This was another one of those things that I saw, while watching the Mummy movies, and thought: "Hey what a great Fae Race that would make."
Medjai Origin: Egyptian
A group of warrior Fae that once served as the Pharaoh’s bodyguards; they are devoted to stopping the rise of Evil on earth.
The Medjai warriors had been unheard of for many centuries, even past the fifteenth, and had operated in total secrecy. While one Medjai organisation existed, twelve tribes of Medjai appeared on a large scale, being numerous enough to compose an army. Women could also train to become Medjai warriors, as revealed when the young woman warrior Yanit joined the ranks of the Medjai. Medjai training began at an early age, as the warriors were taken to a compound in the desert, and they were sworn upon adulthood to do all in their part to stop the ascent of Imhotep to power; along with this, the Medjai were also tasked with the duty of protecting Hamunaptra against treasure-hunters and thieves. The Medjai took it upon themselves to keep a safe guard over all items that might present danger in the wrong hands, from the Book of the Dead to such an artifact as the Holy Grail.
Many Medjai warriors were given facial tattoos of Arabic words placed on their cheeks, and wore long black robes with grey sashes, bandoliers, turbans and scarves. All Medjai were able to fight with blades as well as firearms, and were skilled in one-on-one combat; the warriors often rode horses through the deserts and took their foes by surprise whenever able to do so.
"If I were to say to you that, "I am a stranger traveling from the East, seeking that which is lost"... “Then I would reply that, "I am a stranger traveling from the West, it is I whom you seek..”