The haemonculi are masters of fleshcrafting, forever twisting the forms of their victims into new shapes and functions, using technology that is a mix of the biological and mechanical.

The Haemonculus Covens then, are the soul of Commorragh, generally unseen but the secret power behind the thrones of Archons and Succubi alike. Overt power is not their goal, nor open control, but they have positioned themselves to be indispensable to Dark Eldar society, and free to indulge whatever dark experimentations or projects they desire. The spilling of blood brings life and passion to the city.īeyond these two sets of greater powers, however, there are covens of secret masters descended from the noble houses of the ancient Eldar Empire. The Wych Cults are the city's beating heart, orgiastically devoting themselves to blood and murder, and the perfection of the dance of death.

The Kabals are the backbone of Dark Eldar society, the framework around which political power is built, and the masters of the realspace raids that bring a constant stream of souls, torture victims and slaves back to the sunless city. Also, WAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!Ĭommorragh in its current state is not wholly controlled by any single government or faction (though Asdrubael Vect would likely prefer if this were otherwise) but rather is the site of endless conflict between the many Kabals and Wych Cults that strive for dominance. Orks? They're the true heirs of the Old Ones, the only created race that is continuing to serve the function the Old Ones intended for them. They survived the fall because they were strong willed enough to do so, and don't have to diminish themselves out of fear of mere gods.Ĭhaos? They are the true heirs to human destiny, not the stasis-loving corpse-revering Imperium, but the scions of a new race that embrace the inevitable evolution of mankind into an era of unbridled power and freedom. The Dark Eldar? Well clearly they're the true heirs of the ancient Eldar, as they haven't turned tail and fled from the glory of the old ways of the old society. Thus does he who masters pain become a god.' It is the key to creation and destruction both.

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