Nightblade (novel)

Nightblade, a novel by Liane Merciel, was released in October 2014. The novel follows the characters and events of Merciel's 2012 novel, Nightglass.

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Where Demons Fear to Tread

Raised as a wizard-priest in the church of the dark god Zon-Kuthon, Isiem escaped his sadistic masters and became a rebel, leaving behind everything he knew in order to follow his conscience. Now, his unique heritage makes him perfect for a dangerous mission into an ancient dungeon said to hold a magical weapon capable of slaying demons and devils by the thousands and freeing the world of their fiendish taint. Accompanied by companions ranging from a righteous paladin to mercantile mercenaries, Isiem will lead the expedition back into shadowed lands that are all too familiar. And what the adventurers find at the dungeon's heart will change them all forever.

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Characters

Nightblade features the following characters:

Chapter 1 Plague Birds (9)
Chapter 2 The Nightblade (25)
Chapter 3 Companions in the Light (39)
Chapter 4 Terms (55)
Chapter 5 The Sorcerer in Shadow (69)
Chapter 6 Into the Valley (83)
Chapter 7 Stories (97)
Chapter 8 Temptations (113)
Chapter 9 The Hunt (125)
Chapter 10 The Howl (139)
Chapter 11 Gifts of the Dead (151)
Chapter 12 The Valley of Nightmares (165)
Chapter 13 The Splinter Men (179)

Chapter 14 Fiendslair (191)
Chapter 15 The Laboratory of Demons (207)
Chapter 16 Haunted (227)
Chapter 17 Discoveries (243)
Chapter 18 The Seraptis Door (259)
Chapter 19 One of the Lost (281)
Chapter 20 The Creator's Blades (301)
Chapter 21 Reunions (319)
Chapter 22 Crossroads and Loyalties (331)
Chapter 23 One Last Time (345)

Epilogue (357)

About the Author (365)
Acknowledgements (367)
Glossary (369)

Paizo published Chapter One: Plague Birds to the Paizo Blog as a sample chapter.

Index

Plot summary

Chronology

The events of this novel occur after the events of the novel Nightglass. Nidal, Land of Shadows confirmed that the events take place in the year 4714 AR.¹¹

References and index notes

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↑ Creature: "squat froglike demons with lopsided secondary faces grinning toothily from their midsections." p. 269
↑ Creature: "some hideous thing that resembled a gigantic, gas-bloated corpse, its greenish skin bulging with pockets of effluvia. Fanged tentacles coiled around its swollen body." p. 269. Possibly a shoggti qlippoth?
↑ Creature: "spider-faced fiend whose chitinous body was surrounded by a ring of fleshy, suckered tentacles." p. 270
↑ Creature: "water bug" p. 200
↑ Magic item: bracelet able to cast cone of cold p. 351f.
↑ Magic item: Ena's detect magic charm p. 14
↑ Magic item: Kuthite compass p. 132; 'bloodstone compass' p. 204
↑ Magic item: wand p. 343
↑ Spell: "a buzzing white spark" p. 154
↑ Spell: "floating glow-globe" p. 125
↑ Liane Merciel, et al. “Living in Shadow” in Nidal, Land of Shadows, 11. Paizo Inc., 2018

[1] Creature: "squat froglike demons with lopsided secondary faces grinning toothily from their midsections." p. 269

[2] Creature: "some hideous thing that resembled a gigantic, gas-bloated corpse, its greenish skin bulging with pockets of effluvia. Fanged tentacles coiled around its swollen body." p. 269. Possibly a shoggti qlippoth?

[3] Creature: "spider-faced fiend whose chitinous body was surrounded by a ring of fleshy, suckered tentacles." p. 270

[4] Creature: "water bug" p. 200

[5] Magic item: bracelet able to cast cone of cold p. 351f.

[6] Magic item: Ena's detect magic charm p. 14

[7] Magic item: Kuthite compass p. 132; 'bloodstone compass' p. 204

[8] Magic item: wand p. 343

[9] Spell: "a buzzing white spark" p. 154

[10] Spell: "floating glow-globe" p. 125

[nidal-land-of-shadows-11-11] Liane Merciel, et al. “Living in Shadow” in Nidal, Land of Shadows, 11. Paizo Inc., 2018

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Index

Plot summary

Chronology

References and index notes