The Year of Hems

The year is 2559 BC, in Egypt. There is a strict social hierarchy present on Egypt. It is a three step pyramid, the nisu being at the top, then come the commoners, and lastly come the hems. The nisu were the leaders of Egypt, while the hems were the servers. They lived to serve their nisu, and often lived short lives. Leaders gained their power from the gods; in specific, the markings the gods gave them. The markings are intricate drawings on one skin, that are only given to the next nisu. The markings were only ever given to royals for thousands and thousands of years. However, there was a day that the mark had dissipated from a royal's skin. That year was 2559 BC, the year that hems bore the mark of the gods.