Editing Nehekhara (section)

===Land Of The Dead===
The center of Nehekhara, politically and literally. The land where human civilization first arose, where the most powerful rulers in history originated from, and the place worst affected by Nagash's spell. Most of the Great Vitae River (AKA The Nile) lies in this land, although out of spite Nagash polluted its source high in the World's Edge Mountains called the Vitae Tarn which turned it red and poisonous, which is why it is currently known as the Great Mortis River. The Mortis Delta is extremely large, with the greatest cities built along its banks. The Swamp Of Terrors is where it turns stagnant, and is the deadliest place in Nehekhara post-poisoning.

* '''[[Khemri (City)|Khemri]]'''
Home city of Settra, obviously currently ruled by him, and thus the capital of the Tomb Kings. The architecture is the most elaborate and stunning by far in the world of humanity, rivaling and/or surpassing the lands of the [[Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)|Dwarfs]] and [[High Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|Elves]].

* Khemrian history begins with Settra, since we don't know who or when they founded the city (not that it matters, no king before Settra could rise as a Tomb King). The greatest king is of course Settra, but he is far from the only one since we know more Khemrian kings than any of the other cities.
* Since Settra sacrificed his children to attain immortality he left no heir (and if he'd attained immortality he technically wouldn't need one), so after his death a nobleman named Ahtaf I took the throne and attempted to build an even greater pyramid as his legacy although he was killed in the Zandri/Numas uprising that happened shortly after.
* Khutef was far more effective, strengthening Khemri and its remaining territory.
* Ahtaf II was notable for building the first Nehekharan navy, presumably after retaking Zandri unless it was built at an unknown port, and establishing trade routes which we know from other sources were with Elves and Dwarfs.
* Utep was not known for anything noteworthy other than living when the Liche Priests discovered how to extend the lives of mortals, ensuring his life was far longer than that of the preceding generations.
* Wakhaf (hehe, [[/d/|"whack off"]]) was next, who fought desert raiders and did little else of importance.
* Sekhef followed him, causing a rift between the kings and the (now very decrepit) Liche Priesthood.
* Nekhesh, noteworthy for being the Tomb King on the cover of the 6th edition Army Book, reigned in a time of great strife where his kingdom was constantly under attack; in response the legendary weapon the Destroyer Of Eternities was created for him, used mostly when he personally executed prisoners due to its power to deny the victim an afterlife by damaging the soul.
* Rakaph I succeeded Nekhesh and created the Second Dynasties when he ended the civil wars, restored the rights of the Liche Priests, and returned lands to other kings; after rising again as a Tomb King he has lead three wars against desert raiders.
* Rakhash was next, establishing the city Rasetra (so we'll talk about him more in that entry) and conquering Mahrak, Lybaras and Lahmia.
* Rakaph II was known only for demanding higher tribute from the subjugated territory of his predecessor.
* Pharakh was known for building the Canal Of Abundance, which took ten years for ten thousand workers to complete and lived up to its name.
* Rakaph III ruled next, going to war against desert raiders three times and ruling so long that he outlived all his heirs and inspired rumors that he was somehow already immortal.
* After Rakaph III's eventual death a noblewoman seized the throne to prevent Zandri and Numas from exerting their influence. Queen Rasut ruled for many years and attempted to establish her son as the future king, but he died at the age of three and when she died he was entombed with her (making her a Nefertiti-expy and her son one of the two King Tutankhamen expies, despite Nefertiti not being his biological mother).
* She was succeeded by her son's intended regent Khetep, who managed to establish a golden age of Khemri despite also being extremely selfish and vain, working one million slaves to death over 25 years to build his pyramid. He had two sons, Nagash (yes, [[Nagash|THAT Nagash]]) and Thutep. Was killed by sorcery from the king of Numas' Dark Elf allies.
* The reign of Thutep was short, and he was known as a major diplomat and peacemaker. He married the princess of Lahmia, Neferem, and had a son with her called Sukhet. Nagash had him kidnapped and sealed in their father's pyramid to die before declaring himself sole ruler.
* Nagash fancies himself a king of Khemri, but he was never acknowledged as such and people only obeyed Nagash out of fear or greed. Nagash also claimed Neferem for himself, raped her then killed Sukhet and her, which ensured that the royal line of Khetep died as well.
* Lahmizzar of course was next, waging war on Nagash with an alliance of Zandri, Numas, Mahrak, Lybaras and Rasetra although Nagash personally killed him in battle.
* Lahmizzash succeeded his father and won the war against Nagash, sacking Khemri and purging the corrupted priesthood before attempting to bury all information about Nagash. Unfortunately for everyone else, he'd secretly saved Nagash's nine books and captured Arkhan for information. In true Ancient [[Egypt]] fashion, Lahmizzash married his sister Neferatem (better known as Neferata; yes, [[Queen Neferata|THAT Neferata]]). Said sister secretly read the books, formed an alliance with [[Arkhan the Black]], and created vampirism. A large part of her character and thus the results of her actions stem from her resentment over the fact he was the heir due to sexism, indicating that at least in this era Khemri was far more patriarchal than kingdoms like Lybaras. Upon learning of Neferata's actions Lahmizzash had Neferata assassinated, which she only survived by becoming a vampire, and he was assassinated in turn by Arkhan.
* Lakhashar ruled Khemri next, and nothing is known about him which means he likely was set to the task of rebuilding the city.
* Lahkashaz followed, but was an ineffective ruler who allowed the alliance against Nagash to lapse into infighting and was killed in a rebellion within Khemri.
* Setep followed, restoring the Necropolis and Liche Priests as well as being the only king of Khemri's fifth dynasty.
* Alkhazzar I, one of Setep's generals, was made heir and created a massive army of chariots which he used to conquer Numas.
* Alkhazzar II attempted to conquer Zandri but failed, and waged war on the desert raiders.
* Alkharad succeeded his father, recieving tribute from the desert tribes and conqueoring Rasetra although failing to take Mahrak and Lybaras; in the modern day as a Tomb King he fought against greenskins.
* Alcadizaar was the last king of Khemri, and indeed the last Nehekharan left alive given he survived Nagash's spell (and possibly had a line of descendants in the Old World as far as we know, since he sent some to other lands in the wake of Nagash's plague), but since he gets covered third only to Settra and Khalida in detail you can read about him everywhere else.

End Times also gave us King Behedesh II, who is actually a Zandrian king but guards Khemri. He doesn't actually live in the city due to his preferred warfare being in the desert where his army waits for invaders. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay also introduced Amenemhetum the Great, a Khemrian king who intended to colonize the lands north of Nehekhara and ruled some time before Nagash usurped Thutep.

It should be noted that in Total War: WARHAMMER many kings can be awoken to serve which indicates they are active, including Wakhaf, Rakhash, Lahmizzash, Setep, Alkhazzar II, and Thutep. In Mortal Empires Thutep is awoken like any other King and leads an army on your behalf, but in the Vortex campaign he is your advisor; it is revealed he survived by becoming a Liche Priest named Priest Nerutep, and has been working directly against Nagash, being rewarded by Settra or Khalida with rulership of the Black Pyramid, which he trolls the ghost of Nagash about. Apparently outside of Mortal Empires he gets restored to true kingship by whatever character you are playing.

The greatest landmark is Settra's pyramid which suffered no decay during the years between his death and resurrection, made of glowing white stone that is covered inside and out with the most powerful glyphs and surrounded by eternally burning flames, where the largest army in Nehekhara waits at the ready, where the activity of politicians and heralds of all the other kinds move about as if still alive due to the active nature of the political situation, and Settra himself sits on his golden throne covered in the rarest and grandest of gems to ever exist in the setting.

Nagash's Black Pyramid, the only pyramid to ever surpass Settra's, lies within sight of Settra's. Made of Warpstone, black marble, and the corpses of slaves, it contains as many glyphs as Settra's although oriented towards channeling the power of magic rather than of protection and longevity. Due to the power of the Warpstone largely being drained by Nagash's Great Spell the effectiveness of the Black Pyramid is greatly reduced, and since his original sources have been mined by Skaven over the years the resurrected Nagash cannot replace it (easily) which enabled Settra to drive him out after his resurrection. Modern depictions of the Black Pyramid show it to actually float rather than just be taller than Settra's. A faction of Tomb Kings dedicated to Nagash called The Sentinels remain in the Black Pyramid, guarding it.

Pharakh, Rasut, and Khetep also have pyramids, with Pharakh's being noteworthy for its splendor. Thutmosa is the Necrotect that built Settra's throne, and thus is by default one of the most famous Necrotects of the ages.

* '''[[Zandri]]'''
Zandri is the oldest human city that still remains in the world, first founded by (a pre-Settra and thus non-Tomb King) ruler named '''King Zakash''' which makes it the first Nehekharan city and the root of Tomb King civilization. Human writing was first invented here, so the records that exist from this time are largely from oral tradition and mythology.

Nehekhara's main port through which the Great Mortis and the rest of the world are accessed by any king. The seas around the city are surrounded by the ships of those who thought the Tomb Kings would be easy pickings without the World's Edge protecting them. The fleets are partially kept still afloat with magic, while the crews still man their posts (including whip-wielding taskmasters, because that's just how its done in Nehekhara), all waiting in the ancient harbors for regal need. Despite being among the worst-affected cities by the ravages of time, looted many times by raiders particularly from Tilea, it remains second only to Khemri in power due to how important it is for any King wanting to reclaim their treasures from the descendants of looters.

According to the Nagash novel, the city's patron god is '''Qu'aph''' a snake god (the king cobra kind, has no relation to Asaph who shares the same snake theme) of subtlty and ambush, and one of the least known gods. Since Zandri is a port city, it is well known for the slaves it sells, usually coming from the old world like Norscans or Southern Realmer, whom have facial features like blond hair and blue eyes. It is also common to see Zandri military employing barbarian mercenaries in battle, who fights in savage frenzy way.

It is also at this city that began a chain reaction of events that lead to Nehekhara's doom. Why? because [[Dark Elves (Warhammer Fantasy)|Druchii]] fucking shit of course. It is there the Nehekhara enslaved the three Dark Elves (Drutheira, Ashniel and Malchior) that washed ashore. The Zandri King, Nekumet tried to use them to kill his enemy, King Khetep of Khemri (also known as Nagash's daddy) whom he had a trade war with at that time, only to find out the dark magic they perform is so grotesque and dangerous that it not only killed Khetep, but also blackend his innards (as discovered by Nagash). In an act of fear and cunning, King Nekumet offered the three Druchii as sacrifices at Khetep's funneral.

Additionally he returned all the POW's, Khemri Nobilities from Khetep's army without demanding a punishing ransom from the new King of Khemri, Thutep. Why? just so he could show the ambassadors from other cities that Thutep is but a naive fool who can't threaten him, therefore allowing his city to remain as a dominate political force of Nehekhara. Nekumet's plan did work, as it allowed all ambassadors to ignore any demands from Khemri and squatted in Zandri to show their support.

Unfortunately for Nekumet and other Nehekhara kings, the Druchii he offered survived in a fake death staged by Nagash, and they taught Nagash magic in return. Eventually, Nagash usurped the throne, used his army to sack Zandri and defeated Nekumet's army in combat with his dark magic. This total defeat was humiliating for Nekumet as it not only removed Zandri's position from dominance (since ambassadors fled when Nagash's army attacked), it is also left all of his remaining soldiers and subjects in chains and he was forced to ride home on a donkey. Nothing was heard from Nekumet after that point, but one could say he probably died of disease in his ruined city, but it is also him and his greed that doomed the Nehekhara, talk about karma.

The third great pyramid we know about in this region is the Pyramid of [[King Amenemhetum]]. According to old lore his tomb actually lies outside of Nehekhara given he was a naval king that conquered and established colonies thoughout the world, but in Total War: WARHAMMER his apparently non-tomb Pyramid lies in Zandri. According to 6th edition, the inscription on the doors says "And he did smite and destroy his enemies with great vengeance and furious anger...". Nehekharan, motherfucker, do you speak it?! 

Technically there ''was'' an additional pyramid, but we'll get to that.

As noted above, Behedesh II was once a king of Zandri but no longer lives in the city.

Amenemhetum should be the ruler of the city, but as soon as he awoke he fucked off to Tilea to reclaim all his stolen shit. Although it attempted to rise against Settra after first being conquered alongside its sister city Numas, they failed and so far have accepted his second rulership after he first brought Nehekhara under his control. Despite being an early ally of Nagash during his first attempt at rulership, they joined the rebellion against him and contributed many archers and since then have been an enemy of his. Alkhazzar II conquered the city after the first defeat of Nagash, with its final ruler being Alcadizaar the Conqueror whom they joined willingly during the second war against Nagash.

Amanhotep the Intolerant (of [[Dreadfleet]] fame) is the current ruler of Zandri, and vassal of Settra. He's a comedically unlucky Tomb King, with the details of his mortal life unknown other than his legendary spite and bitterness. During the Bretonnian Crusades he was abducted by knights who believed them to be the legendary hero Duke Cheldric and paraded through Bretonnia carried by Grail Pilgrims until he awoke and rampaged through their lands on his way home. He returned just in time to find that a pirate named Jaego Roth had sacked the city while he was away, using the treasure to purchase the services of mercenaries in a quest for revenge against a pirate. Determined for an epic revenge to match the epic plundering, he had the tombs of the nobility that had been robbed deconstructed and rebuilt on his flagship surrounding his own relocated pyramid, a gigantic barge called the Curse of Zandri, turning the ship into literally a floating fucking pyramid manned by Ushabti, oared by Heirotitans, and with a Necrosphinx as a figurehead and a gigantic holy sword at the front while being powered by a gigantic sapphire that was once the capstone of his pyramid and was given to Nehekhara by the primary god of the pantheon. He joined the vampire that Roth had been attempting to kill, and failed spectacularly (Roth did die and the vampire returned in the TWW continuity, so he got revenge even if it was inglorious). In the End Times/Age Of Sigmar timeline he managed to return just in time to get his pyramid sunk AGAIN by Nagash's third rising. In the Total War: WARHAMMER timeline he is nowhere to be found, his city ruled by the fucking [[Strigoi]] vampires of all factions. So he's a pretty absent ruler, which is fine since Settra is the one that is actually in charge. In short, he got screwed over hard and died for real in the End Times.

* '''The Salt Plain'''
Not much info on this. Its a settlement in the Vortex campaign of Total War: WARHAMMER, without any real lore.