For millennia, the beautiful yet tragically doomed sovereign of the nehekharan kingdom of Lybaras has rested in death, perfectly preserved, until she was awoken as all tomb kings by the great Awakening that roused these deathless sovereigns. Khalida's rule is absolute in Lybaras, where she venerates mighty Asaph, the cobra god, and mobilizes her undying legions in her war north, against her ancient sister city of cursed Lahmia, riddled with vampires.

You, however, are apart from this ancient struggle. Having marched from the far flung Empire of Man in pursuit of a mighty Lahmian vampire sorceress, guilty of countless crimes against mortal menfolk, your expedition has led you here, Lybaras, at the foot of a timeless sovereign, and the only reason you are not swiftly converted into yet another skeletal servant is your mention of a vampire hunt. Khalida's legendary hatred of such creatures will, hopefully, ensure your expedition is a successful one.