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 Tomb
Kings are the ancient and long-dead rulers of the land of
Nehekhara. There have been countless kings during the long
history of that ancient land. Each city was ruled by a separate
dynasty and these were ousted from power and replaced by others
over the span of centuries. The Tomb Kings regularly waged
war upon each other to spread their influence over the entire
land of Nehekhara. Greatest of all the kings were those of
Khemri, which was the largest and most proud of the ancient
cities. It became established early on that whoever ruled
in Khemri was the mightiest king in Nehekhara, to whom the
other kings would pledge allegiance and offer tribute. All
the kings shared the same lust for worldly wealth and power,
and the same ambition to defy death. To this end they founded
the Mortuary Cult in order to reawaken them after death. They
directed the building of great pyramids surrounded by extensive
necropoli as strongholds for all eternity, and ordered that
they be mummified and entombed within to preserve their physical
bodies for all time.
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Tomb Kings are mummified corpses awakened and inhabited by
their undying spirits. Their skeletal bodies are dried husks,
preserved with pitch and wrapped in bandages inscribed with
magical incantations. Bedecked in gleaming crowns and the
regalia of kingship, they retain all the majesty that they
exuded while alive. Amulets and talismans of gold inset with
precious stones hang around their necks, and they often wear
the breastplate of a military commander strapped over their
death-shroud wrappings. Entombed within the same deep chamber
is their kingly chariot and steeds, ready for them to ride
forth from the tomb shaft into the light of day. Revived by
the rituals of their priests, the Tomb Kings awake from their
death-sleep possessing all the ambition and craving for power
that they had in life and are bent on restoring their ancient
realms. If this means the reconquest of former wide dominions
then this shall be done, for a Tomb King’s army, loyal
even in death, rises from its rest at his call and is ready
to march at his side once again.
A Tomb King may be included in your Tomb Kings army as a
Lord choice. These models may also be used to represent Tomb
Princes, which may be included in your Tomb Kings army as
a Hero choice.
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