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Nyeusigrube is a fictional world that exists in the novels and novellas written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. It exists both alongside and within the real world.

Nyeusigrube is populated with the some traditional fantasy creatures such as vampires, shapeshifters, witches, and magicians. Some of the roles cross, so that some may be, for example, both a shapeshifter and a magician and vice versa.

Elementals

Elementals are the only immortals in Nyeusigrube. Other beings, such as vampires may be ageless but they can be killed. There are four types of elemetals representing the four natural elememts: water, fire, earth, and air.

In order to have a tangible form the elementals must be bound in a mortal form and given a name. Each elemental is bound in a different way: fire by blood; earth by flesh; air by breath; and water by tears. When binding an elemental the binder gives the elemental a share of their mortality for part of the elemental's immortality. A bound fire elemental is known as an uala, an earth elemental is known as a k’jait,an air is known as a chime, and a water is known as a lyr.

The magic in the realm of Nyusigrube flows from an uala named as Leona by Zadre and Diosa. Her magic is in all the Nyeusi, high or low. in return for the magic, the Nyeusi feed and keep Leona mortal.

Other famous elementals include Lashandra (uala), Cirjis (uala), Leshan (k'jait), Lance (k'jait), Vervain (chime), and Velten (k'jait). there are no known water elementals.

Higher Nyeusi

A tree diagram of the Higher Nyeusi

The Higher Nyeusi are direct decendants from Zadre and Diosa. Zadre and Diosa made a deal with a fire elemental and bound themselves to it. Zadre and Diosa gave the elemental a share of their mortality for a share of the elemental's immortality and magic. In the binding ceremony, Zadre was willing to go further to recive the power and so it was his blood that was drained for a sacrifice. This is evident in their decendent's different abilities. Zadre's cannot age and, exept for the elavie, do not breed. Diosa's are the opposite with both aging and breeding possible.

Fariza founded an empire and set herself up as its patron godess. She granted her head preists and preistesses just enough power to have the appearence of divine favor. Her people rebelled and she was deposed.

The Triste

Tristes are not mortal; they are nyeusi, descendents of Zadre through Triste herself. Despite the term "witch," they have far more in common with vampires. They are ageless, and incapable of breeding mortally. Where they differ from vampires is that their bodies remain alive (more or less), and that they have conscious control over the flow of immortal and mortal magics. A Triste is, prior to initiation, extensively trained in the manipulation of his own power (mortal and immortal), and that of those around him.

Triste blood is identical to human blood. However, as the elemental power is bound to the blood, most of the time when a vampire drinks a Triste's blood he gets a good bellyful of its power, too which poisonsand can even lead to weakness or death. It doesn't help that most Tristes who allow themselves to be fed upon use it as an opportunity to feed upon said vampire; especially with his blood in a vampire's veins, a Triste can drain raw power far faster than the vampire can drain blood.

It is, however, possible for a strong Triste to restrain his magic and allow a vampire to feed without being poisoned. If the Triste is willing, he can even allow just enough magic into his blood to make it a powerful or even drugging meal. Most vampires would never trust a Triste to do this, of course, and most Tristes would not trust a vampire at their throat for that long without exercising some kind of magical control over them. After all, a vampire is still strong enough, and fast enough, that at that proximity they could break a Triste's neck before he could fight back.

Firestone

Fire stone is glass and/or crystal that has been soaked in Triste power.