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{{ | {{Deity | ||
image=[[Image:Nerull01.jpg]]| | |name = | ||
caption=Nerull the Reaper, as depicted in ''Deities and Demigods'' (2002).| | |image = [[Image:Nerull01.jpg]] | ||
|caption = Nerull the Reaper, as depicted in ''Deities and Demigods'' (2002). | |||
|alt_spelling = | |||
|alt_name = Tharoth | |||
|titles = The Reaper, Foe of All Good, King of All Gloom, Hater of Life, He Who Revels in the Slaying of the Living, Bringer of Darkness | |||
home=[[Carceri|Tarterian Depths of Carceri]]| | |home = [[Carceri|Tarterian Depths of Carceri]] | ||
|portfolio = Death, Darkness, Murder, the Underworld | |||
gender=Male| | |alignment = Neutral Evil | ||
class= | |race = | ||
|gender = Male | |||
|class = Wiz10/Clr10/Rog10{{csb|D&D3e|84}}<br>MU16/Clr16/Asn16{{csb|WoG|44|Glossography}} | |||
|super = None | |||
|symbol = Skull and scythe | |||
|domains = Death, (Envy),{{cite dragon|323|65}} Evil, (Fate){{csb|Complete Warrior|114}}, Pestilence, Trickery | |||
|rank = Greater | |||
|footnotes = | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Nerull''' is the [[Flan]] god of Death, Darkness, Murder, and the Underworld, worshiped on countless worlds. He is known as the Reaper, the Foe of All Good, the Hater of Life, and the Bringer of Darkness. His symbol is a skull and scythe. | '''Nerull''' is the [[Flan]] god of Death, Darkness, Murder, and the Underworld, worshiped on countless worlds. He is known as the Reaper, the Foe of All Good, the Hater of Life, and the Bringer of Darkness. His symbol is a skull and scythe. | ||
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In the novel ''Artifact of Evil'' by [[Gary Gygax]], Nerull rides a great winged [[yugoloth|daemon]] named Putriptoq. | In the novel ''Artifact of Evil'' by [[Gary Gygax]], Nerull rides a great winged [[yugoloth|daemon]] named Putriptoq. | ||
==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
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Nerull is said to slay [[Obad-Hai]] every winter. | Nerull is said to slay [[Obad-Hai]] every winter. | ||
Nerull possesses the ability to summon three [[demodand]]s of greatest power, who serve him out of fear. | |||
==Realm== | ==Realm== | ||
Nerull dwells in [[Carceri]], either in its outermost layer or its innermost. According to ''On Hallowed Ground'', his realm is called the ''Crypt'' and is a city inhabited by the dead and undead. There, Nerull consorts with fiends of all kinds, who wander the realm devouring the shrieking souls trapped under Nerull's power. According to the | Nerull dwells in [[Carceri]], either in its outermost layer or its innermost. According to ''On Hallowed Ground'', his realm is called the ''Crypt'' and is a city inhabited by the dead and undead. There, Nerull consorts with fiends of all kinds, who wander the realm devouring the shrieking souls trapped under Nerull's power. According to the third edition ''Manual of the Planes'', his realm is ''Necromanteion'', described as a citadel carved from black ice, where the souls of the dead are trapped within the walls, ceilings, and floors. Demonic clerics perform twisted experiments and recite ghastly litanies. Nerull's throne is within a wide hall called the Hidden Temple, and even more unspeakable horrors are said to be buried in tunnels beneath. | ||
Unlike most inhabitants of the Red Prison, Nerull | Unlike most inhabitants of the Red Prison, Nerull was not banished to Carceri; he lives there because he likes it. | ||
==Dogma== | ==Dogma== | ||
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==Worshipers== | ==Worshipers== | ||
[[Image:Nerull04.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Nerull04.jpg|right|thumb|]] | ||
Nerull is the patron deity of those who seek the greatest evil for their own enjoyment or gain. Most common folk do not worship or propitiate him, although they fear him greatly. It is believed that any form of appeasement will merely draw his attention, something that is at all costs to be avoided by the sensible. Nerull seems, in fact, to draw power from the very avoidance of his name. Some of the peasants of the former [[Great Kingdom]] do propitiate Nerull with minor rites, begging safe passage for the souls of the dead. Among the Flan and in the [[Old Faith]], Nerull is sometimes considered to be the god of winter. | Nerull is the patron deity of those who seek the greatest evil for their own enjoyment or gain. Most common folk do not worship or propitiate him, although they fear him greatly. It is believed that any form of appeasement will merely draw his attention, something that is at all costs to be avoided by the sensible. Nerull seems, in fact, to draw power from the very avoidance of his name. Some of the peasants of the former [[Great Kingdom]] do propitiate Nerull with minor rites, begging safe passage for the souls of the dead. Among the Flan and in the [[Old Faith]], Nerull is sometimes considered to be the god of winter. | ||
The Reaper is one of the patrons of the [[Horned Society]] and the [[White Kingdom]], and | The Reaper is one of the patrons of the [[Horned Society]] and the [[White Kingdom]], and is the will that animates the [[drowned one]]s. A primitive version of Nerull is worshiped by the [[quaggoth]]s. | ||
===Clergy=== | ===Clergy=== | ||
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==Temples== | ==Temples== | ||
Nerull's temples are hidden and usually subterranean except in the most evil lands, as befits the god of darkness and the underworld. One place vile enough to openly host sizable temples of the Foe of All Good is [[Rel Astra]]. Well known cults of Nerull include the [[Shriven Sickle]] in Greyhawk, which seeks, among other things, to undermine the church of [[Saint Cuthbert]] there. The [[Midnight Darkness]], active in the former [[Aerdy]] lands, is led by a mysterious figure known as the [[Hidden Sickle]]. Beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]], followers of Nerull fought a subterranean war with the followers of [[Vaprak]]. In the Hold of the [[Sea Princes]], cultists of Nerull made it their goal to frustrate and destroy [[Jeon II]]. This cult has recently been responsible for a series of extremely mysterious, grisly, and above all scary murders of various servants of good; apart from this they've kept themselves extremely secretive. | [[Image:Nerull05.jpg|right|thumb|]] | ||
Nerull's temples are hidden and usually subterranean except in the most evil lands, as befits the god of darkness and the underworld. One place vile enough to openly host sizable temples of the Foe of All Good is [[Rel Astra]]. Well known cults of Nerull include the [[Shriven Sickle]] in Greyhawk, which seeks, among other things, to undermine the church of [[Saint Cuthbert]] there. The [[Midnight Darkness]], active in the former [[Aerdy]] lands, is led by a mysterious figure known as the [[Hidden Sickle]]. Beneath [[Castle Greyhawk]], followers of Nerull fought a subterranean war with the followers of [[Vaprak]]. In the Hold of the [[Sea Princes]], cultists of Nerull made it their goal to frustrate and destroy [[Jeon II]]. This cult has recently been responsible for a series of extremely mysterious, grisly, and above all scary murders of various servants of good; apart from this they've kept themselves extremely secretive. | |||
==Rituals== | ==Rituals== | ||
Services to Nerull are ghastly things performed in absolute blackness, featuring litanies of fear and suffering. Murder is done as a homage to the Reaper. | Services to Nerull are ghastly things performed in absolute blackness, featuring litanies of fear and suffering. Murder is done as a homage to the Reaper. | ||
==Holy days== | ==Holy days and observances== | ||
Nerull has few known holy days: | Nerull has few known holy days: | ||
*'''The [[Blood Moon Festival]]'''. This night, on [[ | *'''The [[Blood Moon Festival]]'''. This night, on [[Coldeven]] 11, is particularly sacred to Nerull. | ||
==Artifacts== | ==Artifacts== | ||
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==Myths and legends== | ==Myths and legends== | ||
===Obad-hai and the coming of winter=== | |||
In the litanies of the [[Old Faith]], it is Nerull who ushers in the winter chill every year by slaying Obad-hai, the god of nature, and hanging the corpse from the tree that grew the fruit from which Obad-hai was born. After seven days, [[Pelor]] cuts Obad-hai from the tree and plants them in the earth. [[Beory]]'s tears cause a new sapling to grow, which forms a fruit from which Obad-hai is reborn in the spring. | |||
===Quadripartite=== | ===Quadripartite=== | ||
When the [[Oerth]] was still young, beings from the [[Far Realm]] attempted to assert dominance over all reality. They sent minions to destroy the newly sentient, pre-human life that then lived on the surface of the world. Four gods rose to oppose this: [[Pelor]], [[Obad-Hai]], Nerull, and [[Kord]]. Pelor and Nerull had yet to form allegiances to Good or Evil in those days; they were most interested in maintaining the balance between Law and Chaos. Kord was just along for the sake of having something to fight. The four gods each sacrificed a part of their power to create an anchor that would sever the ties of the invaders to their unguessable masters, and so were able to defeat them. | When the [[Oerth]] was still young, beings from the [[Far Realm]] attempted to assert dominance over all reality. They sent minions to destroy the newly sentient, pre-human life that then lived on the surface of the world. Four gods rose to oppose this: [[Pelor]], [[Obad-Hai]], Nerull, and [[Kord]]. Pelor and Nerull had yet to form allegiances to Good or Evil in those days; they were most interested in maintaining the balance between Law and Chaos. Kord was just along for the sake of having something to fight. The four gods each sacrificed a part of their power to create an anchor that would sever the ties of the invaders to their unguessable masters, and so were able to defeat them. | ||
== | === The Raven Queen (Nera) === | ||
[[ | In the lore of fourth edition, a proud and beautiful sorcerer-queen died long ago, and her shade came before [[Nerull]]. Nerull was impressed by her power and loveliness, and gave her soul substance so that she could be his consort and queen. Her original name is no longer remembered, but Nerull called her Nera, the feminine form of his own name. In the "core" fourth edition game, Nera killed Nerull (just as Nerull slayed his predecessor Aurom){{cite dragon|427|10}} and overthrew him centuries ago, calling herself the Raven Queen and becoming the new goddess of death.{{csb|Divine Power ''(2009)''|43}} | ||
'''Note'''—In the [[Greyhawk]] setting this did not occur and in fifth edition Nerull is still counted amongst the deities of Greyhawk.{{csb|PH5e|295|Appendix B: Gods of the Multiverse}}{{csb|DMG2024|148|Ch.5. Creating Campaigns—Greyhawk}} | |||
===The First Shroud=== | |||
According to the fourth edition accessory ''Underdark'', the race of [[incunabula]] came into being when the swaddling grave clothes of a child of Nerull were wrapped around the original incunabula ancestor. Who the child's mother was went unmentioned, though it may well have been Nera.{{csb|Underdark4e|126}} | |||
== Nerull in other sources == | |||
According to [[Erik Mona]] in ''[[Oerth Journal]]'' #3, Nerull is known as '''Tharoth''' the Reaper among the [[Bakluni]].{{csb|Oerth Journal #3 ''(1996)'' |14}} Though unofficial, this name has proliferated in the fan community.{{cn}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Nerull00.jpg| | |||
Image:Nerull03.jpg|Aspect of Nerull. ''Miniatures HAndbook'', art by Adrian Smith (2003). | |||
Image:Priest of Nerull.jpg|Priest of Nerull. ''[[LGG]]'', art by Vince Locke (2000). | |||
Image:Priest of Nerull02.jpg| | |||
</gallery> | |||
* | == External links == | ||
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* [http://www.www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=749 Nerull at ''Canonfire!'']. | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerull Nerull at Wikipedia]. | |||
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Artifact of Evil]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986. | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 7 September 2025
| Nerull | |
|---|---|
 Nerull the Reaper, as depicted in Deities and Demigods (2002). | |
| Names and titles | |
| Alias(es): | Tharoth |
| Title(s): | The Reaper, Foe of All Good, King of All Gloom, Hater of Life, He Who Revels in the Slaying of the Living, Bringer of Darkness |
| General information | |
| Portfolio: | Death, Darkness, Murder, the Underworld |
| Home: | Tarterian Depths of Carceri |
| Alignment: | Neutral Evil |
| Gender: | Male |
| Class: | Wiz10/Clr10/Rog10[1] MU16/Clr16/Asn16[2] |
| Superior: | None |
| Symbol: | Skull and scythe |
| Rules items | |
| Domains: | Death, (Envy),[3] Evil, (Fate)[4], Pestilence, Trickery |
| Divine rank: | Greater |
Nerull is the Flan god of Death, Darkness, Murder, and the Underworld, worshiped on countless worlds. He is known as the Reaper, the Foe of All Good, the Hater of Life, and the Bringer of Darkness. His symbol is a skull and scythe.
Description
Nerull is usually seen as a black-robed skeleton with a rust-red body and green, ropy hair. He carries a staff called Lifecutter that at his command grows a scythe blade made of scarlet energy. He flies through the skies, slaying the living and undead alike, crumbling them to dust with a mere touch of his bony finger.
In the novel Artifact of Evil by Gary Gygax, Nerull rides a great winged daemon named Putriptoq.
Relationships
Nerull has tenuous alliances with Faluzure and Hextor. He respects Incabulos, who starts the work that Nerull completes, but has nothing to do with him; their priests do not cooperate unless faced with a common enemy. The Foe of All Good sponsored the ascension of his mortal follower Kyuss to godhood. Nerull seeks to destroy and reabsorb the power of Mellifleur, who stole divine energy meant for one of Nerull's own servants.
Nerull is said to slay Obad-Hai every winter.
Nerull possesses the ability to summon three demodands of greatest power, who serve him out of fear.
Realm
Nerull dwells in Carceri, either in its outermost layer or its innermost. According to On Hallowed Ground, his realm is called the Crypt and is a city inhabited by the dead and undead. There, Nerull consorts with fiends of all kinds, who wander the realm devouring the shrieking souls trapped under Nerull's power. According to the third edition Manual of the Planes, his realm is Necromanteion, described as a citadel carved from black ice, where the souls of the dead are trapped within the walls, ceilings, and floors. Demonic clerics perform twisted experiments and recite ghastly litanies. Nerull's throne is within a wide hall called the Hidden Temple, and even more unspeakable horrors are said to be buried in tunnels beneath.
Unlike most inhabitants of the Red Prison, Nerull was not banished to Carceri; he lives there because he likes it.
Dogma
Nerull's faithful believe they will be rewarded for acts of murder, for every living thing is an abomination in the eyes of the Reaper.
Worshipers
Nerull is the patron deity of those who seek the greatest evil for their own enjoyment or gain. Most common folk do not worship or propitiate him, although they fear him greatly. It is believed that any form of appeasement will merely draw his attention, something that is at all costs to be avoided by the sensible. Nerull seems, in fact, to draw power from the very avoidance of his name. Some of the peasants of the former Great Kingdom do propitiate Nerull with minor rites, begging safe passage for the souls of the dead. Among the Flan and in the Old Faith, Nerull is sometimes considered to be the god of winter.
The Reaper is one of the patrons of the Horned Society and the White Kingdom, and is the will that animates the drowned ones. A primitive version of Nerull is worshiped by the quaggoths.
Clergy
Nerull's clerics are feared throughout the lands as cold, calculating murderers. Named clerics of He Who Revels in the Slaying of the Living include Delglath, Jipzinker, Andrade Mirrius, Guiliana Mortidus, and Nezmajen. They are secretive and often solitary. When not in disguise, they dress in the same rust-red hue as the bones of their god.
Those who would become priests of Nerull must undergo an arduous initiation that climaxes in being buried alive for a time.
Temples
Nerull's temples are hidden and usually subterranean except in the most evil lands, as befits the god of darkness and the underworld. One place vile enough to openly host sizable temples of the Foe of All Good is Rel Astra. Well known cults of Nerull include the Shriven Sickle in Greyhawk, which seeks, among other things, to undermine the church of Saint Cuthbert there. The Midnight Darkness, active in the former Aerdy lands, is led by a mysterious figure known as the Hidden Sickle. Beneath Castle Greyhawk, followers of Nerull fought a subterranean war with the followers of Vaprak. In the Hold of the Sea Princes, cultists of Nerull made it their goal to frustrate and destroy Jeon II. This cult has recently been responsible for a series of extremely mysterious, grisly, and above all scary murders of various servants of good; apart from this they've kept themselves extremely secretive.
Rituals
Services to Nerull are ghastly things performed in absolute blackness, featuring litanies of fear and suffering. Murder is done as a homage to the Reaper.
Holy days and observances
Nerull has few known holy days:
- The Blood Moon Festival. This night, on Coldeven 11, is particularly sacred to Nerull.
Artifacts
Relics associated with dread Nerull include the Mace and Talisman of Krevell, named for one of his most infamous priests.
Myths and legends
Obad-hai and the coming of winter
In the litanies of the Old Faith, it is Nerull who ushers in the winter chill every year by slaying Obad-hai, the god of nature, and hanging the corpse from the tree that grew the fruit from which Obad-hai was born. After seven days, Pelor cuts Obad-hai from the tree and plants them in the earth. Beory's tears cause a new sapling to grow, which forms a fruit from which Obad-hai is reborn in the spring.
Quadripartite
When the Oerth was still young, beings from the Far Realm attempted to assert dominance over all reality. They sent minions to destroy the newly sentient, pre-human life that then lived on the surface of the world. Four gods rose to oppose this: Pelor, Obad-Hai, Nerull, and Kord. Pelor and Nerull had yet to form allegiances to Good or Evil in those days; they were most interested in maintaining the balance between Law and Chaos. Kord was just along for the sake of having something to fight. The four gods each sacrificed a part of their power to create an anchor that would sever the ties of the invaders to their unguessable masters, and so were able to defeat them.
The Raven Queen (Nera)
In the lore of fourth edition, a proud and beautiful sorcerer-queen died long ago, and her shade came before Nerull. Nerull was impressed by her power and loveliness, and gave her soul substance so that she could be his consort and queen. Her original name is no longer remembered, but Nerull called her Nera, the feminine form of his own name. In the "core" fourth edition game, Nera killed Nerull (just as Nerull slayed his predecessor Aurom)[5] and overthrew him centuries ago, calling herself the Raven Queen and becoming the new goddess of death.[6]
Note—In the Greyhawk setting this did not occur and in fifth edition Nerull is still counted amongst the deities of Greyhawk.[7][8]
The First Shroud
According to the fourth edition accessory Underdark, the race of incunabula came into being when the swaddling grave clothes of a child of Nerull were wrapped around the original incunabula ancestor. Who the child's mother was went unmentioned, though it may well have been Nera.[9]
Nerull in other sources
According to Erik Mona in Oerth Journal #3, Nerull is known as Tharoth the Reaper among the Bakluni.[10] Though unofficial, this name has proliferated in the fan community.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Aspect of Nerull. Miniatures HAndbook, art by Adrian Smith (2003). -
Priest of Nerull. LGG, art by Vince Locke (2000). -
External links
Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.
References
Citations
- ↑ D&D3e, p.84.
- ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.44, Glossography.
- ↑ Dragon #323 (Sep 2004), p.65.
- ↑ Complete Warrior (2003), p.114.
- ↑ Dragon #427 (Sep 2013), p.10.
- ↑ Divine Power (2009)', p.43.
- ↑ Player's Handbook (2014), p.295, Appendix B: Gods of the Multiverse.
- ↑ Dungeon Master's Guide (2024), p.148, Ch.5. Creating Campaigns—Greyhawk.
- ↑ Underdark (4e) (2010), p.126.
- ↑ Oerth Journal #3 (1996) , p.14.
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Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arm of Nerull (Sword) | Item | Artifact, | LT1 The Star Cairns | 6, 47 |
| Crypt, The (Realm of Nerull) | Planar | Plane/Dimension, | On Hallowed Ground | 166, 180 |
| Dance of Nerull | Item | Book, | Dragon magazine #253 | 43 |
| Ebony Tendrils (LVL5) (Nerull) | Spell | Spell (Cleric), | CGR1 The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook | 111 |
| Ebony Tendrils (LVL5) (Nerull) | Spell | Spell (Cleric), | Greyhawk Adventures | 16 |
| Ebony Tendrils (LVL5) (Nerull) | Spell | Spell (Cleric), | Priest's Spell Compendium Volume 1 | 233-234 |
| Ebony Tendrils (LVL5) (Nerull) | Spell | Spell (Cleric), | Priest's Spell Compendium Volume 3 | 798 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Artifact of Evil | 184-186, 194-196, 198, 208, 218, 233, 234, 331, 341, 343 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Bastion of Faith | 87 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Come Endless Darkness | 40, 41, 43, 51, 74, 169, 174, 178, 201, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 253, 342, 372, 374 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 49, 57-59, 77 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | The City of Greyhawk: Gem of the Flanaess | 23 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | City of Hawks | 43, 51, 52, 55, 57, 58, 66, 70, 242, 250, 252, 256, 359, 372, 374, 395, 396, 397 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Deities & Demigods, D&D 3.0e | 58, 84-86, 213, 214, 215 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | DMGR4 - Monster Mythology | 109 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | DMGR7 - The Complete Book of Necromancers | 75 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dance of Demons | 13, 17, 18, 89, 95, 96, 218 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Defenders of the Faith, D&D 3.0e | 28, 37, 80, 92 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Defenders of the Faith: Web Enhancement (3e) | 2 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #071 | 54, 55 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #204 | 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #206 | 40 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #233 | 92 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #253 | 43 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #290 | 103, 106 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #294 | 30, 76 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #298 | 77 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #299 | 102, 103 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #306 | 99, 100 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #350 | 19, 20 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #356 | 37 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dragon magazine #AN4 | 19 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dungeon magazine #070 | 50, 57, 61, 64, 65, 71, 72 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dungeon magazine #072 | 12 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Dungeon magazine #073 | 71 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | El Raja Key Archive (Standard Edition) | 18, 136 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 28, 77, 84, 95 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 49, 67, 68 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | From the Ashes: References Card | #4 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Greyhawk Adventures | 3, 15, 16, 33 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Ivid the Undying | 20, 24, 25, 34, 37, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 93, 97, 103, 112, 122, 124, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 148, 162, 163 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Living Greyhawk Gazetteer | 21, 25, 51, 58, 61, 73, 74, 96, 99, 156, 172, 177, 180, 181 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 13, 16 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Living Greyhawk Journal #4 | 3 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Libris Mortis, D&D 3.5e | 15, 17-18, 47, 52, 176, 182, 184 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Night Arrant | 51, 52, 55, 123, 187 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | On Hallowed Ground | 47, 166, 167, 180, 184, 189, 192 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #03 | 14 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #07 | 4 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #08 | 11 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #11 | 34,37,46 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #17 | 44 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #19 | 32,37,39,40,42,73 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #27 | 22,36 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Oerth Journal #31 | 23 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Player's Guide to Greyhawk | 19, 21 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Player's Handbook, D&D 3.5e (Premium Edition) | 32, 49, 55, 106, 108, 137, 171, 186, 189, 284 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Polyhedron magazine #092 | 13 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Polyhedron magazine #129 | 38 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Reference | SEE ALSO Infestix |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Sagard the Barbarian #1 The Ice Dragon | 66 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | SJR6 Greyspace | 91 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 90, 91, 94 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil | 120 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | The Adventure Begins | 87, 91, 108, 120 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | LT3 The Doomgrinder | 14 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | The Scarlet Brotherhood | 13, 22 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | LT1 The Star Cairns | 6, 47 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WG12 Vale of the Mage | 37 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WG8 Fate of Istus | 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87, 88, 92 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins | 2, 3, 14, 16, 17, 19-22, 24-26, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WGR2 Treasures of Greyhawk | 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 74 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WGR3 Rary the Traitor | 16 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WGR4 The Marklands | 51, 54, 74 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 4, 6, 34, 38, 40, 41, 48, 55, 58, 60, 77, 90, 93 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 63, 72 |
| Nerull The Reaper | Deity | The Foe of All Good, Hater of Life, Bringer of Darkness, King of All Gloom, Reaper of Flesh, Worshipped by: Human, Native of: Tarterus, | World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) | 44 |
| Nerull, Aspect of | Monster | Recurring Villainy, D&D 3.5e Web Article | Web | |
| Nerull, Cathedral of (Molag) | Building | Cathedral, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 39, 40 |
| Nerull, Children of | People Group | People, | Dungeon magazine #070 | 50 |
| Nerull, Reliquary of | Item | Artifact, | Night Arrant | 54 |
| Nerull, Shrine of (Underoerth) | Building | Shrine, | Dungeon magazine #070 | 65 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Dyvers) | Building | Temple, | City of Hawks | 242 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Erelhei-Cinlu) | Building | Temple, | Dragon magazine #298 | 77 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Highport) | Building | Temple, | Slavers, AD&D 2e | 90, 91, 94 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Map) | Building | Temple, | Deities & Demigods, D&D 3.0e | 85 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Molag) | Building | Temple, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 58 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Rauxes) | Building | Temple, | The City of Greyhawk: Folks, Feuds and Factions | 58 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Rel Astra) | Building | Temple, | Ivid the Undying | 97 |
| Nerull, Temple of (Rel Deven) | Building | Temple, | Ivid the Undying | 138 |
| Nerulls Bane | Building | Religious building, | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 55, 60 |
| Specialty Priest of Nerull | People Group | Religious order, | From the Ashes: Atlas of the Flanaess | 84 |
| Specialty Priest of Nerull | People Group | Religious order, | Greyhawk Adventures | 16 |
| Specialty Priest of Nerull | People Group | Religious order, | Greyhawk Adventures | 16 |
| Tasir Nerullah | Non-player character | [F8], | From the Ashes: Campaign Book | 75 |
| Tasir Nerullah | Non-player character | [F8], | From the Ashes: References Card | #13 |