Nakhian

"You still have a lot to learn, my young Nakhian."

- Clideo Haistev to Calezac Andall A Nakhian referred to an adolescent exhibiting powers of the Heir who trained to one day become an Ixian. Nakhians were known as Ixian younglings at first, and trained in classroom setting with multiple students and a teacher. After reaching a certain age, Nakhians were normally apprenticed to an Ixian Master and seldom to an Ixian Knight, whom only they shall call as Phanya and beginning their one-on-one training; forging a bond of ceremony called Phanhian. Apprentices would often go on missions with their masters as part of this one-on-one training. Ixian were only allowed to have one Nakhian as an apprentice at a time. After completing 'the trials' to become an Ixian, a Nakhian would be promoted to the rank of Knight. When promoted, the braid they grew to symbolize their rank as a Nakhian is cut off with their own Miktar.