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| − | + | '''Nophru-Ka''' (AKA "The Black Pharaoh"), first mentioned in [[Keith Herber]]'s scenario "[[The Brotherhood of the Beast]]", apparently a typo for [[Nephren-Ka]] which was apparently corrected in later versions. | |
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| + | ==In the Mythos== | ||
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| + | <br>— [[Keith Herber]], "[[Brotherhood of the Beast]]" | ||
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| + | In the Thirteenth Dynast (c. 1733 BCE) '''Nophru-Ka''', a Nyarlathotep-worshipper, founds an Egyptian separatist movement. He tries to overthrow Pharaoh Khasekhemre Neferhotep I, but is slain by that ruler. Nophru-Ka's followers are later killed by [[Shudde-M'ell]] and his spawn, but his line continues on, eventually leading to "[[The Brotherhood of the Beast]]". | ||
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| + | By some accounts, Nophru-Ka is the son of [[Khephren]] and [[Nitokris]], and undying vessel for the "reincarnation" (mind-transfer) of [[Nephren-Ka]] (Nophru-Ka would be 500 years during the Thirteenth Dynasty!) | ||
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| + | * Nephren-Ka / Nophru-Ka may be been re-incarnated at some point as "The Black Pharaoh" [[Khotep]], at the end of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. ("[[Curse of the Black Pharaoh]]," [[Lin Carter]])'' | ||
| + | * Nephren-Ka seems to have been reincarnated numerous times through history down his blood-line, including an incarnation as a cult-leader masquerading as Harry Houdini's guide in "[[Under the Pyramids (fiction)]]" (YSDC, inspired by "Under the Pyramids") | ||
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| + | ==Associated Mythos Elements== | ||
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| + | * tome: ''[[Scroll of Thoth]]'', used as part of the foundation of the cult of Nephren-Ka | ||
| + | * Setting: [[Ancient Khem]] | ||
| + | * race: [[Ghoul]]s, [[Ghast]]s | ||
| + | * deity: [[Nyarlathotep]], [[Haunter of the Dark]], [[Black Pharaoh]] | ||
| + | * cult: Cult of Nephren-Ka (see above) | ||
| + | * cult: [[Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh]] | ||
| + | * characters: [[Nophren-Ka]] (a sort of "spiritual ancestor"), [[Nitokris]] and [[Khephren]] (parents, apparently) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * campaign: [[The Brotherhood of the Beast]] | ||
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[[Category:AncientKhem]] | [[Category:AncientKhem]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 17 July 2022
Nophru-Ka (AKA "The Black Pharaoh"), first mentioned in Keith Herber's scenario "The Brotherhood of the Beast", apparently a typo for Nephren-Ka which was apparently corrected in later versions.
In the Mythos
In the Thirteenth Dynast (c. 1733 BCE) Nophru-Ka, a Nyarlathotep-worshipper, founds an Egyptian separatist movement. He tries to overthrow Pharaoh Khasekhemre Neferhotep I, but is slain by that ruler. Nophru-Ka's followers are later killed by Shudde-M'ell and his spawn, but his line continues on, eventually leading to "The Brotherhood of the Beast".
By some accounts, Nophru-Ka is the son of Khephren and Nitokris, and undying vessel for the "reincarnation" (mind-transfer) of Nephren-Ka (Nophru-Ka would be 500 years during the Thirteenth Dynasty!)
Heresies and Controversies
- Nephren-Ka / Nophru-Ka may be been re-incarnated at some point as "The Black Pharaoh" Khotep, at the end of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. ("Curse of the Black Pharaoh," Lin Carter)
- Nephren-Ka seems to have been reincarnated numerous times through history down his blood-line, including an incarnation as a cult-leader masquerading as Harry Houdini's guide in "Under the Pyramids (fiction)" (YSDC, inspired by "Under the Pyramids")
Associated Mythos Elements
- tome: Scroll of Thoth, used as part of the foundation of the cult of Nephren-Ka
- Setting: Ancient Khem
- race: Ghouls, Ghasts
- deity: Nyarlathotep, Haunter of the Dark, Black Pharaoh
- cult: Cult of Nephren-Ka (see above)
- cult: Brotherhood of the Black Pharaoh
- characters: Nophren-Ka (a sort of "spiritual ancestor"), Nitokris and Khephren (parents, apparently)
References
- campaign: The Brotherhood of the Beast
