Nimueh (Merlin: BBC Series)

==Summary==
Nimueh was a High Priestess of the Old Religion, an opponent of Uther Pendragon, and the main antagonist of the first season. She was once a friend of King Uther Pendragon. Uther, desiring a son and heir, realised that his wife was incapable of providing one and asked Gaius to approach Nimueh with a request that she use the power over life and death to help his wife get pregnant. She did so, and as a result Arthur was born. However, according to her, a life had to be taken to restore the balance of the world in accordance with the laws of the Old Religion, and because of that Ygraine died in childbirth. Uther blamed magic in general and Nimueh in particular for her death and began the Great Purge, driving all who practiced sorcery out of Camelot. Since then, she devised a number of schemes to wreck his kingdom before she turned her attentions onto Merlin, a young warlock, and Arthur, Prince of Camelot.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier:  physically. with magic
Name: Nimueh, Cara
Origin: Merlin: BBC Series
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Witch, High Priestess of the Old Religion
Powers and Abilities: Telekinesis, Life and Death Manipulation (Could revive people who are dying or create a new life, like Arthur, as long as a life is given in return), Necromancy (Created a wraith using Tristan de Bois' corpse), Elemental Manipulation (Can manipulate the four basic elements: Fire, Water, Earth and Air), Weather Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Precognition (Using a scrying fountain, she's able to view the future and events as they occur), Animation of inanimated objects (She created an Afanc, a creature conjured of the elements earth and water, out of a piece of clay, shaped to resemble an Afanc, to life), Magical Shields (Used these to deflect Merlin's fire attack)
Attack Potency: Athlete level physically. (Should not be physically inferior to Merlin), Island level with magic (Utilized the same storm spell which Merlin later used to kill her.)
Speed: Unknown, likely Subsonic (Should not be physically inferior to Merlin)
Lifting Strength: Unknown physically, Class T with Telekinesis
Striking Strength: Athlete level physically, Island level with telekinesis
Durability: Athlete level physically, Island level with magic shields
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Tens of Metres with Fireballs, Hundreds of Kilometres with Scrying Fountain and Life/Death Manipulation
Standard Equipment: Cup of Life
Intelligence: Gifted. A skilled manipulator who possessed vast magical knowledge.
Weaknesses: Slightly arrogant.
==Gallery==
Merlin and Nimueh.jpg|Fighting Merlin
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Nimueh-1.jpg
Nimuehschalice.jpg|Using the Cup of Life
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