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Perhaps you are aware of it, perhaps not, but there is a Community Project currently in the making, the Eressa Sector. During the initial conversation, it was decided that Xenos should be the major antagonist of the Imperium, with Eldar placing first, Orks second and Necrons third in terms of threat-level. Hence, my decision to write up a Necron Dynasty and involve anyone willing to be involved.

So, what are the Necrons? The Necrons were once, long before humanity and even the Eldar came into existence, known as the Necrontyr, a short-lived, morbid race. To escape their short lifespan, they developed ever greater technologies and travelled the stars, where they eventually met the Old Ones, near-immortal masters of the Warp and creators of the Webway. The colossal size of their empire lead to their unity breaking apart and the resulting infighting became the First Wars of Secession. The Triarch, the ruling authority of the Necrontyr sought to unify their race once more and to achieve that, made the Old Ones out to be their enemy. Thus, the War in Heaven began.

Despite their advanced technology, the Necrontyr could not overcome the Old Ones mastery of the Warp, most notably the incredible advantage of the Webway, which granted the Old ones  much faster space travel than the Necrontyr could ever achieve. They were driven back and cornered into the Halo Zone and their imminent defeat lead to the Second War of Secession, threatening to destry the Necrontyr from within. In their despair, they searched the stars, hoping to find a weapon mighty enough to turn against the Old Ones. And they did. What they found were the C'tan, ancient beings feeding off pure energy. The Necrontyr created them bodies from living metal in order to give them a wordly form and eventually, the C'tan returned the favor.

They offered the Necrontyr the immortality they sought, in exchange for servitude and the Silent King Szerakh, leader of all Necrontyr, agreed eagerly. However, he realized his mistake when it was already too late. The C'tan transformed the Necrontyr's fleshly shells into bodies of living metal, but at the same time, consumed their souls. The overwhelming majority of the Necrons were left as soulless, mindless drones, controlled by their rulers through protocols. Thus, the Necrontyr ceased to exist and the Necrons were born. Now, Szerakh had what he wanted: an army capable of defeating the Old Ones.

The War in Heaven entered its final stage as the Necrontyr were finally able to carry their war into the Webway itself and the Old Ones, despite creating races such as the Eldar and the Orks to aid them, were driven to extinction. Once their hated enemies were defeated, Szerakh led his kin against the C'tan in a revolt, shattering their bodies into shards. Weakened by the war against the Old Ones and the C'tan, Szerakh realized that the time of the Necrons was over and that the galaxy would soon be ruled by the Eldar. He ordered the Long Sleep, all Necrons interred in gigantic stasis vaults to sleep for 60 million years and destroyed the control protocols in order to give his people their freedom back. Once that was done, he vanished.

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I know that is a lot to take in and I haven't even mentioned everything. I'll list some links below in case you want to read everything again or in more detail.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Necrontyr

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Necron

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/C%27tan

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Living_metal

Now, let us get to the interesting part: Creating our very own Dynasty. I have given it some thought beforehand and came up with the following ideas:

1. In the past, the Dynasty was part of the First and Second Secessionist War, both times drawn into a civil war over the question whether to follow the Triarch and Szerakh or not. This schism has lasted until the end of the War in Heaven and culminated in a final civil conflict between two rival leaders, which saw a pro-Szerakh section successful.

2. The Necrons ranked third in terms of territory/influence, so I would give them 2 or 3 tomb worlds at most, meaning their overall leader would be an Overlord.

3. Our Overlord's body was heavily damaged in the final days of the war against his opponent and the repair protocols have still not completed after 60 million years (possibly malfunctioning). This means that his royal court, minor Lords and Crypteks, rule in his stead, interpreting his will either in his sense or to their own advantage. This means that people get to write their characters with a fair amount of independence regarding their agenda.

4. Regarding their appearance, I thought of white ceramics, accentuated with blue and gold rather than the standard silver metal. As for the Dynasty's name, I thought of using Akhet, which is egyptian and represents the place where the sun rises and sets, aka the horizon, fitting the sector's remote location.

Personally, I would like to create the history, detailing all the political shifts and plots during the Secessionist Wars and the War in Heaven. I will write up a document and post a link for peopel to comment on and make suggestions.

If you want to contribute or have further questions, just post in this thread or check our 'project-eressa' channel in the discord. 