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Betty Netch (Online)

A Betty Netch.

Netch or Netches[1] are jellyfish-like creatures that are herded and bred like cattle similar to guar. Although they possess a somewhat jellyfish-like appearance, they exist entirely out of water, sustained by internal sacks of magic vapors. The female is referred to as the betty netch, while the male is referred to as the bull netch. The child is referred to as a netch calf. They are peaceful toward other creatures unless provoked.

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Betty Netch[]

Netch Concept Art (Online)

A bull Netch.

Main article: Betty Netch

The betty netch is the female of the netch. They are smaller than the bull netch (male), but are much more easily provoked through aggression. The betty netch has a light translucent cap surrounding a dark tan shell while having four distinct tentacles at the bottom.

Bull Netch[]

Main article: Bull Netch

The bull netch are the males of the netch. Bull netch are greater in size and sometimes have a poisonous attack. They have a tannish shell while having a purple skin under the shell. Bull netch also have six tentacles compared to the females that have only four. They also are greater in numbers than the betty netch.

Armor usage[]

Netch skin is leathery in nature, and was often harvested to make armor, as well as a tower shield in the province of Morrowind. Netch leather is often said to sting the skin when it is worn.[2]

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Trivia[]

  • In the Second Era, The terms "bull netch" and "betty netch" were used by agents of Daggerfall as codes to describe a male or female traitor, respectively.[3]
  • Netches' domesticated nature, in addition to the different gender names, have similarities with the real-world domestication of cattle, as a male bovine is called a "bull" and a youngling a "calf," though females are interchangeably called a "cow" or "betty."

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