Senmet

Senmet is a greater mummy and the main villain of the adventure module Touch of Death (ToD). Senmet also receives a detailed NPC] writeup in Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I&II. Finally, Senmet is also an important background feature for the werejackal Abu al Mir, though Senmet does not make an appearance in Abu's adventure in Children of the Night: Werebeasts.

Unlike most greater mummies, Senmet cannot cast spells, having sacrificed his spellcasting abilities in order to execute his machinations in ToD. However, he is knowledgeable of the creation of mummies and desert zombies. He makes particular use of the latter, sending them to attack in waves during the events of ToD. Senmet's ultimate goal was (and may still remain) to usurp the power Anhktepot has over the domain of Har'Akir. Over the course of ToD, Senmet conspires with Isu Rehkotep, the woman whom made him one of the undead, to achieve power over Har'Akir. Though Isu thinks Senmet to be her minion, he actually manipulates her for his own purposes.

Background

Before Anhktepot's fall from grace, Senmet was a priest already a priest already quite corrupt. He rebelled against Anhktepot and sought to claim power over the then prime material plane Har'Akir for himself. However, Anhktepot discovered Senmet's schemes and ordered his secret abduction to be mummified and entombed alive. In order to keep his realm secure, Anhktepot covered up Senmet's treachery and murder by casting him as a martyr and a hero.

Centuries later, Senmet was awakened from his slumber of death and bound into service by Isu Rehkotep through the use of a potent magical scroll. It contained nothing less than Anhktepot's own recipe for the creation of the Children of Anhktepot. As a young priest of Osiris, Isu had found and attempted to destroy the scroll, but this proved to be beyond her capacities. Her initial exposure to the scroll planted a seed of desire for dark power that ultimately corrupted her and brought her into the secret service of Set.Isu foolishly believed Senmet was under her complete control, but Senmet was fact only minimally bound by Isu Rehkotep. In truth, she could only hold power over him for but a few brief moments in any one day. Senmet bid his time, gathering power for an attempt to usurp Ankhtepot's power.

Senmet was fact only minimally bound by Isu Rehkotep. But rather than destroy her, he entered into a productive working relationship with the cleric. His goal was to steal Har'Akir from Anhktepot. In this he ultimately failed and was force to flee.

In preparation for his attempted coup attempt, Senmet conceived of, and raised, many desert zombies, a linger gift that the people of Har'Akir could have lived without.

Senmet's desire to conquer a domain may take him to Sebua or Kalidnay.

Chronology

725 In Har’Akir, Isu Rehkotep (a young priestess of Osiris) discovers a hidden, ancient scroll which details the foul rites to animate one of the Children of Anhktepot. Horrified, she attempts to destroy the scroll, but it will not burn. She hides it away, but the knowledge of its existence slowly corrupts her.. [DoD pg. 17; ToD pg. 3]

738 Isu Rehkotep, now converted to the worship of Set, raises the traitorous priest Senmet as one of the living dead. Together, they begin a plot to take control of Har’Akir. [DoD pg. 17; ToD]

738 Senmet recruits the werejackal priests of Anubis to aid him in his plans to usurp control of Har’Akir. However, that very night, a mysterious fire wipes out the entire priesthood, except for the young Abu al Mir. Abu flees, and the Mists transport him to Nova Vaasa. [CotN:W pg. 49]

738 Senmet’s plot to overthrow Anhktepot is foiled; Ankhtepot’s 7th awakening. The third verse of Hyskosa’s Hexad is fulfilled. Senmet survives the failure and flees into the Mists. (Touch of Death) [DoD pg. 17; RRS; MCAI&II]

739 In the wake of Isu’s death during Senmet’s coup attempt, another woman takes Isu’s place as high priestess of Osiris: Snefru. Like Isu, Snefru is secretly truly a servant of Set.

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp106-107 Monsterous Compendium II - "Mummy, Greater (Senmet)" Touch of Death Download Now!
		Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp106-107 Monsterous Compendium II - "Mummy, Greater (Senmet), cover" Touch of Death - cover Download Now!
		Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp106-107 Monsterous Compendium II - "Mummy, Greater (Senmet)" Touch of Death - pp29-30 Download Now!
		Monsterous Compendium I & II - pp106-107 Monsterous Compendium II - "Mummy, Greater (Senmet)" Touch of Death - various Download Now! Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p38 Domains of Dread - p103