Szereth, Harbinger of the Outsider

"''The wisdom of Tsara'noga flows through me, and with it the knowledge of what must be done. The rest of our kind will feel his touch as well, be it by choice or force." ''- Szereth, Harbinger of the Outsider

Szereth, more commonly known as Szereth, Harbinger of the Outsider, or even The Maddened One, is a Necron Cryptek who is completely enthralled by Tsara'noga the Outsider. The potency of his psychomancy has risen greatly as a result, and he is now one of the most powerful among their number.

History
Before biotransference Szereth was a renowned Necrontyr psychologist and a treasured researcher for a therapeutic organization that tried to alleviate the suffering of Necrontyr nobility. This line of work ended for Szereth when he was recruited by the Triarch to serve the Necrontyr in a more direct way, and he began to interact with Necrontyr nobility and other notable Crypteks. Szereth quickly integrated and made a positive impression on almost everyone who spoke with him, though they often felt unsettled when near him. These feelings were largely forgotten and as a result Szereth kept his position up until biotransference. Szereth willingly traded his mortal form for an eternity of knowledge and experimentation, and put his years of research to use.

Szereth knew great amounts about the minds of every living creature in the galaxy, and as a result was able to render entire fortresses useless during the War in Heaven. These feats spread his fame even further though the empire of the Necrons, and as a result he came into direct contact with Szeras, who was able and willing to modify his body to greater fit his role as one of the greatest Psychomancers among the Necrons. When Szereth emerged from his time with Szeras his body was changed completely. Long, thin tentacles came from his back along with bladed spider-like limbs that served to better instill fear in the hearts of those who would oppose the Necrons and the Silent King, and his face had become one that would stain the nightmares of many unfortunate Eldar. But the time came when the C'tan were set against themselves in a contest greater than any mortal can comprehend. From this chaos emerged Tsara'noga the Outsider, the C'tan that would become the mentor and idol of Szereth.

Tsara'noga touched the mind of Szereth, and the cryptek was forever changed. The voice of the star god seemed to whisper and scream, plea and command, all at the same time in a cacophony that enthralled Szereth completely. Here was a psyche he could study for eons and still not understand, a mind so deep and fractured it was truly unknowable. Such promise held him in the C'tan's sway, and when the time came that Szarekh ordered the Necrons to overthrow their traitorous gods Szereth stood with the Outsider. The madness of the C'tan had managed to destroy the command protocols and during the rebellion Szereth and the Outsider were able to free other Necrons from the protocols, each of them becoming servants to the C'tan and Szereth in the process. As a result the mad god was able to escape being shattered and fled to an unknown location, leaving Szereth to spread his madness in his wake. As a sign of his status as the Outsider's chosen, Szereth's body bears yet another modification: a large eye upon his face that maddens any who dare make eye contact with the enlightened cryptek.

Personality
"My mind has been blessed with wisdom none save the Necrons could ever hope to comprehend. It is my timeless duty to spread this blessing to all our people and unite them in its guidance, whether they wish to be or not. The weaker races cannot withstand the knowledge of our god, and so they shall perish under the tide of what their weak minds shall deem madness." - Szereth, Harbinger of the Outsider addressing Arakhet, the First Disciple

When Szeras was still a mortal Necrontyr serving the Triarch he was held in high esteem by many of the nobles and crypteks, though they experienced an unsettling feeling when near him. Most said it was likely nothing, just an unfortunate result of some feature borne by the cryptek that couldn't be helped. Given Szereth's seemingly limitless patience and even kindess, most wrote it off as such and ignored the feeling. But none of them knew that the unsettling feeling was infinitely more truthful than any of charade of Szereth's. Truthfully the cryptek was painfully curious about the minds of living creatures, and this curiosity lead him to develop a form of sadism. For Szereth no experiment was too extreme, not method too base as long as he learned what he wished to. It was for this reason he was invited to serve the Triarch, though the other nobles knew it not. This overwhelming hunger for knowledge is undoubtedly what pushed him to dedicate himself so utterly to Tsara'noga and what allowed him to not only withstand but be able to so efficently spread such madness.