Grand Hierophant Khatep

is a Legendary Lord unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with Rise of the Tomb Kings. In the campaign, he leads the faction.
== Description ==
Khatep, known as the Liche Lord, is the current Grand Hierophant of Khemri, and the religious head of the Mortuary Cult's hieratic council. Khatep is the oldest and wisest of all the Liche Priest and the first member of their order to truly deny death's embrace, if not the ravages of time. He is ancient beyond memory, cadaverous and hunched over as if he carries the weight of epochs upon his shoulders. Following the casting of Nagash's Great Ritual, civil war threatened to destroy Nehekhara. Khatep therefore took it upon himself to restore order. He broke the magical seals of the Great Pyramid of Khemri and awoke the greatest of the Tomb Kings: Settra. At the end of the mighty incantation Settra arose and smote any who opposed him. Before long all bowed their heads to Settra, and though he sat once more upon the throne of Khemri, his wrath was great. Settra was angry foremost with the Mortuary Cult, believing they had whispered lies about the extent of their powers. In his fury, he exiled Khatep from Khemri and forbade him to set foot within any of the great cities until such a time as he could fulfil the Mortuary Cult's ancient promise and reinstate the golden age of Nehekhara. Thus, Khatep wanders the deserts in search of scrolls, inscriptions and relics of power that he believes will restore his beloved kingdom to its former glory.
== Attributes ==
== Spells ==
*Lore of Nehekhara
== Unit Abilities ==
=== Active Abilities ===
* Sandstorm
==== Campaign only ====
* Reanimate
* Reanimate Upgraded
=== Passive Abilities ===
* Arcane Conduit
* Crumbling
* Disintegrating
* My Will Be Done
* The Curse
* The Restless Dead
* Wounds
==== Campaign only ====
* Evasion
=== Item Abilities ===
* The Liche Staff
== Unique Items ==
*The Liche Staff
== Mounts ==
*Skeletal Steed
*Skeleton Chariot
*Casket of Souls
== Campaign starting units ==
=== Eye of the Vortex & Mortal Empires ===
=== Immortal Empires ===
== Lord Effects ==
* Character experience gain: +25% (Heroes in Lord's army)
* Campaign movement range: +10%
=== WH2 ===
* Hero capacity: +2 for Liche Priests
* Hero recruit rank: +3 for Liche Priests
== Character Traits ==
=== Personal Trait ===
 Grand Hierophant: The oldest and wisest of the Liche Priests is the head of the Mortuary Cult's hieratic council.
* Character experience gain: +25% (Heroes in Lord's army)
* Campaign movement range: +10%
=== Defeat Trait ===
 Not So Grand Hierophant: "They say he can hold back death's cold embrace. I see little evidence of that this day!"
* Immune to Desert attrition (Lord's army)
* Immune to Sandstorm attrition (Lord's army)
* Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +8 (Lord's army)
==== WH2 ====
* Winds of Magic power reserve: +15 (Lord's army)
* Immune to Desert attrition (Lord's army)
* Immune to Sandstorm attrition (Lord's army)
== Talent Tree ==
*Skill Tree on TotalWarhammerPlanner (WH3)
*Skill Tree on TWWH Characters (WH2)
== Strategy ==
*Khatep grants a bonus to Dynasty research rate, and improves casualty replenishment and army movement factionwide. He can also recruit a higher number of Liche Priest Heroes, and recruits them at a higher rank.
*Khatep is the only Tomb King Lord without a -25% fire weakness (Liche Priests are the only Heroes without the weakness as well).
== Gallery ==
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Category:Tomb Kings spellcasters
Category:Rise of the Tomb Kings units
Category:Total War: Warhammer II legendary lords