Changes: Nerath

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Template:Planet The world of Nerath was a world on an alternate Material Plane.

People

The deva Demascus was originally from this world.^[1]

Deities

Deities from this world were summoned in the Dawn War to help the gods of Realmspace to defend the newly born worlds of this Material Plane against the primordial threat.^[2]^[3] It's not known if those gods remained in Realmspace after the war.^{[speculation]}

History

The abyssal plague originated on this world.^[1]^[4]

Appendix

Background

This world is the core setting of 4th-edition Dungeons & Dragons, commonly called the "Points of Light" world. It is home to Nentir Vale and a fallen empire called Nerath, after which this world is known.

According to Christopher Perkins, the Nentir Vale was originally conceived to be part of the Forgotten Realms setting, before being used as the setting for the Nerath world.^[5] Shadowfell Keep and the town of Winterhaven are the only places of Nentir Vale that eventually appeared in a Forgotten Realms product.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 James Wyatt (2010). The Gates of Madness. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4406-4.
↑ Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.
↑ Richard Baker, Robert J. Schwalb (February, 2012). Heroes of the Elemental Chaos. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32. ISBN 78-0-7869-5981-5.
↑ Michael E. Shea (July 2011). “Creature Incarnations: Abyssal Plague Demons”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #192 (Wizards of the Coast) (192).. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved on 2015-03-29.
↑ Christopher Perkins (2016-02-23). Christopher Perkins on Twitter. Retrieved on 2016-11-22.

[TGoM-1] 1.0 ^1.1 James Wyatt (2010). The Gates of Madness. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 978-0-7869-4406-4.

[2] Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, Chris Sims (August 2008). Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Edited by Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3.

[3] Richard Baker, Robert J. Schwalb (February, 2012). Heroes of the Elemental Chaos. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32. ISBN 78-0-7869-5981-5.

[Dng192-APD-4] Michael E. Shea (July 2011). “Creature Incarnations: Abyssal Plague Demons”. In Steve Winter ed. Dungeon #192 (Wizards of the Coast) (192).. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved on 2015-03-29.

[5] Christopher Perkins (2016-02-23). Christopher Perkins on Twitter. Retrieved on 2016-11-22.

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-The '''world of Nerath''', the default world of the [[Dungeon Master's Guide 4th edition]], was a world on an alternate [[Material Plane]].
+The '''world of Nerath''' was a world on an alternate [[Material Plane]].
 ==People==
 The [[deva]] [[Demascus]] was originally from this world.<ref name="TGoM">{{Cite book/The Gates of Madness}}</ref>
 ==Deities==
-Deities from this world were summoned in the [[Dawn War]], to help the gods of the  [[Realmspace]] to defend the newly born worlds of this Material Plane against the primordial threat.<ref>{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|42}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book/Heroes of the Elemental Chaos|32}}</ref> It's not known if those gods remained on the Realmspace after the war.
+Deities from this world were summoned in the [[Dawn War]] to help the gods of [[Realmspace]] to defend the newly born worlds of this Material Plane against the [[primordial]] threat.<ref>{{Cite book/Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide|42}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book/Heroes of the Elemental Chaos|32}}</ref> It's not known if those gods remained in Realmspace after the war.{{Speculation}}
 ==History==
-The [[Abyssal Plague (disease)|abyssal plague]] was originated from this world.<ref name="TGoM" /><ref name="Dng192-APD">{{Cite dungeon/192/Creature Incarnations: Abyssal Plague Demons}}</ref>
+The [[Abyssal Plague (disease)|abyssal plague]] originated on this world.<ref name="TGoM" /><ref name="Dng192-APD">{{Cite dungeon/192/Creature Incarnations: Abyssal Plague Demons}}</ref>
-==Trivia==
+==Appendix==
+===Background===
-This world is also called the "Points of Light" world.
+This world is the core setting of 4th-edition ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]], commonly called the "Points of Light" world. It is home to Nentir Vale and a fallen empire called Nerath, after which this world is known.
-According to Chris Perkins, the Nentir Vale (a region of this world) was originally conceived to be part of the Realms, before being used as the setting for the Nerath world.<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrisperkinsdnd/status/702518035622461440  Chris Perkins Twitter]</ref> The [[Shadowfell Keep]] and the town of [[Winterhaven]] are the only places of the Nentir Vale that eventually appeared in a Forgotten Realms product.
+According to [[Christopher Perkins]], the Nentir Vale was originally conceived to be part of the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting, before being used as the setting for the Nerath world.<ref>
+{{cite web
+| url            = https://twitter.com/chrisperkinsdnd/status/702518035622461440
+| title          = Christopher Perkins on Twitter
+| accessdate     = 2016-11-22
+| author         = [[Christopher Perkins]]
+| date           = 2016-02-23}}</ref> [[Shadowfell Keep]] and the town of [[Winterhaven]] are the only places of Nentir Vale that eventually appeared in a ''Forgotten Realms'' product.
 ==References==