Settra the Imperishable
The first king of the first dynasty of the kingdom of Nehekhara, badass, and he with the most magnificent beard outside Dwarfs.
Though he was a tyrannical ruler, Settra was Nehekhara's best king since he rebuilt the kingdom after civil war, plague and drought along with doing things such as praising the proles when they did well (because he knew, just like Machiavelli's teaching that many people misquote; 'it's best for a ruler to be both feared AND loved, if they can only have one be feared, and that they must always avoid being hated'. All the other Kings [and Queen] only focused on the 'loved' or 'feared')
Personality
A powerful man, but vain and egotistical as well. In older fluff, Settra actually renamed the entirety of Nehekhara after his capital city of Khemri, but he's Settra so he can do whatever he wants. His solution to the fact that all men die; find a way to overcome death (even if you think he's a wuss for trying to avoid death, he put his mind to it and he was never a pussy about it).
He was ruthless towards anyone who challenged or even questioned his rule, from bandits to leaders of other kingdoms who thought they were "equal", having them dealt with loudly and publicly. In undeath, he became strong enough that he can tear anyone who invites his wrath limb from limb, with his bare hands. Unlike most Nehekharan royals however, he was also clever and rewarding to those amongst his subjects who pleased him. The combination of brutal efficiency and effective rule brought about an unequaled golden age for Nehekhara that trumped everything humans (and came close to the height of elves, showing their racism as their statements of humans being crude seem to avoid mentioning Nehekhara) that had ever been before or after.
He is also a textbook example of the Knight Templar trope (well-intentioned extremist, doing terrible things to get his point across, bonus points for being religious too). The man sacrificed his own children without a second thought to the gods to prove his devotion to them (whether this makes him a dedicated ruler or an evil zealot is a matter of debate).
In all fluff, Settra wound up with more titles than an Ogre Tyrant and had servants who's entire job was reciting them (punishment for those who fucked up) all day, every day. It took his heralds nearly two hours to say them all. Unlike many people with a ton of titles, he earned them. They include:
- Khemrikhara
- Mighty Lion Of The Infinite Desert
- Emperor Of The Shifting Sands
- He Who Holds The Sceptre
- Great Hawk Of The Heavens
The Legend
Life
Of all the kings of Nehekhara, none could match the splendor, cruelty and arrogance of Settra, first King of Khemri.
Death (and all the bullshit that happened when he wasn't around to keep the peace)
After his death and burial (including the customary ritual suicide of his army to serve him in the afterlife; by the way, Nehekhara must have been full of, and carefree regarding, sex if they can afford to keep the population up despite sacrificing an army when a king dies). The Mortuary Cult went on to become more powerful even harnessing magic, until a certain someone came along.
Return
On the Tabletop
Settra has had a model since the days Tomb Kings and Vampire Counts were just Warhammer: Undead, which looked like he was pulled from an Abbott and Costello movie. In gameplay, he was slow (movement 3 like a Dwarf, slightly lower initiative, no pimping chariot) and carried the Flail of Skulls as his weapon instead of the Blessed Blade of Burning Things Ptra (the Nehekharan god who's an expy of the Ancient Egyptian god Ra; subtlety, what's that?)
He got a new model when Tomb Kings became their own army, and it's absolutely MAGNIFICENT. From his pose to the details on the chariot, he epitomizes the look of the army and if you are trying to proxy something else as him you should be prepared for other Tomb Kings players to remove your head and use your still-living skull as artillery to fire at Games Workshop headquarters after updates. He's fairly expensive point-wise, but unlike most named Lords is actually worth considering outside large-scale games (to the point that, along with Khalida, he is actually the only other truly competitively viable choice when named characters are allowed). Between 4th and 8th Edition Settra got a huge boost in rules (including terror, ward saves, an ASF sword that blinded people and arguably his best item; The Chestplate of Cannonball-Eating Golden Magnificence that gave him a 2+ Armour Save which couldn't be reduced to worse than a 4+ even if hit by attacks that ignore armour saves). This is also where he gained his chariot, a super pimped out one called the Chariot of the Gods.
In the latest edition, going by his profile Settra's also the strongest man in the Warhammer World; he has a basic strength of 6. That's right 6, meaning he could beat a Chaos Lord or an Ogre Tyrant in an arm-wrestling match! He can be fielded without his chariot (which can now burn things with magical fire when it hits or runs over them), but he becomes less effective as he's somewhat fragile without the bonuses from it.
Besides that however, the best fluff and crunch army for him is a full chariot charge anyways with him at the front. Screaming Skull Catapults are also advised, as they are Settra's main method of dealing with uppity boneheads Tomb Kings who think they don't have to salute when he passes or jump when he commands.
Gallery
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Settra's model. The hardest thing about painting it is resisting kissing his tiny feet long enough for the paint to dry.
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Settra riding his pimped out chariot.
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Settra popping wheelies around Nagash's broke bus-riding ass.
