House Ndewane

House Ndewane is one of the Noble Houses of the Virasana Empire, best known for its legendary warriors, proprietary technology and firm belief in their racial superiority. Its home planet is Kismet.

## History

Technologically advanced and ambitious, House Ndwane is steeped in the belief of their racial superiority: If you do not adhere to their Om Nyama beauty standart, you are not part of their world. The merciless genetic ‘optimization’ of their lineage keeps their numbers small, but they indeed make formidable opponents each single one of them. They are one of the few houses where both sexes are considered genuinely equal.

While most of the industrial production is firmly in the hands of the Merchant Guilds, House Ndewane has founded much of it's wealth on owning patents - most notably those for the omnipresent Ngcolosi Shields and the Yingakho Isiphuzo, better known as MiracleMend. The Ngcolosi patents are held by the Igugu family line, while the Tsepete line own much of the land where Locuma is grown.

## Style

> "Thank you. This is perfect."
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### Genetics

* Highly uniform, internal breeding program, racial supremacists. When Ndewane talk about 'humans', that group does not include them.
* Tall (7ft+), sinewy muscular, very dark skin, almost aubergine in the right light. No body hair. Long limbed, often elongated heads.
* Anything less than physical perfection is barely tolerated to the point that their suicide rate is highest among all demographics. Often, the elderly and infirm are hidden away and often choose to end their own lives as not to turn into a burden for their peers. This trickles down throughout their entire population - suicide is rampant among teenagers, handicapped people, the elderly and veterans.
* Their devotion to the Om Nyama code is so deeply incoded in their minds that the Ndewane core families have altered their genetics to have pitch black bones, for no other reason than to make a statement even long after their deaths.

### Clothes

They tend to wear practical clothing in dark red or light beige, men and women often going bare-chested to show off their flawless and hard-earned physique.

* Highly uniform look.
* Shiny, sleek black to evoke naked skin if necessary.
* Dark red skirt / kilt customary. If travelling in colder climates, wide, stiff coats in either white or red are worn over sleek shorts/pants.
* Rarely accessorize, but if they do, they prefer massive, smooth gold. On particularly traditional occasions, wide golden collars are worn. Depending on their planets of birth, the styles vary, and Ndewane from Dahomey might sport clay paint, while those from Semiramis might add blue or green feathers or flowers to their outfits, those from Z'Kamanzi iridescent insect wings. In every case, Ndewane dress to impress, with strong lines and a clear emphasis on showing off their flawless physiques.

### Architecture

* Monumental soaring towers and gravity-defying designs, incorporating the latest developements in engineering and style. Sleek, glittering.
* Monumental statues and faces on monolithic buildings, rarely erasing the old, but incorporating the best of it.

## Snippets

* mystical founder of the house: Aminatu ka Nikatau Ndewane
* The extinct Bhakato line of House Ndewane boasts several legendary rulers, including the famous King Batsheba.
* The house maintains one of the Empire's elite fighting units - the Ubusuku Javelins, named after the traditional assegai
* Inheritance is sorted by merit, and order of inheritance has to be publicly declared by the elder. Parents are known to send their children on quests to determin their qualifications. It is often suspected that suicide-mission quests are assigned to children who are considered irredeemably lacking in some way.
* Their secret service is highly efficient and exceedingly well equipped, though often mocked for being unable to think outside any box
* Kalikori Ndewane, Princess of the House, and her immediate family live in a secluded, temple-like complex on Kismet, and do not appear publicly. The title of Duke of Kismet is held by another branch of the House.
* Accepting a service by a Ndewane householder with anything other than 'Thank you, this is perfect.' can be miscontrued to be a withering complaint.
* Undeniable masters of energy shields of all sorts, both Ngcolosi Shields and Repeller Fields technology, the ships of their fleet are clearly designed to take maximum advantage of this particular technological edge.

 Bakuba Ndewane Inyoni Ndewane Jabulani Ndewane Kalikori Ndewane Nandi Makeba Ndewane | Notable Holdings

## Other Articles on House Ndewane

 Bhakato Black-and-White War Igugu Kismet MiracleMend Ngcolosi Shields Om Nyama Tsepete Ubusuku Javelins