TOMB KINGS: SUCH IS THE POWER OF NAGASH | Warhammer Fantasy Lore

[@tahaelhour690]

Btw, DK was SEVERELY underselling the skaven assistance in helping kill Nagash. Skaven were basically exploiting the mines until they were found out by Nagash and expelled out, then they started a war that ended in a permanent stalemate because Nagash never runs out of corpses and Skaven never run out of Skaven. So they begrudgingly formed a truce when Nagash said “ok, we both have more important things to do so mine warpstone for me and take your fair share” and the skaven were happy with the deal, but clan eschin assassins learned of Nagash’s plan to kill EVERYTHING and then resurrect it as his army and panicked. They tried everything, and by everything I mean throw rats and warpstone at it until it dies. The clans panicked so hard the council of 13 stopped infighting and put all grayseeers on deck to find a solution. They knew Nagash was basically immortal and any normal weapon couldn’t kill him so all the clans united in crafting the most concentrated radioactive evil version of warpstone from years of mining that was so volatile it killed many more engineers than expected and put it in dagger form, the dagger was so potent it needed a whole battalion of Skaven to transport it from Skavenblight to Nagashizar, as it killed every Skaven carrying it after a day or two even with their high tolerance for warpstone, so they basically played hot potato with a satan uranium dagger until they gave it to Alkadizar so he would kill Nagash, not only that, they sent elite warriors and 2 grayseers that died to help, and even if the dagger didn’t finish the job, it did permanently damage Nagash so every time he resurrects he does so in a weaker form. Skaven basically united all clans, made a nuke, started fighting smart and made something that could do permanent soul damage to kill Nagash and none of the chaos gods, nor the horned rat tried to stop them from doing a good deed. Such is the danger of Nagash.

[@warhammerguy]

They basically forged a sword out of the exposed core of a nuclear reactor.

[@greeny3x399]

The most important part about this: This was the first and only time (before the end times) that ALL 13 great clans united. THE FIRST and ONLY time.

[@Flummoxed_Buffoon87]

Yo know, that is why Nagash is such a great guy. He brings people together

[@curbyourheresy5652]

The skaven once again prove themselves to be the best bois

[@tahaelhour690]

@@curbyourheresy5652 My favorite thing about fantasy villain factions is that they all have that one time they did a good thing because of how cramped the setting is instead of just fucking off to the infinite depths of space.

[@lordtallon5610]

“If Nagash has 1000 servants, I am one of them. If Nagash has 10 servants, I am one of them. If Nagash has one servant, it is me. If Nagash has no servants, it’s because I am dead, but I won’t be for long.” -Arkhan basically

[@Demonica2539]

Literally me, undeath ascendant!

[@khylerbane4523]

The virgin Melkor: “I will render all my father and siblings have wrought and for no purpose whatsoever other than I can. The Virgin Sauron: “I will bring peace to this chaotic world by bringing all its leaders and people under my authority and will.” The Chad Nagash: “Your soul will no suffering with out end. Your pain will be beyond mortal compression. All the while you will hear my laughter at your misfortune. And I will repeat this again and again and again until I get bored. Such is the power of Nagash.”

[@JosekTheNecromancer]

This is so me

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

“If I’m dead, I won’t be for long” -Arkhan in Fantasy “I don’t care that I’m dead, I’m still going to kick your ass in the name of Nagash, bitch.” -Arkhan in AoS Best Death character in either setting

[@raphsere]

Ah yes, the story of the Nagash and the Tomb Kings. Also known as "That One Time The Skaven Literally Saved The World".

[@curiouswind9196]

First with a fantasy uranium sword Second with a nuke And a third time with a lot of nukes Did I mention the funny rats have nukes? Because they do

[@alexhenson4675]

To be fair, they didn't really mean to!

[@tahaelhour690]

@@alexhenson4675Nah bro they fully meant it that time. They recognized that Nagash was too dangerous and decided to stop quarreling. Which is insane to me.

[@gammothguy297]

Nagash’s worst enemy is a bunch of rats that can only ever stop backstabbing each other for the 5 seconds it requires to fuck up his plans, either in fantasy or AoS.

[@thechangeling3851]

You know, if I had a nickel for everytime sadistic psychopathic ratmen saved a setting...I would have 2-3 nickels which isn't much, but it seems odd...even moreso as it's against the same guy.

[@thedorklord1029]

Bricky: Chat is probably spamming "Such is the power of Nagash" Me: **Checks chat** Chat: SUCH IS THE POWER OF NAGASH Such is the power of Nagash

[@Bluecho4]

Such is the power of Nagash.

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

Such is the power of Nagash.

[@gercey3314]

Puch is the nower of Sagash.

[@gerald2508]

@@gercey3314 tuch is Nhe oower Sf pugash.

[@ardensediri80]

Such is the power of Nahash!

[@devoAC]

"He unified Nehekhara is what he did! He was a great king of kings, and in this house Settra is a hero - End of story!"

[@r17DeadFlamingos]

"My lord we've extended your life beyond the mortal limits!" "Wonderful...more time for you to disappoint me."

[@kishinasura1989]

Settra on his death bed cursing at the priest

[@davidm1756]

Setra is the only character ever in Fantasy and in 40k to be offered everything he’s ever wanted by The Chaos Gods-no strings attached-if he agrees to serve them. His response??? “Setra does not serve. Setra rules.” Absolute mad lad.

[@klaiken989]

I mean. Serving them is a pretty LARGE string my guy..................

[@thewerdna]

Not only that, he gets the power then tells them to go F themselves. Then he proceeds to use that power to fight chaos, for the sheer audacity of the Chaos gods even suggesting he should serve them.

[@domfour8109]

One thing that was left out is the reason that warhammer vampires have the typical vampire weaknesses is because when they retreated from the big battle nagash had a hissy fit and cursed them with everything he could think of.

[@ritche444]

Such is the power of Nagash

[@Flummoxed_Buffoon87]

@@domfour8109 ..... like a crippling League of Legends addiction. No matter how many times the vampire uninstalls, they always return lol

[@BrandonL337]

God, he's such a prick, I love it.

[@GearShotgun]

@@Flummoxed_Buffoon87 they are weak to sunlight because they spend all day gaming in the tomb.

[@compadrecarbonara528]

Important question! Are they weak to garlic!?

[@FreedomFighterEx]

Bricky have to understand that one of the diplomacy line in Total War Warhammer, if you are the elf, Settra will call you out on how arrogant you are then boast about how his arrogant is much greater than you and he is super proud about it.

[@TheVerruckMan]

The actual line is "Do you think you can match MY arrogance, elf? I am SETTRA!" It's pretty great.

[@sschuster2180]

Achshually: Nagash did die several times while fleeing through the desert to where he would eventually build Nagashizar but he just went "nuh uh" and kept resurrecting himself. He literally invented necromancy and is the greatest at it, such is the power of Nagash lol. Also his big bad spell would not only raise all the dead ... the cruicial thing is that it would kill any and all living being on the planet and then raise them for Nagash to puppet around. The Scaven did not like this plan so when they found out about it they crafted the Warpstone Dagger and sent off a war party to Nagashizar to deliver it to the captured king there ... out of that war party only those 3 Skaven were left cus the Dagger actively kills whomever is carrying it including the King. He stabbed Nagash with the last of his strenght. The "Kill all" part of the spell failed but the "raise all" worked, atleast in Not-Egypt lol

[@kishinasura1989]

It was a sword and 3 of the great seers that died chanelling there magic through the sword to deflect Nagash's spells and only after the hero king hacked him to bit the skaven then threw every last bit into a wrap furnace then turned around and went ok we go get all his warp stone now now 😅

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

My favorite theory is that the reason why Balthazar Gelt wears his golden mask is because he actually has a golden face. But if it were to ever be known, Setra would go to a full-blown war with the Empire just to get Gelt to give him his golden body.

[@parkermaisterra8532]

Gelt is such a fucker and I love him for that

[@VallornDeathblade]

Plot twist, Setra gets his golden body, then Gelt steals it.

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

@@VallornDeathblade Would not put it past him.

[@Jfk2Mr]

​@@VallornDeathblade*turns it into lead

[@hildegard5852]

Wow, DK didn’t even stutter during his recital of Settra’s titles. Such is the power of Naga-Settra!

[@drizzmatec]

DK would not dare dishonor Settra the Imperishable by befouling his many well-earned titles with a stuttered or slurred word.

[@Haloister]

@@drizzmatec He elected to only speak of a quaint 75% of Settra's titles, his execution has been penned in for later this afternoon.

[@sev1120]

In AOS, Nagash got his wish to be a God of Death. In fact, he's THE God of Death, because he ate all of the others

[@Bluecho4]

*Such is the power of Nagash.*

[@Humansarebetter1]

The bleak raven is still alive tho

[@lilbost4]

And he still gets fucked with by multidimensional skaven

[@frozi7711]

Nagash being the most successful lich in all of fantasy settings he beat Vecna to God hood lmfao

[@BalthusHomewood]

​@@frozi7711And Nagash still has both hands and both eyes 🤣

[@TheCommunistColin]

"Settra does not serve. Settra rules."

[@jefrosiers8880]

"In that dread desert, beneath the moon´s pale gaze, dead men walk. They haunt the shifting dunes of the breathless, windless night, brandish weapons of bronze in mocking challenge and bitter resentment of the life they no longer possess. And sometimes, in ghastly dry voices, like the rustling of sun-baked reeds, they whisper the one word they remember from life. The Name of the one who cursed them to their existence, more than death but less than life. They whisper the name, Nagash..." -Extract from the Liber Necris, translated by Mannfred von Carstein

[@JohnnyOrc]

Such is the power of Nagash!

[@hauntorthegiraffebiscuit]

Raw as hell, but I don't trust anything written by Manfred on principle even if he only *translated* it.

[@khylerbane4523]

The virgin Melkor: “I will render all my father and siblings have wrought and for no purpose whatsoever other than I can.” The Virgin Sauron: “I will bring peace to this chaotic world by bringing all its leaders and people under my authority and will.” The Chad Nagash: “Your soul will no suffering with out end. Your pain will be beyond mortal compression. All the while you will hear my laughter at your misfortune. And I will repeat this again and again and again until I get bored. Such is the power of Nagash.”

[@garretthochmuth4522]

When Settra returns as a full fledged god… Settra: “Oh you’re a god, alright. Just not a capital “G” god.” Literally everyone else: “Yeah, what’s the difference?” Settra: “PRESENTATION!”

[@ExileTwilight]

Having Settra rise as a demi-god of Death and being the only being in the Realm of Death to fight Nagash whole cadre would honestly make me consider getting into Age of Sigmar

[@VallornDeathblade]

Settra: "GOLD!" Big E: *furiously taking notes*

[@khylerbane4523]

@Exile Twilight… I see him more as a hog of kings, conquerors, Emperors, lords, and rulership.

[@GearShotgun]

One of Settras titles stuck out to me, “Dismisser of the Warrior Queens”. Now im just imagining Settra fighting an army of amazons screaming “BEGONE THOT!”

[@brandonlyon730]

Well there are literal Amazon’s in Lustria so that could be the case.

[@iamthereddemon20]

Amazing

[@thegreatbookofgrudges6953]

It was referring High Queen Khalida's message to operate outside Nehekhara's border to continue to hunt down Neferrata but he dismissed the message. Also Khalida is one of the character that was blessed with Asaph's power so yeah, a fitting title

[@MiguelSanchezDelVillar]

That title exists because Settra wants everyone to knows that he is above Khalida, the problem is that Khalida is the only Tomb Queen that doesnt care about Settra, she has her own mission hunting Neferata and stopping vampire plots to retake Lhamia, she is also the chosen of Asap, Settra has little to win and a lot to lose if he goes to war against Khalida just to prove that he is superior to her, so they just leave each othee alone

[@GearShotgun]

@@thegreatbookofgrudges6953 Ah, that makes sense.

[@johnwoehrle6408]

The list of titles gives off the "Lord Horrik Canorem, High Prince of House Canorem, Keeper of the Gates of Loralo, Wielder of the Kaloric Flame, Bringer of Hope, Herald of the Holy Order of the Adamantine Lance, The Paladin of Koto, Slayer of the Lion of Essa, the Triumphant, the Light of Stars, and the Eradicator." vibe ngl.

[@khylerbane4523]

Where do you think the idea came from?

[@PingachuWarham]

Something that deserves being pointed out is the fact that the art of necromancy did not exist before Nagash, he is the inventor of necromancy as we know it in the world of WHF (although the Slann were probably capable of this as well, they just refused to do it beacuse it goes against natural order). Also great job reading Settra's titles, that was a really hype moment.

[@PingachuWarham]

Oh and also the vampires ended up betraying and abandoning Nagash and as a punishment Nagash cursed them with being unable to stand sunlight.

[@freakyzoid3565]

He definitely is the inventor of Necromancy as a unified magical practice, but the ancient ruins of Vorshgar, as well as Drachenfels (who is canon again apparently) point towards that some wacko’s always been trying to raise the dead.

[@bagofpotatoes1587]

Something to note about Apophas (the dude made of scarabs), the deal he made with Usirian (Tomb king's god of the Underworld) was to find a soul that was a perfect match for his own to take his place in the underworld. The problem with this is Usirian knew no two souls are identical, Apophas doomed himself to an eternity of service without knowing it. So he did not become free after killing the norsca champion as DK said. (Although I only read this on the lexicanum and Warhammer fantasy fandom, as I don't have own a book taking about it, so I could be wrong if they got it wrong.)

[@ExileTwilight]

I believe the story about him in the 8th edition armybook pretty much says the same, that he essentially put himself into a cursed bargain that is while perhaps not impossible, pretty much impossible for him to settle

[@thewerdna]

Ah Settra, the one guy who comes out of the mess that is the End Times looking even cooler. The dude loses the Nagash, so the chaos gods (actually worried about Nagash) heal and super-charge Settra and are like "so you'll serve us now, right?" To which Settra just goes "nah, I'm good. I don't owe you crap. Thanks for the powers, I'm gonna go rematch Nagash now". Dude got the chaos juice and just went "i'm built different" and proceeded to be unaffected by the chaos gods' influence

[@janedove4278]

That may be one of the coolest pieces of lore I've heard

[@josefstalin9678]

Chao's gods: "So Settra! Now that we've resurrected you and given you more power, you'll serve us, right?" Settra: "The fuck did you just say to me?"

[@davisdf3064]

And then, after he finds Nagash, he tells him the Chaos Gods resurrected him to go beat up Nagash, but then he goes beat up the Chaos Gods instead, because they DARED to even think Settra would do anything they wanted him to do, and he just goes ham against the chaos forces.

[@Shabowdiadlo]

And he does not serve, THE IRS

[@Tokumastu1]

To quote the man himself "Settra does not serve, he rules!"

[@prussian-krieger2991]

Yall should bring on pancreasnowork for one of these episodes lol hes like The fantasy warhammer guy on youtube

[@Asheriancommand]

Big agreed, not only could he give a bit more depths to the episode but also the humorous spin that is really needed for some of the more dryer topics.

[@DannyJANKOSKY]

@@Asheriancommand he's also a huge elf simp, so he and Bricky are gonna fight to the death

[@SpaceMarine4040]

Tariff is also great but I don't think he does anything live. I have consumed so many Tariff memes

[@prussian-krieger2991]

@@SpaceMarine4040 cant say I'm familiar, I'll have to go check him out

[@ceramiccasserole5795]

they need to bring pancreas in for a Karl Franz episode

[@azevol216]

You forget DK, there are more dead skaven than living anything combined

[@ThomasHogan-b7w]

There are more living skaven than any race combined

[@eldunae922]

Nah, I'm sure the rest of the Skaven ate their bones

[@skarletfenrir6979]

​@@eldunae922 i mean they are still dead

[@iamthereddemon20]

I mean there's a lot of green skins

[@azevol216]

@@iamthereddemon20 fair, but tell me what breeds faster, rats or orks

[@warhammerguy]

Settra is basically the Vegeta of Warhammer Fantasy. Settra: NAGASH! TOO STRONG! EXPLAIN! Arkhan: He became the manifestation of the lore of death. Settra: WTF is a lore of death!? Khalida: He basically became god of death. Settra: But I am right here! Arkhan: You believe your own hype that much? Settra: I AM THE HYPE!

[@ExileTwilight]

You're not wrong.. But how DARE you disrespect Settra like that!? (:P)

[@Sovahni]

Also Settra, leaves for a bit, comes back even stronger "I have ascended beyond being a mere Tomb King"

[@heathcousins7002]

pure unadulterated ego

[@Sir_Bucket]

He is vegeta but with an even more pronounced male-patterned baldness

[@maximoftheinternet-zt2me]

@@Sir_Bucket aka straight up bold

[@trifontrifonov4297]

I was gonna say that the Vampire Courts would've been better fit for Halloween, but without Nagash it would be hard to explain them. But then PancreasNoWork showed everyone up by making his seasonal Warhammer Fantasy video about the Witch Hunters and now i feel like a big dummy. By the way, PNW guest when?

[@gokbay3057]

Yeah you kinda need Nagash for the Vamps backstory and you need Tomb Kings/Nehekhara for Nagash. (You don't really need Settra to establish for any other thing but he is cool enough by himself that he deserves his own episode just like Nagash.)

[@boyanpenev9822]

Settra is basically the Victor von Doom of Warhammer Fantasy. Egomaniacal asshole, but extremely competent, absolutely fearless and will eff you up if you talk down to him or threaten his place or people.

[@zachm5485]

Nagash fact: he’s actually the eldest son of the king, but Settra ordered that the eldest son is the one to enter the loch priestdom while the second son became king. As well, during his time as a priest, Nagash was temporarily given the rule of a city and a small regiment of soldiers during a war, but his father erased his name from records afterwards for an unknown reason

[@idiotgaming6376]

Him summarizing probably one of the most historic moments in skaven history where the entire council was united no backstabbing they knew Nagashs ritual actively planned how to defeat Nagash as they happened to be there to rob warp stone really really hurts this is the council that became the first verminlord for god sake

[@jefrosiers8880]

"Hail to the mighty Tomb Guard who stand before me, you who stand before me, you who will stand watch over me for all eternity. For I, Settra, Lord and first priest-king of Khemri, will awaken to command you in the paradise that awaits us. Hail to the Ushabti and Sphinx who stand sentinel beside the monuments of the king. Hail to the commanders of my army, leading forth your regiments to join me in eternity. Hail to the warriors of my legions; make ready your weapons to fill the air with the sound of your worship. Your standards are pleasing to my sight and that of the gods. See how the light of Ptra shines upon them. Remember them gleaming this day, as you enter the darkness of the tomb. Fear not what we must do, for we are the glory of Khemri and we shall rise again to fulfill our manifest destiny of ruling this world. There are great deeds that remain undone, enemies yet to conquer and raptures yet to rejoice in. So, as it is written, so shall it be done. I, Settra, have proclaimed it -- let none dare oppose my will! " -Inscription on the Great Obelisk of Khemri

[@Legion-kz2nq]

One thing important about TK lore is that they were the latest faction to be released. As such their lore is pretty self constrained. Also, in an earlier version of Nagash, the reason he's weaker each time he shows up, is that everyone he killed shows up in the realm of souls to beat the shit out of him while he's dead.

[@boyanpenev9822]

Wouldn't you?

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Bro imagine going home and each time everyone you pissed off in a road rage spontaneously appear in you living room to jump you.

[@Warpmek]

Tomb kings are much older. They're from 6th edition fantasy (Were originally part of a unified undead faction). They're older than Ogres as a faction

[@boyanpenev9822]

@@Warpmek Their lore changed, yes. Settra was a character in the 4E Undead book and Alcadizar and Khalida both had a mention, but their lore was notably different.

[@cameronmcindoe6119]

The settra weeping on a mount bit is a parody of the Alexander the great qoute: "And Alexander wept for there were no more worlds to conqouer" But in Settra's case it's because he still not done.

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

I can just imagine Settra standing atop the Black Mountains looking over the vast fields and forests of what would later become Sigmar's Empire and just absolutely losing his shit, seething and malding as he repeatedly slams his fists down on his chariot with tears streaming down his flushed face. "GODS-FUCKING-DAMNIT!"

[@InvinciblKillerQueen]

Minor point that DK didn't mention: Nagash specifically needed dark magic from the Dark Elves because it is powered from sacrifices. Nehekara is located near the equator, and so the winds of magic which blow into the world from the busted-ass Old One portals don't blow nearly as strongly there. The combination of Dark magic and rituals from the mortuary cult made Nagash the first ever necromancer in the setting.

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

And he’s still the best at it.

[@InvinciblKillerQueen]

@@cthulhubecausewhynot1182 True, although most named necromancers are by no means slouches. If you practice necromancy but suck shit at it you die right quick.

[@fuzesidaniel1701]

@@InvinciblKillerQueen Reminder that during the Necroquake a lot of Necromancers burned themselves out because the Death Magic was that strong. Incompetent Necromancers do not live long.

[@Chaosmaster47]

1:05:48 The beginning of HIS titles

[@EHilgy17]

It’s actually really funny Bricky joked about tomb king taxes. Since the successors of them, the ossiarch bone reapers, literally have a Bone Tax

[@zachm5485]

Fun fact, there is a non-zero chance that the gods of the tomb kings and gods of the empire (other than Sigmar and maybe Ulric) are the same pantheon just under different names. The only support for this theory is that when Nagash consumed the tomb king god of the dead, the empire’s death god also disappeared without explanation. It’s also possible that some of the human gods are also the elf gods with different names

[@Humansarebetter1]

I understand where you’re coming from but it is worth asking if the gods are just be linked. ALSO the only human god that was actually an e*f was the lady of the link.

[@thegreatbookofgrudges6953]

Endtimes Ew, the gods of Nehekhara and the old gods of human tribe sigmar born from, are different.

[@YoBen100]

"We do not serve. We rule!" Settra probably, a only person who can match Custodian long name competition.

[@WarnarI]

Skaven context: they were at war at one time with Nagash. Nagash was drawn there because of the warpstone, found the skaven there as well as his minions mined. War ensued for awhile until both sides came to a temporary understanding. Skaven later found out about the ritual, which would kill all life as well resurrected the dead to undead servants. Gives the blade to a human for some reason alive in a jailcell with a blade so full of warp stone energy that anyone who holds it will die very quickly and painfully as a sort of curse . But gain a extremely powerful blade to wield that nearly destroyed Nagash when stabbed and slashed apart with it!

[@senor-achopijo3841]

Settra at a Starbucks Employee: "Could you give me a name, please?" Settra: *Allow me to introduce myself*

[@khylerbane4523]

Settra doesn’t introduce himself, that’s what Nekaph is for.

[@senor-achopijo3841]

@@khylerbane4523 True, my bad.

[@Mad_Tongues]

Settra: You already know who I am

[@3XPBonus]

In Total Warhammer, Arkhan the Black is a playable leader His special thing? The Books of Nagash are around the world to collect. All eight of them Arkhan has the Ninth. By default

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

Wish he got more Vampire units from it. His preview clip shows Crypt Horrors, but he doesn't have access to those, only Crypt Ghouls.

[@emmahagens]

Setra his rage against seeing more of the world to conquer is ofc a nod to the passage about Alexander the Great: And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.

[@Serpentking789]

Yeah, Settra's fit is based on a slightly more accurate version of that account on Alexander the Great, weeping because there were still so many worlds left to conquer.

[@fluffynator6222]

And another Alexander W

[@TheCthultist]

Ah at last. A Not-Quite-Necrons episode where Bricky inevitably compares everything to the Necrons… SUCH IS THE POWER OF NAGASH!!!

[@BK2207]

Settra, the first to make Shy run out of memes.

[@jerrywest9192]

Damn, he deserves a new title for that.

[@garretthochmuth4522]

Chaos daemon: “Masters, there is a new Necron Phaeron carving a path across north the Materium. Undying, unyielding, masterless. He’s conquering everything in 30 star system radius and heading for the Great Rift as well as seeking by to take on Imotekh and Szarekh the Silent King. And his armies are not stoping no matter what is thrown at him. He calls himself Zettron the Immortal. Chaos Gods: *undivided attention* “Did you just say Settra the Imperishable?” Daemons: *confused* “No, Zettron the Immortal… Who’s Settra the Imperishable?” Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch, Slaanesh, Belakor, and -Malaal- Vashtorr: *visible trauma and fear*

[@khylerbane4523]

Which Tomb world is it? We need to pull it into the Warp immediately!

[@JosefAugustusForonda]

​@@khylerbane4523 Khorne (being logical) : You idiot... You'll bring him here!!!!

[@khylerbane4523]

*World appears in the Warp* Tzeentch: “Sorry did you say something?”

[@JosefAugustusForonda]

@@khylerbane4523 SETTRA: IMPERISHABLE KNOCK

[@ollieiden1135]

when i was much younger i started playing tomb kings. i cant remember how i discoved warhammer but i fell in love with it pretty fast. i loved everything about the tomb kings and they suited my play style perfectly. i stopped playing warhammer for a while until lockdown when my older brother (who is a massive science fiction nerd) started reading the Horus heresy which got him into collecting grey knights. because it was lockdown he asked me if id start collecting because he had no one else to play with so necrons became the next step for me. i fell in love with the rich lore of 40k and eventually found your podcast because of that love. if anyones confused ive been waiting for this episode for a long time

[@khylerbane4523]

Interestingly not all the tomb kings actually went to sleep. Khalida, aka the blood relative of Neferata, stayed away and actively is hunting her down. Also her and Zabbia, her Herald, canonically want to have sex with Felix Yeager. They actually admitted this, to his face. Also imagine the looks of the empire, Dawi, vampires, and elves to not only see an army of not-Egyptian skeletons not only marching north towards Norsca and the Chaos Wastes, but actively ignoring every city the pass by?

[@Sara3346]

I think the did the invasion by sea so any witnesses would be coastal communities rather than most of the big cities.

[@jefrosiers8880]

a warning for you guys, if you research nagash lore don't take the books from black library about him as cannon, the mortuary cult won against nagash with the ushabti, not with cathayan gunpowder, Neferata did not capture Arkhan either, Arkhans skeleton was laying next to the black pyramid until nagash ressurected him, the nagash books made some strange changes, which make no sense from a lore perspective

[@TSInfiMa-r6z]

So the usual GW handling of lore?

[@SeanHoltzman]

​@@TSInfiMa-r6z Arguably even worse, because this was before Loremasters or writers were allowed/required to talk with one another and do research/given detailed notes of notable events. So it often ended up like how Rings of Power did: Get rid of the legally required Lore Master because he said 'we specifically said dont touch this event or these characters' a month in, and then ruins every storyline of every notable character from theboriginal trilogy by putting them in eventa and places that ruin their story arcs completely 😅😂

[@DeathWatchChampion]

​@@SeanHoltzmanwell, that's not really what the rings of power did. Amazon couldn't get the silmarillion rights so they had to make a unique new story

[@residentfacehead3465]

@@DeathWatchChampion rings of power is like trying to build a lego set to get the silmarrillion but without instructions on what goes where

[@gonzalez826]

It’s funny to me because those books were the reason I got into Warhammer fantasy from 40k. I still like them even after learning they’re not canon. I guess it’s entertainment over accuracy for me haha

[@valosonthor]

Every time DK said "The King of Kings," I reflexively thought, "You mean Triple H?"

[@markhalm9889]

Vince McMahon is Chaos Undivided's biggest Champion.

[@michaeldimare3786]

@@markhalm9889EXTREMELY ACCURATE

[@RougeMephilesClone]

DK reading off Settra's names for minutes and not reaching the end was peak. Despite how far in the past all of this was, it was one of the best Fantasy episodes yet.

[@boredcryptek5513]

The best part, and it has been continually stated in this order every time i have watched a Settra lore video, is that Settra first conqueors everyone. And then he asks the Mortuary Cult what the hell is happening. He woke up, saw someone else shouting they were king, and choose violence first, logic second.

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

Nagash literally only loses because if he won, the setting would be over. Then again, I’m half expecting him to show up, chokeslam Vizzik Skour through the Tower of Kavzar, and blast Skavenblight back into the Realm of Ruin to finish the Vermindoom.

[@jefrosiers8880]

An important fact I want you huys to know is that Nagash ressurected in the black pyramid eventually, he woke up, waged war against Settra, but settra having the brooch of a god that makes him immune to magic stomped him, Nagash fled to Nagashizar and then sent out scouts to find his crown to regain full power. Had sigmar not smashed in his skull Nagash would have been able to return to full power Nagashes return still caused undead to rise globally which was a big event in the lore, also upon fleeing to nagashizar he kills a skaven clan that had occupied his fortress there, and that had mined all the warpstone there

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

Clan Carrion, namely, who were charged with occupying Nagashizzar and ensuring that no one messes with the husk of Nagash.

[@khylerbane4523]

The virgin Melkor: “I will render all my father and siblings have wrought and for no purpose whatsoever other than I can.” The Virgin Sauron: “I will bring peace to this chaotic world by bringing all its leaders and people under my authority and will.” The Chad Nagash: “Your soul will no suffering with out end. Your pain will be beyond mortal compression. All the while you will hear my laughter at your misfortune. And I will repeat this again and again and again until I get bored. Such is the power of Nagash.”

[@jefrosiers8880]

@@khylerbane4523 amen brother, seriously nagash's lines are like bible quotes

[@funeralhippy3209]

Really nice episode, but I think something you guys should so is watch one of the Total war trailers for the faction you'll be discussing. the trailers are typically well made and really hype up the factions, characters, and vibe of their thing

[@beamstalk6475]

I am a huge Necron fan and the Tomb Kings completely annihilate the necrons when it comes to lore, it is so great

[@davisdf3064]

There's just something about undead egyptian skeletons that makes them all so cool

[@gstellar96]

Tbh undead bronze age empire is peak in almost anything ​@@davisdf3064

[@mr.golden9629]

3:16 SETRA DOES NOT SERVE SETRA DOES NOT PAY TAXES

[@forge5533]

I don't care who Nagash sends, I'm not paying taxes!

[@davisdf3064]

@@forge5533 This is even funnier in Age of Sigmar, with Nagash having his Ossiarch Bonereapers, which are literally Skeleton Custodes of the Bone IRS

[@hawkjohenson]

1:05:47 is the time you're all secretly here for, and the one part that NEEDS an animation to go along with it. xD

[@Edenshex_official]

According to DK Settra has the title "great hawk of the heavens" twice

[@khylerbane4523]

Honestly, if Settra put on the One Ring of Sauron or one of the 9 rings of Men, it would have done nothing. Or at least he would throw it away upon learning something or someone was trying to control him. And then hunt down Sauron for having the audacity to try and make Settra his pawn because Settra does not serve, Settra Rules. Step aside Tolkien and Martin, there’s a new king of the Men in the land and he’s making all of your ruler characters look like pathetic abs incompetent just by existing.

[@garretthochmuth4522]

Settra: *puts on the One Ring* The Ring: "Listen to me. I can and will give you all you have ever wanted. All you need to do is heed me." Eru: "Do not listen to the voice. It is using you. Join my forces and serve a cause greater than yourself. Fulfill a purpose greater than anything you can image." And in return for your services, I will send you home. Settra: *turns visible while still wearing the ring* "Silence, Plebians! Settra Does Not serve, Settra RULES!" Sauron: *senses Settras willpower, arrogance, and stubbornness* 0.0 nervous "Ha ha, I'm in danger." Eru: *visible confusion* The elven ring bearers when they sense Settra putting on the ring: *Start crapping bricks* Gandalf, Saruman and the other wizards: *accepting the situation* “We’re so fucked.” Seriously though, Settra is ten times more competent than most Tolkien, GoT, Warhammer, Narnia characters. Because he takes action to stop the problem before it even becomes a problem.

[@gerald2508]

As cool as I find this, that is not how it works, no amount of willpower can resist the One Ring; the only ways to ‘beat’ the ring are to either be more powerful than Sauron (at which point the ring betrays him to serve you) or to lack ambition. From the sounds of it Settra is literally the perfect person for the Ring to use, egotistical beyond belief, incredibly powerful, and sharing Sauron’s goal. He would be used by the One Ring because and not notice because there is no difference in their goals. The One Ring does not serve Sauron because he made it and put his life in it, it serves him because he is the most powerful being in Middle Earth. If Gandalf put on the ring it would have him conquer Mordor, become the better Sauron and either keep Sauron as an advisor or a prisoner.

[@13emstr]

Ah, the Tomb Kings. Their story is just like my favorite movie, Boss Baby.

[@1234kalmar]

Nehekhara has got to be my favourite faction! I'm so glad you got to them so fast!

[@NovaCoronaSolarisBlast]

"They march in full battle dress With faces grim and pale Tattered banners and bloody flags Rusty spears and blades Cries ring out loud and harsh From cracked and broken horns Long forgotten battle cries In strange and foreign tongues Spear and sword clash rhythmically Against the broken shields they beat" an excerpt from the Amon Amarth song "Tattered Banners and Bloody flags". it's actually about the legions of Hel marching toward Asgard during Ragnarok, but it felt apropriate for this topic

[@ExRosaPassione]

One hour and fifteen minutes Checks the runtime for the episode Yep, that tracks.

[@amwoodco3049]

The one good thing to come out of End Times is the "minis". Nagash, Arkhan, Neferata, and more.

[@honeyjm8324]

I thought he would have a dumb amount. Of titles BUT FIVE MINUTES OF THAT JESUS!

[@Heartless-Sage]

Nagash is a lot of fun, always has been. Giant ego that would drown the world. He seriously rivals the Chaos Gods in arrogance. Love this series I hope to see a Bretonnia one, that should be funny.

[@Gigasius]

If you though Nagash had a big ego before? In AoS it just goes into overdrive and it's glorious.

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

Nagash was the best part of 2nd Edition.

[@TeeBeeOhh]

You know how if you say or hear a word enough in a short amount of time it stops feeling like a word with meaning and a history and just becomes a sound? That's how I feel about nagash after this episode.

[@rabgix8805]

Can’t wait for the Vampire Counts episode

[@Pidgen56]

Amazing finale. I'm just happy to see 1 of these reach a conclusion. Fantastic work

[@thaosrules]

its brief, but both The Last Volari and The Vulture Lord: a Zothar Athrabis novel have really cool descriptions of Nagash. in Zothar its an actual encounter with him, and in Volari its a look into how vampire royals think about him.

[@PhoenicopterusR]

I'd like to imagine that partway through DK reading Settra's titles, Bricky got up, went to get a glass of water and a snack, opened up Bloons, played a couple rounds, went for a bathroom break, then came back and still sat there for another minute listening.

[@AriSolMorningstar]

the tax conversation in the beginning would've been sooo fitting if this was actually the Ossiarch Bonereapers episode

[@jackal3473]

That was truly DK's best moment. Incredible.

[@TheReadraw]

A quick tip for painting the transitional style for the whisps (1:20:40): Put the two colors you want to use on the palette with enough space next to them to mix the colors and paint the start with your darker color. Paint the end part with your lighter color and then gradually mix in more and more of the lighter color with your dark color while painting each layer bordering the prior layer and overlapping a bit, if the contrast is too strong just mix in a bit more of the darker or lighter color. Finish with a wash/glaze of one of your used (pure) colors and then you are basically done. It sounds more challenging than it really is and you don't need to use an airbrush or drybrushing

[@InquisitorKryptman]

I woke up at 3am with drool on my bed because I was hungry and dreaming about Hamburgr 🍔. So hi, nice to see you guys.

[@eldunae922]

1 hour 22 minutes? Cutting it kinda close for time to recite all of Settras tittles are we?

[@digunder14]

tomb kings back in the day, first born son of the king = mortuary cult, second born son of the king = next in line for king

[@Azrael178]

The fact that tomb kings episode is only 3 minutes longer than the lost primarchs episode is criminal considering that everything of importance about lost primarchs can be summarised in four sentences

[@peterhorvath3142]

"Entire society obsessed with death, living in giant graveyard cities." That's straight up Tolkien. Late Númenor under the influence of Sauron, before it's destruction.

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

Bricky's last question of "Did it work?" Was peak comedic timing.

[@elderwulf8168]

Really impressed with DK's host ability!

[@CAIR-Duragon]

I would have thought this chapter to come before, but it is a wonderful topic to touch nonetheless. All hail medieval necrons.

[@The_Toxic_V]

I'm begging you guys to see about getting Pancreasnowork or Loremaster of Sotek for a fantasy episode sometime

[@windup13ird60]

It would be super esoteric, but my spooky GW dream would be an episode on the Necromantic/Death side of Blood Bowl. Not only are there several zombie teams, but there's fun lore. For example, the Blood Bowl commission had to change rules that players can sign contracts for their team that extend past their death because a necromancer coach kept killing his enemies then animating their corpses to play for him.

[@hajot2582]

You forgot that Settra wills himself to use magic because he can't fathom the idea that others can do it and he cannot

[@classyserpent8778]

Bricky in deciding how to react to settra sacrificing his kids "Mhm hmm umm... Did it work?" Lol

[@isaachaahr8691]

Settra sounds a lot like guilliman just constantly groaning at the incompetence of the people he leads. Nagash feels like a horrible cross between the emperor and erebus. Super powerful and weird plot aura. Always gets away but never succeeds.

[@JosefAugustusForonda]

1:07:37... That was not two hours long but....... He still has to conquer

[@yuyoshi1602]

missed opportunity to get Pancreasnowork on and talk about the glory of nagash. please whenever you guys talk about teclis, I BEG OF YOU! have pancreasnowork on as a guest!

[@giantnanomachine]

Nagash is what happens if you roll Kaldor Draigo and Imotekh the Storm Lord into one.

[@captainflapjax7240]

I'll throw in my own obvious "boss baby moment" with the Egyptian inspired lore of the Plane of Amonkhet, from Magic: The Gathering

[@filthymcnasty7960]

Ziggurats mentioned, Isyander & Koda collab confirmed

[@worldeater2414]

Unpopular opinion, Shy's model should be a Skaven Eshin rat

[@WeaponOfMyDestructio]

Skaven pops up head. We took the wrong way way by Albuquerque!

[@khylerbane4523]

In the middle of the guard house rec-room during the shift change.

[@VyRexThunder]

Has anyone mentioned that NAGASH LITERALLY INVENTED NECROMANCY. I'm not kidding, he created a school of magic. Truly, Such is the Power of Nagash.

[@DirtHermit]

"Warhammer 40,000" is not a reference to the Timeline. Its a reference to how many things they robbed from Fantasy to make it. Setra , the Custodes, and the Imperial Knights should hang out... you know, sometime in M46 when they get done introducing themselves.

[@TheLakinessMonster]

Fun fact, the final boss of Critical Role's campaign 1 was a slightly altered Nagash model.

[@residentfacehead3465]

28:31 there is a desert that gives you super cancer, but thats over near Grand Cathay, the Nehekharan desert is a regular one.

[@Sara3346]

WAS a regular one, hasn't been regular since that first time the river got poisoned.

[@Howler452]

Second favourite faction in the whole setting, and the first deep dive I ever did into Warhammer fantasy via the various wiki's. Settra is also a playable character in total war warhammer 2 and 3 and he's an absolute baller. Edit: Also, most comically Saturday morning cartoon villain doesn't go to Nagash, that honour goes to almost everyone's favourite Skaven, Thanquol

[@ChaosLierLen]

Imagine the first necromancer truly subdues the imperishable only to say "Setra is the power of Nagash"

[@brocklewis7624]

This really was a fantastic telling of the background of the Tomb Kings. Really fun, entertaining, and covered enough to have a good understanding of the faction while leaving fun rabbit holes to explore in deeper dives. Great episode, Bricky!