I waffled a lot on what colours to paint these guys to keep them somewhat lore-accurate. My normal dynasty scheme is blue and orange weapons/energy but I felt the Triarch Praetorians should stay with the classic green given their position in the lore. I did make their main colours look more like my dynasty so it's clear who they are currently "attached to". Hopefully Szarekh's not too mad.
Got my Deciever proxy all painted up! I really love this model and it was fun to paint. Hypnotherion from Artel W.
Waffled on posting this since it's not "grimdark" but decided to send it out into the world. I love Necrons so much.
Sothek Dynasty (Phaeron Mehkar), protectorate of Vharathek Dynasty (Phaeron Ahket)
Leader: Phaeron Mehkar, fractured during Great Sleep
Cryptek-Regent: Master Biomancer Isefret (Mehkar's spouse, political marriage from Vharathek pre-biotransference. Ahket's sister)
The planet: Khetarat, crown world of Sothek. A biomancy project a million years in the making. Isefret woke early when Phaeron Mehkar's mind fractured and has spent that time trying to fix him, while also writing litanies to his name into non coding sequences of every living thing on the planet.
Vharathek thinks it's an abomination. They're probably right. Phaeron Ahket allows it because Isefret built it, and he feels (just a little bit) bad that he killed their father on the way to the biotranference furnaces so he wouldn't remain a crown prince for eternity.
This guy: Nemesor Aurentekh - upstart minor lord who has been politically climbing for the last sixty million years. So far up his own ass he can see core-flux. He is charming, theatrical, a master strategist, and utterly loyal to himself - and also sometimes Isefret who lets him get away with a lot of nonsense. (There is a lot of nonsense)
This backstory was all spawned because I couldn't decide on an energy colour for my Dynasty and wanted to do both blue and orange. Classic overthinking.