Maynarkh Dynasty - History: Long before the War in Heaven, the Maynarkh Dynasty already possessed a sinister reputation amongst its kindred. Unlike other Royal Courts of the Necrontyr, the Maynarkh stood out not only for their loyalty and courage, but also for their ruthlessness, their savagery in combat and their malice. Above all others, these traits were those that the Silent King openly valued, seeing in the Maynarkh not only faithful and loyal soldiers in the war against the servants of the Old Ones, and later on the C'tan, but also red-handed agents of his own will.While the Maynarkh's honour was unquestioned, these qualities and their closeness to power made some of the other courts openly distrustful of the Maynarkh. They were considered distasteful and lacking in refinery, and some opponents even went so far as to call them uncivilised. This general disdain for the Maynarkh quickly became common ground, even leading to long-standing feuds between rival dynasties to be put aside in order to hinder the Maynarkh's advancement in the incessant power-plays, vendettas and intrigues that plagued the Necrontyr's highest echelons.This in turn led the Maynarkh to claim what they wanted through open violence and even outright aggression where other dynasties made use of far more subtle means: for instance, those lesser dynasties bound in service to the Maynarkh most often pledged their loyalty under the threat of extermination. This in turn fuelled the Maynarkh's reputation for brutality. The Nemesors of other dynasties might condemn the Maynarkh's lack of subtlety and strategic elegance, but none could deny their brutal effectiveness.The Maynarkh's actions in the War in Heaven are the matter of some conjecture, for even the oldest and greatest overlords of the Necron crownworlds do not remember the full details of the ancient battles against the Star Gods, for the horrific weapons unleashed to destroy the C'tan damaged the space-time continuum itself. Furthermore, in his constant paranoia that these weapons might be turned against him, the Silent King erased the memories of all of his servants, even the most trusted.To further guarantee the Maynarkh's loyalty, the Silent King implemented powerful command protocols during the biotransference process that effectively turned the Maynarkh Dynasty into his personal henchmen and executioners. Legend has it that it was by the hands of the Maynarkh that the C'tan known as Llandu'gor the Flayer was not only defeated and shattered, but truly obliterated. With his last breath, the defeated C'tan is said to have cursed the Maynarkh, infecting them with a measure of his own terrible hunger for life, and certainly the demeanor of the reawoken Maynarkh lend weight to this dark legend.It is also interesting to note that following the destruction of the Flayer, the perception of the Maynarkh amongst the other Necron Dynasties was further altered, as the first cases of the Curse of the Flayer manifested within the ranks of the Maynarkh. Some of these once-proud warriors soon devolved into the grim and flesh-hungry Flayed Ones. Slowly, the Curse of the Flayer began to creep through their ranks, moving higher up the echelons even before the Necrons as a whole entered the hibernation of the Great Sleep. The "stench of blood" that began to gather around the Maynarkh further stained the dynasty's reputation among its fellows and the Maynarkh were gradually perceived as little more than outcasts, banished to the desolate, lifeless and turbulent regions of the galactic Southwest.Yet, despite the pressures of other, more powerful dynasties, the Silent King did not abandon the Maynarkh and continued to show them his favour. To further taint the Maynarkh's reputation, their rivals gave birth to a series of dark rumours, which have increasingly become intertwined with the truth. In the backrooms of Necron politics, the Phaerons of the Sautekh and the Atun Dynasties secretly plotted for the destruction of the Maynarkh in a last effort to cleanse their ranks before entering the Great Sleep. However, the Silent King would have none of it, for he still had use for the troops of the Maynarkh and went to great efforts to ensure that the dynasty would survive their long hibernation.As part of these efforts, the Maynarkh's crownworlds were not merely hidden from outside eyes, but even from the other Necron Dynasties. The Silent King spared no expense to ensure that upon their awakening, the Maynarkh would be able to answer his call, ensuring that the Maynarkh's Tomb Worlds were equipped with solar manipulator arrays and hyperspatial flux generators to keep them out of harm's way. In this, the forced exile of the Maynarkh was a boon, for the region of space allotted as their domain was frequently visited by Warp Storms and other celestial calamities.