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'''Nefer''' is a city in the [[Further East]] of [[Essos]] at the mouth of a river and the [[Shivering Sea]]. North of Nefer are the [[Thousand Islands]].{{ref|tloiaf}} It is the last remaining city and capital of the kingdom [[N'Ghai]] due to the constant raids from the [[Jogos Nhai]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}
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'''Nefer''', referred to by travelers as the '''Secret City''', is the capital of [[N'ghai]],{{Ref|AWOIAF| Nefer}} and the kingdom's last remaining city.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}} Nefer enjoys a sinister reputation as a haunt of [[necromancers]] and torturers.{{ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
  
Nefer is hemmed in by towering chalk cliffs and perpetually shrouded in fog. When seen from the harbor, it appears to be no more than a small town, but it is said that nine-tenths of the city is beneath the ground. For this reason, travelers call Nefer the '''Secret City'''.{{ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
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==City==
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===Location===
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Nefer is a port city located in the [[Further East]] of [[Essos]], at the mouth of a river which ends into the [[Shivering Sea]]. North of Nefer are the [[Thousand Islands]], while south of the city lie the [[Plains of the Jogos Nhai]], the [[Bleeding Sea]], and the [[Cannibal Sands]]. To the east stretch the remnants of the kingdom of [[N'ghai]] and the forests of [[Mossovy]].{{ref|tloiaf| The East}} Nefer is the only northern port east of the [[Bone Mountains]] known to [[maesters]].{{ref|TWOIAF| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
  
The city enjoys a sinister reputation as a haunt of necromancers and torturers.{{ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
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===Layout===
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Shrouded by fog, Nefer is surrounded by tall chalk cliffs. When seen from the harbor, it appears to be no more than a small town. Nine-tenths of Nefer is said to be beneath underground, however, giving the city its nickname of the Secret City.{{ref|twoiaf| Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Wars with the [[Jogos Nhai]] strongly reduced [[N'ghai]] to Nefer and its hinterlands.{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai}}
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[[Corlys Velaryon]] was the first [[Westeros]]i to visit Nefer.{{ref|awoiaf| Nefer}}
 
[[Corlys Velaryon]] was the first [[Westeros]]i to visit Nefer.{{ref|awoiaf| Nefer}}
  
==Behind the Scenes== 
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==References==
Nefer has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, only appearing in ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]'' and ''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 16 March 2020

Nefer, referred to by travelers as the Secret City, is the capital of N'ghai,[1] and the kingdom's last remaining city.[2] Nefer enjoys a sinister reputation as a haunt of necromancers and torturers.[2]

City

Location

Nefer is a port city located in the Further East of Essos, at the mouth of a river which ends into the Shivering Sea. North of Nefer are the Thousand Islands, while south of the city lie the Plains of the Jogos Nhai, the Bleeding Sea, and the Cannibal Sands. To the east stretch the remnants of the kingdom of N'ghai and the forests of Mossovy.[3] Nefer is the only northern port east of the Bone Mountains known to maesters.[2]

Layout

Shrouded by fog, Nefer is surrounded by tall chalk cliffs. When seen from the harbor, it appears to be no more than a small town. Nine-tenths of Nefer is said to be beneath underground, however, giving the city its nickname of the Secret City.[2]

History

Wars with the Jogos Nhai strongly reduced N'ghai to Nefer and its hinterlands.[4]

Corlys Velaryon was the first Westerosi to visit Nefer.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Nefer.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: East of Ib.
  3. The Lands of Ice and Fire, The East.
  4. The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond: The Plains of the Jogos Nhai.