Igell existed long before the arrival of settlers and colonists from other nations, and was a highly religious if not superstitious society based around fishing, farming what could be farmed in the desert, and a divine respect for the relief offered by night. Pushed into the desert by warlords and other tribes to the south, the ancient Igellians were forced to do their best to survive in strict conditions and lethal heat. At an unknown time, colonists from the ocean, "men with pale skin, sharp swords and ill intent" as described by historical records, attempted to subjugate the previously rather pacifist Igellians. Facing a destructive force that was beginning to set down camps and tents, the natives used the cover of night over several weeks to assassinate and terrorize the colonizers.

The matriarchal nature of Igell and its high regard for femininity comes from this period of time. The colonizers, having killed the majority of the men who fought valiantly to protect the village, were recorded as being prudish and snobby in the presence of native women. Forcing them to cover themselves and repressing their personality by removing their piercings and covering their tattoos had the opposite effect once the settlers had been defeated. The surviving members of the almost extinct civilization slowly recovered and, out of spite, built their new nation as a symbol of the femininity and personal freedom the colonists has attempted to destroy. Of course, this had the downside of instilling a deeply engrained hatred of the male sex, an issue being combatted recently and recognized by Queen Rasha.