
	+ Khassaki Kick (Chain Bash)
* **Arabic**: مبتدئ (mubtadee') - **English:** "Amateur!"
	+ Khassaki Kick (Chain Bash)
* **Arabic**: يا منفوس (ya manfooss) - **English:** "Demon-possessed!"
	+ Khassaki Kick (Chain Bash)
* **Arabic**: أنا الرّياح (anarreeah) - **English:** "I am the wind!"
	+ Astro Flip Kick
* **Arabic**: أطير (ateer) - **English:** "I fly!"
	+ Astro Flip Kick
* **Arabic**: محاولة جيّدة (muhawala jayeeda) - **English:** "Nice try."
	+ Heat Death (Superior Block Bash)
* **Arabic**: مثير للشّفقة (mutheer lee 'chafaqa) - **English:** "Pathetic."
	+ Heat Death (Superior Block Bash)
* **Arabic**: ضعيف (tha'eef) - **English:** "Weak."
	+ Heat Death (Superior Block Bash)

### Feats & Others

* **Arabic**: حيثما تنتمي (haithuma tantamee) - **English:** "Where you belong!"
	+ Tier 1 Feat
* **Arabic**: الشمس الدّوّارة (alshams alddwwar) - **English:** "The rotating sun!"
	+ Tier 4 Feat

## Sources

* Extensive trivia research done by Hompulet, also known as Sunny. More TBAed.