The Netherese were an ethnic group of dark-haired, fair-skinned humans that resided in the ancient magocratic nation of Netheril. Many cultures and ethnic groups in Faerûn were either descendants or absorbed into the Netherese people, such as the Shadovar, the Halruaans, the Bedine, and the Illuskans, among others. Only a few select groups of pure-blood Netherese still existed on Toril as of the 14th century DR, over a thousand years after the fall of the great Empire of Magic. The Netherese have always lived in a hierarchical magocracy, that was seperated into the flying enclaves of High Netheril and the cities of Low Netheril located around the Narrow Sea. While the people shared a common script of draconic alphabet, the people of Low Netheril spoke Netherese while the nobles of High Netheril spoke Loross. The reason for two languages was due to separation of the classes, while they continue to subjugate the weaker members of the various races as lower class, their languages have been unified into dialects of Netherese. After the God Moander moved the remnants of them to Deminos, and the Demon Lord Asmodeus established a form of order to the chaos, the Humans quickly set about reforming their magocratic nation on the new planet. They rule at the top, as hoarders of power, the most common among the Humans of Deminos are warlocks, with few choosing to be paladins or clerics. Variant Human Traits You may choose one of the below traits to replace your ability score increase.
Languages. Netherese, Common
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