Pharaoh Neith

Neith is a former Pharaoh whose resentment grows from memories of isolation and abandonment. Unable to master the Order magic of her predecessors, she recalls the gods ignoring her and her people being ashamed of her while invasion threatened. Forbidden Chaos offers a power they did not provide. Apophis, the tiny Shadow she finds in a dry well, becomes the first real friend she recognizes in her empty palace. She fears harming him with her magic and nearly kills him, but he stays and defends her kingdom.

Her demand for revenge extends beyond the people immediately responsible for her suffering. Even with Sek-Duat gone, she wants his descendant and the Sandsea punished for the abandonment and burial she describes to Tara. Her care for Dryden and the Shadows nevertheless gives her a reason to act for their future. She urges him to question demands made in the names of Duty and Destiny and offers him her power and a chance to flee. Her sacrifice allows the Shadows to escape, and a translucent likeness of her later appears beside Ginx.

Read the story: Apophis and Duat

Sources

Hidden Duat map · Shadow Duat cutscene · Hidden Duat confrontation · Hidden Duat finale · Zhoom’s dialogue (AQW Wiki transcript) · AQW Wiki quest reference · AQW Wiki: Neith's Ankh · AQW Wiki: Pharaoh Neith