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Kabal

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A '''Kabal''' is a sort of clan or House of [[Dark Eldar]], with a big heap of organized crime family (and, obviously BDSM) thrown in.

== Origin ==
There used to be proper royal houses in [[Commorragh]], dating back to the [[Eldar]] Empire, and persisting even after the Fall. They operated cautiously, raiding Imperial worlds infrequently, so as to avoid attracting the ire of the Imperium. [[Asdrubael Vect]] didn't much like their aristocratic/nepotistic ways (having been a slave before clawing his way into a position of relative power), so he arranged their downfall by intentionally raiding the Imperium, eventually luring the [[Salamanders]] into Commorragh to wreck things. Since he was expecting them, his Kabal of the Black Heart stayed intact, and cut-throat (figuratively and literally), meritocratic Kabals like his became the ruling bodies of the Dark City.

== Organization ==
Each Kabal is headed by an [[Archon_(Warhammer_40,000)|Archon]]. Unlike most mob bosses, Archons are often in the trenches, getting into the thickest part of the raids, as hanging back is a sign of weakness, and in Drucharii society weakness is death, or rapid replacement, most likely by way of death. Archons are also almost always the best fighters in their Kabal (see below for why). Under them are the Dracon, the officers of the Kabal and leaders of the deadliest squads, who often plot against their Archon. Then come Kabalite Warriors, who are themselves segregated into the "Trueborn", those born from an actual mother and father (and potentially more actors are [[Slaanesh|involved]] in the [[PROMOTIONS|process]] if you believe some of the older lore), and the mass-produced vat-grown "half-born". At the very bottom are the slaves who do all the menial work and, when they aren't good for anything else, get tortured to feed the souls of the Kabalites with their pain.

Kabals often work in parallel with other Dark Eldar organizations. Most Archons sign a contract with a coven of [[Haemonculus|Haemonculi]], promising new victims and working material (often the two are the same) in return for access to resurrection chambers and the assistance of whatever horrors the coven has at its disposal. Wych cults, Reavers, and other unsavories looking for glory may tag along (or be paid to come along) on a raid.

A Dark Eldar who stands out from the crowd can earn prestige and leadership, but the ambitious can also move up in life by killing their immediate superiors and taking their place. This is not seen as problematic by Commorragh society -- in their eyes, a leader who cannot stop his subordinates from killing him obviously isn't much of a leader. On the other hand, he's also considered not much of a leader if ''no-one'' wants to kill him.

== Tabletop ==
In game terms they offer different boni depending which one you choose since the 8e codex dropped

== Notable Kabals ==
There are a shit-ton more than these, especially petty ones operating out of Low [[Commorragh]], who might as well be pissant [[Necromunda]] gangs. The fun comes in though when you hear a name that could, perhaps plus or minus a little grammatical change, just as well be that of an [[edgy]] [[Space Marine]] chapter as a Deldar Kabal or Coven (read the ''Path of...'' series and you'll encounter a bunch not enumerated here which to be perfectly honest I could not tell you if cross-quizzed which category they were in...White Flames, anyone?)
* [[Kabal of the Black Heart]], the most powerful Kabal in [[Commorragh]], headed by [[Asdrubael Vect]].
* [[Kabal of the Poisoned Tongue]], The "subtlest" Kabal, while also one of the most openly dickish. Headed by [[Lady Malys]].
* [[Kabal of the Wraithkind‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Slashed Eye‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Black Myriad‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Flayed Skull‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Lords of the Iron Thorn‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Obsidian Rose]] (Sounds like some [[Sisters of Battle|Sisters]], tbh.)
* [[Kabal of the Baleful Gaze‏‎]]
* [[Kabal of the Bloodied Claw]] (Definitely sounds like a possible [[Blood Angels]] successor chapter.)
* [[Kabal of the Fiend Ascendant]]
* [[Kabal of the Dying Sun]]
* [[Kabal of the Broken Sigil]] (Sounds like a CSM warband to me...)
* [[Kabal of the Crimson Woe]]
* [[Kabal of the Ebon Law]]
* [[Kabal of the Last Hatred]] ([[Edgy]]!)
* [[Kabal of the Onyx Scar]] (That'd be the exact opposite of a [[White Scars|White Scar]], wouldn't it?)

== Homebrew Kabals ==
* [[Dark Eldar Kabal Creation Tables‏‎]], a set of fluff tables for generating your own Kabal.
* [[The Enshrouded]], a [[/tg/ 40,000]] Kabal composed mostly of [[Haemonculus|Haemonculi]] and their covens.

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Dark Eldar]]

Kabal of the Black Heart

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{{Infobox Drukhari Kabal
|Name = Kabal of the Black Heart
|Heraldry = [[Image:BlackHeartBanner.jpg|200px]]
|Lead Archon = [[Asdrubael Vect]], plus several other Archons vying for power.
|Kabal Specialties = Large scale raids, siege warfare, counter-intelligence
|Colours = Black, Silver, Red. Armor is Dark green.
}}
The Kabal of the Black Heart is the largest [[Dark Eldar]] [[Kabal]] in [[Commorragh]]. Its [[Archon_(Warhammer_40,000)|Archon]] is [[Asdrubael Vect]], who styles himself Supreme Lord of the Kabal of the Black Heart, and recently as a Dark Muse.

==Origins and Organization==
The Kabal was formed as part of [[Asdrubael Vect]]'s plan to gain power over the Dark City, continuously raiding [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] worlds in the Desedrian Gulf until attracting attention from the [[Salamanders]] [[Space Marine Chapter|Chapter]] in M35. Luring the strike cruiser ''Forgehammer'' into Commarragh, the aristocratic houses of Commorragh immediately claimed the strike cruiser and its cargo of [[Space Marines]] for themselves, unaware a [[Librarian]] had sent a warning to [[Nocturne]]. While the houses were trying to subdue the Marines, the Salamanders [[battle-barge]] ''Vulkan's Wrath'', along with strike cruisers from the [[Howling Griffons]] and [[Silver Skulls]], managed to get into Commorragh. They eventually freed the ''Forgehammer'' and returned to real space, but not before all but wiping out the old Aristocracy. With the ensuing power vacuum, the Kabal of the Black Heart managed to establish dominance over the Dark City with Vect installing himself as Supreme Overlord of Commorragh.

The Kabal is the oldest an largest of any in Commoragh, and is effectively like the Mafia on hyper-steroids: It boasts hundreds of thousands of warriors, spies, thugs, has relationships with several influential and dangerous Kabals, Haemonculus and Wych Cults, and in general is so expansive and large that it actually requires multiple [[Archon]]s to function properly, and each and every one of them are vying for power and for position against each other. But they have to do it as subtly as the Dark Eldar know how to, because all know that being in the Black Heart means that Vect is watching their every move, and no move, however small, escapes his notice. And as a result it motivates them to boldness in their raids, since they know the big cheese probably dictated the strategy for the raids, but also to keep in line, since fucking up ''will'' get Vect's attention. And that is a very bad thing to be in the sights of.

As of M41, the Kabal of the Black Heart has continued to maintain dominance of Commorragh for thousands of years, forcing a number of weaker Kabals to become vassals of the Black Heart, while fighting off ambitious rival Archons, some formed from remnants of the decimated aristocrats themselves.

==Current Events==
The Kabal of the Black Heart has had it as bad as any local Kabal had it when the [[Yvraine|new neighbors showed up and made an awful racket]], causing the Gate of Khaine to shatter and let the [[Daemons|rowdy fraternity from the immaterium]] flood Commoragh. In the initial fighting, Vect decides to piss off in front of pretty much everybody who matters, and instead of dealing with the daemons, they go and attempt to hunt down Yvraine, only to lose sight of her nearly every time he's close...and then [[Kheradruakh
|that weird kid]] from the Mandrakes ends up dealing with the problem, shattering confidence in the Kabal's ability to control or defend Commoragh. Oh, and to make a bad situation worse...Vect died for a bit. He got better, and inevitably took control of the city, but now has to clamp down on pretty much every enemy he's ever made, including Yvraine and her new cohorts, and contend with the fact that his enemies know that he can in fact be killed, and ''every'' Kabal lost a ton of their own forces to Yvraine's machinations. And to top it all off, their favorite raiding grounds of the Vigilus system is now extremely crowded by Not-Mon-Keighs since it's one of the few places in the galaxy the [[Great Rift]] didn't bisect.

[[Category:Dark Eldar]]
[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]]

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