Editing Queen Khalida

An [[Tomb Kings|Undead Egyptian queen]] in the [[Warhammer Fantasy]] setting, one half of the Cleopatra expy, and one of the closest things there is in the Grimbrightness of the [[End Times]] to a Lawful Good character. 
[[Image:High Queen Kahlida.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So badass, she kept the Tomb Kings relevant during their darkest days on the tabletop.]]

Khalida is also proof that not only can a Warhammer setting have vaginas without causing panic in the streets of London but can also have a badass woman who isn't [[Everqueen|a motherly figure]], [[Queen Neferata|a seductress]], [[Elspeth von Draken|a witch]], [[Sisters of Twilight|an elf]], rape bait, [[Valkia the Bloody|tied to <strike>a man</strike> Chaos]] or [[Morathi|any combination such as all of the above]] (Drycha of Athel Loren breaks the mould, but she is a female nature spirit, so she's technically not a woman). 

==The Legend==
===Life===
Thousands of years ago, shortly after the first fall of [[Nagash]], High Queen Khalida Neferher was the ruler of Lybaras, one of the most powerful provinces of [[Nehekhara]]. Lybaras was somewhat of a combination of real world Alexandria as a learned coastal city with ample oasis locations making travel somewhat easy (during the era of the living), and Thebes with it's location and connection to the Valley of Kings analogue (which goes by the same name) with it's resurgence of religion due to a unique (and statuesque)  monarch. It's only true neighbors were Lahmia (who's ruling family was closely related to Lybaras monarchs and thus were likely in the past controlled by one king) and stretches of jungle occupied by tribal humans and [[Lizardmen]] to the south. It was only connected to the rest of Nehekhara by a narrow pass through the mountains that contained a massive necropolis city. 

Khalida is notably one if the few Tomb Queens. Her cousin, [[Queen Neferata]], had no legitimate claim to rule and used her idiot brother as a pawn until she had secured herself by converting all possible contenders to the throne to vampirism and loyal servitude under her. Khalida on the other hand was accepted with full legitimacy, and never married (unlike historical analogues who ruled through husbands or in the place of their sons too young to take the throne). 

Under Khalida's rule Lybaras became a bastion of learning and faith, with the citizens building the first and greatest animated statues and clockwork servants as well as utilizing airships for travel (yes, ancient Egyptian steampunk plus polytheistic priest-wizards). While most Tomb King Ushtabi are merely [[Necrons|robotic emotionless slaves]] or parodies of past rulers or gods, Khalida's were as intelligent and eccentric as any court sycophant. 

Khalida was highly spiritual, and reestablished worship of the goddess Asaph as Lybaras's main deity by establishing a massive temple palace dedicated to her, from which Khalida ruled. 
Khalida's leading style was apparently that of a paladin, being a wise (and beautiful) judge who lived according to a strict code of conduct and had at some point made a name for herself on the battlefield. 

===Death===
After cousin Neffy turned Lahmia into something resembling a giant shrine to [[Khorne]] and [[Slaanesh]], Khalida discovered the secret behind the debauchery. Neferata realized Khalida had realized that cousin Neffy had been bad, so cousin Neffy announced a banquet as part of an intricate one-step plot to silence Khalida before she had enough time to fully realize that Nef had been up to no good and fill out the paperwork needed to tell the rest of Nehekhara that, in the era just after everyone united for the first time against Nagash and the Undead, that one of the major kingdoms had become Nagash-worshipping Undead. 
Yes, there is indeed A PLOT HOLE HERE WHERE KHALIDA DID NOTHING AND TOLD LITERALLY NOBODY THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/10TH OF NEHEKHARA HAD GONE BACK TO BEING NAZIS HALF A GENERATION AFTER WORLD WAR TWO ENDED FOR SOME REASON. 

The hole deepens when, at the banquet (which Khalida attended for Asaph knows why) Neferata [[Fail|accused Khalida of being a blood-drinking Undead, which nobody knew about other than Nef's servants and Khalida, then waited for everyone to suddenly go Ides of March on her assaph.]]
When the assembled nobles simply gave her blank stares, Khalida went the Lawful route and challenged Nef to a duel to the death over the insult to her honor, fighting herself rather than through a champion. In all fairness to this, Khalida didn't know Nef was a level 4 wizard Master Vampire at max powers and gear allowance, only that Nef drank blood at murder orgies and wasn't aging. Despite that badassery, Khalida held her own and dealt mortal wounds to Neferata, forcing Nef to drain her cousin in front of everyone to regain lost HP. The nobles immediately fled, and the message of what went on finally hit the outside world. 
The triumphant Neferata attempted to turn cousin Khally into a vampire servant, but the dying Khalida called out for her goddess's aid. Khalida's (remaining) blood turned to snake venom, burning away the vampiric taint and leaving Khalida dead. 

Neferata returned to Lahmia and waited for the armies of Nehekhara to attack her while Khalida, one of the few "beloved" monarchs actually beloved by her people, was given a burial elaborate even by Nehekharan standards. Her funeral mask was fashioned like clothing to be worn to cover her bloodless and burned face, and the army of Lybaras descended with fury upon Lahmia. 

===Rebirth===
After Nagash's "FUCK YA'LL MEATBAG MOTHERFUCKERS" spell, Khalida arose with the rest of the Tomb Kings. While her predecessors fought over the main palace of Lybaras, Khalida and her <strike>sassy gay friends</strike> sapient Ushtabi strode to the temple of Asaph where she took her throne and began planning for her only defining character trait other than Lawful Good; her goal of of wiping out all [[Vampire Counts|sabertooth motherfuckers]]. 

After [[Settra the Imperishable]] arose and slapped the shit of the rest of Nehekhara, demanding tribute and taking their titles just to remind them who's the big daddy, he sent an envoy to Khalida merely asking for her vow of loyalty. It went around her mummified head, she decided it had nothing to do with killing Vampires and so flipped a coin, then sent a message back saying she's down with the Set-man.  

After that point is a gap in fluff. We know all of jack shit about what she was doing, other than the vague "she killed a lot of Vampires". At one point she hires [[Gotrek & Felix]] to kill a Vampire for her and paid them well for their efforts, so she's clearly more willing to make friends with the living than most skin-envious Tomb Kings. 

===The End Times===
Khalida accompanied Settra in his massive bone torpedo at Nagash. After Settra's defeat, Khalida was presented with two options; become a Mortarch alongside cousin Neffy, or get her body destroyed and tossed into the desert to listen to Settra rant about how awesome he was forever. 

Khalida chose the former, and became a leader in Nagash's [[Undead Legion]]. When the end of the world finally came, Khalida was manning a fortress with her mix of Nehekharan and Old World Undead. The terrified remnants of humanity and the Halflings fled to her for refuge, and at her command the Undead parted to allow the frightened mortals into her castle, then stood at attention to defend the last life on the planet as long as possible. Khalida merely sat atop the battlements with Lahmian Vampires as Neferata fled from [[Arkhan The Black|Arkhan's]] last stand with the unconscious [[Isabella von Carstein]]. As the wave of blackness consumed the world, Khalida and Neferata held hands and commanded their forces to keep Chaos away as long as possible.

==Crunch==
Along with Settra, Khalida was the only thing keeping Tomb Kings competitive after the split between Vamp Cunts and the glorious battalions of bone of the Tomb Kings. To the point that events barring named characters put the TK somewhat on par with [[Beastmen]] and the pre-update [[Wood Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|Asrai]]. 

When fielding Khalida with Skeleton Archers, she grants her Asaph-blessed powers to them. What does that do?
HEAT SEEKING ARROWS. The arrows ignore penalties, like cover (making her yet another character from Fantasy who could take over 40k). They're still weak mosquito bites, but Undead mostly subscribe to the idea of attrition combat anyway. 

With Khalida's joining the Undead Legion, Vampire Counts now have access to not only ranged attacks, but ranged attacks only third to High Elf Sisters of Avelorn and Dwarf Cannons in desirability. 

For a Khalida themed list, leave the Chariots at home and load up on Archers and constructs, with ample Priestly representation. Skull Catapults aren't her style as dead Vamps make better pigment than ammunition and she could give less of a fuck about the living or her skeletal peers. When playing Undead Legion, avoid excessively "Vampire" options and lean closer to Ethereal or Skeleton model choices. <s>Then again, putting skulls and bony arms on the Coven Throne vamps would look adorable...</s> Maybe to a [[FATAL|necrophile]], the only lore reason for this would be Khalida doing a 'keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer".

==Gallery==
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Image:High Queen Khalida GW.jpg|High Queen Khalida's legit model, and 'eavy Metal paintjob. But to be fair the model is notoriously difficult to do well.
Image:High Queen Khalida GOOD.jpg|The same model, painted by someone who knows what they're doing.
Image:Khalida Chokes A Tick.png|Khalida is also a medical genius.  Observe her skillful tick removal service. 
Image:TOOOOMB QUEEN ALIVE.jpg|Fanart of what Khalida looked like alive. 
Image:Gotrek & Felix-The Serpent Queen.jpg|Khalida from the Gotrek and Felix series. She doesn't actually fight them, never trust the cover.
Image:Khalida Action Figure.jpg|Khalida is, to date, the only Warhammer Fantasy character to have an action figure. 
Image:Khalida Bust.jpg|Khalida cracking a smile.
Image:Khalida Comic.png|Ah, if only we could get an awesome Heavy Metal style Queen Khalida comic where she steals [[DOOMRIDER|Doomrider's]] bike and hunts Blackula. 
Image:Lybaras.jpg|The Temple of Asaph in Lybaras in the present day.
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