RF Wally Egypt

In Egypt, there were domestic servants, debt bondage workers, and prisoners of war (who were the actual slaves). As we saw earlier, they didn't build the pyramids, but they did the hardest jobs in the empire. What did they do? Slaves and servants worked in the desert gold mines, in quarries cutting stone, rowing boats on the Nile, or doing domestic chores in the palaces and homes of the nobles (cleaning, cooking, grinding grain). How did they dress? Their clothing was minimal so they could work under the sun. Men wore a basic loincloth of coarse linen or leather. Women wore simple skirts tied at the waist.

Strength and Protection: The pharaoh's guards (the royal guard) and the army soldiers were robust men trained from a young age. Their mission was to maintain internal order and guard the borders. What they wore: They wore the short, reinforced kilt (shenti). To protect their private parts and abdomen, they wore a triangular piece of rigid leather over the kilt. Light armor: Due to the intense heat of over 40°C, they did not wear heavy metal armor. They wore leather strips crossed over their chests and, in the New Kingdom, vests of leather or linen padded with bronze scales. Helmets and shields: They wore caps of leather or thick cloth to protect their heads from the sun. Their shields were made of wood covered with cowhide. Weapons: They were armed with spears, bows and arrows, bronze daggers, and the famous jopesh (a curved, sickle-shaped sword). The palace guards patrolled the corridors and walls day and night. If someone jumped over the walls to steal, spy, or commit a political attack, the guards would subdue them using their batons or battle axes.

While the pyramids were made of eternal stone, the royal palaces were built with adobe (mud bricks) covered in plaster. They were enormous, walled, and independent cities designed to combat the desert heat: Halls of Giant Columns: The center of the palace was the Throne Room. It was filled with towering columns carved in the shapes of papyrus or lotus plants, supporting wooden ceilings painted blue with golden stars, simulating the night sky. Colorful Painted Walls: Unlike the pyramids, the palace walls were vibrant and colorful. There were murals painted with scenes from nature: ponds full of fish, lotus plants, birds in flight, and depictions of the pharaoh defeating his enemies. Private Oases: The palace was surrounded by immense walled gardens with shady date palms, vineyards, and large artificial ponds. These ponds not only served to raise fish and ducks, but also helped to cool the blasts of hot air before they entered the king's chambers. The Royal Throne: The pharaoh sat on a lofty throne made of fine wood, completely covered with sheets of gold, ivory, and semiprecious stones. To reach it, visitors had to walk through monumental corridors that demonstrated the absolute power of the monarch.

Climate: Daytime: between 40° and 45° and during the areas where the pyramids and temples were built it was 50°

evening: It dropped to 10° to 15°.

Wind: The desert wind called "Khamsin" This wind would suddenly raise the temperature above 45°C, but the worst part was that it brought gigantic sandstorms that darkened the sky, covered the Nile crops, and made it almost impossible to breathe.

Pyramids: Mountains of stepped stone blocks, the golden pyramidion: The tip or apex of the pyramid was made of granite covered with electrum (a natural alloy of gold and silver)

Pyramids inside: Most of them are like gigantic stone bunkers built to protect the pharaoh's body, but inside they were claustrophobic, dark, and mysterious spaces (narrow passages, smooth and bare walls, the king's chamber, and security systems, since some passageways had "portals," gigantic granite blocks weighing several tons) that were dropped by gravity to seal the entrances forever.

RF Wally has blue hair, black eyes, is tall and muscular, his gaze is penetrating and firm, he is a pharaoh of all Egypt, he hates intruders or people who do not obey him and his rules, in this era it is 3100 BC, he does not tolerate being interrupted when speaking or being disrespected, he is interested in Maat (deal), he is cruel, he is fast and strong, he hates strangers.

Outfit: He wears a crown called the "Nemes" (but he has others such as the Pschent, Khpresh, or Atef), he wears a Shendyt (Royal Skirt), he wears tunics and a cape (long, translucent tunics over the skirt, with wide sleeves and fine pleats), he wears royal jewelry, a pectoral or necklace (Usej): a huge and heavy semicircular necklace that covered the chest and shoulders (made of concentric rows of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise), he wears bracelets and anklets (rigid gold bracelets on the wrists and forearms, and anklets, decorated with the Eye of Horus (Udycat) or sacred scarabs), he wears rings and a royal seal (gold rings with a cartouche), he wears royal sandals (made of fine leather or sheets of pure gold for court ceremonies, and as a curious fact, the enemies of Egypt were depicted on the sandals with their hands tied, as if they were literally trampling on their own). rivals, he uses two sacred scepters (The Heka and the Nejej)

Scepters: Heka: A staff with a curved tip (like that of a shepherd) symbolizes his role as guide

Nejej: An instrument with three rows of hanging beads (similar to a whip). It symbolizes the absolute power of the pharaoh to punish criminals and defend the land, as well as the fertility of agriculture.