Nefarith

“	Nefarith seems to have appeared out of the blue. We know nothing about her background, place of birth, life, personality, or beliefs. However, we are certain of this one thing: She deeply resents every faction she encounters.	”
	—Endfield Intelligence Office

Nefarith is a non-playable character in Arknights: Endfield who serves as the central antagonist of Chapter I: Valley IV.

Overview

Nefarith is the leader of the Bonekrushers, a Landbreaker clann that gained prominence by utilizing a strange gaseous material known as hazefyre. This substance, related to the Blight, temporarily enhances physical strength while inducing hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. The Endfield Intelligence Office has designated Nefarith as significant threat and predicts she will launch a major attack on the Civilization Band within the near future.

Relevant Files

“	Endmin, your efforts are paying off. All the intel uploaded to Dijiang has been safely stored in the databanks. You are now perusing a formal response from the Endfield Intelligence Office. We shall go straight to the point. You have made attempts to reveal what went on behind the scenes. Before this incursion happened, the UWST Security Bureau started an intel and recon operation at Valley IV codenamed: Evening Omen. However, UWST knew absolutely nothing about the lead they were chasing, right till the moment just before the attack. We now have a name to peg on this missing piece of the puzzle: Nefarith, the true leader of the Bonekrushers. Before their major attack on Valley IV, everyone would treat the Bonekrusher as any other nomadic Landbreaker clann that makes their living by raiding frontier towns and villages. But the disastrous incident proved us woefully wrong - The Bonekrushers wielded the very Æther itself in this attack. We also had limited defenses against their denstacks and haze. As for Nefarith... Endministrator, you have confronted this antagonist on multiple occasions. She is now a threat that far exceeds our expectations. According to our current intel, Nefarith has yet to reveal her true intent, but the Bonekrushers' raid of Valley IV is not very likely to satisfy her goals. The Intelligence Office believes that the Bonekrushers would instigate an even larger attack on another town or city of the Civilization Band within the next 3 months. We also believe that the Bonekrushers' massive attack on Valley IV was supported by at least one unidentified individual. This particular individual might also had something to do with the coincidental Aggeloid attacks on Valley IV. Endmin, no matter what Nefarith and her Bonekrushers were aiming for, we must do everything we can to stop their next move. We at the Intel Office believes you are well prepared for this.	”
	—Valley IV Incursion Investigation Report

“	Endmin, thank you for the data you collected. For years, our knowledge of the Bonekrushers had been extremely limited. Our old data about this Landbreaker clann were half-truths and fantasies based upon rumors and scout reports. A first-hand report from an actual Bonekrusher will help us learn more about Landbreaker communities to better elucidate their behaviors and determine their goals and modus operandi. We have used these valuable pieces of intel to postulate the background and process that propelled the Bonekrusher Clann to power. During last winter, the north of the frontiers suffered the worst economic crisis and famine for several decades. The suffering was further compounded by Blight events and forced many Landbreaker clanns to fight each other. A fringe clann known as the Bonekrushers suddenly came to power, swallowing up weaker clanns as they snowballed into a massive army. A strange form of flame known hazefyre can help explain the sudden rise of the Bonekrushers. Hazefyre seems related to the Blight. In addition to its hallucinogenic properties and neural toxicity, this hot gaseous material can grant a temporary boost in strength when inhaled. The Bonekrushers were able to create a stronger and more permanent organization that revolves around hazefyre. And their chief, Nefarith, happens to be the one who introduced hazefyre to the clann. Nefarith seems to have appeared out of the blue. We know nothing about her background, place of birth, life, personality, or beliefs. However, we are certain of this one thing: She deeply resents every faction she encounters. This individual has deliberately indoctrinated the Landbreakers with extreme fanaticism and hatred, and her victorious raids on towns and villages of the Civilization Band allowed her to plunder riches and slaves to secure the loyalty of her followers. There are 2 conventional strategies for an external force to strike at the LB: (1) unleash powerful attacks to neutralize core members of LB leadership and cause their organization to disintegrate and; (2) diplomacy, trade, and bribery to reduce their hostilities. However, we neither have the means to take out the entire LB leadership nor enough resources to secure a lasting truce. The suffering caused by brutal warfare and sudden drop of habitability across entire regions would simply force more to join the LBs and fuel the emergence of yet another clann like the Bonekrushers. Perhaps the Civilization Band may give us a true solution for the Landbreaker Problem in the future.	”
	—IR: The Bonekrusher Clann