Av'air Nelath

Twelfth Potentate of Celess'Dur: 386 SE - 11 TC

Life
Av'air Nelath was an Asmesatri mage who ruled as Twelfth Potentate of Celess'Dur from his election to the office in 386 SE. He was a good friend of Warmage Ri'a'ir in his earlier leadership, though this changed following the Second Siege of Celess'Dur.

Defense of Celess'Dur
Av'air Nelath was the Potentate of Celess'Dur through the Fourth Celess'Dur Daemon Incursion, and the Second Siege of Celess'Dur. By and large, he left the defense of the city to his Warmage, Ri'a'ir. This was successful, but it led Av'air Nelath to take an intense hardline stance against Daemonology and Necromancy, in any form. Later he would introduce a series of reforms restricting many magical practices. He attacked many mages politically when they dared to oppose his reforms. He often claimed to be following the teachings of Potentate Neldrox Avalan.

The Purges of the Magisterium
In 486 SE, Potentate Nelath declared the First Purge of the Magisterium. Over the next 6 years, he would proceed to wipe out any dissenters, within the Magisterium, to his rule. This included all mages who had studied or practiced Daemonology or Necromancy to any extent. In the First Purge of the Magisterium, an estimated 3,000 mages were killed, of the approximate 8,000 mages in Celess'Dur at the time.

In 2 TC, Nelath declared the Second Purge of the Magisterium. Throughout this purge, Warmage Ri'a'ir began to speak out against the system of purges, as did many wealthy trade guilds and religious groups in Celess'Dur. Due to this, the Second Purge of the Magisterium extended to the citizens of Celess'Dur, and in 4 TC Warmage Ri'a'ir was publicly executed for treason agains the Magisterium. Approximately 11,000 citizens and mages were killed in the Second Purge of the Magisterium.

Uprising
In 8 TC, there was a massive uprising in the city of Celess'Dur against Nelath's rule. This is now known as the First Celess'Dur Uprising. By the end of this conflict, Nelath was deposed, in 11 TC, and later murdered in 13 TC.