People of the Beyond, based on Egyptian mythology. Ahks ("spirits") are nations who come from the Beyond (some have settled on Shem, mostly in remote locations) and coexist with the dead. An akh is born without a soul. During the first funerary service after their birth, they are given the soul of the deceased, which takes seven years to develop into a fully fledged person. Because experiences affect souls, the transferrance of the soul and the experiences of the recipient affect the soul and change how and who the person is--they are not replications of the deceased, but they do carry some of their memories and experiences. If more than one akh receives a soul, they all receive it entirely. This contradiction is a source of power among them.

Ahti (destruction) - malevolent hippo goddess
Am-heh (hunt) - dangerous underworld god
Ba-Pef (time) - ramheaded god of eighth hour
Ha-Ash (sun) - desert deities combined into one
Heptet (death) - knife wielding death goddess
Mehen (dragon) - serpent deity who guards the sun barque
Nebt-Nakith (truth) - nakith and the nebt goddesses combined
Rekhit (justice) - goddess of underworld
Tatenen (creation) - god of the first mound after creation
Themath (war) - goddess of the underworld

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