Duke Sliscus
Duke Traevelliath Sliscus (Better known as just "The Duke" or "Sliscus the Serpent") is the Dark Eldar's answer to Prince Yriel as top space pirates, acting as the posterboy for exiled Dark Eldar who want to do what they want 'cuz a pirate is free.
See, Sliscus was originally just some pencil-pushing something-or-other within that city Commorragh. However, he decided that boring shit sucked and then stole three ships to begin his personal warband of corsairs, the Sky Serpents. And so he's stuck on for a few thousand years, which must be a testament to his skill as a commander of a legion of backstabbing bastards in his megalomaniacal vision to take over the galaxy behind a certain armless failure, a rotting psychic vegetable, and the Tomb Kings IN SPACE.
Not like that didn't affect his sanity, though. The guy's got serious moodswings which manage to have some hilarious effects that he might have learned from the legendary Assholetep. For example, he decided to parlay with some planetary government, and then decided to butcher all of the Hive Nobility because their envoy mispronounced his name. Like an asshole. He also has a thing for wearing different clothes every single day to the point that he'd never wear the same set twice, and makes clothes that have parts of the last person he killed in them. Apparently his banner is also made from the flayed skin of the Lord Admiral of Segmentum Tempestus' Segmentum Fortress. Sliscus has also been said to be amused by being called a serpent; he considers himself more dangerous than any animal and thinks that "serpents" should be renamed "Sliscus' " after him instead of the other way around.
Sliscus is also a Warhammer 40k drug lord. He has access to all the best combat drugs and poisons, which are reflected in his rules, which buff himself and the army, making Sliscus the closest thing the Dark Eldar have to Doomrider. He's also the second-most pimping Dark Eldar after Asdrubael Vect. In the 5th edition Dark Eldar "...he has his skin scrubbed thoroughly by teams of concubines every time he shares breathing space with a lesser species." and there are two reasons he's implied to be very popular with the (most members are female) Wych cults. He's also the only one to successfully countertroll Lukas the Trickster, and even ripped out one of his hearts, either for kicks or because he hated those fucking yiffs.
| Dark Eldar Lords and Ladies | |
|---|---|
| Asdrubael Vect - Archon Tahril - Baron Sathonyx Drazhar - Duke Sliscus - Kheradruakh Lady Malys - Lelith Hesperax - Urien Rakarth | |