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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jefgorbach" data-source="post: 5275845" data-attributes="member: 28278">Nerull is the Greater God of Darkness, Death, and Covert Activity who predates ALL life except his siblings(?) Kord, Obad-Hai, and Pelor so while your PCs may be well-above average, they’re still rather insignificant mortals from his viewpoint, barely worth the effort of favoring them with an Avatar. That said, he still remains aware of the mortal realm with worshippers on countless world so I would consider him easily a Divine Rank 20 and seriously doubt he’d approach the party intent on challenging him with anything less than Rank16; with all that implies – especially the fact he has perfect control over Carceri within 1,600 miles radius of himself, including deciding how well magical Domains, Schools, and similar spell-like abilities function (if at all). They better know how to work effectively blind and without their favorite spell effects/tactics because the Great Deity of Covert Actions essentially has copies of their character sheets and the time/resources to counter anything they’ve done/used upto meeting him face-to-face. Also keep in mind his personal aura can affect them upto 16-miles away if he so chooses. <a href="http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/resources/systems/pennpaper/dnd35/soveliorsage/divine.html" target="_blank">SRD - Divine</a>“Nerull's scythe [lifecutter] is a +5 weapon causing instant death unless his victim saves vs. Death. Regardless, the damage done by the blade cannot be magically cured short of a heal or similar high level spell. Double damage is done against positive energy using creatures; undead creatures struck save vs. spell or have their negative energy drained and crumble to dust, while their spirit travels to the Underworld (Hades, Gehenna, Hell, etc). The scythe sweeps 10' wide and 2 feet broad in an arc of about 180 degrees before Nerull; it can cut even into the Border Etherel or through color pools, and it is effective against those in gaseous form.” – cannon fire. However keep in mind that’s a Mystara 1e description so equip him comparable to  the PCs keeping in mind he can create Artifacts pertaining to his portfolios of covert action, death, darkness and time isn’t a factor since he’s literally had eons to craft. Presuming HE is more than sufficient, Gary Gygax indicated he’s usually accompanied by a great winged daemon-mount named Putriptoq in his novel Artifact of Evil and other unique demons/undead. Further he’s believed to be served by Anthraxus, Bubonis, Cholerix, Typhus, Diptherius, Asmodeus, Baalzebul, Moloch, Mammon, Geryon and Dispater. Apomps, the tripartiate god of the demodands, is usually considered a lesser aspect of Nerull himself. In actuality, it was probably originally three unique 'daemons he fused together. For background/ideas: <a href="http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nerull" target="_blank">Nerull - Ghwiki</a><a href="http://www.canonfire.com/cfhtml/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=749" target="_blank">Canonfire! - Nerull</a></blockquote>

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