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Of all the kings of Nehekhara, none could match the splendour,
cruelty and arrogance of Settra, first Priest King of Khemri.
Under his inspired leadership and unparalleled ruthlessness,
the many kings of Nehekhara were conquered and forced to pay
tribute and acknowledge Khemri as the greatest city of the
land. The tribes of the surrounding lands were conquered and
the armies of Settra spread far and wide, enslaving all before
them. His war fleets ravaged realms across the sea, bringing
the terror of the Priest King to many distant lands. Settra
was a vain and egotistical king, demanding tribute and adoration
from all his subjects and, though he was a tyrannical ruler,
Khemri entered an unprecedented golden age of prosperity under
his rule.
Settra’s kingdom stretched across the land, but for
all his conquests, he was unsatisfied, knowing that one day
death would rob him of all he had accomplished. In his arrogance
he vowed that the grave would not claim him and proclaimed
that he would cheat death, setting his wisest and most powerful
priests towards working on a means of preventing his passing.
But for the twisted ambition of the evil necromancer, Nagash,
Settra’s plans might have come to fruition. As Nagash’s
powerful spell coursed across the lands of Nehekhara, legions
of warriors and kings from ancient times stirred and rose
from their sepulchres. Where the ancient kings had been promised
eternal life in a paradise where they would reign supreme,
they instead awoke to find themselves clad in rotted vestments
and desiccated flesh with their lands in ruins and kingdoms
destroyed. The fires of pride and ambition still burned within
their breasts and they set about reclaiming what remained
of their kingdoms. Battles raged throughout Nehekhara until
the great Pyramid of Khemri opened and Settra emerged into
the blazing sunlight. Great was his fury at this disastrous
reawakening and he set about reconquering his lost realm,
overwhelming all those lesser kings who stood against him
and forcing them to swear terrible oaths of fealty.
Having passed into the realm of death, Settra knew now that
his priests had lied to him and kept much of their magic for
themselves. His power was now far greater than theirs and
he cast them from his lands, ordering his vassal kings to
return to their tombs and await his call to arms. He would
remain awake, king of a devastated land; ready to begin the
reconquest of the empire that was once his. Immortality was
now his, and the new races that had flourished in his absence
would now feel his wrath.
Settra the Imperishable may be included in your Tomb Kings
army as two Lord choices.
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