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[[File:Settra.gif||thumb|400px|'''Settra''' on his chariot.<sup>2</sup>]]
[[File:Nagash vs Settra.jpg|thumbnail|The humbling of Settra at the gates of Khemri]][[File:Settra and the Chaos Gods.jpg|thumbnail|Settra restored by the Chaos Gods]]
==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 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 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.
Eventually Settra felt that his restoration project was complete and once again set his sights on the lands beyond his own. He declared an age of expansion and massed the armies to expand Nehekhara beyond its previous boundaries and make the name of Settra once again feared across the world. This however never came to be.
==Reign The End Times==Before Settra could begin his expansion, he discovered that Nagash had once again returned. The forces he was going to use to spread his rule instead were mobilized to defend Nehekhara. He commissioned all the best troops from various cities to defend Khemri, knowing Nagash would seek his Black Pyramid, and ordered Nehekhara's best architect, Rahmotep, to build mighty walls around the city. The forces of Nagash did indeed invade Nehekhara with Khemri and his pryamid as his final goal, though there was no sign of the Great Necromancer himself. During the final battle for Khemri, Khatep broke his exile to tell Settra about the Destroyer of Eternities, a weapon that may be able to permanently stop Nagash. Settra listened then executed him for breaking his exile. He didn't find the blade in its place, as unknown to him Apophas stole it (at the behest of a Skaven assassin) to kill Nagash and claim his soul for Usirian, god of the underworld. He later fought Arkhan in 1-1 combat and cut him in half. The halves were taken to priests who could stop Arkhan from being reanimated, but one of them was a traitor who stopped the others, and Arkhan's capture was revealed to be a Million Years==plan to smuggle Nagash into Khemri without having confront the army at the gates. From inside the city Nagash was able to enter the Nehekharan underworld where he battled and consumed Usirian finally restoring himself to his fullest power. Settra and his forces were on the verge of defeating Nagash's armies when Nagash revealed himself. Nagash, now a true god of death, was far too strong for Settra's armies who were obliterated by his dark magics. Settra alone was left to face the Usurper but without the blessings of Usirian to protect him was swiftly overpowered. Nagash gives honor to Settra and offers him a place as one of his Mortarchs, to which Settra replied;"SETTRA DOES NOT SERVE... SETTRA RULES!" Nagash responds to this arrogance by dismembering Settra before leaving his head half buried in the sand, helpless to do anything but watch as his forces raze Khemri to the ground. After an unknown amount of time Settra is offered the chance for revenge by the [[Chaos Gods]]. He is restored in exchange for agreeing to slay Nagash in their name. To this end he travels north and joins the armies of [[Archaon]] at [[Middenheim]]. When the united forces of the incarnates attack Middenheim to try to stop Archaon from destroying the world Settra confronts Nagash during the final battle. He points his khopesh at Nagash, and calls him a usurper before leaping towards him. Infact instead beheads a Chaos Daemon that was about to attack Nagash from behind. He explains to Nagash that,"NOBODY COMMANDS SETTRA." He tells Nagash he will claim his skull eventually, but only after killing the Chaos Gods for daring to offer him immortality and the chance to conquer all realities in exchange for servitude. He then charges into battle against Chaos by himself. He's last seen battling Kholek Suneater as the world is consumed.
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