Nether Kingdom

The Nether Kingdom was the largest kingdom in the Nether. It consisted of numerous factions, collectively known as the Nether Horde, united under one sovereign ruler, the Nether King.There is no evidence that a Nether Queen has ever reigned. Abigail Crysteffor, King Glutton's heir, would have become the Nether Queen if she had not been slain before she could ascend. 
Hundreds of years ago, the first Nether King, Tuskarr the Conqueror, conquered the Nether and united the dimension under his banner. His son, King Duma, was a less powerful ruler who failed to stop a number of factions, including the and , from seceding. Despite their efforts to manage the fallout, the influence of Duma's successors waned. Longstanding tensions between the pigmen and wither skeletons blossomed after the death of Glutton, the sixth king. 
The resulting Nether Civil War ended in a Wither Clan victory. Their leader, Naeus, became the seventh Nether King. He successfully united the Nether Horde's remnants and founded the , the Nether Kingdom's successor. Naeus also began conquests of the breakaway kingdoms, aiming to restore the united Nether of Tuskarr's reign. 
== History ==
=== Tuskarr and Duma ===
In the centuries before the Nether Kingdom, the Nether was divided between a great number of warlords with different goals and interests. Civil war was a constant. One warlord, a pigman known as Tuskarr the Conqueror, rose to challenge the violent status quo of his dimension. He united the pigmen and wither skeletons, conquered the crimson factions and the ("Pretty in the Sky") and eventually united the entire Nether under his banner. Tuskarr was the first to take the title of Nether King. He was supported by his champions, Mammon and Naeus.
Tuskarr was succeeded by his son, Duma, after his death. King Duma was a less powerful ruler who failed to stop a number of factions, including the and , from seceding. Duma was followed by three more kings; their names are unknown, and they were unrelated to Tuskarr or Duma. Despite their efforts to manage the fallout, the influence of Duma's successors waned, and the Nether Kingdom started to slowly tear itself apart from infighting.
=== Glutton ===
Glutton, the Pig King, was the sixth Nether King. His generals included Scorch and the now-wither skeleton Naeus. 
Animosity has long existed between between the pigmen and the wither mobs, the Nether's two dominant races. Glutton failed to truly unite the two races, but maintained an uneasy peace between them. Some withers, like Naeus, held him in high respect, but both species did not usually fight together.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (February 22, 2021). "The Nether under King Glutton wasn’t a united Nether. He only kept the Wither Skeletons at bay. King Naeus was the one who truly united the Nether, because the Pigmen and Withers fought alongside each other in his campaign." (Discord message) Retrieved January 29, 2024. A band of wither skeletons led by Blackbone was part of the Undead.
During the Battle for Glacierford, the Pig King accepted Herobrine's proposal for an alliance and initiated a merciless counterattack against the Frostbourne. After the counterattack, Abigail's lover from before she became the Nether Princess, Rain, seeking vengeance and stormed the Nether Fort, killing Glutton, Scorch, and Abigail.
===Nether Civil War===
After the assassination of Glutton and Abigail Crysteffor, the False Pig King usurped the throne. A former minor commander, the new king was a dictator and pigman supremacist who wanted the Wither Clan wiped out. Led by Naeus, the Wither Clan challenged the False Pig King's legitimacy and fought back against the pigmen's attacks. Naeus absorbed the Royal Nether Star and Herobrine's magic to acquire new powers, before he led his followers in storming the Pig King's Castle and slayed the False Pig King. Having won the Nether Civil War, Naeus declared himself the seventh Nether King ("Hard Pill to Swallow").
===Naeus===
The False Pig King, a tyrant, claimed the throne, causing the pigmen and the withers to collapse into civil war. Naeus led the withers to victory and became the third king. He unified the two races and started a campaign to invade other dimensions. Kralos, Grandmaster of the Wither Knights, and Hogsworth, a pigman commander who Naeus spared, became his main generals. Naeus captured New Dragonspire by destroying the , starting the Nether Empire.
== Politics ==
The Nether Kingdom was an absolute monarchy and military regime. It consisted of numerous factions united under one sovereign ruler, the Nether King. The king was also a warlord who had generals or "champions" (Tuskarr) serving him. Their subjects were the rest of the kingdom, collectively known as the Nether Horde. The name reinforces the idea of unity, despite great diversity, as one nation acting in concert.
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