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Nuhmudira is a [[Milantan]] mage, though she passes herself as [[Gharu'ndim]]. She studied ancient [[Falatacot]] rituals and is rumored to practice [[Blood Magic]].<ref name=DispatchTC>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Dispatch#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><br> | Nuhmudira is a [[Milantan]] mage, though she passes herself as [[Gharu'ndim]]. She studied ancient [[Falatacot]] rituals and is rumored to practice [[Blood Magic]].<ref name=DispatchTC>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Dispatch#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref>2002/01 [[Flesh and Blood]] - [[Flesh and Blood--Snowreap, PY 13 (January, 2002)]]</ref> Together with [[Candeth Martine]], she is one of the few who have grasped the higher concepts of magic, and put them into use.<ref>2002/05 [[Hidden Vein]] - [[Treatise of Essence]]</ref><br> | ||
She is also referred to as "The Singer", "she, who sings to the world"<ref name=Issk>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Issk#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>, the "Blood-Witch"<ref name=AtonementTeaser2>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 2|Teaser 2]]</ref>; the Aluvians called her the reincarnation of their Winter Queen, Alfrega<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref> | She is also referred to as "The Singer"<ref>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Announcements - 2003/10 - Reign of Terror#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> <ref>2003/12 [[Waking From the Abyss]] - [[Missives to the World Shaper]]</ref>, "she, who sings to the world"<ref name=Issk>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Issk#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>, the "Blood-Witch"<ref name=AtonementTeaser2>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 2|Teaser 2]]</ref>; the Aluvians called her the reincarnation of their Winter Queen, Alfrega<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref> | ||
She played a major role during the [[Elements of Revenge]] and [[A Time of Chaos]] [[Story Arcs]]. | She played a major role during the [[Elements of Revenge]] and [[A Time of Chaos]] [[Story Arcs]]. | ||
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== [[The Arcanum]] and Nuhmudira's experiments with Blood Magic == | == [[The Arcanum]] and Nuhmudira's experiments with Blood Magic == | ||
She was once leader of [[The Arcanum]] and member of [[Elysa]]'s Royal Council<ref name=PerfectParadoxTeaser>2003/03 - [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Announcements - 2003/03 - A Perfect Paradox#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref>. | She was once leader of [[The Arcanum]] and member of [[Elysa]]'s Royal Council<ref name=PerfectParadoxTeaser>2003/03 - [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Announcements - 2003/03 - A Perfect Paradox#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Persuasion--Wintersebb, PY 13 (March, 2002)]]</ref>. | ||
As leader of the Arcanum she researched and discovered the secrets of the [[Lifestone]]s, and | As leader of the Arcanum she researched and discovered the secrets of the [[Lifestone]]s.<ref name=PerfectParadoxRelease>2003/03 - [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Announcements - 2003/03 - A Perfect Paradox#Release Notes|Release Notes]]</ref><ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref> She learned that the lifestones of Dereth, while seeming to be a boon granting eternal life to Isparians, in reality sustained the life of the [[Empyrean]]s trapped in portal space. Nuhmudira learned how to sever the connection between an Isparian soul and the Empyrean lifestones, and learned to create her own lifestones, for the benefit of allied Isparians only.<ref name=TenetsBlood>2008/05 [[Introductions]] - [[Tenets of the Radiant Blood]]</ref> A few of these style Lifestones came into being in for example the [[Olthoi North]] and [[Marae Lassel]].<ref>2003/01 [[The Slumbering Giant]] - [[The Slumbering Giant#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> <ref> 2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[A Perfect Paradox#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref>. She was also responsible for establishing the housing settlements.<ref name=PerfectParadoxTeaser>2003/03 - [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Announcements - 2003/03 - A Perfect Paradox#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>[[Queen in the Storm]]</ref>. Last but not least, [[The Arcanum]] under her leadership discovered the secret to redistribute skills and attributes.<ref>2002/11 [[The Iron Coast]] - [[A Note From Ciandra]]</ref> | ||
She has a strong distrust of [[Asheron]] and all [[Empyrean]]s, fearing that if the [[Yalaini]] return it will be the end of the Isparians.<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref><ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref> To that end, she practices [[Blood Magic]] and other Empyrean magics in hopes to provide Isparians with the means to defend against Empyreans.<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref> | She has a strong distrust of [[Asheron]] and all [[Empyrean]]s, fearing that if the [[Yalaini]] return it will be the end of the Isparians.<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref><ref>2002/05 [[Hidden Vein]] - [[Hidden Vein--Solclaim, PY 13 (May, 2002)]]</ref><ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref><ref name=TenetsBlood>2008/05 [[Introductions]] - [[Tenets of the Radiant Blood]]</ref> To that end, she practices [[Blood Magic]] and other Empyrean magics in hopes to provide Isparians with the means to defend against Empyreans.<ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref> | ||
::She is also responsible for creating house barriers to shield the Isparians from the Empyrean, though [[Gaerlan]] proved immune to these, so even the sanctity and safety of being within one's home had become unsure. <ref name=AtonementTeaser1>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 1|Teaser1]]</ref> | ::She is also responsible for creating house barriers to shield the Isparians from the Empyrean, though [[Gaerlan]] proved immune to these, so even the sanctity and safety of being within one's home had become unsure. <ref name=AtonementTeaser1>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 1|Teaser1]]</ref> | ||
The distrust is mutual: [[Asheron]] thinks Nuhmudira plays with primal forces that are far beyond her frame to contain and that she is mainly searching for power. <ref>2003/07 [[A Swelling Tide]] - [[Asheron's Raiment Quest#Retired Text]]</ref> | |||
Nuhmudira planned to make a school in [[Arwic]] supposedly in the currently empty villas seen on the east side of town. However, her plans apparently never came to fruition because after many years no school has yet to open and the buildings remain empty.((Specific Citation Needed}} | Nuhmudira planned to make a school in [[Arwic]] supposedly in the currently empty villas seen on the east side of town. However, her plans apparently never came to fruition because after many years no school has yet to open and the buildings remain empty.((Specific Citation Needed}} | ||
She abandoned her work with [[The Arcanum]], though still supports their activities.<ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref> | She abandoned her work with [[The Arcanum]], though still supports their activities.<ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref><ref> [[A Swelling Tide]] - [[A Swelling Tide#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | ||
She was removed from the Council after being accused of using dark magics.<ref name=BetrayalTeaser>2002/04 - [[Betrayal]] - [[Announcements - 2002/04 - Betrayal#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Not all Isparians believe these accusations though, especially those with strong ties to the Arcanum.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Hiro, Arcanum Artificer#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> and many are thankful for what she did for the Isparian people.<ref>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Agent of the Arcanum#Lore & Dialog]]</ref><ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Nuhmudira's Boon Quest#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> Others strongly oppose her, and damned her for the sacrifices made.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Kai Mallan, Sho Enchanter#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | She broke with the Council<ref name=TenetsBlood>2008/05 [[Introductions]] - [[Tenets of the Radiant Blood]]</ref> or was removed from the Council after being accused of using dark magics.<ref name=BetrayalTeaser>2002/04 - [[Betrayal]] - [[Announcements - 2002/04 - Betrayal#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Not all Isparians believe these accusations though, especially those with strong ties to the Arcanum.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Hiro, Arcanum Artificer#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> and many are thankful for what she did for the Isparian people.<ref>2001/10 [[The Widening Gyre]] - [[Agent of the Arcanum#Lore & Dialog]]</ref><ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Nuhmudira's Boon Quest#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> Others strongly oppose her, and damned her for the sacrifices made.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Kai Mallan, Sho Enchanter#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
That the accusations did not completely come from nowhere | That the accusations did not completely come from nowhere | ||
* In [[Nuhmudira's Dungeon]], the body of a [[Sacrified Zharalim]] can be found. | * In [[Nuhmudira's Dungeon]], the body of a [[Sacrified Zharalim]] can be found. This sacrified Zharalim is supposed to be one of her trusted servants, [[Yal Ibn Rab]].<ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Teaser]]</ref><ref name=BetrayalTeaser>2002/04 - [[Betrayal]] - [[Announcements - 2002/04 - Betrayal#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2003/07 [[A Swelling Tide]] - [[A Swelling Tide#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> His corpse can be found in the [[Heart of Innocence]] quest | ||
* In her Journal, Nuhmudira herself states she has put many "outlaws to the dagger on the cold stone slab" <ref name=NuhmudirasJournal>2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Nuhmudira's Journal]]</ref> | |||
* She uses her own blood to call for help when held in the [[Gelidite Library: Oubliette|Oubliette]].<ref name=NuhmudiraCharm> 2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Nuhmudira's Charm]]</ref> | * She uses her own blood to call for help when held in the [[Gelidite Library: Oubliette|Oubliette]].<ref name=NuhmudiraCharm> 2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Nuhmudira's Charm]]</ref> | ||
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== [[Elements of Revenge]] == | |||
* Responsible for introducing the Bronze [[Statues]] in the towns, with the intention that those would protect these towns from [[Martine]]'s and the elemental attacks. She used Blood Magic to create these Statues, and many were sacrificed to this end.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Betrayal#Live Events|Live Events]]</ref> Unfortunately, something went wrong, and the statues started attacking the same towns they were supposed to protect. It turns out that [[Gaerlan]] managed to take control over them.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Betrayal#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Bronze Statue Weapons]]</ref><ref name=HiddenVeinTeaser>2002/05 - [[Hidden Vein]][[Announcements - 2002/05 - Hidden Vein#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> [[Candeth Martine]] duped Nuhmudira into aiding him in his acquisition of raw power, in the collection of the invisible rivers' power, tapping into the so-called Ley Lines. <ref>2002/06 - [[Castling]] - [[Chronicles of the June Event]]</ref> | |||
* She disappeared during the [[Persuasion]] event.<ref name=PersuasionTC> 2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Persuasion#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=BetrayalTeaser>2002/04 - [[Betrayal]] - [[Announcements - 2002/04 - Betrayal#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> It turns out she was lured in a trap by [[Kai Mallan, Sho Enchanter|Kai Mallan]] and was kidnapped by [[Gaerlan]], brought to the [[Gelidite Library: Oubliette|Oubliette]] in [[Gelidite Library]] and tortured.<ref name=BetrayalTeaser>2002/04 - [[Betrayal]] - [[Announcements - 2002/04 - Betrayal#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> <ref name=NuhmudiraCharm> 2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Nuhmudira's Charm]]</ref><ref name=HiddenVeinTeaser>2002/05 - [[Hidden Vein]][[Announcements - 2002/05 - Hidden Vein#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref name=GaerlanNotes>2002/09 [[Verdict]] - [[Gaerlan's Research Notes]]</ref>.Her captor had made an addition: on either side of the slab holding her were crystals that appeared to be imprinting memories and feelings upon her.<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Betrayal--Morningthaw, PY 13 (April, 2002)]]</ref> There, players could make a choice to save her by giving their own life force, or damning her for her deeds.<ref>2002/05 [[Hidden Vein]] - [[Hidden Vein#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref>2002/05 - [[Hidden Vein]][[Announcements - 2002/05 - Hidden Vein#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref> If a player choses to damn her, he/she is flagged for [[The Callous Heart Quest]], but will have to do all 3 parts in the [[Soul Stone Quest]]. If a player choses to save her, he/she is flagged for the [[Nuhmudira's Boon Quest]], and will have to do only the first part in the [[Soul Stone Quest]].<ref>2002/04 [[Betrayal]] - [[Balthazar, Royal Guardian#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | |||
== [[ | * Nuhmudira manages to escape<ref name=AtonementTeaser1>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 1|Teaser1]]</ref><ref name=GaerlanNotes>2002/09 [[Verdict]] - [[Gaerlan's Research Notes]]</ref>, with help of ancient Falatacot magics and assistance of the [[Sclavus]].<ref name=CastlingTeaser>2002/06 [[Castling]] - [[Announcements - 2002/06 - Castling#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> [[Gaerlan]] attempts to raise the [[Harbinger]] using Nuhmudira as a vessel but fails due to her prior escape.<ref name=AtonementTeaser2>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Teaser 2|Teaser 2]</ref><ref name=AtonementRollout>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref> The energy from the failed summoning destroys the town of [[Yanshi]].<ref>2002/08 - [[Atonement]] - [[Announcements - 2002/08 - Atonement#Video|Video Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* Again, during the [[Repercussions]] event, Nuhmudira is once more missing. Queen [[Elysa]] feels this as a betrayal.<ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Hearing this, her most zealous followers proclaim that she has escaped her imprisonment and is now working to atone for her sins. As proof that she is aiding them in their battles, these zealots point to the fact that even more powerful weapons are being found in the land.<ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2002/05 [[Hidden Vein]] - [[Isparian Weapons Quest#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>. | |||
* For defeating the [[Harbinger]], a choice can be made to join on [[Aerbax]] or on Nuhmudira's side by talking to [[Issk]].<ref>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Into the Darkness#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=Issk>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Issk#Lore & Dialog]]</ref><ref name=NaturalOrder>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Natural Order]]</ref> | |||
* | * During the [[Verdict]] patch, after the crashing of Gaerlan's Citadel, Isparians managed to fight their way through different dungeons and finally confront [[Gaerlan]]. After a long and arduous battle, [[Gaerlan]] was slain and Nuhmudira appeared, trapping him in a [[Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison|phylactery]].<ref>2002/09 [[Verdict]] - [http://www.thejackcat.com/ac/hobbies/quests/citadel.htm Maggies Site]</ref><ref>2002/09 [[Verdict]] - [[Asheron's Platinum Golem#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
== [[A Time of Chaos]] == | |||
* | * Responsible, after Elysa was stabbed and [[Asheron]] stuck in his tower surrounded by Olthoi, for chasing away the [[Ancient Olthoi Queen]]<ref name=PreparationLore>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Preparation for the Ritus#Retired Lore & Dialog]]</ref><ref name=PackQueen>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Pack Ancient Olthoi Queen]]</ref> | ||
* | * Nuhmudira asks the Isparians to collect [[Olthoi Gland]]s dropped by Olthoi Matrons, to conduct research on how to defeat the Olthoi.<ref name=MaggieGroundswell>2003/09 [[Groundswell]] - [http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/Dereth/Groundswell3.htm#8 Maggies Site-Groundswell]</ref> | ||
* | * After sending the Isparians out to collect a Dericost [[Poison]] to infect the food of the Olthoi, she send them out to collect different items to prepare for an ancient Falatacot Ritual.<ref name=Preparation>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Preparation for the Ritus]]</ref><ref>2004/04 [[Treaties in Stone]] - [[The Moars (Rumor)]]</ref> Nuhmudira's ritual allowed her to contact the mind of the Queen and direct the Isparian forces. Only after Nuhmudira enacted this ancient Falatacot ritual the Isparians were able to defeat the [[Ancient Olthoi Queen]].<ref name=PackQueen>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Pack Ancient Olthoi Queen]]</ref><ref name=PreparationLore>2003/10 [[Reign of Terror]] - [[Preparation for the Ritus#Retired Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
= | * In the final battle, Nuhmudira cast a powerful spell that joined her mind to that of the [[Ancient Olthoi Queen]]. Faced with an alien presence in her mind, surrounded by Isparian weapons and spells, and sensing that her broods would be poisoned if they remained, the Ancient Queen fell back. She collapsed the tunnels behind her and fled from Dereth.<ref name=VisionsTeaser>2003/11 [[Visions in the Darkness]] - [[Visions in the Darkness#Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* | * The Olthoi, without the guidance of their ancient leader, formed into individual hives led by young and old queens. Nuhmudira was missing again, those who last saw her report that she appeared bewildered and stricken with some sort of malady. Sharing her mind with the Olthoi Queen's was debilitating, and perhaps too much for her aging body to survive. Then there was the singing and the laughter that floated on the wind and rubbed the bones of every living creature.<ref name=VisionsTeaser>2003/11 [[Visions in the Darkness]] - [[Visions in the Darkness#Teaser]]</ref> | ||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||
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* She was rumored to be killed by [[Ulgrim]]/<ref>2004/03 [[Across the Vast Divide]] - [[Across the Vast Divide#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> | * She was rumored to be killed by [[Ulgrim]]/<ref>2004/03 [[Across the Vast Divide]] - [[Across the Vast Divide#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> | ||
* She was rumored to be killed by [[Oswald]].<ref>2004/04 [[A New Threat]] - [[A New Threat#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> | * She was rumored to be killed by [[Oswald]].<ref>2004/04 [[A New Threat]] - [[A New Threat#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> That Oswald and Nuhmudira are not the best of friends becomes also clear in later lore.<ref name =AncientPowerTeaser>2008/08 - [[Ancient Powers]] - [[Announcements - 2008/08 - Ancient Powers#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* She discovered and opened up [[Xi Ru's Island]]<ref>2004/11 [[Open Journal (Nuhmudira's Hidden Cottage)]]</ref> and (as an NPC) rewarded people personally for retrieving items. | * She discovered and opened up [[Xi Ru's Island]]<ref>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Open Journal (Nuhmudira's Hidden Cottage)]]</ref> and (as an NPC) rewarded people personally for retrieving items. Elysa send [[Antius Blackmoor]] and others to search for her after discovering her [[Nuhmudira's Cottage|cottage]].<ref>2004/11 [[On Bended Knee]] - [[Announcements - 2004/11 - On Bended Knee#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* She helped [[Varicci II]] create his augmented army<ref name=DispatchTC>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Dispatch#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> and bring down the [[Fiun Barrier]]. | * She helped [[Varicci II]] create his augmented army<ref name=DispatchTC>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Dispatch#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref> and bring down the [[Fiun Barrier]]. | ||
* | * Evidence (such as the [[Blue Face Paint Recipe]] being found in [[Nuhmudira's Dungeon]]) implies she was involved in the theft of the corpse of [[Lunnum]].<ref>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[Search for Lunnum#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
* She has formed and is the leader of the society known as the [[Radiant Blood]]<ref name=TenetsBlood>2008/05 [[Introductions]] - [[Tenets of the Radiant Blood]]</ref>, and actively takes part in [[Land Control]] by capturing for example [[Freebooter Keep]].<ref name =AncientPowerTeaser>2008/08 - [[Ancient Powers]] - [[Announcements - 2008/08 - Ancient Powers#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | |||
* She does not refrain from using Blood Magic, and for example uses this to locate [[Lord Rytheran]]<ref>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Announcements - 2008/06 - Dispatch#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref>, and subsequently sending out her servants to search him out. Goal is to obtain Lord Rytheran's memories of the [[Book of Eibhil]], to find out what he did wrong, what can be done to stop what he has unleashed.<ref name=LeyLines>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Disturbance in the Ley Lines#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | |||
== Related Pages == | == Related Pages == | ||
=== Appearances In Game === | === Appearances In Game === | ||
* As a NPC similar to [[Celdiseth]], [[Fadsahil al-Tashbi the Master Archmage|Fadsahil al-Tashbi]], and [[Master Shoyanen Kenchu the Archmage|Shoyanen Kenchu]] selling Master-Robes and the like (unconfirmed?) <ref>2000/02 [[Shadows of the Past]] - [[General History of Dereth Vol. II]]</ref> | |||
* Found captured in the [[Oubliette]] in [[Gelidite Library]] during the [[Betrayal]] patch. | * Found captured in the [[Oubliette]] in [[Gelidite Library]] during the [[Betrayal]] patch. | ||
* After [[Gaerlan]] in [[Gaerlan's Citadel]] was slain for the first time, during the [[Verdict]] patch | * After [[Gaerlan]] in [[Gaerlan's Citadel]] was slain for the first time, during the [[Verdict]] patch | ||
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| Nuhmudira's Charm | | Nuhmudira's Charm | ||
| Nuhmudira's New Year's Resolutions | | Nuhmudira's New Year's Resolutions | ||
| The Temple of Enlightenment | |||
| The Temple of Forgetfulness | |||
}} | }} | ||
* The spells [[Nuhmudira's Boon]], [[Nuhmudira's Blessing]], [[Nuhmudira's Spines]], [[Nuhmudira's Enlightenment]] and [[Nuhmudira's Wisdom]] are named after her. | * The spells [[Nuhmudira's Boon]], [[Nuhmudira's Blessing]], [[Nuhmudira's Spines]], [[Nuhmudira's Enlightenment]] and [[Nuhmudira's Wisdom]] are named after her. | ||
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* [[Bronze Statue Weapons]] | * [[Bronze Statue Weapons]] | ||
* [[Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls]] | * [[Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls]] | ||
* [[Disturbance in the Ley Lines]] | |||
* [[Gift Box Quest]] | * [[Gift Box Quest]] | ||
* [[Nuhmudira's Boon Quest]] | * [[Nuhmudira's Boon Quest]] | ||
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=== Creatures === | === Creatures === | ||
* [[Zharalim]] - they serve as Nuhmudira's human servants<ref name=PersuasionTC> 2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Persuasion#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | * [[Zharalim]] - they serve as Nuhmudira's human servants<ref name=Brink>[[The Brink of the Abyss]]</ref><ref name=PersuasionTC> 2002/03 [[Persuasion]] - [[Persuasion#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* [[Sclavus]] - Nuhmudira also used Sclavus as her servants, and they can be found in many locations with which she is associated.<ref name=CastlingTeaser>2002/06 [[Castling]] - [[Announcements - 2002/06 - Castling#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | * [[Sclavus]] - Nuhmudira also used Sclavus as her servants, and they can be found in many locations with which she is associated.<ref name=CastlingTeaser>2002/06 [[Castling]] - [[Announcements - 2002/06 - Castling#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref name=RepercussionsTeaser>2002/07 - [[Repercussions]] - [[Announcements - 2002/07 - Repercussions#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> | ||
* [[Ancient Olthoi Queen]] - weakened and subsequently chased away by Nuhmudira | * [[Ancient Olthoi Queen]] - weakened and subsequently chased away by Nuhmudira | ||
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* [[Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira]] | * [[Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira]] | ||
* [[Issk]] - a Chomu Priest, helping those who want to assist Nuhmudira defeating the [[Harbinger]]<ref name=Issk>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Issk#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | * [[Issk]] - a Chomu Priest, helping those who want to assist Nuhmudira defeating the [[Harbinger]]<ref name=Issk>2003/08 [[Into the Darkness]] - [[Issk#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
* [[Lacarra Avanthi]] - servant of Nuhmudira<ref name=LeyLines>2008/06 [[Dispatch]] - [[Disturbance in the Ley Lines#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | |||
* [[Olcris, Nuhmudira's Student]]- a student of Nuhmudira | * [[Olcris, Nuhmudira's Student]]- a student of Nuhmudira | ||
* [[Student]] - a student of Nuhmudira <ref name=CrystalMinds> 2003/01 [[The Slumbering Giant]] [[Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | * [[Student]] - a student of Nuhmudira <ref name=CrystalMinds> 2003/01 [[The Slumbering Giant]] [[Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
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Nuhmudira is a Milantan mage, though she passes herself as Gharu'ndim. She studied ancient Falatacot rituals and is rumored to practice Blood Magic.[1][2] Together with Candeth Martine, she is one of the few who have grasped the higher concepts of magic, and put them into use.[3]
She is also referred to as "The Singer"[4] [5], "she, who sings to the world"[6], the "Blood-Witch"[7]; the Aluvians called her the reincarnation of their Winter Queen, Alfrega[8]
She played a major role during the Elements of Revenge and A Time of Chaos Story Arcs.
The Arcanum and Nuhmudira's experiments with Blood Magic
She was once leader of The Arcanum and member of Elysa's Royal Council[9][10].
As leader of the Arcanum she researched and discovered the secrets of the Lifestones.[11][12] She learned that the lifestones of Dereth, while seeming to be a boon granting eternal life to Isparians, in reality sustained the life of the Empyreans trapped in portal space. Nuhmudira learned how to sever the connection between an Isparian soul and the Empyrean lifestones, and learned to create her own lifestones, for the benefit of allied Isparians only.[13] A few of these style Lifestones came into being in for example the Olthoi North and Marae Lassel.[14] [15]. She was also responsible for establishing the housing settlements.[9][16]. Last but not least, The Arcanum under her leadership discovered the secret to redistribute skills and attributes.[17]
She has a strong distrust of Asheron and all Empyreans, fearing that if the Yalaini return it will be the end of the Isparians.[8][18][12][13] To that end, she practices Blood Magic and other Empyrean magics in hopes to provide Isparians with the means to defend against Empyreans.[8]
The distrust is mutual: Asheron thinks Nuhmudira plays with primal forces that are far beyond her frame to contain and that she is mainly searching for power. [20]
Nuhmudira planned to make a school in Arwic supposedly in the currently empty villas seen on the east side of town. However, her plans apparently never came to fruition because after many years no school has yet to open and the buildings remain empty.((Specific Citation Needed}}
She abandoned her work with The Arcanum, though still supports their activities.[12][21]
She broke with the Council[13] or was removed from the Council after being accused of using dark magics.[22] Not all Isparians believe these accusations though, especially those with strong ties to the Arcanum.[23] and many are thankful for what she did for the Isparian people.[24][25] Others strongly oppose her, and damned her for the sacrifices made.[26]
That the accusations did not completely come from nowhere
- In Nuhmudira's Dungeon, the body of a Sacrified Zharalim can be found. This sacrified Zharalim is supposed to be one of her trusted servants, Yal Ibn Rab.[27][28][22][29] His corpse can be found in the Heart of Innocence quest
- In her Journal, Nuhmudira herself states she has put many "outlaws to the dagger on the cold stone slab" [8]
- She uses her own blood to call for help when held in the Oubliette.[30]
She has since tried to undermine Elysa and Asheron, even attempting to kill[31] them, in order to gain control of the Isparians on Dereth.
Elements of Revenge
- Responsible for introducing the Bronze Statues in the towns, with the intention that those would protect these towns from Martine's and the elemental attacks. She used Blood Magic to create these Statues, and many were sacrificed to this end.[32] Unfortunately, something went wrong, and the statues started attacking the same towns they were supposed to protect. It turns out that Gaerlan managed to take control over them.[33][34][35] Candeth Martine duped Nuhmudira into aiding him in his acquisition of raw power, in the collection of the invisible rivers' power, tapping into the so-called Ley Lines. [36]
- She disappeared during the Persuasion event.[37][22] It turns out she was lured in a trap by Kai Mallan and was kidnapped by Gaerlan, brought to the Oubliette in Gelidite Library and tortured.[22] [30][35][38].Her captor had made an addition: on either side of the slab holding her were crystals that appeared to be imprinting memories and feelings upon her.[39] There, players could make a choice to save her by giving their own life force, or damning her for her deeds.[40][41] If a player choses to damn her, he/she is flagged for The Callous Heart Quest, but will have to do all 3 parts in the Soul Stone Quest. If a player choses to save her, he/she is flagged for the Nuhmudira's Boon Quest, and will have to do only the first part in the Soul Stone Quest.[42]
- Nuhmudira manages to escape[19][38], with help of ancient Falatacot magics and assistance of the Sclavus.[43] Gaerlan attempts to raise the Harbinger using Nuhmudira as a vessel but fails due to her prior escape.[7][44] The energy from the failed summoning destroys the town of Yanshi.[45]
- Again, during the Repercussions event, Nuhmudira is once more missing. Queen Elysa feels this as a betrayal.[27] Hearing this, her most zealous followers proclaim that she has escaped her imprisonment and is now working to atone for her sins. As proof that she is aiding them in their battles, these zealots point to the fact that even more powerful weapons are being found in the land.[27][46].
- For defeating the Harbinger, a choice can be made to join on Aerbax or on Nuhmudira's side by talking to Issk.[47][6][12]
- During the Verdict patch, after the crashing of Gaerlan's Citadel, Isparians managed to fight their way through different dungeons and finally confront Gaerlan. After a long and arduous battle, Gaerlan was slain and Nuhmudira appeared, trapping him in a phylactery.[48][49]
A Time of Chaos
- Responsible, after Elysa was stabbed and Asheron stuck in his tower surrounded by Olthoi, for chasing away the Ancient Olthoi Queen[50][51]
- Nuhmudira asks the Isparians to collect Olthoi Glands dropped by Olthoi Matrons, to conduct research on how to defeat the Olthoi.[52]
- After sending the Isparians out to collect a Dericost Poison to infect the food of the Olthoi, she send them out to collect different items to prepare for an ancient Falatacot Ritual.[53][54] Nuhmudira's ritual allowed her to contact the mind of the Queen and direct the Isparian forces. Only after Nuhmudira enacted this ancient Falatacot ritual the Isparians were able to defeat the Ancient Olthoi Queen.[51][50]
- In the final battle, Nuhmudira cast a powerful spell that joined her mind to that of the Ancient Olthoi Queen. Faced with an alien presence in her mind, surrounded by Isparian weapons and spells, and sensing that her broods would be poisoned if they remained, the Ancient Queen fell back. She collapsed the tunnels behind her and fled from Dereth.[55]
- The Olthoi, without the guidance of their ancient leader, formed into individual hives led by young and old queens. Nuhmudira was missing again, those who last saw her report that she appeared bewildered and stricken with some sort of malady. Sharing her mind with the Olthoi Queen's was debilitating, and perhaps too much for her aging body to survive. Then there was the singing and the laughter that floated on the wind and rubbed the bones of every living creature.[55]
Aftermath
Though Nuhmudira was seldom seen in Dereth after the disappearance of the Ancient Olthoi Queen, later events show she is still alive and active.
- She was rumored to be killed by Oswald.[57] That Oswald and Nuhmudira are not the best of friends becomes also clear in later lore.[58]
- She discovered and opened up Xi Ru's Island[59] and (as an NPC) rewarded people personally for retrieving items. Elysa send Antius Blackmoor and others to search for her after discovering her cottage.[60]
- She helped Varicci II create his augmented army[1] and bring down the Fiun Barrier.
- Evidence (such as the Blue Face Paint Recipe being found in Nuhmudira's Dungeon) implies she was involved in the theft of the corpse of Lunnum.[61]
- She has formed and is the leader of the society known as the Radiant Blood[13], and actively takes part in Land Control by capturing for example Freebooter Keep.[58]
- She does not refrain from using Blood Magic, and for example uses this to locate Lord Rytheran[62], and subsequently sending out her servants to search him out. Goal is to obtain Lord Rytheran's memories of the Book of Eibhil, to find out what he did wrong, what can be done to stop what he has unleashed.[63]
Related Pages
Appearances In Game
- As a NPC similar to Celdiseth, Fadsahil al-Tashbi, and Shoyanen Kenchu selling Master-Robes and the like (unconfirmed?) [64]
- Found captured in the Oubliette in Gelidite Library during the Betrayal patch.
- After Gaerlan in Gaerlan's Citadel was slain for the first time, during the Verdict patch
- Live Events during Preparation for the Ritus[50]
- In Zaikhal during the Reign of Terror patch (preparing to chase away the Ancient Olthoi Queen)[50][65]
- As an NPC in the Soul Stone Quest, replaced now by Camryn, Nuhmudira's Student
Lore Articles
Texts
File:A Hastily Scrawled Note (Text) Icon.png A Hastily Scrawled Note (Text) A Painfully Scrawled Note Bloody Scrawled Note Natural Order Nuhmudira's Journal Nuhmudira's Charm Nuhmudira's New Year's Resolutions The Temple of Enlightenment The Temple of Forgetfulness
- The spells Nuhmudira's Boon, Nuhmudira's Blessing, Nuhmudira's Spines, Nuhmudira's Enlightenment and Nuhmudira's Wisdom are named after her.
Quests
- Bronze Statue Weapons
- Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls
- Disturbance in the Ley Lines
- Gift Box Quest
- Nuhmudira's Boon Quest
- Nuhmudira's Journal Quest
- Gelidite Library Quest
- Preparation for the Ritus
- Renegade Mace Quest
- Soul Stone Quest
Creatures
- Zharalim - they serve as Nuhmudira's human servants[66][37][27]
- Sclavus - Nuhmudira also used Sclavus as her servants, and they can be found in many locations with which she is associated.[43][27]
- Ancient Olthoi Queen - weakened and subsequently chased away by Nuhmudira
NPCs
- Anasha - a student of Nuhmudira[67]
- Aun Paritea - a student of Nuhmudira[67]
- Aun Talamura - a student of Nuhmudira [68]
- Balthazar, Royal Guardian
- Camryn, Nuhmudira's Student- a student of Nuhmudira
- Cydna Wren - a former Student of Nuhmudira [69]
- Darhy, Assistant to Nuhmudira
- Issk - a Chomu Priest, helping those who want to assist Nuhmudira defeating the Harbinger[6]
- Lacarra Avanthi - servant of Nuhmudira[63]
- Olcris, Nuhmudira's Student- a student of Nuhmudira
- Student - a student of Nuhmudira [68]
- Tornash - a student of Nuhmudira[67]
Locations
- Dark Tree Crystal Mine and the Warehouse - an ancient Empyrean dungeon used as a storage warehouse[68]
- Oubliette in Gelidite Library - where she was captured and tortured by Gaerlan during the Betrayal patch[30]
- Xi Ru's Library On Bended Knee patch
- Nuhmudira's Hidden Cottage - discovered during On Bended Knee patch
- Nuhmudira's Mansion and Nuhmudira's Dungeon - discovered during Persuasion patch
Items and Objects
Bracelet of Dark EssenceFile:Energy Crystal (Retired) Icon.png Energy Crystal (Retired) Gaerlan's Phylacteric Prison Nuhmudira's Bestowment Nuhmudira's Benefaction Nuhmudira's Bracelet Nuhmudira's Endowment Nuhmudira's Token Open Journal (Nuhmudira's Hidden Cottage) Plain Lever Poison Royal Olthoi JellyFile:Sacrified Zharalim Icon.png Sacrified Zharalim Skull Lever Soul Stone Gem of Arcane Corruption Gem of Ardent Loyalty Whispering Venom crystal
Images
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Nuhmudira as spotted in Xi Ru's Library; Soul stone Quest during On Bended Knee patch.
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Stats of Nuhmudira as spotted in Xi Ru's Library; Soul stone Quest during On Bended Knee patch.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2008/06 Dispatch - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2002/01 Flesh and Blood - Flesh and Blood--Snowreap, PY 13 (January, 2002)
- ↑ 2002/05 Hidden Vein - Treatise of Essence
- ↑ 2003/10 Reign of Terror - Teaser
- ↑ 2003/12 Waking From the Abyss - Missives to the World Shaper
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 2003/08 Into the Darkness - Issk#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 2002/03 Persuasion - Nuhmudira's Journal
- ↑ 2002/03 Persuasion - Persuasion--Wintersebb, PY 13 (March, 2002)
- ↑ 2003/03 - A Perfect Paradox - Release Notes
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 2003/08 Into the Darkness - Natural Order Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "NaturalOrder" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 2008/05 Introductions - Tenets of the Radiant Blood
- ↑ 2003/01 The Slumbering Giant - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ Queen in the Storm
- ↑ 2002/11 The Iron Coast - A Note From Ciandra
- ↑ 2002/05 Hidden Vein - Hidden Vein--Solclaim, PY 13 (May, 2002)
- ↑ 2003/07 A Swelling Tide - Asheron's Raiment Quest#Retired Text
- ↑ A Swelling Tide - Teaser
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Hiro, Arcanum Artificer#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2001/10 The Widening Gyre - Agent of the Arcanum#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Nuhmudira's Boon Quest#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Kai Mallan, Sho Enchanter#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2002/03 Persuasion - Announcements - 2002/03 - Persuasion#Teaser
- ↑ 2003/07 A Swelling Tide - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 2002/04 Betrayal - Nuhmudira's Charm Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Live Events
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Bronze Statue Weapons
- ↑ 2002/06 - Castling - Chronicles of the June Event
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 2002/03 Persuasion - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 2002/09 Verdict - Gaerlan's Research Notes
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Betrayal--Morningthaw, PY 13 (April, 2002)
- ↑ 2002/05 Hidden Vein - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2002/05 - Hidden VeinRollout Article
- ↑ 2002/04 Betrayal - Balthazar, Royal Guardian#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2002/08 - Atonement - Rollout Article
- ↑ 2002/08 - Atonement - Video Teaser
- ↑ 2002/05 Hidden Vein - Isparian Weapons Quest#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2003/08 Into the Darkness - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2002/09 Verdict - Maggies Site
- ↑ 2002/09 Verdict - Asheron's Platinum Golem#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 2003/10 Reign of Terror - Preparation for the Ritus#Retired Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 2004/11 On Bended Knee - Pack Ancient Olthoi Queen
- ↑ 2003/09 Groundswell - Maggies Site-Groundswell
- ↑ 2003/10 Reign of Terror - Preparation for the Ritus
- ↑ 2004/04 Treaties in Stone - The Moars (Rumor)
- ↑ 2004/03 Across the Vast Divide - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2004/04 A New Threat - Town Crier Rumors
- ↑ 2004/11 On Bended Knee - Open Journal (Nuhmudira's Hidden Cottage)
- ↑ 2004/11 On Bended Knee - Teaser
- ↑ 2006/10 Dance of the Dead - Search for Lunnum#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2008/06 Dispatch - Rollout Article
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 2008/06 Dispatch - Disturbance in the Ley Lines#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2000/02 Shadows of the Past - General History of Dereth Vol. II
- ↑ 2003/10 Reign of Terror - Nuhmudira Appears in Zaikhal
- ↑ The Brink of the Abyss
- ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 2002/12 The Hall of the Tusker King - Gift Box Quest#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 2003/01 The Slumbering Giant Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2003/11 Visions in the Darkness - Cydna Wren's Journal