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Total War: Warhammer 2 – Tomb Kings Back From the Dead

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Jan 17 2018
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Turns out the Tomb Kings aren’t dead after all. Wait. Okay they are but–look they’re showing up in Total Warhammer 2, check it out.

That’s right folks. Today we’ve got a look at the Tomb Kings as they make their way out of the deserts and into Total War Warhammer War Total Hammer Warhammer Total Totalhammer Hammerwar Wartotal Hammerman 2, from Creative Assembly. Come take a look at the full roster for the upcoming faction, including classic Warhammer Fantasy units like the Necrotect, Hierotitan, and Screaming Skull Chariot.

Bring the power of the undead legions to your enemy’s doorstep today! Make them regret setting foot into your ancient domain. Let them know that they have awakened the power of the Tomb Kings, and that the days of the living are at an end.

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You can see them in action in the LP video above, and watch as two different sets of Tomb Kings go head to head with one another. If you’ve never given this campaign mode a try, it’s a ton of fun, because you can really mess with your opponent when they’re going off to fight. Make them regret the day they crossed paths with you, sort of thing.

But wait there’s more. You can also take a look at every unit in the game right here!

via Creative Assembly

TOMB KINGS

The Tomb Kings, known as the Priest Kings in their former lives are the undying rulers of Nehekhara, an ancient Human civilization that formed a great and powerful empire some two thousand five hundred years before the birth of Sigmar Heldenhammer and the founding of the Empire of Man. Out of all the unliving creatures that would claim dominion and royalty over the dead, only the Tomb Kings could truly claim such masterful and undisputed sovereignty, they who once ruled a mighty and far-flung Empire during a time when the rest of Mankind were little more than savage barbarians.

Long ago, during an ancient and forgotten age, the civilization of Nehekhara stood as the shining beacon of civilization and Human achievement; a golden age where its cities shone with a majestic splendor, its buildings crafted from magnificent marble and limestone, its armies conquering entire kindgoms from the face of the earth and their mighty rulers reigning as living Gods amongst Man. But this great realm was razed millennia ago through acts of great treachery and powerful sorcery. The living of the land had long ago perished in a single, mournful night, and in their absence, the dead stirred from their graves and claimed the land anew.

LEGENDARY LORDS

Players choosing the Tomb Kings will be able to select from the following Legendary Lords with which to lead their Grand Campaign.

SETTRA THE IMPERISHABLE 

The greatest living Tomb King and founder of the Mortuary Cult. In life he ruled all of Nehekhara through his iron will, and in undeath he continues that tradition. Though an arrogant, cruel tyrant, under his 150 years of leadership Nehekhara entered a golden age. Settra desires to restore Nehekhara to its former glory and to expand his realm as he did in life- through conquest. Settra fights atop the golden Chariot of the Gods and wields the Blessed Blade of Ptra, and his skill at arms and aura of command makes him a terrifying foe for any enemy to face.

HIGH QUEEN KHALIDA

Slain by her own cousin Neferata the first vampire and reborn as a Tomb Queen, Khalida vowed not to return to rest until she rids the entire world of the hated vampires. Blessed by the goddess Asaph, Khalida moves with serpent like speed and no poison can harm her.

ARKHAN THE BLACK

Nagash’s most trusted follower and a powerful necromancer in his own right. Arkhan searches for a means to resurrect his master, travelling the world to retrieve his master’s lost heirlooms. He has already recovered the Staff of Nagash and the Liber Mortis (one of the dreaded nine black tomes of Nagash). Until the time Arkhan can gather the rest of his master’s lost artifacts and begin the spell to return Nagash, he fights for any Tomb King who can afford his price.

GRAND HIEROPHANT KHATEP

The most powerful Liche Priest of the Mortuary Cult, banished by Settra until he discovers a way to grant true immortality and restore Nehekhara to its former glory. Khatep roams the deserts searching for the answers while appearing seemingly from nowhere every now and again to aid the armies of the Tomb Kings.

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Author: J.R. Zambrano
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