Simut
Simut was a Necron Overlord of the Szarekhan Dynasty and was a cousin of its ruler, the Silent King.[1a]
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The following paragraphs contain spoilers for: | Indomitus (Novel) |
Though he was a minor noble within the mighty Szarekhan Dynasty, Simut was vainglorious and believed himself to be one of its important leaders. As the Silent King's forces began building the Pariah Nexus, Simut was among those charged with increasing its size by turning worlds into focal points for the Stilling phenomenon. He did so by placing Pylons that gave off waves of the Stilling, but the worlds chosen for his tasks were occupied by the Imperium. This led Simut to conquer them with his forces, before the pylons could be safely placed down, but this caused the Overlord to fall behind the schedule given to him. More than once, the emissary Tholotep contacted Simut and warned the Overlord about the delays, which the Overlord arrogantly dismissed. However it was during his drawn out efforts to conquer the Casparill System, that Tholotep gave Simut his final warning. If Overlord's on-going schedule fell behind any further, Simut would be replaced. And not even his relation to the Silent King, would spare him from his cousin's wrath. The threat enraged Simut, but after Tholotep ceased contact, the Overlord immediately unleashed the Skorpekh Lord Zozar and his Destroyer Cult forces[1a]. Under their butchery, the world designated for the Stilling pylon was conquered and Simut quickly moved on to his next targeted world.[1b]
In the subsequent Battle for the Orestes System, Simut met his end at the hands of his traitorous Cryptek Ah-hotep, who sought revenge for the destruction of the Muphekta Dynasty. Ah-hotep used her Tomb Ship to fire on the space station both he and Simut were on. As the station died, Ah-hotep gloated that she had achieved her revenge.[1c]
