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==History=====Pre Nagash===Settra the Imperishable was a [[Dynasties of Khemri|king of Khemri]]. Born in a time when [[Nehekhara]] was plagued by drought, famine, disease and war he was determined to lead his people to greatness. He was an arrogant, vain and tyrannical ruler, but also especially devout and instigated the building of many great temples so as to earn the favour of the gods. On the first anniversary of his coronation he beseeched the gods to restore Khemri to it's its former glory and to give him the strength to unite all of Nehekhara under his rule. He sacrificed his own children in a grand ritual to demonstrate his dedication, commitment and worth. The gods were pleased and the when the [[Great Mortis River]] flooded for the first time in decades Khemri was purged of it's its sickness and collected a harvest of unparalleled size. Seeing this as evidence that he was the chosen of the gods Settra became the first Priest King of Nehekhara.
Between the great legions of Khemri and Settra's own ruthless military genius he swiftly conquered the other cities and became the first king to unite all of [[Nehekhara]] under his rule. He established an empire and instated various leaders in other cities to provide tribute. As the undisputed king of both Khemri and Nekhara as a whole he was adored by his people as the land entered a golden age. Still not content, his armies set sail in mighty war fleets and conquered lands across the globe, with much treasure and slaves brought back to labour on the great monuments that Settra commanded built to glory both the gods and himself.
For all his conquests, he was still frustrated. He knew that there were still lands out there to claim, more than could ever be reached in a single lifetime and also that one day death would take away from him all he had created. In his supreme arrogance he vowed that the grave would never have him, and that he would cheat death. He set his greatest, wisest and most powerful priests on the mission to find the solution a way to achieve this. This group would become the [[Mortuary Cult]] a priesthood dedicated, not to any god, but rather to discover a way the path to cheat deathlife eternal.
The priests searched for years and discovered many incredible things, including the art of mummification, but could not find what Settra sought. He lived far beyond any mortal span thanks to their arts, but he could not be kept alive indefinitely. On his death bed, the priests promised that one day he would return and rule over another golden age, a paradise. He died with a curse on his lips and his body was interred in a great pyramid of unsurpassed majesty and bound with the mightiest incantations of power and preservation the cult knew, until his appointed day of awakening. He was succeeded by King [[Ahtaf I]].
===Nagash's Spell===Centuries later the Usurper King [[Nagash's Great Ritual]], cast a great ritual over the entire of Nehekhara, caused causing countless dead to rise from the their graves bound to the his will of Nagash. However, with the Great Necromancer's assassination at the hands of [[Alcadizaar ]] they were left with no guiding force. Interestingly the hundreds of risen Priest Kings found they had been brought back with their minds, memories and willpower intact- though without the golden bodies and a paradise to rule they had been promised. Immediately they went to war with each other, various dynasties and even families battling for control of their tomb cities. Desperate to stop these Tomb Kings from finishing the work Nagash started [[Khatep]], Grand Hierophant of the Mortuary Cult and oldest, wisest and most poweful of their kind breeched the tomb of Settra so he could restore order.
In death Settra was no less mighty than in life and he quickly dominated or destroyed all who would challenge his absolute authority. Even the so-called Liche King [[Arkhan ]] the Black was forced to flee before him. After taking control he summoned his priest priests to explain what had happened. Hearing the tale of Nagash and the failure of his cult to deliver on their promises of an eternal golden age Settra cast his priests away, knowing that they had lied to him and kept most of their powers to, and for, themselves. He Khatep in particular was exiled from Khemri and Settra's presence- on pain of his ultimate destruction. Settra vowed to restore his empire to it's former glory and create the paradise on earth he so desired himself. He called this his Reign of a Million Years.
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Warhammer Armies: Tomb Kings (6th Edition)]] p, pg.4*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}:[http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1190072a GW Website Settra]
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