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* '''[[Seraph Ragnell]]:''' "Okay, maybe she's not the dead, but she's still a pretty interesting person, and kind of sly and witty, which I really like. Ragnell... she really helped me learn a lot about myself. I'm grateful to her for coming with me, and for helping me learn the ropes of things when I was on Lunar."
* '''[[Seraph Ragnell]]:''' "Okay, maybe she's not the dead, but she's still a pretty interesting person, and kind of sly and witty, which I really like. Ragnell... she really helped me learn a lot about myself. I'm grateful to her for coming with me, and for helping me learn the ropes of things when I was on Lunar."
* '''[[Rosaline Calice]]:''' "I like her a lot better now that she's accepted that the horrible feelings inside her are perfectly fine. Rosaline was always scared of me before, but now I think she's starting to realize that the world really is terrible and it's alright to hurt the people who hurt you. I heard she got cured recently... I hope she took some lessons away from it and became someone who's more comfortable with her negative emotions. She'll be so much better for it."
* '''[[Rosaline Calice]]:''' "I like her a lot better now that she's accepted that the horrible feelings inside her are perfectly fine. Rosaline was always scared of me before, but now I think she's starting to realize that the world really is terrible and it's alright to hurt the people who hurt you. I heard she got cured recently... I hope she took some lessons away from it and became someone who's more comfortable with her negative emotions. She'll be so much better for it."
* '''[[Skylr Paer]]:''' "''*gross sobbing*''"
* '''[[Virginia Maxwell]]:''' "If it weren't for Virginia's help, I would still be bound by the Chains of Arius. She's the one who made all this possible. She helped me to understand that I am '''NUMBER EIGHT''' and that what was holding me back was something else. I wonder if she knows how important she is to me...."
* '''[[Virginia Maxwell]]:''' "If it weren't for Virginia's help, I would still be bound by the Chains of Arius. She's the one who made all this possible. She helped me to understand that I am '''NUMBER EIGHT''' and that what was holding me back was something else. I wonder if she knows how important she is to me...."


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Neriah Parringer
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"Hail in the glorious name of Valmar."
IC Information
Full Name: Neriah Parringer
Gender: Female
Age (Birthdate): 18 (Nov. 29, 481)
Hometown: Badlands of Ignas
Hair Colour: Black
Class: Unbound of Valmar/Sinbringer
Role: Antagonist
Bounty: 20,000,000G
OOC Information
Theme: Original Character
Major Group: None
Minor Groups: Crucible
Player: User:Hats

Neriah Parringer is a professional excavator and drifter with a terrifying birthright. For most of her life she has lived with an immense font of dark power inside her, one bound by the Chains of Arius, a curse which caused her immense pain whenever the power was called forth. Now, however, she has broken her Chains and unbound the power within her - a power derived from Valmar, the long-gone God of Evil. Neriah herself is withdrawn and a little salty, but deeply lonely, prone to opening up to her friends and acquaintances with a little time, and to holding long affections for those who show her kindness and long, bitter vendettas against those who are less than pleasant to her. But as she shatters her chains and begins to explore the depths of the powers she has inherited as NUMBER EIGHT in her family's line, the traces of kindness within her are gradually beginning to vanish.

Background

Powers and Abilities

Neriah - D.Mage - HP 24000 - MP 9999
  • Unbound of Valmar: Neriah is capable of channeling an enormous font of dark magic, in some way derived from Valmar, the God of Evil. The source of this spell seems to be hereditary, and was for most of her life bound by a Shaman of Ge Ramtos's ancient death curse, known as the Chains of Arius - a curse which would attempt to kill her any time she drew upon the darkness. However, the curse was meant to last for seven generations - and Neriah is NUMBER EIGHT. The decay of the curse through the generations, and the lapsing of its term of effect, permitted the Chains of Arius to be broken. Even when bound by the Chains, Neriah's negative energy was immense but out of control, capable of consuming her and overwhelming her body while driving her to insanely destructive rampages. Now in full control of her powers (though not full understanding of how deep they run), she represents a dangerous enemy capable of battling entire armies at once and winning, and encounters with her are less about defeating her by strength of arms and more about surviving. On the downside, the power feeds her a steady stream of evil impulses, driving her into the service of Valmar.
  • Marilyn: Neriah's trusty pistol, a glossy-looking pistol with a curious firing mechanism. Rather than a conventional hammer, there's a steam-powered firing coil buried inside, and it fires the bullets at a significantly higher penetrating power than a conventional revolver could, venting steam out the 'nostrils' behind the magazine in the process.
  • Trusty Shovel: It's a simple excavator's spade. With this, she can dig into the turf, or into piles of rocks, or even use it to pry open doors or smash locks. It's a big help to the team, too - when Neriah digs in, it gives the entire team a helping hand by opening up handholds or giving them something to use for leverage.
  • Excavator's Lens: A simple eyepiece, a common tool used by Excavators across Filgaia. Neriah can use it to inspect things for treasure, helping her to uncover hidden secrets the naked eye might miss.
  • Chameleon Cloak: Neriah found this in a dungeon somewhere in western Ignas and managed to wrangle it away from another Drifter. The cloak shifts its colour to match the background she's standing against. Most often she'll use it to blend into the background in a fight so she can maneuver into an advantageous position and attack.
  • Dirty Little Identity Lies: Neriah tends to want to live two lives at once - the life of the evil servant of Valmar, but also the life of a nice girl with friends. As such, she will sometimes magically disguise her face and key features, assume a fake name and try to spend time with her old friends. She did this a little as Sister Domitia; on Filgaia she'll more often use the name Chiffon Corrack.

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 1, Act 1

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Chapter 1, Act 2

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Chapter 1, Act 3

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Chapter 1, Act 4

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Chapter 1, Epilogue

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Chapter 2, Act 1

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Chapter 2, Act 2

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Chapter 2, Act 3

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Chapter 2, Act 4

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Chapter 2, Epilogue

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Chapter 3, Act 1

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Relationships

Editor's note: Most of these opinions are in some way crazy.

Neriah's little obsessions

  • Jacqueline Barber: "Gosh, Jay is just the most precious pumpkin. I hate that I had to hurt her. I wanted to save her and let her be happy in a world with no assholes left in it. I would've killed everyone who so much as looked at her funny and we would've been great friends. And you know what really makes me feel awful? The fact that I know she still has such a nice heart. But it's OK if she decides she wants to fight me, because I know in her heart we're still friends! I want to make her so happy. I want to take her away to a happy place and hug her and love her and protect her and be with her always."
  • Riesenlied: "At first I thought she was really saccharine and just this big obnoxious super-pure saint, but she's actually really nice and treated me like I'm a person and not just someone's boot scrapings. She's just about the only one who treated me like she cares... and for all that, I repaid her by blasting her in front of Mikaia. Of all the people I had to fight, I didn't want it to be her. I just wish I could do better by her. When I'm done, though, she'll have a happy place full of joy and peace and everyone who ever loved her and I'll hug her forever and ever."
    • Mikaia: "I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person. I'm a horrible person."

People who feed the sickness

  • Millenia: "I feel really drawn to her in this strangely magnetic way, even though she's really forward and keeps suggesting she wants to eat me.... But I think I'm starting to understand why now. Millenia... she and I really do share the same birthright, even if she seems to have a different "feel" than I do. We're peas in a pod - maybe even pieces. Together, I think we can do a lot of great things."
  • Isiris Shango'Ra: "He's totally unmoored from sanity and reality. He's utterly mad and I can't follow what he's saying half the time. He's clearly amoral and I still don't know what he's talking about when he talks about things that are iscariots. I don't even know his name. And I want him. <3"
  • K.K.: "The Trial Knight is overdrawn on favours at this point and I'm not sure how I feel about busting up Statues, but at least they're insightful and pretty stolid. I kind of admire them. I wish they'd take off the armour, though. I feel like I kind of want to kiss whoever's under the helmet. I mean, unless it's someone really gross. Like Ethius."
  • Seraph Ragnell: "Okay, maybe she's not the dead, but she's still a pretty interesting person, and kind of sly and witty, which I really like. Ragnell... she really helped me learn a lot about myself. I'm grateful to her for coming with me, and for helping me learn the ropes of things when I was on Lunar."
  • Rosaline Calice: "I like her a lot better now that she's accepted that the horrible feelings inside her are perfectly fine. Rosaline was always scared of me before, but now I think she's starting to realize that the world really is terrible and it's alright to hurt the people who hurt you. I heard she got cured recently... I hope she took some lessons away from it and became someone who's more comfortable with her negative emotions. She'll be so much better for it."
  • Skylr Paer: "*gross sobbing*"
  • Virginia Maxwell: "If it weren't for Virginia's help, I would still be bound by the Chains of Arius. She's the one who made all this possible. She helped me to understand that I am NUMBER EIGHT and that what was holding me back was something else. I wonder if she knows how important she is to me...."

People who aren't on The List

  • Ambrosius: "He seems like a pretty okay guy for someone who's supposedly a crazy space alien. I wonder if his planet's made of cheese. He was incredibly helpful when I needed someone to back me up, though. What a dedicated guy."
  • Emma Hetfield: "I instantly feel stupid when she walks into a room."
  • Fei Fong Wong: "I feel like Fei understands me a little bit. People hate us both... maybe that means we can be friends."
  • Iskandra Grendorre: "She's kind of a butthead sometimes, but then, I hate most people in Filgaia too, so, whatever, let's be buttheads. At least she seems cool."
  • Layna Manydays: "Where's she from? She seems like she's from a time long past... but I'm glad she stood up for me. It's nice."
  • Lily Keil: "It's nice that someone out there doesn't expect me to be a cackling bundle of evil monologues. Though with some of those spells, I wonder if she's just as horrible as me in her heart? That's kind of appealing and I wanna meet her."
  • Lunata Croze: "She's a nice girl... she's really sensitive. She's not afraid of me like the others, I don't think. I'm... I'm kind of glad."
  • Malfi: "She's really nice and kind of elegant. I know people bag on the Metal Demons, but I like her a lot better than most humans, that's for sure."
  • Morgan Newkirk: "He's handsome and he was definitely coming on to me... before he got to know me, anyway. I regretted having to hurt him and his friends back there at the Pleasing Garden. I wonder if that'll change how he feels about me. I hope not."
  • Sephilia Lampbright: "SHE'S SO CUTE I WANNA PINCH HER WIDDLE CHEEKS but she'd probably be really offended if I said so? Plus I think I scare her, which sucks. Still A+ would get punched by Chauncey again."
  • Yarobeleedt: "Awwww, Mr. Garbles... what a shy guy. I'm sorry I scared him. I always scare people. I hate it. I wish I didn't have to."

People on the fence but who might be OK

  • Elena: "She's one of those Granas nuns, isn't she? She always seems to be on edge around me. But then, I would be too...."
  • Kittybeard: "I thought the Lord of Calamity would be more murder-y at me given what went down. I don't really want to get into a turf war with this guy - I'm pretty sure I can beat most people, but him I'm not sure about - but if nothing else he put some ideas in my head that are interesting. Other than the purple haze, I mean."
  • Siegfried: "I don't think he respects me much - or any human - but that doesn't matter. Our objectives intersect sometimes. I was glad I could help him go after the Statue of Ge Ramtos... glad he accepted my help."

The List

  • Cassidy Cain: "She's sassy and doesn't seem to take anything seriously. People like that irritate me, especially when the one they're mocking is me. Even if she does have style, I don't think we'll ever be anything but enemies."
  • Cecilia Adlehyde: "She seems like she might actually have a sympathetic bone or two in her body. Too bad I'm gonna probably kill her gods. Ah well. Can't make an omelette without breaking a few Guardians."
  • Cyre H. Lorentz: "Pinching my butt is not OK!"
  • Elvis: "Who is this doofus? I get that he's one of Ambrosius's people, but he keeps shouting science at me and fighting for the other side! Plus he keeps punching me in the face! Why is he punching me in the face?!"
  • Ethius Hesiod: "I am going to kill him. I am going to kill him and I am going to rip his soul out and stuff it into a little doll and play with it always. Show him how it feels to be helpless when someone bigger and stronger than you thinks you're subhuman. I won't be happy until I hear him cry and wail and scream and hurt and die."
  • Fenrir: "Oh, please. Glare away. I don't mind. Ha. Ha. Ha."
  • Ida Everstead-Rey: "What a hateful person. Her despair really suits her. I hope she spends a good long time wallowing in it. She deserves it. She seems like she's one of those religious nuts who talks trash just because I happen to draw on the God of Evil."
  • Josephine Lovelace: "It must be easy to lecture people when you're normal. But she won't be doing much lecturing if I run across her again."
  • Jude Moshe: "Another flippant person who doesn't take me seriously, even knowing what I can do."
  • Lydia Seren: "You should've left me in Astie Jail. Just because we're Ginny buddies, it doesn't mean I'm going to let you just protect Ethius all the time. No one who loves that monster can ever be my friend."
  • Margaret: "I'll teach you to short me on tips, even if that cigarette holder thing is awesome."
  • Matilda Whitehead: ""I used to really like Matilda, until she decided I deserve to be summarily executed. That hurt. She seemed like she was an OK person but she turned out to be someone awful, just like most other people in my life."
  • Mihaya: "I mean, I don't know her? But she sure is cute. But she also keeps shouting about how evil I am and setting me on fire. Or on ice. Or on lightning...? Why does everyone want to do that to me? All I want to to is kill her goddess and take over the world. Sounds like she's got some growing up to do."
  • Noeline: "Why does she have to be so sassy? If Riese didn't like her so much, I'd definitely Ethius her."
  • Thomas the Medical Student: "I'd prefer this guy as a corpse. Possibly several pieces of one."
  • Rose: "I used to like her. She's just another one like all the rest. Another one who just takes one look at me and throws me under the cart. Go figure."

Intense ambivalence

  • Id: "He's right. I am a destroyer. I was bound by the chains of causality. Generations ago, someone acted, and I've been reacting ever since. Action, reaction. Cause, and effect. But now I'm the one acting. If I want to, I feel like now I could destroy everyone who's wronged me. And I'm not sure if I hate him for driving me down this road... or owe him a debt of gratitude. --I mean, either way I'm gonna murder him, but."
  • Runette Forton: "I knew she was up to something pretty quickly. I only wish that I'd taken the opportunity to replace her sooner. If I hadn't had to rush so much, I could've avoided having to fight all those Drifters and expose myself. That said, she wasn't an awful sort. Zealous. But not awful."

The Cult of Valmar

Filgaia Branch

  • Neriah's orphan collection: "...Why are you all looking at me like that?"
    • Evie: "If I'm being honest with myself, I'm too terrible a person for Mikaia and Riese... but I can avoid making the same mistakes with Evie. Maybe if I love her the way she deserves to be loved, I'll feel better, too. I just... I just want to love somebody."
    • Annie, Michel and Lyric: "I'll care for them the way they deserve to be cared for. Better, in fact."
  • Yvain de Malville: "I've never had a seneschal before. It's kind of a nice feeling."
  • Svetlana: "Svetlana trusted me from the beginning. I'm glad she ended up on Lunar and stuck with me."

Lunar Branch

  • Malvain Oaks: "My best soldier. My bravest follower. If only Althena had done better by you."
  • Trent, Severn and Rideau: "Thank Valmar these three didn't get caught up in the Inquisition. Between the bunch of them, I'm sure my little group on Lunar will hang in there until I get back. If I get back."

Neriah's Soundtrack

See Also

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