Kenha
The Kenha were founded by the most iron-willed of Ganpoumi Fi prisoners after they were sent to Nekrosaka by the Songkram at the tail end of the Eastern Civil War. While they were originally Ganpoumi Fi rebels who faced the cruel Songkram lords of Nekrosaka, they would eventually recast into a clan of loyal, duty-bound, Khatkir-inspired assassins dedicated to freeing the people of the city from the increasingly avaricious Bornu family.
A kenha agent awaits mission data from his fellow operatives.
History #
The Kenha were originally led by the Ganpoumi Fi hero Ahagyu Kenha, and called themselves the Knives of Kenha. The name was shortened to just "Kenha" for the sake of simplicity after several years.
Following the discovery of Nisekite, the Kenha's ranks became filled exclusively with Augmented (see below).
Humanity Abandoned #
The purpose and central dogmas of the Kenha fundamentally shifted following the introduction of Nisekite-based technology into the landscape of Nekrosaka. The Kenha realized that the Bornu who oppressed the Nekrosakans couldn't be defeated without drastic measures--Augmentation.
From the year 272 DHT onward, Kenha agents were mandated to undergo extensive stonemodding (in some cases, to the point where nothing was left of their original body save for the brain). As a part of this process, Kenha would have their memories wiped by undergoing surgery that removed portions of their brains and replaced them with lithonatomical disks. This drastic sacrifice of humanity was something that those radicalized enough to join the Kenha saw as necessary to not only defeat the Bornu, but also protect those from their previous life.
The Kenha Creed
Body surrendered I give up the transient For people beloved.
Public Perception #
While the Kenha are fully set on fighting for the people of Nekrosaka, the common Nekrosakans didn't always see the Kenha in a positive light. Kenha operations that steered into open confrontation with Bornu Nakai often led to collateral damage. Suspicions against normal businesses led to public executions or arrests. Certain extreme Kenha viewed the sacrifice of a few innocent Nekrosakans as necessary for the greater good--a truly free Nekrosaka.
The anti-Augmented views of the widespread Tos Tohn movement also stood contrary to the Kenha. If those who sacrificed even a sliver of their natural form to lithonatomical replacement had sinned, then the heavily stonemodded Kenha were damned beyond salvation.
A trio of Kenha agents blow a hole in a prison record facility as a part of raid, the intent of which is to free an entire Nekrosakan district of their debts.
Kenha Agents Outside of Nekrosaka #
Although astronomically rare, Kenha agents would occasionally venture outside of the depths of Nekrosaka, smuggling aboard trade ships with the intent to secure supplies, allies, or other external resources for the benefit of the Kenha's operations.
During the Songkram Empire's sovereignty over Nekrosaka, Kenha typically kept their operations within the city to avoid drawing additional attention to themselves. However, once news that the Bornu were no longer backed by the Songkram leaked to the Kenha, they increased their presence across Legere in the hopes of making allies with other powers that could help them overthrow the gluttonous family.
In the late 330s, the Archangel's Heroes would partner with the Kenha to finally defeat Nekrosaka's Bornu oppressors.