Saehhikhime the Ancient

## Saehkihkime

**Saehkihkime the Ancient,** known to her close companions as **"Saek"** is a powerful aelf sorceress and the current High Magister and High Arbiter of Vanderhal, with incredible sway in Vanderhal politics. She was once the queen of an aelven kingdom that was destroyed during the Age of Chaos, fleeing to Azyrheim and eventually returning to the Mortal Realms. Saehhikhime has been in Vanderhal since its founding, and is a very skilled magician and politician.

## History

Saehhikhime was born in the Age of Myth, said to have been the sixth of seven daughters of an aelf queen. She ruled a small aelven kingdom called Tholennor in Aqshy for many years. During the Age of Chaos, her kingdom was overrun and near totally destroyed, the aelves slaughtered and only Saehhikhime was sparred as a royal trophy, captured by the Chaos marauders.

Saehhikhime escaped with some other prisoners, forming a small band of adventurers called the Noble Nine who journeyed together across Aqshy, trying to survive in the Age of Chaos. The Noble Nine would eventually discover one of the last open Realmgates to Azyr, but only Saehhikhime and two others of the band would survive and make it through. Among these was Vajira Scarsset, a human orphan from the Broken Continent, whom Saehhikhime would adopt. For the rest of the Age of Chaos Saehhikhime would reside in Azyr, working diligently to prepare for the eventual return to the Mortal Realms.

When the Age of Sigmar began, Saehhikhime was one of the first individuals to join in the overseeing of the construction of the city of Vanderhal, both to aid in the magical defenses of the city as the High Arbiter and to stay close to the descendants of Vajira Scarsset family, who would hold important political positions within the city. She retired from public life for a while but reemerged after the Necroquake and the beginning of the Arcanum Optimar. She continued to hold the position of High Magister and remained a close advisor to the ruling authorities of Vanderhal.

During the Era of the Beast Saehhikhime continued her position as High Magister, and recently has taken on the burden of High Arbiter after Nerev Emgult, the previous holder of that position, was revealed to be a Tzeetchian spy and was slain. Saehhikhime reluctantly stepped into the vacancy at the request of the High Steward and has served as both Vanderhal's High Magister and High Arbiter ever since. Initially overwhelmed by the demands and requirements of her position, she has settled nicely into her new role.

## Personality

Saehhikhime, thanks to her age, is a wizened aelf, having years of experience in both magic and politics. She is known to be a calm and collected individual, and knows Vanderhal and its politics well, having been there at the start of the city. Her influence is enormous, especially in the City Watch. Saehhikhime maintains close connections with ruling High Steward Ashavc Scarrset, and the entire Scarrset family, whom she watches over.

She is a formidable, clear-headed wizard with plenty of magic at her disposal, able to weave the eldritch Winds of Magic with great skill, and has even mastered the use of Qhaysh. Despite this, Saehhikhime uses her magic sparingly and relies on trusted advisors and deputies. As time allows, she likes to venture outside and onto the streets of Vanderhal in disguise, just to clear her head or check up on old friends (and enemies).