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Netheril

Netheril was an ancient magocratic human empire on Faerûn, in Toril. It was split into a strict hierarchy, with the magically gifted nobles of High Netheril living in flying enclaves, and the commoners of Low Netheril living on the lands below.   The empire was the pinnacle of human civilization during the first half of the Age of Humanity. Although they had humble roots as mere fishermen and farmers, the Netherese were introduced to the Art by the elves of Eaerlann, and came to harness this arcane power in ways that would shape Toril for generations. Over the next thousand years they discovered the long lost Nether Scrolls, developed the creation and use of mythallars and created the first of their flying cities, Xinlenal. The arrogance of Netheril grew to the point where they attempted to attain the divinity of magic, and wound up destroying the Weave. In the resulting maelstrom, the Faerûnian pantheon was altered and most of the flying cities of Netheril came crashing to the earth.   High Netheril was ruined in a matter of hours, while Low Netheril experienced a long, agonizing decline by the aberrant Phaerimm. The enclave of Thultanthar was transported to the Shadowfell, where it remained for 1,700 years.[citation needed] Upon their return to Toril in the late 14th century DR,[10] the shadow-plagued Netherese people, known as the Shadovar, revived the Empire and enthralled the people of north Faerûn for over a hundred years.[11] While they sought to fuse the Weave with the Shadowfell, the Shade Enclave was brought crashing down over the renewed realm of Myth Drannor.

Influence on Tiriande

Founder Queen Tiriande's original adventuring party included a low-ranking Magister of High Netheril known as Valorast, who later went on to found the Magocracy of Valorast, a nation that came to be occupied largely by Netherese humans that ended up in the Dungeonscape. After that nation's fall, many of its survivors settled in Tiriande, and today the majority of pure humans in the city are Netherese in origin.
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Geopolitical, Country
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Netherese
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