Nopa Ngute

Veinlord Nopa Ngute

the first veinlord

Nopa was the first Veinlord in the world. During the time of the Dry Age in Raro, the rivers that fed into the sea became messy and unable to progress. In agony over the stagnation of the river Gheh̨u, the zibeke of the river possessed Nopa, originally a fishmonger living in Tiyo.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Nopa was strong and athletic from years of battling the rough ocean waters and the fierce river currents in search of fish.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Nopa grew up as their cousins' child in the Ngute family in Tiyo, as their biological parents already had another child that they were still raising, and Kaloran children grow up without siblings.
One day during the Raron Dry Age, Nopa went ice fishing on the Gheh̨u River, which had been stalled by a supernatural force that prevented the river from feeding into Lake Raro. Fish struggled to survive in the waters, so fisherman had been using simple nets in order to catch the dead ones, clean them up, and eat them. But, while they fished, they felt the ice start to crack underneath them. They carefully made their way to shore, but on the other side they unwittingly absorbed the zibeke, or spirit, of the river inside them. Thus, they became the first Veinlord.

Gender Identity

Nopa traditionally enjoyed participating as any of the many genders that Kalora people have. Their genders are expressed through ceremony and traditional rituals and very little in daily life. This suited Nopa just fine.