"My master tells me that my words guide the forces of Lalali-Puy in her battles against those of the Shadow King. This gives me joy. Though I am told she is terrible to behold, and indeed many in the city of Gulg serve her out of fear rather than love, all know that it is the power of our Oba that saves us from ruin at the hands of the Shadow King; armies. In the way of a slave, I have aided the Oba for most of my life. It pleases me that at the end of my life I still have value in her eyes" -- Esreva. Slave to the templar Brevit Musteva of seven necklaces.
Nibenay is known as the Shadow King of Nibenay.
History[]
6th Champion of Rajaat, also known as Gallard, "Bane of Gnomes". His cleansing was successful. He took the name of Nibenay after joining Borys' rebellion. He still rules the city-state that bears his name, as he is one of the few survivors of the recent events surrounding the birth of the Cerulean Storm.
His templars are known as Shadow Brides or Templar Wives. All of them women of extraordinary beauty and talent.
He has a son named Dhojakt, who has a monstrous form. It is believed his mother, in order to make him more powerful, used spells to modify his body. It is also rumored that his son got too close to the Pristine Tower, causing him to transform into a new race. As such he is now half man, half cilops (i.e. a giant one eyed centipede with the torso of a man and the legs of a centipede).
The Shadow King has changed his approach to ruling the masses and dealing with the neighboring city-states. Like Hamanu and Lalali-Puy, Nibenay (who shares the same name as his domain) witnessed the deaths of the Dragon and the other sorcerer-kings.
He saw Rajaat reach out from beyond the veil of Athas to wreak vengeance against those who betrayed him. He also saw Rajaat defeated by the efforts of lowly mortals from the city of Tyr. In the wake of these signs and portents, Nibenay realized it was time to consider how best to rule his city, for the time for change had come.
Personality[]
Extremely secretive compared to the other Sorcerer-Kings. He seldom makes public appearances, mainly due to his human form being nearly completely replaced by a more dragon like appearance.
Tools and Equipment[]
the soul of the weak
Powers[]
Like many Sorcerer-Kings, he is a powerful defiler.
Appearances[]
Novels[]
City Under the Sand (October 2010), by Jeff Mariotte (ISBN 978-0-7869-5623-4)
The Amber Enchantress (October 1992), (ISBN 1-56076-236-5)
The Cerulean Storm (September 1993), (ISBN 1-56076-642-5)
Source Books[]
William Connors (December 1993). DSM3: Marauders of Nibenay. TSR, Inc. ISBN 1-56076-677-8.
Video Games[]
Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager