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Nether the Elder, also known as King Nether, was the shaman king of Gers, one of the seven towns whose coalition formed Netheril.[1]

Personality[]

The shaman king was tyrannical and egotistical in his rule.[1]

Activities[]

Nether was credited with developing the calendar that began measurement at the beginning of the coalition, and was referred to as "Netheril Years" or NY.[1]

History[]

Nether the Elder was born in −3889 DR in Gers of the soon-to-be Alliance of Seventon.[2] He became the shaman king of Gers sometime before forming the Alliance of Seventon and created Nether's Calendar to celebrate the formation of the coalition.[1]

Death[]

The shaman was assassinated by a poisoned dirk from an unknown killer, but Nether was succeeded by Nether the Younger.[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 5. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 106. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
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