The Dnin-Nepids are a nomadic species hailing from beyond the outskirts of civilized space. Often called 'Moths' due to their superficial resemblence to the Terran insect, they travel the stars in fleets of ark-ships following the destruction of their homeworld. As natural innovators and engineers, the Nepids thrive in the fringes of space, propagating using resources from the vast asteroid fields within stellar systems.
As a relative newcomer to the galactic community, most spacers have only heard of them in passing. Early tensions arising from communication barriers and differing cultures have gradually eroded into a cautious understanding between them and their closest 'neighbors' in the Galactic Frontier. While more conservative groups still dismiss them offhandedly, many enterprising factions have begun to hire Nepid travelers and migrants as a reliable source of innovation.
Identity
The Dnin-Nepids are an inherently matriarchal society. The majority of them stick fast to traditional practices; While the more unwieldly tendencies have practically evaporated in the advent of technological progress, many traits of their culture have been adapted throughout their developments, rather than cycled out over time.
Names
The Dnin-Nepids is a matriarchal society, with family names often passed through maternal lineages.
Their names were inherited ancestrally from the two disjunct halves of the planet, prior to mass communications assisting to mix the cultural divide across the equator.
OOC information: Two separate sets of lexicons were chosen by popular demand. Light-Adapts: Sumerian, Egyptian Dark-Adapts: Finnish, Icelandic Other languages near those regions are also acceptable. We wish to be relatively lax with names.
It also makes sense for you to be vice-versa of your adaptation, given the Nepids have had centuries of intermixing both on planet and in space. Traditionally, a clan-name denoted origins, rarely changed throughout life other than when one fully emigrates. Obviously impractical to continue after such primitive groupings gave way to city-states, much less after their ascent to the stars, it is now far more common to have a phrase denoting where you are from.
Immigrants sometimes change their name to something more easily used in common galactic tongues. Those born outside of the ships of the fleet may entirely forego having their 'long' names. Many Nepids consider it insulting to adopt origin-phrases for foreign constructs. You would likely be laughed out of town if you claimed to be of a megacorporation's ship or station - something akin to a generational ship or flying settlement would be far more acceptable.
Role
Here is an example list of professions translated to the name component:
| Profession | Title |
|---|---|
| Mender | Azu |
| Engineer | Guda |
| Caretaker | Azu |
| Protector | Erin |
| Scholar | Ummi |
| Gatherer | Dulum |
| Leader | Namesda |
| Explorer | Dal |
| Drifter | Giris |
| Navigator | Sal |