Netherbane

The Netherbane is a tiny organization that stands in opposition to the Nether's presence in the Overworld. Based out of the Netherbane Tavern, it consists of a variety of on-call agents, including mercenaries, assassins, and mages, who either work pro bono or for money. Members are sent on small missions such as attacking Nether garrisons, sabatoging Nether supply lines, or hunting Netherkin. Their boss is Kane, the Netherbane Captain. 
Kane was inspired to start the Netherbane after the Battle of Glacierford ("We Are the Danger"), when the threat the Nether posed to the Overworld became evident. It gained a little territory and a wide intelligence network. Early conflicts with the Piglin Kingdom saw the Netherbane amass significant wealth through gold-looting and culminated with the Piglin King's assassination. The Netherbane continues its operations through the Nether War, supporting the Frostbourne's fight against the Nether Empire. Since its impact is so light compared to the Frostbourne, and it masquerades as a tavern, the Nether Empire remains unaware of the Netherbane, who have inside agents such as Hogsworth and Vanessa Crysteffor known only to a select few members. 
==History==
==Members==
From Left to Right in Photo
*Elite Evergreen
*Ciara, the Netherbane Cutthroat
*Shaney
*Michael
*Kane, the Netherbane Captain (leader)
Not Pictured
*Azriel
*Maya Terraflare
*Kam
As of Falling, they are now allied with Rain and Stella, and by Be Afraid, they allied with the Frostbourne.
The ambassador to the Frostbourne is Maya Terraflare.
==History==
The Netherbane Tavern was once an ordinary bar run by the barkeeper, Kane. The events of season one, which saw the join a war against humankind, led Kane to start an anti-Nether guild out of his tavern off-screen. 
"Nightmares" and "Poison" had the Netherbane assassin Ciara, Kane's partner, let loose and violently indulging her hatred of the piglins despite Kane's caution. On the verge of killing the Piglin King, Ciara was slain by the Nether Princess. Kane managed to negotiate a truce between the Netherbane and the in exchange for helping the princess kill a former Ender Lord, Lance, who Kane suggested was planning to invade the Nether. After the job, Kane looted Lance's magic blades and totem of undying for Ciara.
In season two, the Horde's new king, Naeus, launched an invasion of the Overworld which became a full-scale war against the , one of the two largest human factions. Kane and Ciara allied with Rain and Stella to form the Endstone Crusaders. Their first mission was to collect the End Crystals for the Frostbourne and assist in the war effort. While they were helping the Frostbourne, the Netherbane continued to operate the tavern. At the end of season three, the Crusaders returned to the Netherbane Tavern after a completed, partially successful mission. They now use it as their base.
Teasers for "You Can Do Better" imply that Kane has been manipulating the characters behind the scenes. More specifically, he planned to resurrect the slain Nether Princess and is working with her aunt.
==Information==
The Netherbane is a small, organized group of warriors and assassins, led by the Netherbane Captain Kane, who are dedicated to halting the Nether Horde in their conquest against the Overworld and provide refuge to those affected in the conquest. Part of their mission involves purging the realm of the Horde's influence and desolation, eliminating Nether garrisons, and hunting down individuals responsible for them, such as the Nether's soldiers and Netherkin. For this, they have specially trained members in their ranks, skilled assassins such as Ciara.
They have a vast information network across the three realms, giving them access to valuable information. They are also the richest faction in the series, being able to hire mercenaries when needed.https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/853129300131315743https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/895151772170080256
Their cover of operation occurs within the Netherbane Tavern, under the guises of waiters and bartenders by night.
== History ==
==Sightings ==
== Trivia==
*Interestingly, the official Discord server was once named Rain's Bane of the Nether, alluding to the faction.
*The name "Netherbane" is a portmanteau between the words "Nether", the hellish realm of which the faction has dedicated to halting, and "Bane", a cause of distress and pain. This fits the group's purpose: to halt and be the bane of the Nether Horde.
*The Netherbane members are sometimes referred to as "Demon Hunters".
*The Netherbane currently holds the record for the most Prod Team members to belong to the faction, housing Shaney (ShaneyLadz), Azriel (QC Animations), Elite Evergreen and Maya (XEliteXCraftersX), Wayne (CrossMight Arda), Kam (kamatayn) and Michael (MrMichael).
**Ephraim is the only character of the Netherbane outside of Ciara and Kane who is not based on a Production Team OC, instead based on RedBlue115.
**Maya Terraflare is the only Production Team character that is not based on a member's 'main' OC.
**Ciara and Kane are therefore the only two purely original characters to belong to the faction.
* The original goal of the Netherbane was to simply earn a profit, but they shifted their focus into battling the Nether Horde.https://discord.com/channels/478232666781646889/795858792143257631/855083847627440159
==Gallery ==
Netherbane.png| Ciara and Kane, two of the major members of Netherbane in a promotional render for Falling.
File:Rain Kane Ciara Falling.PNG| Kane and Ciara next to Rain in Falling.
File:Screenshot 2021-02-01-18-33-45.jpg| Kane and Ciara watching Rain and Stella in Falling.
File:Tavern.png| Ciara in the Netherbane Tavern in a promotional render for Nightmares.
File:Kam-Nightmares.png|Kam, Kane and Maya Terraflare, three members of the Netherbane, in Nightmares.
File:Poison1.jpeg|Azriel, Kam, Shaney and Michael, alongside Kane and a deceased Ciara in Poison.
File:Be Afraid Tavern.jpg|The Netherbane Tavern and most of their members as seen in Be Afraid.
==References==
Category:Endstone Crusaders
Category:Factions
Category:Fractures
Category:Fractures Factions
Category:Overworld
Category:Season 2 Fractures Factions
Category:Season 4 Fractures Characters