Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection.
Appearance
Nahm has a gray, faceless form shaped from geometric patterns.
Personality
Nahm seeks perfection and expects mortals to follow the gods' guidance.
History
Nahm allied with Ozaith, Pyrathalor and Hrzai to attack Thalassai before turning against the darkness. He wanted Thalena and Cassian killed so that the gods could rule the island.
When Eira spoke with the gods in their realm, Nahm welcomed her and invited her to support their plans.
Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.
Appearance
Nahm manifests as a gray humanoid made of shifting geometric shapes. His body is smooth, hairless and faceless, with angular limbs and no eyes.
Personality
Nahm expects precision in speech, dress and conduct. He judges proposals by logic and protects Haverloch's interests. He supervises Virel's grooming and manners.
Magic
Nahm uses vector magic to alter force and direction. He redirects incoming magic and turns force against an opponent's body. He conjures cosmic meteors and guides them with vectors, and can produce earthquakes. His manifested body reassembles its geometric parts when torn apart.
History
Nahm allied with Ozaith, Pyrathalor and Hrzai to conquer Thalassai before turning against the darkness. He wanted Thalena and Cassian removed, and considered Thalena's demand that the gods answer to her a declaration of war. When Eira spoke with the gods in their realm, Nahm welcomed her and invited her to support their plans.
He sent Virel into Thalassai to observe its mages and prepare for the invasion. During the attack, Nahm descended outside Chronasis and fought Lunorax. Lunorax overloaded himself with essence, using temporal magic to evade Nahm's vectors and stop his meteors. Nahm's manifestation weakened and he returned to Virel's shard. Lunorax's body broke apart in the overload.
Relationships
- Virel: Nahm chose Virel as his shard wielder and trained him in Haverloch's discipline. He taught him Thalassai's language for his work there and placed his safety above the spy mission. He accepts Virel's affection for Vianna and his friendships with Thalassai's mages.
- Ozaith: Nahm trusted Ozaith's judgment and cooperated with him against Thalassai. After Ozaith's death, he considered his absence beneficial to Haverloch.
Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.
Appearance
Nahm manifests as a gray humanoid made of shifting geometric shapes. His body is smooth, hairless and faceless, with angular limbs and no eyes.
Personality
Nahm expects precision in speech, dress and conduct. He judges proposals by logic and protects Haverloch's interests. He supervises Virel's grooming and manners.
Magic
Nahm uses vector magic to alter force and direction. He redirects incoming magic and turns force against an opponent's body. He conjures cosmic meteors and guides them with vectors, and can produce earthquakes. His manifested body reassembles its geometric parts when torn apart.
History
Haverloch
Nahm supported freedom from the Malverand Empire, opposing the concentration of so much power in one empire. He blessed Jarin Jassaro for his work rebuilding Axanaxa. Jarin later gave him a shifting geometric object, which Nahm accepted with gratitude. He and his followers became more extreme in their pursuit of perfection after he received it.
The invasion of Thalassai
Nahm allied with Ozaith, Pyrathalor and Hrzai to conquer Thalassai before turning against the darkness. He wanted Thalena and Cassian removed, and considered Thalena's demand that the gods answer to her a declaration of war. When Eira spoke with the gods in their realm, Nahm welcomed her and invited her to support their plans.
He sent Virel into Thalassai to observe its mages and prepare for the invasion. During the attack, Nahm descended outside Chronasis and fought Lunorax. Lunorax overloaded himself with essence, using temporal magic to evade Nahm's vectors and stop his meteors. Nahm's manifestation weakened and he returned to Virel's shard. Lunorax's body broke apart in the overload.
Isaac's mark
At Arcanis Village, Nahm sent essence through Virel to test Isaac's shard mark. He identified it as false, descended and demanded the real mark, forcing Isaac to expose his connection to Tal'Massar.
Relationships
- Virel: Nahm chose Virel as his shard wielder and trained him in Haverloch's discipline. He taught him Thalassai's language for his work there and placed his safety above the spy mission. He accepts Virel's affection for Vianna and his friendships with Thalassai's mages.
- Ozaith: Nahm trusted Ozaith's judgment and cooperated with him against Thalassai. After Ozaith's death, he considered his absence beneficial to Haverloch.
- Jareth: Under the name Jarin Jassaro, Jareth earned Nahm's blessing through his work in Haverloch and gave him a shifting geometric object.
Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.
Appearance
Nahm manifests as a gray humanoid made of shifting geometric shapes. His body is smooth, hairless and faceless, with angular limbs and no eyes.
Personality
Nahm expects precision in speech, dress and conduct. He judges proposals by logic and protects Haverloch's interests. He supervises Virel's grooming and manners.
Magic
Nahm uses vector magic to alter force and direction. He redirects incoming magic and turns force against an opponent's body. He conjures cosmic meteors and guides them with vectors, and can produce earthquakes. His manifested body reassembles its geometric parts when torn apart.
History
Haverloch
Nahm supported freedom from the Malverand Empire, opposing the concentration of so much power in one empire. He blessed Jarin Jassaro for his work rebuilding Axanaxa. Jarin later gave him a shifting geometric object, which Nahm accepted with gratitude. He and his followers became more extreme in their pursuit of perfection after he received it. Nahm and Jarin codified an oath forbidding the teaching or disclosure of Malverand's history until it was safe to speak of it. Nahm maintained that secrecy while Varnhallow remained intact.
The invasion of Thalassai
Nahm allied with Ozaith, Pyrathalor and Hrzai to conquer Thalassai before turning against the darkness. He wanted Thalena and Cassian removed, and considered Thalena's demand that the gods answer to her a declaration of war. When Eira spoke with the gods in their realm, Nahm welcomed her and invited her to support their plans.
He sent Virel into Thalassai to observe its mages and prepare for the invasion. During the attack, Nahm descended outside Chronasis and fought Lunorax. Lunorax overloaded himself with essence, using temporal magic to evade Nahm's vectors and stop his meteors. Nahm's manifestation weakened and he returned to Virel's shard. Lunorax's body broke apart in the overload, but he survived in the void.
Malverand and Thalena
At Arcanis Village, Nahm sent essence through Virel to test Isaac's shard mark. He identified it as false, descended and demanded the real mark, forcing Isaac to expose his connection to Tal'Massar.
When Thalena visited Haverloch, Nahm personally apologized for what he believed was Lunorax's death and acknowledged that Ozaith had persuaded him to attack. He agreed to share discoveries about Malverand in exchange for Thalena explaining its history once the danger had passed. After Varnhallow's destruction, he discussed Haverloch's support for Skarnheim during the empire's fall with Virel.
Relationships
- Virel: Nahm chose Virel as his shard wielder and trained him in Haverloch's discipline. He taught him Thalassai's language for his work there and placed his safety above the spy mission. He accepts Virel's affection for Vianna and his friendships with Thalassai's mages.
- Ozaith: Nahm trusted Ozaith's judgment and cooperated with him against Thalassai. After Ozaith's death, he considered his absence beneficial to Haverloch.
- Jareth: Under the name Jarin Jassaro, Jareth earned Nahm's blessing through his work in Haverloch. They also shared responsibility for keeping Malverand's history concealed.
- Thalena: Nahm opposed her rule over Thalassai, then accepted her willingness to cooperate after the invasion. They agreed to exchange information about Malverand.
Nahm is the patron god of Haverloch, whose worship centers on symmetry and perfection. Virel carries his shard and represents him in the Axial Concord.
Appearance
Nahm manifests as a gray humanoid made of shifting geometric shapes. His body is smooth, hairless and faceless, with angular limbs and no eyes.
Personality
Nahm expects precision in speech, dress and conduct. He judges proposals by logic and protects Haverloch's interests. He supervises Virel's grooming and manners, but interrupts these routines when an urgent mission takes precedence. He cares for his followers and grieved for Remus, although he described the death as a strategic loss. He feels lonely in the gods' realm and wants to be useful to the world.
Magic
Nahm uses vector magic to alter force and direction. He redirects incoming magic and turns force against an opponent's body. He conjures cosmic meteors and guides them with vectors, and can produce earthquakes. His manifested body reassembles its geometric parts when torn apart.
His shard is a quasicrystal. Its patterns do not repeat and make him function. He is partly natural and partly constructed.
History
Origins and Haverloch
Nahm emerged naturally in ancient Valrindor. He supported freedom from the Malverand Empire, opposing the concentration of so much power in one empire.
He blessed Jarin Jassaro for his work rebuilding Axanaxa. Jarin later gave him a shifting geometric object, which Nahm accepted with gratitude. He and his followers became more extreme in their pursuit of perfection after he received it. Nahm and Jarin codified an oath forbidding the teaching or disclosure of Malverand's history until it was safe to speak of it. Nahm maintained that secrecy while Varnhallow remained intact.
The invasion of Thalassai
Nahm allied with Ozaith, Pyrathalor and Hrzai to conquer Thalassai before turning against the darkness. He wanted Thalena and Cassian removed, and considered Thalena's demand that the gods answer to her a declaration of war. When Eira spoke with the gods in their realm, Nahm welcomed her and invited her to support their plans.
He sent Virel into Thalassai to observe its mages and prepare for the invasion. During the attack, Nahm descended outside Chronasis and fought Lunorax. Lunorax overloaded himself with essence, using temporal magic to evade Nahm's vectors and stop his meteors. Nahm's manifestation weakened and he returned to Virel's shard. Lunorax's body broke apart in the overload, but he survived in the void.
Malverand and Thalena
At Arcanis Village, Nahm sent essence through Virel to test Isaac's shard mark. He identified it as false, descended and demanded the real mark, forcing Isaac to expose his connection to Tal'Massar.
When Thalena visited Haverloch, Nahm personally apologized for what he believed was Lunorax's death and acknowledged that Ozaith had persuaded him to attack. He agreed to share discoveries about Malverand in exchange for Thalena explaining its history once the danger had passed. After Varnhallow's destruction, he discussed Haverloch's support for Skarnheim during the empire's fall with Virel.
The war against Raphael
When the original Ozaith returned, Nahm learned that his former ally was a replacement who had appeared after the original god disappeared.
Nahm descended to help rescue Kaelion from Azarion and Eliona, redirecting Azarion's air magic. At Rimvold, he refused Gabriel's demand that he attack Thalion's Order and submit to Raphael, and stalled Gabriel through Virel.
He directed Haverloch's mages against Zain. When Myrelia's body detonated after Gabriel turned it into an essence bomb, Nahm and Xoh'Tenol descended to protect the people nearby. Nahm exhausted much of his power resisting the explosion.
Nahm accepted Thalena's assignment to search the gods' realm, confirm that Gabriel and Khauren were gone, and look for Tal'Massar and Renneth. At the Valrindor Council, he agreed to work with Thalena, observing events through his followers and descending near her when needed. He also accepted her proposal that he be studied in the Malverand Intergalactic Empire.
Thalena's account
In Thalena's Shores of Eternity, Nahm reported Virel's death during the Ithyreon mission. He later made a pact with Xoh'Tenol through her geometric core and studied its structure. Thalena and Xoh'Tenol supplied the essence that kept him alive. He helped Xoh'Tenol activate her sun core's full power, but declined Thalena's suggestion that he make a pact with Lothar, preferring to fade.
Relationships
- Virel: Nahm chose Virel as his shard wielder and trained him in Haverloch's discipline. He taught him Thalassai's language for his work there and placed his safety above the spy mission. He accepts Virel's affection for Vianna and his friendships with Thalassai's mages.
- Ozaith's replacement: Nahm trusted his judgment and cooperated with him against Thalassai. After the replacement's death, he considered his absence beneficial to Haverloch.
- Jareth: Under the name Jarin Jassaro, Jareth earned Nahm's blessing through his work in Haverloch. They also shared responsibility for keeping Malverand's history concealed.
- Thalena: Nahm opposed her rule over Thalassai, then accepted her willingness to cooperate after the invasion. Their exchange of information developed into an agreement to work together and investigate his nature.