Triarch

The Triarch was the ruling triumvirate of the ancient Necrontyr Empire before the outbreak of the War in Heaven over 60 million standard years ago. From the earliest days, the rulers of individual Necrontyr dynasties were themselves governed by the Triarch, a council of three powerful Phaerons. The leader of the Triarch was the Phaeron known as the "Silent King," for he addressed his subjects only through the other two Phaerons who ruled alongside him. Nominally a hereditary position, the uncertain life spans of the ancient Necrontyr ensured that the title of Silent King nonetheless passed from one royal dynasty to another many times over the course of the necrontyr's history. The final days of the Necrontyr and their biotransference into the undying robotic Necrons occurred during the reign of Szarekh, who would prove to be the last of the Silent Kings. Following the War in Heaven, when the Necrons revolted against their C'tan masters under the leadership of Szarekh, the two other members of the Triarch were slain, and no other Necrons ever took their place before the Triarch was disbanded following the start of the Necrons' Great Sleep. While the Silent King Szarekh returned to the Milky Way Galaxy in 744.M41 from his long sojourn in intergalactic space to help his race meet the challenge of the Tyranids assault on the galaxy, he has made no move as yet to recreate the Triarch.