Hapthatra
Hapthatra the Radiant and Phaeron of the Stars is a Szarekhan Dynasty-affiliated Phaeron and a member of the Silent King's Final Triarch.[2]
Biography
He was originally the Phaeron of a lesser Dynasty, when the Silent King Szarekh returned to the Necrons in 744.M41. Hapthatra and Phaeron Mesophet would go on to prove their loyalty to Szarekh through swift service, and were later chosen to join the Final Triarch. Upon their elevation each of their Dynasties were subsumed into the Silent King's Szarekhan Dynasty and Hapthatra became known as the Phaeron of the Stars.[2]
He was then given the Staff of Stars to wield and both Hapthatra and Mesophet joined Szarekh upon the Dais of Dominion. From there, the two Phaerons proclaim the Final Triatch's will, but some Necrons have noted that they have changed since their ascension; Hapthatra and Mesophet are now thoroughly bound to the Dais, nearly always speak in perfect synchronicity and their voices have taken on new tones of command. They also always seem to support Szarekh's plans without question, but these changes have been explained away as being a result of the Phaerons' elevation to the Final Triarch. Such a high position was bound to effect changes upon them, and Szarekh's plans are millennia in the laying, after all; who could honestly suggest amendments to such a comprehensive scheme?[1]
During the Pariah Crusade's Battle of Mesmoch, Hapthatra appeared at the head of a massive Necron fleet with the intent of capturing Roboute Guilliman. While in formal control, in truth Hapthatra was little more than a proxy that the Silent King spoke through.[4]
See also
Source
- 1: Codex: Necrons (9th Edition), pg. 31 - The Silent King
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 Facebook page: Did You Know? (Posted on 30/07/2020) (last accessed 30 July 2020)
- 3: Games Workshop Silent King (last accessed 25 October 2020)
- 4: The Silent King (Novel), Chapter 37
