Nephelle

Nephelle
General Information
Full name	Nephelle
Title(s)	Cartographer
Age	500+
Species	Seraphim
Powers	Flight via Wings
Home	Prythian (former) Cretea
Status	Alive
Physical description
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Black
Relationships
Romances	Unnamed Wife
Series Information
Appearances	A Court of Wings and Ruin (mentioned)

Nephelle is a Seraphim, and a cartographer of Drakon's legion.

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What is Nephelle's role in Drakon's legion?

Born a Seraphim with undersized, misshapen wings, Nephelle couldn't fly or bear a Seraphim shield. Thus, she served as a cartographer in Drakon's legion, providing key geographic advantages in the War between mortals and faerie. Her lover, a Seraphim general, advocated for her to take the legion entry test.

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In what ways did Nephelle contribute to the War between mortals and faerie?

Nephelle, despite her small, misshapen wings, had a significant impact on the mortal-faerie war. Her philosophy, The Nephelle Philosophy, proposed that even the smallest contributions could turn the tide of a war. This philosophy gained wide recognition. Nephelle and her wife, a Seraphim general in ACOTAR, resided on Cretea, a secret island where mortals and faeries lived in harmony.

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Who are Drakon and his lover in the context of Nephelle's story?

Prince Drakon led a legion in the War between mortals and faerie, with Nephelle, a Seraphim, serving as a cartographer due to her small, misshapen wings. Drakon's lover, the half-mortal Miryam, partnered with him to liberate slaves. Nephelle's lover, a general in the Seraphim Legion, advocated for Nephelle's inclusion in the legion. Following a notable rescue, Nephelle's lover married her, and they now reside on Cretea, an island of peaceful cohabitation between mortals and faeries.

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What is the significance of Nephelle being a Seraphim in ACOTAR?

Nephelle's role as a Seraphim in ACOTAR is significant despite her physical limitations. Born with small, misshapen wings, she couldn't fly or carry a Seraphim shield. However, as a cartographer in Drakon's legion, she provided crucial geographical insights during the mortal-faerie war. Her wife, a Seraphim general, even advocated for her to take a Legion entry test, underscoring her valued status.

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History

Nephelle was born a Seraphim with very small and misshapen wings, so she was not able to fly like the others and could not bear the weight of a Seraphim shield for long, due to this she wasn’t allowed to enter the legion, and became a cartographer instead. In this position she was very helpful to Prince Drakon in the War between mortals and faerie as she was able to find geographic advantages.

When Drakon and his lover, the half-mortal Miryam freed the slaves of the Black Land the Seraphim managed to convince the spirits of the sea to open the waters and make way for the fifty a thousand people to cross it. Miryam was in charge of supervising the passage and refused to cross until every mortal had done so, so she was attacked by the Queen of the Black Land and was stabbed with a spear in the chest.

Everyone believed that Miryam had already crossed the sea with the others but Nephelle saw the attack of the Queen and went to help her best friend. She found her injured and too weak to walk. She scooped up Miryam and flew her through the rocks and ocean bottom at an unmatched speed. Her small wings made it easy for her to navigate through the sharp rocks as the waves fell down around her when another of the army would have been stuck. The rescue is something that later no one could explain since she was not able to carry a shield three times less weight for a long time and also her deformed wings did not allow her to fly well.

Suffice to say her lover, who was one of Drakon's Generals, made Nephelle her wife that night.

Since then they have lived on Cretea, a secret island whose location few people know and where mortals and faeries live in peace.

Azriel tells Feyre that the story became known as The Nephelle Philosophy, that the smallest wings might be the saving piece to a war. Since the day of the battle, the people of Cretea hold an annual flying race and the winner is crowned by Nephelle and her wife.