The name 'Nell' is actually a bastardisation of Countess Emmanuelle von Templehof, once cousin of Konrad the Bloody and ruler of Castle Templehof. Long ago, Konrad gave her an ancient grimoire hailing from Nehekhara, confiding to her that he was unskilled in matters necromantic. What he did not mention was that the book came with a price. The Dwarfs of Zhufbar had long hunted the grimoire with the intent of destroying it, for their legends told it could rob the light from the sky forever.[1a]