Ingza

"Greetings, my extra-galactic human brothers and sisters, I am Representative Syygan Xligio, ambassador to her most gracious majesty Queen Ingza M, omnipotent ruler of the Ingza people. I have come to negotiate opening relations between our two great peoples, the Ingza consider you our brothers and we would be honoured if you would open relations with her majesty"

- Representative Syygan Xligio negotiating the opening of relations between the GFSS and Ingza

The Ingza were a Human people who were led by a Queen (though in rare cases they were also led by a King) from the Ingza System which was located in the Foundary Region of the N'Akkiarl Galaxy.

Like there cousins in other galaxies the Ingza were a baseline human race. They used to rule the former Ingzan Commonwealth, an alliance of all the planets of the Ingza System which was led by Ingza, until it was taken over by the N'Akkiarlians during the N'Akkiarlian-Ingzan War of 32,854 BBY-32,851 BBY. After the Ingza were defeated the N'Akkiarlians took control of them, however the N'Akkiarlians allowed the monarchies of the Ingza to remain as puppet rulers. Despite being rulers of there people the Ingzan monarchs had to do whatever there N'Akkiarlian masters ordered them to.

Despite suffering heavy losses during the war the Ingza didnt hate the N'Akkiarlians like the Jussk'Ravgarok did. As the decades and centuries of N'Akkiarlian rule went by Ingza grew to think of themselves as well cared for children of the N'Akkiarlian Star Empire, they thought that the N'Akkiarlians were like there parents, they knew what was best for them. The Ingza were almost as loyal to there N'Akkiarlian overlords as the extremely-loyal U'k'r'zedolgeiekoo.

"Our N'Akkiarlian masters treat us well, just because they own us doesnt mean they treat us badly, we're well cared for children!"

- An Ingzan speaking abowt his N'Akkiarlian rulers

Biology and appearance
The Ingza were a baseline human race and were biologically and anatomically the same as there fellow baseline human cousins in other galaxies, leading some to speculate that they had been brought to the Ingza System by an ancient alien species from another galaxy.

Like other humans they had hair of many colours but blond, brown and black were the most common colours, this turned white or grey during aging. Like most human races females almost always had longer hair than males. They lived on average several decades longer than there cousins in other galaxies, the average life expectancy was 130 but one, Okki Uukagora, managed to reach 160 years old. some said this was because Ingzan medicine was so good.

History
The earliest documents about Ingzan life are from around 40,000 BBY. At this time the Ingza were little more than tribal savages who had only just formed religion and speech. After several millenia the Ingzan language and writing evolved into more advanced forms and the tribes began to settle, forming countries. Then around the year 33,288 BBY the Ingza managed to develop space travel, disease and other social health problems had largely been dealt with by this point and Ingza Prime was united the country of Ingza, a planet-covering supercountry. After developing space travel the Ingza colonised the other worlds of the Ingza System: Hzajka, Avolorta, Vleems and Zjikia. During colonisation they found that these planets were populated by humans which were identical to them.

The Ingza decided that millenia before achieving sentience an extremely powerful extra-galactic race had brought them to the Ingza System and had spread them through-out the system, each group forgetting or not knowing about there brothers on the other planets and created independant societies unaware that there people had relatives on other planets. The evidence available meant that this theory was the most likely explanation.

After discovering other members of there people on other planets the Ingza formed and alliance with each of them and created the Ingzan Commonwealth. The Commonwealth ruled the Ingza System for several centuries before the N'Akkiarlians arrived in 32,854 BBY.

The Ingzans knew that the N'Akkiarlians were sweeping through the galaxy and were battle-hardened after spending the past 96 years fighting wars and putting down rebellions until most of the galaxy was under there total control, they had heard that the N'Akkiarlians had slaughtered some nations which had stood against them and began to worry about what would happen if they were invaded.

Despite worrying about a N'Akkiarlian massacre of there people the Ingzans decided that death was much better than living as slaves and increased the strength of the Royal Navy of Ingza and the Royal Ingzan Army.

Religion
"Behold, i am the V'ei'ka! I am the mortal form of our mother, V'ei'ka, creator of everything!"

- A V'ei'ka introduces herself to her people



The Ingzan religion was led by the V'ei'ka, a blinded woman who was the mortal representative of the blind goddess V'ei'ka, the creator of the universe. Ingzan religion says V'ei'ka pierced her eyes with a special mask to ensure her children (living things) could see, it was said that if she hadnt blinded herself then all life would be eternally blind, V'ei'ka sacrified her eyesight and endured the pain of piercing her own eyes to ensure her creations could see.

The V'ei'ka was chosen by her steadfast devotion to her ruler and religion, only the most devoted candidate was chosen, only women aged between 20-30 could apply to be the V'ei'ka. Upon being chosen the would-be V'ei'ka would spend 5 years of her life with her family (or whomever she chose) living in absolute luxury and where she would ready herself for being made the next V'ei'ka. When the 5 years came to end the V'ei'ka would be taken to the square outside the sovereign's palace where the Shrine of V'ei'ka resided, and in front of her people, sovereign and family would have the Mask of V'ei'ka applied to her face, which would pierce her eyes and she would then be the new V'ei'ka.

Once getting over the shocking pain she would introduce herself to her people and sovereign as the new V'ei'ka, the living form of the goddess V'ei'ka. After she would be taken to her palace where she would live in luxury for the rest of her life and would lead the entire Ingzan religion. Because she was the leader of the Ingzan religion her power and the respect she received from her people rivalled that of the soverign, even the sovereign bowed down to her, the only living person in the entire universe the sovereign worshipped (the only other person the sovereign worshipped was the goddess V'ei'ka herself).

The new V'ei'ka would be chosen when the old one died, the V'ei'ka blinding ritual was abolished when the N'Akkiarlians conquered the Ingzan Commonwealth, who thought it was a barbaric ritual, however the V'ei'ka lived on and was still just as respected and worshipped by her people, they just didnt go through the blinding ritual. The last ever V'ei'ka to be blinded was a 26 year old woman called Kysa Zerego, she underwent the blinding ritual 12 years before the N'Akkiarlians invaded and conquered the Ingza System. She rallied her fellow Ingzan brothers and sisters to defend there homes and freedom to the end and that V'ei'ka would be happy that they were defending there liberty and freedom, her rallying cries were an inspiration to the Ingzan people. After the N'Akkiarlians conquered the Ingzan Commonwealth and abolished the blinding ritual Kysa became the last of her kind. After the N'Akkiarlian conquest she ruled for a further 47 years as the V'ei'ka before she died in 32,804 BBY. She was buried in the Tomb of the V'ei'ka with her predecessors and was signficant as being the last ever V'ei'ka to undergo the blinding ritual in Ingzan history.

When they died the V'ei'ka was buried alongside her predecessors in the special Tomb of the V'ei'ka and would go to Ingzan heaven where they would look after there people from above, they would also meet and assist new arrivals to heaven. They would also meet the goddess V'ei'ka herself in heaven. The tomb was a sacred place where the people and sovereign honoured there great religous leaders of days gone by, the penalty from breaking into and ransacking the tomb was to be blinded with the Mask of V'ei'ka, not only did this cause terrific agony to the victim but it also meant that they were abused and loathed by the people for disturbing the rest of there respected leaders.

"I am the V'ei'ka, my power is unrivaled! My people worship me, as does my sovereign. I am the leader of our relgion and i am the mortal representation of our mother V'ei'ka. You have abolished the blinding ritual so now i am the last of my kind! When i die a lineage and traditional which has lasted thousands of years will come to an end!"

- Kysa Zerego briefly describing herself to the N'Akkiarlian king, angry that he has abolished the blinding ritual and doomed her kind and an ancient Ingzan tradition to extinction

Behind the scenes
The V'ei'ka is visually based on the Blinded Maiden of Project Zero