Cult of Pleasure

The Dark Elves – or the Druchii, in their own tongue – are one of the most ancient, powerful, and certainly the most sadistic of the three Elven civilisations. The Druchii are raiders, slavers and heartless reavers of the first degree, their every whim being nothing more than to sow misery and pain to all who oppose them, for cruelty is the very lifeblood of their existence. Thus do their Black Arks and Corsair Fleets ply the great waters of the world, raiding and enslaving all before them as a tribute to their own avaricious desires.

Yet they reserve their most precious hatred for the Elves of Ulthuan, their brethren in ancient times who refused to follow them under the Witch King's reign. Until the High Elves are sundered from Ulthuan, the Dark Elves will continue to bring woe and destruction to all the shores of the world.

Faction Name Cult of Pleasure

Campaign wh3_main_combi

Culture wh2_main_def_dark_elves

Subculture wh2_main_sc_def_dark_elves

Military Group wh3_main_def_morathi

Faction Group wh2_main_fact_group_dark_elves

Faction Group Name Dark Elves

• (wh2_main_political_party_def_morathi)
  Banished to the Ancient City of Quintex, Morathi works her plans for world domination far south from the prying eyes of Naggarond. "They will betray you, my son, they always do. Let me end them first."
  
  All Elves were once as one, living in contentment in their island paradise of Ulthuan. Alas, nothing endures forever. The Daemons came and Aenarion strode forth to vanquish them. At first a mighty hero… then he drew the Sword of Khaine and doomed his line.
  
  The Daemons were banished, the Great Vortex created, but in victory came the Elves’ ultimate defeat. A schism was rent between those who had been most loyal to Aenarion’s line, and the rest of Ulthuan. Soon Elf fought Elf and the Dark Elves, or, more accurately, the Druchii, were forged in war, blood and murder. The events that led to this sundering happened millennia ago, and yet, the grand architect of a whole race’s tragedy not only still lives but remains one of the most powerful of all their rulers. She is the mother of the Witch King; she is Morathi, the Hag Sorceress of Ghrond.
  
  Morathi was Aenarion’s second wife. He rescued the beautiful seeress from a Slaaneshi host. As the legends tell it, they soon fell in love, and Morathi’s influence became absolute. Through their union came a son, Malekith, destined to become the Witch King. This alone guarantees Morathi a place in history, but she is far more than a mother alone. It was Morathi that broke apart the magical spectrum to fashion Dark Magic. It was she that spread the Cult of Pleasure throughout Ulthuan, fermenting the seeds of discord and ensuring that Malekith’s followers were ready when he made his move against the usurpers of Ulthuan.
  
  To this day, Morathi is both revered and hated by her own kin. While the Witch King tolerates his mother, she is more likely to be manipulating events that furnish her own agenda. Seduction and assassination are her favoured weapons, although she is no stranger to open war. Over millennia the Cult of Pleasure’s influence has waxed and waned, but it has always remained under Morathi’s sway. And so - even as Malekith banishes the Hag Sorceress away from the traditional powerbase of Ghrond to the Ancient City of Quintex - her followers are ready and waiting.
  
  Hag Sorceress of Ghrond
  Morathi's entire existence has been one of scheming and manipulation. Who knows how many of Aenarion's darker deeds sprang from seeds she planted within his mind, or how the history of the Elves might have been different had he not taken her as wife?
  
  Spreads Slaanesh corruption which enthralls the slave population into working harder (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
  Gains recruitment of Slaanesh Daemonettes (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
  Slaanesh corruption: +1 (all characters)
  Hero action cost: -50% (faction_to_character_own_unseen)
  Construction cost: -25% for Sorcery buildings (faction_to_region_own_unseen)
  

Black Arks: Powerful naval units that can replenish forces, recruit new units and forces, and bombard battles within range.
Slaves: Provide a bonus to provincial economies at the cost of reduced control.
Murderous Prowess: Dark Elves receive the favour of Khaine in the form of increased combat performance should they kill enough enemies in battle.

Faction Group

wh2_dlc09_effect_increase_army_capacity_hidden (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
[HIDDEN] Building set used when a new Black Ark spawns (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
Battering rams: +1 per siege item constructed (all armies)
Siege towers: +2 per siege item constructed (all armies)
[HIDDEN] Increases the missile damage of the Black Ark unit (faction_to_force_own_unseen)
Sea Lanes journey duration: -1 turns (factionwide)
Underworld Sea travel time: -1 (factionwide)
Seductive influence: +150 required for complete seduction (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)
Seductive influence: -2 per turn from race (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)