The chaotic void between worlds — a churning purple immaterium of raw magic where demons are born, where they return when killed, and across which the Burning Legion sails its endless crusade.
Key Facts
- Demons do not truly die on Azeroth. Kill one and its essence returns to the Nether to re-form. Permanent destruction requires killing them in the Nether — which is why Illidan Stormrage and others obsess over reaching it.
- Warlocks draw summoned demons through the Nether. Every summoning punches a small hole in reality.
- Portals — the Dark Portal is a stable Nether-tunnel between Azeroth and Draenor
- Draenor was shattered by Ner'zhul opening too many portals at once; its remnant, Outland, now hangs in the Nether
