Nataliem Oteliar

Nataliem is the Nereus from the Hex universe.
==Personality==
Nereus is charismatic, manipulative, and power-hungry. He is mostly unbothered by morals. He does honestly believe that whatever he does is in the best interests of Marlatia, but also that the ends always justify the means.
==History==
===Background===
Nereus is the Count of the Northern Isles in the country of Marlatia but lives in the capital city of Emavan. He is a spellbinder with a raven familiar and a powerful spymaster. When Queen Alinaret discovered her husband was sterile, she had an affair with Nataliem that led to twins, Edarial and Zevros. Nataliem monitored the twins closely as they grew and continued to manipulate the political landscape from behind the scenes.shindig
===Iobel===
After Alinaret's death, Edarial announced his intention to marry and succeed his mother. When Nataliem's first three candidates for queenhood are rejected, he decides his next candidate will be Iobel Swan, whom he had met at an Equinox Revel and approved of.shindig Nataliem arranges for Iobel to receive a forged royal order ordering her to appear at the palace as a possible bride.announcement Iobel attempts to flee the country rather than comply, but Nataliem's raven familiar poisons Iobel's familiar Cricket.announcement When Iobel takes Cricket to the palace to be healed, Nataliem has the guards hold Cricket hostage to force Iobel to remain as a candidate.announcement 
===Arrest===
Iobel ultimately marries Edarial, whereupon Nataliem's role in Cricket's kidnapping is revealed.hostility Nataliem is arrested and thrown in prison, where he reveals that he is the twins' father.hostility Unsurprisingly, this revelation has no impact upon the twins, and Nataliem is left in prison for life for kidnapping, extortion and treason.hostility
==References==
Category:Binder (Hex)
Category:Hex