Name:Adia Almasi Enzi
Gender: Female
Species: Nkisi
she was honest,affectionate,calm,open minded, and Conscientiousness
She’s Alpharhita‘s Chambermaid. She was appointed by the crown princess when her mother retired. She was a bit nervous about her new job in the beginning. She didn’t want to disappoint the crown princess. She and the handmaidens are probably the only people that’s sees how messy Alpharita’s room can get.
The crown princess is very great-full for her servants. Adria is also friends with the handmaidens and the crown princess. She’s constantly leaving snacks and other gifts for them to find. She also listens to Alpharita’s rambling for hours. On her down time, she enjoys exercising, painting, and surfing.
she's trying her best to get over her nervousness. Shes very good at her job.
Note:Inspired by The Basenji dog from the Congo
Her mother was Alpharita’s chambermaid when she was younger but retired and her daughter had tooken up the mantle. Their family served the royal family for generations
Nkisi or Nkishi (plural varies: minkisi, mikisi, zinkisi, or nkisi) are spirits or an object that a spirit inhabits. It is frequently applied to a variety of objects used throughout the Congo Basin in Central Africa, especially in the Territory of Cabinda that are believed to contain spiritual powers or spirits. The term and its concept have passed with the Atlantic slave trade to the Americas.[1
Close communication with ancestors and belief in the efficacy of their powers are closely associated with minkisi in Kongo tradition. Among the peoples of the Congo Basin, especially the Bakongo and the Songye people of Kasai, exceptional human powers are frequently believed to result from some sort of communication with the dead. People known as banganga[5] (singular: nganga) work as healers, diviners, and mediators who defend the living against black magic (witchcraft) and provide them with remedies against diseases resulting either from witchcraft or the demands of bakisi (spirits), emissaries from the land of the dead.
Banganga harness the powers of bakisi and the dead by making minkisi. Minkisi are primarily containers – ceramic vessels, gourds, animal horns, shells, bundles, or any other object that can contain spiritually charged substances. Even gravesthemselves, as the home of the dead and hence the home of bakisi, can be considered as minkisi. In fact, minkisi have even been described as portable graves, and many include earth or relics from the grave of a powerful individual as a prime ingredient. The powers of the dead thus infuse the object and allow the nganga to control it.[6] The metal objects commonly pounded into the surface of the power figures represent the minkisi's active roles during rituals or ceremonies. Each nail or metal piece represents a vow, a signed treaty, and an effort to abolish evil. Ultimately, these figures most commonly represent reflections upon socially unacceptable behaviors and efforts to correct them.[7]