Favizin

Favizin (homo anthophila) is a species of anthropomorphic bees and a subspecies of Aphiari. They are also referred too as "Hive people" occasionally because of their unique architecture.

The age of tribes
Until a few millenia ago, Favizin lived in tribes scattered around Eldham. They lived in small hives for a group of about five hivelings. They farmed potatoes and wheat, not honey (which is a commonly believed hoax). Even though they did not claim a lot of land, they were very territorial, and reacted hostile to any intruders. They were therefore seen as barbarians. They were most notable for straying from common pure sword-combat, and instead combined sword-combat with splash potions of poison, and sometimes even sent out domesticated bees to distribute the effect.

The early age of Favu
The age of tribes came to a relatively sudden end when a figure known as the Castellan completely reformed the way of Favizin and developed a relatively advanced civilization known as the Kingdom of Favu. This kingdom was located around eastern Eldham, and while the kingdom achieved many great things like impressive infrastructure and an enviable military, its most significant accomplishment was the gigantic beehive known as the Hive of Favu. This hive had multiple purposes such as housing thousands of Favizin and being a place to engage in rituals for their gods (they practised a religion similar to Hivamism). Unlike Hivamism however, the Castellan was not considered a Ruler back then, and was instead thought of as a separate class. This kingdom was still very territorial and used their incredible military to invade more land and defend their nation. For this reason, the Kingdom of Favu was feared.

The late age of Favu
The Kingdom of Favu stopped growing, but their power did not. According to Hivamist legend they not only found and claimed all four of the Rulers' artifacts, they also took the mighty Kingstar granting incredible power to the wielder. Hivamists claim they used it to create a superpowered army of mighty magic Favizin knights. If this is true is debatable, but it's undeniable that they had an outstanding military, which allowed them to exist for around 1000 years. The citizens lived in outstanding wealth, but this age came to an end when the power hungry leader of the military, Ezurien, betrayed his queen, the Castellan, in order to take the throne. The mighty hero Lirozam however took the four mighty artifacts in order to protect his queen and became the only known Guardian, slaying Ezurien. The Castellan disappeared with Lirozam, the artifacts and the star were scattered around Eldham and the Kingdom of Favu came to an abrupt and tragic end.

The age of shame
After the Kingdom of Favu fell, the Favizin were spread around Eldham and even Rathnir, though they were welcome hardly anywere. Experts estimate that around this time about 97% of all hivelings were murdered out of revenge for what the Kingdom of Favu did during their climb to power (like murdering entire armies of many nations). The remaining hivelings (about 500) went into hiding, and their history was nearly forgotten after the many centuries of hiding. After this time of hiding they reemerged and took on a nomadic lifestyle, and some resided in peasant farming villages.

The age of Hivam
Once, a Favizin named Hivam ! (otherwise known as the_hive_knight) came wandering into the village of Dunwall in Rodinnbrok where he set the groundwork for the religion of Hivamism. He is planning to declare an end to the age of shame and bring pride to the hivelings once more. This does mean that the age of shame has not yet ended, but the age of Hivam is on the horizon.

Biology
Favizin is a race of anthropomorphic bees with 2 thin black arms and 2 thin black legs. They are not winged like their insect-like counterparts though. They have very soft fur and two very large eyes. They also possess two feelers. Adults are about 1,65 meters on average, and weigh an average of 42,6 kilograms.