The Rebirthers

Even before the establishment of a formal trade agreement with Marafire in Year 8 SFC, Nahmon Naiparkuans have been in contact with Marafire, and some of them have lived there fore generations, mainly in the Fuasi Province. Over time, Naiparkuan population steadily increased, and they have traditionally enjoyed a high level of trust and freedom in that area, and in Marafire schools the Namono language, along with some other Naiparkuan knowledge were taught as subjects, although tensions exist due to the different way they treat trees (Naiparkuans usually use wood sustainably but still cut down trees, a practice highly frowned upon by Rafi).

The relationship, once temporarily fragilized during the Argoran Coup, became even more strained after the Mėkosade Incident with the Yoxixano and Ganamallazo provinces in Acúqúwara. Like many other foreign countries, Marafire government objected strongly to the way it was handled by the federal government of Naiparku and the xenophobia represented behind it, meanwhile xenophobic and chauvinistic sentiments continued to gain ground among Naiparkuans, even those living abroad (in Marafire for example).

Around Year 15-16 SFC, a rebellious faction started to emerge expatriate Naiparkuan population in Marafire, first informally then more and more formally. This minority faction promoted ideas of Naiparkuan superiority and political beliefs close to fascism, and started stealth sabotage, vandalism and illegal advertising/flashmob. What's more, some devious Nahmon individuals started to exploit and manipulate other Rafi by performing rogue soul-transformation, convincing some Rafi to "reborn" as Nahmons, instrumentalizing them to further their cause in the process. Although they are not wrong in claiming that transformed Rafi could gain knowledge more easily through telepathy and acquire Nahmon traits such as being semi-amphibian and capable of imbue/transfer spirits themselves, it is an intricate and risky process, and when done by an inexperienced Nahmon, it can cause imperfect results, or even physical or mental impairment due to a botched process.

More and more Rafi saw this faction as a threat to their way of life, and xenophobic sentiments against Naiparkuans rose acutely after a series of incidents of botched soul-transfer became more widely known. At first Faafa simply restricted its offerings of foreign language, in hopes of decreasing communication and the spread of fascist ideas, but things continued to worsen. Finally, in Year 19 SFC, the Representative Meisa Feimikunika Teafife was elected in Fuasi: a leader with a hardline stance against fascism and Naiparkuan intervention she promptly decided to entirely remove the teaching of Namono and other Naiparku-related topics from university, and banning Nahmons from being able to attend universities in Faafa. Shortly after (on the date of XXX), she wrote to the Naiparku on behalf of the Kiane of Fuasi to to formally discontinue our trade agreement, citing the "continued attacks against peace and the Rafi way of life" by the rebellious Naiparkuan faction, and stating that "our ports will no longer be accepting ships from Kunzara Argoran."