Felicia Nehar

Felicia Nehar, niece to Johor Nehar, is the 12th commander of the “People of Lorell”. She is also the lover of Broden Dyser, who she meets when he stumbles along her people’s village, deep in the Old Dust Woods.

Biography
Felicia was born from Mason and Natalia Nehar inside the pit where her mother was held prisoner for being affiliated to Mason Nehar during “The Battle of The Dust Woods” 282 AC. She grew up in the pit for 8 years of her childhood until she managed to remarkably escape by climbing out of the pit during the outbreak of a massacre in which her mother died. She, Broden Dyser, and Burros are the only known people to have escaped the pit by climbing. She was helped home by a mysterious man in 290 AC.

Early life
Felicia Nehar’s father was found out to have been trying to search for her and Natalia Dyser for the previous 8 years. Due to her youth, she was able to forgive him for being unable to do so, but she would now and again question what he was doing during the period. Felicia Nehar spent the next 8 years of her life being raised by her father and uncle, Johor Nehar in the Village of Dust.

She became a very skilled archer in this time and excellent hand to hand combat. However during a meeting between a neighbouring village named “Vultor” her father and uncle were engaged in a battle between the collective armies of Dust and Hoodlam Soldiers. Mason Nehar was killed in combat and Johor Nehar was severely injured, losing a leg in the process. In the aftermath of the battle, Felicia was told of the news and made 12th Commander of the Dust Woods by her uncle, who decided himself he was not fit to command as he was unable to protect her father.

This meant Felicia Nehar was the youngest ever commander of the Dust Woods, at the age of just 16. Her first act as commander was to protect the people of Lorell from any potential intruders and make sure they were under no threat from Hoodlam Soldiers. She then decided with the help of her uncle that anyone associated with Hoodlam was banned from entering her village and subsequently forgave the crimes of their soldiers as “Following an Unjust Leader’s orders”. Felicia Nehar’s bid for peace had been successful for 2 years until she became aware that there were Hoodlam Soldiers planning to sack the village of Lorell.

The news broke when she found one of her people conspiring with an outsider in the forest when she was practicing archery. She commenced a deep search into what had been happening and Johor found that multiple members were being bribed food in order to give information on the village. Felicia Nehar subsequently set out to hunt down the Hoodlam Soldiers who had been found guilty of trespassing, she also gave the order to banish those villagers who betrayed her. With some Hoodlam Soldiers being found they were brought to the village, in which in a defining moment saw Felicia execute people for the first time in her life, sentencing the soldiers to death by hanging. Since then Felicia grew tired of commanding and chose to let her uncle Johor lead for the most part, with Felicia only leading in private or when needed. Felicia had since spent most of her spare time hunting and making allies with villages elsewhere in the region to help their cause.

Season 6
Felicia Nehar is first seen making her way back into the village, the commander is 20 years of age now, and has become a hardened veteran at her trade by this point. Making her way back the people of Lorell greet her with warmth, she has been gone for a while this time around, and the sense is she will be staying for longer. However she hears the news of Broden Dyser’s arrival from her uncle Johor, which concerns her as he is a dangerous outsider.

Felicia Nehar confronts the Bloodborn herself, telling him she knows who he is, and that he can go on his way. But Broden Dyser and his allies ask for help, warning them that they won’t have a village much longer if they don’t listen to him. Still weary of them, she decides to give them a chance of presenting a convincing story, with the threat of being banished from the woods entirely if not satisfied. Broden at first is frustrated with Felicia’s stubbornness, but her uncle tells Broden that it is with good reason considering what her and her people have gone through. Broden and his team tell the people of Lorell that the threat of Burros and the creation of a 6th continent is real and that they must travel over seas to help fight against him with the King of the Ashes, Robert Spyre. Felicia asks to prove how he knows, which he responds that he has was imprisoned in the pit by Burros. This causes commotion between the people of Lorell. However Felicia decides that if they’re to receive something in return they’ll help in part if it proves to be true, he is disheartened by the compromise.

Snowfall arrives at the Village of Dust, an event that is far and few. With the people of Lorell waiting on the beaches, Felicia and Broden begin to talk of what will happen if they win the war, Broden tells her that it isn’t up to him and that her people may well be rewarded by rich houses if they succeed. Felicia discovers he has much in common with the Bloodborn when she tells him about her parents.

Battle of the Dust Beaches
As the supply ships begin to arrive, Felicia and Broden begin to realise that the ships are in an attacking formation, unusual as supply ships usually sail in queues. They choose not to act, thinking it is just a coincidence, until Broden sees soldiers readying to battle on the hulls, he shouts to the people of Lorell to fall back. It is too late to escape however, as a wave of arrows fly towards the beach taking out masses of people. As the ships finally stop, soldiers with masks begin to storm the beach. Felicia and Broden decide to call the people forward to fight and take the ships. Johor helps in the battle, but tells them to go on, saying he will make it later. After much fighting, and Felicia and Broden managing to skilfully manoeuvre a mass amount of people onto the ships, they begin to slowly sail away, seeing the masked soldiers looking back at them from the beaches. Johor Nehar still near the beaches runs back to the village, setting alight a stash of “drydust”, scorching the entirety of the village and the beaches. Felicia and Broden look on in shock.

Season 7
After after weeks of travel by sea, Felicia Nehar, Broden Dyser and the people of Lorell finally arrive on the mainlands. They make their way forward to the City of Asphem, where King Robert Spyre resides. Upon arrival in Asphem, Broden realises much has changed since he left the city six years ago, feeling that he may have made a mistake in coming there. When finally introducing themselves to the king and his people, they are met with hostile treatment, being forced to lay down their weapons.

This is stopped though when Broden tells them he is the Bloodborn, the man who helped the kings sister, Jolie Spyre, escape the City of Asphem when ruled by King Robert Grimm. This leaves the king convinced, opting to let a small unit of the people into the castle to talk. Once inside Broden Dyser and George Clevus tell the king Burros’ plan to destroy The Divide and rule over 6 continents. Having already heard reports of the man’s activities in the Eastern Continents King Robert does take Broden’s story as fact The king proposes that they send a scout team to track Burros’ army which is an unknown force fast approaching the mainlands.

Broden agrees to go with the group, as does the king, Felicia Nehar decides she will stay with her people in Asphalt to make sure they’re safe as it’s her duty as commander. The group begin to get ready for the travel to Land’s End in a weeks time. Felicia, begins to get closer to Broden Dyser as she starts to accept the death of her uncle back at the Battle of the Dust Beaches. Felicia telling Broden she doesn’t blame him, saying that her people would have been slaughtered if not for him. Broden tells Felicia she was lucky to have such a good uncle, as he was not so lucky. Felicia begins to make Broden open up, asking about his mother and sister, and what they were like.

Broden tells her that his necklace is all he has left to remember them by. A short time after, Broden leaves with the king to go to Land’s End, Felicia Nehar staying in Asphem. Felicia Nehar notices Broden leaves his necklace in Felicia’s chambers, whether by mistake or on purpose, she thus decides to wear it to keep it safe. A few days later, with Broden and the king making their way to Land’s End, Felicia is told bad news by the hand of the king, Hew Grimm. Hew tells the news that a huge storm is predicted for where Broden will be arriving, and that he and the king will be heading into a death sentence, Felicia Nehar decides to leave her people for the first time, with their blessing, to tell them of the news and fall back. Eventually, after 2 days of non-stop riding Felicia begins to make it to Land’s End, the weather gets worse and worse, until the visibility is awful.

Felicia Nehar begins to see figures in the distance through the storm, thousands of them, fearing that she may be too late, she makes her way forward, noticing her horse is now walking its way through water that has begun to flood the lands. In the distance she sees a dark figure, as she gets closer she begins to see the details, a mysterious figure, the Hooded King. Seeing him for the first time as the Hooded King turns to her direction, appearing to see her, with its hidden face clearly taking an interest in Felicia Nehar for some reason. Felicia also hears Broden in the distance and makes her way quickly towards him. King Robert Spyre rides of into the distance.

She sees him struggling in the water, so she quickly kills the masked soldiers attacking him using her bow and arrow, eventually helping Broden out of the water and taking him on horseback. The two ride of into the distance, with the Hooded King seeing them. The Hooded King starts to make his accent forward through the water after they escape. He makes his way further inland.

Season 8
After the events in Land’s End, Felicia Nehar and Broden Dyser are no where to be seen for weeks after King Robert Spyre’s return to the City of Asphem. After three weeks, they eventually return to the city on horseback, Broden with many injuries and Felicia with a slight fever. The king greets them back warmly, telling them to get their much needed rest after they had been delayed. Felicia attends to Broden, who finds it hard to move, making sure he gets the help he needs.

Felicia Nehar takes care of Broden, making sure he gets the help he needs. During this, Felicia tells him he forgot his necklace, handing it back to him. Broden declines it, saying he wants her to keep it, saying “''I don’t want to run anymore, especially not from you. I will protect you, as you have protected me.''”. Broden referencing his family with this statement, thanking her for saving him. Felicia and Broden seem to be on the cusp of a romantic relationship, but neither seem in a rush particularly with the looming war. A month passes in the City of Asphem, and the king and his fleet prepare to go west, to The Divide in Maverall. Felicia has helped Broden recuperate by this point, so now the collective leave the City of Asphem starting their 2 month long journey across the mainlands to Maverall.

Talking to Broden Dyser about the Hooded King, Felicia explains how the man saw her, how it felt like he knew her, as if she was haunted by the Hooded King as a child. The collective eventually arrive in Maverall, with fleets setting up shop around the city and The Divide, which Felicia Nehar sees glimpses of for the first time.

After a few days of preparations and planning, King Robert Spyre calls on Felicia Nehar and Broden Dyser to make sure Burros doesn’t reach The Divide, having them as last line of defence behind the king’s army. The two accept, knowing that they will be the last chance of ensuring that The Divide is not destroyed. As news of Burros and his army nearing Maverall reaches the collective, Felicia Nehar feels that death could be close, for her and for Broden.

As a consequence, Felicia ends up confessing to Broden that she wants to be with him once the battle is over, saying “I hope we win this, and both of us live, I want to know the real you, and I want you to know the real me.”. Broden, slightly surprised at the timing tells her that she has given him more to lose now, to which Felicia responds that so has she, but at least they both have more to fight for as a result. The two have what seems a first and final embrace.

The Fall of The Divide
As Burros and his army reach Maverall, they are met with heavy fire from King Robert Spyre’s archers, this is until Burros reveals a large catapult from behind Maverall’s walls, launching many fireballs at the archers, wiping them out and allowing his army to charge forward. Breaking through to the city walls, Burros’ army seem to be inside a ghost town, until they are flanked from high rise buildings which hold more archers. A large amount of men get wiped out by these archers until the city’s entrance is knocked down. The catapult roles its way forward into the city, launching more fireballs at the archer dens. With Burros’ army fast approaching now at the second line of defence, King Robert Spyre’s men ready themselves for battle. Felicia Nehar and Broden notice this from afar near The Divide, they begin to worry this battle could be lost.

Unleashing more, larger catapults, Burros’ army only appear to get stronger, as they continue to make way through the city, eventually reaching the kings guards. The two armies engage in a massive battle, with Burros no where to be seen as of yet. The king and his guards eventually have to fall back, heading into Maverall, away from The Divide.

This leaves the kings remaining army, Felicia Nehar and Broden Dyser to defend the divide, against an army with 6 catapults. Outnumbered and outgunned, the army fall back more, eventually being overran by Burros’ men. All is practically lost, but Felicia Nehar and Broden still face head on with the coming onslaught. Nehar manages to take out a large cluster of men with her bow, as Broden waits for Burros to reveal himself. Felicia Nehar heroically manages to set aflame to a catapult, leaving it inoperable. After this, Burros’ men stay put, leaving the kings men to run back to The Divide. Burros emerges from his army, walking like a king.

Burros, not far away from being able to slaughter the remaining army, suddenly speaks, addressing all in the battle, he simply says, “''My destiny is not to be king, but to change the world. Run now children.''” He raises his hand, the trigger for setting of the catapults, now armed with explosive dragon powder rocks, they all set in quick succession at The Divide. Burros’ army run of into the hills, leaving their weaponry behind. Burros stays put. Explosions create large holes in The Divide, with mass water seeping out. Broden runs towards Burros, the two engage in a battle. Broden eventually managing to break Burros’ mask, and then taking Burros out. Burros’ last words are to Broden, “For our father.”. Felicia takes Broden away to safety, leaving Burros to drown from the crumbling divide.

Season 9
After the events of The Fall of The Divide, King Robert Spyre received news from the City of Harps, ruled by King Robert Grimm, and the City of Marta, ruled by King Almon Asphalt that the Western seas had completely obliterated the Eastern Pillar of the midlands. Leaving the midlands truly divided.

King Robert Spyre expressed his concern to Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar that because of this tragic event, the next great war will truly begin. The king tells the two to get their rest before they begin to number their armies. Going to his chambers, Broden becomes distraught at the lives lost in the midlands, with Western Seas said to have taken over a million lives, and destroyed four times as many homes. Felicia Nehar to finds it hard to comprehend how much damage was brought to the midlands because of the events Burros had brought upon them. In a vision/dream, Broden Dyser appears to see the Hooded King walking among flames, Burros looking forward at The Divide, and finally Vellaria Drennen letting her sword be set alight by Velgon. After seeing these visions, Broden appears shaken, and effected by them. When explaining these visions to Felicia Nehar, the king’s hand, Hew Grimm, overhears Broden, who takes an interest in the visions he talks of.

Across the now 6 continents, the upcoming war is becoming a reality, with the Hooded King rumoured to be heading north, towards the City of Harps. Elsewhere, King Almon Asphalt has reclaimed the City of Asphem, taking it away from King Robert Spyre in his absence, which he predicted. Queen Liza IV also conspires in the mainlands upper reaches near Mount Velgon in the City of Ash, with her forces growing stronger. King Robert Spyre tells his collective that the Men of Exile in the new north continent have joined forces with King Robert Grimm in his defence of his throne in the City of Harps. The king begins to feel that they should ally forces with Queen Liza IV, but his hand Hew Grimm and Josie Spyre advises against the move. Broden Dyser, who has seemed deep in thought when given the ultimatum, suggests that a relationship could be made with King Almon Asphalt, as he once served under him, recognising that it may seem like a tactic to reclaim the City of Asphalt, Broden advises they be careful in any attempts to negotiate with house Asphalt. They eventually decide to do this, and after much tense negotiation between the two kings, they come to an agreement, outlining King Robert Grimm and the Men of Exile as their enemies, including the Hooded King as a major threat.

King Robert Spyre turns his focus to building a good relationship with King Almon so that they do not risk their ally becoming an internal threat, because of this he decides that Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar should be the main commanders of his army, entrusting them due to their part in attempting to save The Divide and Broden’s efforts in helping Jodie Spyre escape the City of Asphem eight years ago. Both agree to this, and begin making efforts on planning the upcoming battles. The people of the new world coin the war as The War of the New World.

The War of the New World
Two months into the war, Queen Liza IV’s men fell at the first hurdle when attempting to battle King Robert Grimm’s army, in the queen’s state, King Robert Grimm chose to inflict further damage by unleashing the Men of Exile on her remaining men to finish the job. The queen ends up being executed for her attack on his lands. Hearing of the news, King Almon Asphalt decides now is the moment to strike the king of the old north, so the Maverall collective sail across the developing ocean into the old northern lands, truly entering the war.

Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar lead the travelling armies with King Almon Asphalt. Eventually reaching the Highlands of Wrath, scouts bring news that there is an army already marching ahead, some 30,000 strong. King Almon decides they must keep going forward until they reach the City of Harps, insisting his enemies will only get stronger if they wait. The armies continue onwards, eventually after 2 months of travelling without interruption they reach enemy lines, King Grimm territory. Along the way they see mass amounts of soldiers, women, children walking there way, hopelessly. Many of them injured, Felicia Nehar says that they should help the people, but King Asphalt insists it will only slow them down and that they are fighting the war to ensure no more people end up like this. After some more travelling, only hours later, they receive from scouts that thousands of Grimm soldiers are lined up ready for battle ahead, battle is not far away.

A Battle of Two King Roberts
King Robert Grimm and King Almon Asphalt walk to each other between enemy lines, with either army easily able to fire at the kings. King Robert Spyre stays back with Broden and Felicia Nehar. As the two kings talk, King Grimm quickly slices the throat of King Almon, to the shock of the Maverall and Asphalt collective. King Grimm’s men charge forward.

King Robert Spyre calls charge as his armies also make their way forward. Broden Dyser charging on horseback in a rage at the death of King Almon. The armies collide, with intense and confusing battle raging on, Felicia Nehar struggles to pick out enemies using her bow, opting instead in sword combat. Grimm’s army skilfully employ a tactic that allows them to make a wall out of their shields, enabling the soldiers behind them to be protected and attack any on-comers, this forces the Maverall and Asphalt collective backwards. Broden Dyser however manages to break the wall, enabling his armies to break the lines and attack, most of Grimm’s royal guards get mauled in blade combat, allowing Broden and the army to make their way closer to the City of Harps.

Upon reaching the city walls, the armies eventually reach the Men of Exile, who are hard fought and leave King Spyre’s men on the back foot trying to enter the city. This is until Velgon appears from the sky, breathing fire on the city entrance and the Men of Exile. A massive roar from King Spyre’s men echoes into the city, which they charge down escaping exile men.

King Robert Grimm ends up alone having run from battle, his people see him from their windows running towards Grimm’s castle. Broden Dyser tracks him down, managing to corner him when he reaches the castle walls. King Robert Spyre tells Broden to stand down, with Spyre seeming to be in his right to claim the kill, especially due to Grimm’s crimes against his family, but opts to leave it to Velgon, who promptly turns Robert Grimm to ashes. The battle is won, with the only royals of continents remaining King Robert Spyre and the Hooded King. As soon as the battle is over rainfall falls upon the northern land, which doesn’t stop for days.

Battle of the Last Kings
Just days after the battle, scouts report that the army they saw has reached the old Grimm territory. With rainfall only getting worse, King Robert Spyre opts to ready their men in preparation for the last battle of The War of the New World, a battle that would see them come to head with The Hooded King and his army.

King Robert Spyre receives a letter from a mysterious source within the Hooded King’s army. The letter stating that the Hooded King will accept there escape, as he aims to burn down major kingdoms, and rule over the entirety of the 6 continents, ending the petty nature of human life before them, ending war between humans and allowing them to reach greater heights more quickly. King Spyre sympathises with the Hooded King’s viewpoint, as does Broden. But Josie Spyre and Felicia Nehar argue that there will always be war, and that the people may eventually accept him as a king, but it would leave no room for smaller groups to make decisions. King Robert Spyre agrees eventually, instead opting to protect the kingdoms from control of the Hooded King, who continues to march towards the City of Harps. Eventually, after a few days, the Hooded King reaches the city, with a storm commencing over the land, the battle begins. The Hooded King storms the city on his horse, while the masked men begin to sack the city. This prompts the king to lure the Hooded King into his castle, where Broden and Felicia await him. After Robert Spyre manages to lure him into the castle, the doors close. Spyre and Felicia are quickly brushed aside, leaving Broden alone to fight the battle with the Hooded King.

With battle in the city still hard fought and Velgon occupied, Broden eventually gets wrong turned by the Hooded King, who stabs him in the gut, lifting him up with the blade. Broden suffering from intense pain opts to head-butt the king, until he is dropped. The Hooded King, ready to kill Broden approaches him, until an arrow goes through his head. Felicia Nehar killing the Hooded King. Felicia Nehar worried about Broden, comes to his aid, telling him not to move and that help is on the way. Broden tells her that he’s thankful for her, as she cries, he tells her it's over now.

After the New War
Felicia brings Broden out behind Grimm’s old castle, by the sea, the rain has stopped and the storm scatters of into the distance clouds, both Broden and Felicia seeing the storm from the castle’s beach lands. The two embrace again, and share a first kiss.

Broden eventually receives help for his injuries as does Felicia, as King Robert Spyre makes it out to the beach with his men. He raises his sword, saying the great war is over and they are victorious. Velgon flies in the distance roaring in victory as the men do.

A month later, Broden Dyser is well again, and with Felicia Nehar. Felicia ultimately ends up saying her goodbye’s to the king, Clevus, Josie Spyre and many others. Felicia Nehar shares with her people the news that they are welcome to stay in Maverall and lead a more secure life, but they opt to go where there commander goes, and wish to go back East with her, Felicia is happy but conflicted with their decision due to Broden. Felicia Nehar and Broden Dyser are told they are welcome guests to the kingdom by Robert Spyre, Broden tells Felicia he wants to leave to explore the far reaches of the world and find out what happened to Vellaria Drennen. But Felicia demands he stay with her, to live in peace with one another and start a family back at her home. He accepts, and they travel back to the Dust Woods in the East.

After the events of the series
After the events of The War of Continents, Broden Dyser and Felicia Nehar make it back to the Dust Woods, where they are greeted by the many allies Felicia Nehar had made there in her youth, these allies help rebuild the Village of Dust, renaming it the Village of Ash in memory of her uncle. Broden Dyser is put on the command table for the Dust Woods, helping Felicia run the forest and its people/families.

Two years after the war, Felicia Nehar gives birth to her first baby with Broden Dyser, a boy which they decide to name Johden Dyser, after Johor Nehar. A year later Felicia gives birth to a girl, which they name Anya Dyser, after Broden’s mother, Ana Stehm. The two raise their family in the Dust Woods.