# Nataliem Oteliar

{{Character Infobox|title = Nataliem Oteliar|full_name = Lord Nataliem Oteliar, Count of the Northern Isles|known_as = Nataliem|species = Human|gender = Male|template = Nereus|world = Hex|significant_other = [[Alinaret Cartalian]]|children = *[[Edarial Cartalian]]
*[[Zevros Cartalian]]|continuity = Incandescence|wb = Aestrix}}Nataliem is the [[:Category:Nereus|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 [[:Category:Binder (Hex)|spellbinder]] with a raven [[:Category:Familiar (Hex)|familiar]] and a powerful spymaster. When [[Alinaret Cartalian|Queen Alinaret]] discovered her husband was sterile, she had an affair with Nataliem that led to twins, [[Edarial Cartalian|Edarial]] and [[Zevros Cartalian|Zevros]]. Nataliem monitored the twins closely as they grew and continued to manipulate the political landscape from behind the scenes.<ref>[http://come-midnight.dreamwidth.org/765.html?thread=4861#cmt4861 shindig]</ref>
===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.<ref>[http://come-midnight.dreamwidth.org/765.html?thread=15101#cmt15101 shindig]</ref>  Nataliem arranges for Iobel to receive a forged royal order ordering her to appear at the palace as a possible bride.<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/537.html?thread=281#cmt281 announcement]</ref> Iobel attempts to flee the country rather than comply, but Nataliem's raven [[:Category:Familiar (Hex)|familiar]] poisons Iobel's familiar [[Cricket (Hex)|Cricket]].<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/537.html?thread=793#cmt793 announcement]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/537.html?thread=4377#cmt4377 announcement]</ref> 
===Arrest===
Iobel ultimately marries Edarial, whereupon Nataliem's role in Cricket's kidnapping is revealed.<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/934.html?thread=89254#cmt89254 hostility]</ref> Nataliem is arrested and thrown in prison, where he reveals that he is the twins' father.<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/934.html?thread=142502#cmt142502 hostility]</ref> Unsurprisingly, this revelation has no impact upon the twins, and Nataliem is left in prison for life for kidnapping, extortion and treason.<ref>[http://royal-obligation.dreamwidth.org/934.html?thread=183206#cmt183206 hostility]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Binder (Hex)]]
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