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Urien Rakarth

2018-09-10T08:23:59Z

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[[File:UrienRakarthart.jpeg|300px|thumbnail|right|You better start running...]]
{{topquote|You should be grateful. Once I remove your skin, you will feel so much cooler. And when I'm done with you, you shall serve a greater purpose.|Urien Rakarth (to a random captive Space Marine he was experimenting on in the 3rd edition Dark Eldar Codex)}}

The... thing known as Urien Rakarth is truly one of the sickest freaks within the 41st Millennium and we are talking the grimdarkness of the far future, where sick fucks like [[Fabius Bile|FABULOUS Bile]], [[Slaanesh]], and [[Illuminor Szeras|mad skeleton robot spider scientists]] exist.

He is one of the [[Haemonculi]], those fun-loving [[Dark Eldar]] who enjoy nothing more than exploring up to and beyond the limits of your pain threshold, just for the sake of it (and their own perverted amusement/curiosity/boredom). Urien is amongst the oldest of his brethren and a genius in his field, regardless of if this field were torture, flesh-sculpting or anatomical body mutilation. The fact that he is a genius, but has hardly ever produced anything of note, says worrying things about the skills of the Haemonculi. He no longer cares about the Dark Eldar's politics; he just wants to be as depraved as possible now. He is utterly mad, often wandering around his laboratories gibbering crazily to himself about finding more experiments, sometimes even while already torturing someone. In one White Dwarf battle report (after a Dark Eldar victory over Craftworld Eldar), there's a piece of fluff where Urien's thrilled at the chance to eat a Farseer's bones because he likes the taste and eating them can grant visions. So not only is he the only canon example of an Eldar cannibal (souls may not count, it's because he will eat other Eldar), he's one of the few Dark Eldar who'll violate one of Commorragh's ''very few'' laws.

How black a soul is he? He laughs at all the examples of 'horror' movies mankind makes. He shakes his head with paternal tolerance at the idea of a human centipede, simply asks if that is all, and suggests further ways to add to it. Anything taboo he yawns at and says been there, done that. There are Dark Eldar and then there is Urien Rakarth.

He has been reborn into new bodies countless times and actually now comes to relish the feeling of dying each time, just another experience to the crazed scientist. However, something has gone wrong in his reincarnating process, or it could be his utterly twisted soul is now affecting his physical form, but he is now as much of a monster in body as he is in mind and spirit. His spine is a twisting compound wreck that leaves his posture constantly sloping, and he has multiple limbs, some decaying or dead, poking out of every angle of his back. His face itself is now held onto his skull with pieces of leathery flesh. In a way he now resembles a puppet, his broken and yet functioning body moving at his commands despite it not being possible in any realistic way.

Despite his madness he is still as expert in his craft as ever, able to create constructs that outshine his fellows, and he's considered arguably the most skilled of Dark Eldar Haemonculi. The lore heavily implies he's the one who came up with the Dark Eldar's ability to physically regenerate by feeding on suffering, and if even a single one of Rakarth's bones is found (right down to a single digit bone from one of his vestigial hands), he can regenerate from that. His über [[Grotesque]]s are stronger, tougher, and, although it makes no sense considering what he must do to them, are saner and more able to follow commands. It is no surprise then he is still regarded as the most senior of the haemonculi masters, and still leads his own coven, the [[Prophets of Flesh]].

It is believed [[Slaanesh]] is desperately trying to scout out his talent for a position at his palace as head torturer/plastic surgeon to the daemonettes. So far Urien has declined these most generous offers but like with all Eldar, Slaanesh will eventually get his/her/its man. Assuming Urien is ever going to die for good, which we may safely bet would never happen ([[Story: A cage, shattered|though the Imperium may have one way of doing it]]).

Before the Gathering Storm he orchestrated a series of raids to capture millions of people and put them in stasis so he can take torture and feed off people if anything bad happens and the Dark Eldar can't do raids anymore. Since the stirring of [[Ynnead]] Urien has, like all the Haemonculi, made clear their opposition and fear of this new God and its followers, and remains firmly aligned to [[Asdrubael Vect]] in Commorragh, opposing any sort of cooperation or alliance with the Ynnari whilst, simultaneously, being interested in their abilities to cheat death. He also planned to try and take control of the Yncarne to get complete mastery over death.

When Vect was killed, Urien provided one of his finest performances for the funeral. However, at the height of it, he had his creations slaughter all the other Archons, and their combined suffering rejuvenated Vect and brought him back to life. Urien Rakarth proceeded to resurrect every Archon there; the Archons loyal to Vect were brought back as they were while the disloyal ones were turned into monsters subservient to Vect.

Like most Dark Eldar characters he's done very little of note.

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Archon Tahril

2018-09-10T07:45:17Z

2605:E000:7ECF:7F00:1C30:8145:6009:4195: /* Service */

[[Image:Archon Tahril.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The Old Bastard. Slightly less retarded than [[Firaeveus Carron|Carron.]]]]

'''Archon Tahril''' is a raid commander serving [[Asdrubael Vect]], heading up the forces of the Black Heart Kabal in the Kaurava System of ''[[Dawn of War]]: Soulstorm''. While he shares the same weakness of many characters in Soulstorm in that his personality isn't very fleshed out, he ironically is better-characterized than most, if not ''all'' of the other commanders in the campaign, with the lone exception of [[Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter]], who carried over from ''Dark Crusade.'' He's especially notable for being one of, if not the ''only'' commander in the entire game to have a dialogue exchange with any of the enemy commanders, as he openly shit-talks Farseer [[Caerys]] during her speeches about how her opponent isn't as graceful as the Eldar is.

Compared to the other characters in the campaign, Tahril is smug, arrogant, and sly. Canonically, he's someone who's old as ''balls'', even by Dark Eldar standards, has survived dozens of assassination and usurpation attempts, and is always prepared to get shit done. He didn't get to his position as Vect's head officer by being stupid, and anyone able to stay on Vect's payroll for any extended period of time is going to be either as masterful a [[Eldrad|prick]] or someone who's survived the periodic attempts at [[Troll|dicking with him]], so you know he's not to be fucked with.

Humorously, Tahril only really considered two of the other commanders in the sector a threat: Farseer Caerys, and Chaos Lord [[Firaeveus Carron]]. Caerys he [[Rape|particularly wanted as a personal plaything]], and was concerned about the Farseer fucking up his plans. Carron he considered a threat less because of [[Derp|his intelligence]], and more because Carron's entire army was at his fucking doorstep and had every intent of wrecking his shit.

If he is successful, the Kaurava System as a whole is stripped heavily of life, the bulk of it, regardless of race, brought back to Commoragh for slaves and sport. Tahril is well-rewarded and retires to his private abode, presumably to celebrate with [[Lhamaean|a harem of Dark Eldar skanks]] and a few captive Sisters of Battle. This is canonical ending, as in every other Vect dies, and c'mon, he's too big of a figure to die like that.

==Service==
When Farseer Caerys brought her forces to stop the Kauravan [[Necron Lord]] from bringing his tomb complex back online and threatening the region, she inadvertently paved the way for her own downfall. Caerys' heavy-handed attempts to bring in additional forces activated a suite of other Webway Gates, which were quickly used by the other armies for interstellar travel during the conflict, as the Warp Storm was preventing conventional interstellar travel. Unfortunately that much activity inevitably drew the attention of the Dark Eldar, who viewed the system in conflict in much the same way a Vulture looks at a battlefield.

Quickly, the Dark Eldar set up on Lacunae, the moon orbiting Kaurava IV, where a Master Gateway was set up. Using it, they could strike across the system with more-or-less impunity, killing and abducting as they saw fit, and bringing slaves and spoils back to the moon for transport home to [[Dark Eldar|Commoragh]]. To keep his forces vitalized and on-task, kabal [[Haemonculus]], Gruemanael, built an extensive torture grounds, where countless slaves could be tortured and murdered for entertainment, curiousity, and, of course, [[Grimdark|nourishment]]. With the ongoing chaos brewing across the system, the initial conflict went well, and the Dark Eldar quickly gained ground. Tahril, obsessed with the chance to capture a Farseer for his own amusement, went after Caerys immediately, chasing the wily Farseer halfway across Kaurava III, before overrunning her base in the Upper Wastes. Caerys was forced to flee, but countless [[Ulthwé]] [[Eldar]] had been captured and dragged back to Comorragh. Continually attacked by Carron's [[Alpha Legion]] forces, the Dark Eldar were soon forced into a defensive battle, which was [[Not as Planned|not to their advantage]].

Tahril ultimately pushed Carron back and in a series of Raids, succeeded at striking the [[Khorne|Khornate]] champion in his base at the Peninsula of Iseult, though they were ultimately unable to drive Carron's forces from the system. It was this strike that would ultimately prove ruinous for the Dark Eldar. It wasn't long at all before the [[Sisters of Battle]] came to Kaurava IV to fight with the Chaos Forces. At first, Tahril was relieved; the Sisters were too heavy-handed to take notice of the Dark Eldar, and with the two factions fighting one another, the Dark Eldar would be free to resume their predations. Unfortunately, soonafter, the forces of [[Vance Motherfucking Stubbs]] took one of the Gates of Kaurava IV, and soonafter, eager for payback, launched an assault on Lacunae.

Tahril's forces, being more intended for raiding and having relied mostly on stealth to keep their base safe, were unprepared for the assault. The [[Imperial Guard]] freed what personnel they could, established a beachhead, and proceeded to lead a series of assaults directed at ripping the Dark Eldar out of the region for good. Asdrubael Vect, seeing a chance to make an example of the upstart commander, climbed aboard his pimpmobile [[Ravager]] and led a series of coordinated assaults on the Guard's outpost. Quickly, however, the guard set up additional defenses, and managed to catch Vect's transport before it could escape, hammering it with heavy ordnance until the vehicle crashed. Vect escaped - barely - using a personal webway device, as the Lacunae outpost burned around them. Tahril, too, escaped through the gate, but doubtlessly would face punishment for failing Vect to this degree; demotion, death, or torture were all possible for those who had failed the leader of Commoragh, and the only reason Vect would show mercy would be to drive home that Tahril owed the wily Dark Eldar leader his life.

==Statistics==
At a glance, Tahril looks like any other Dark Eldar Archon; high melee attack power, some good abilities, and remarkable defenses for a unit in this army. Unlike the base model, however, Tahril is ''substantially'' more durable and powerful. Not only does he get better weapon upgrades, and, indeed, benefits from others mid-fight (like Poisoned Blades), he gains benefits that specifically boost his attached Incubi Bodyguards, further increase his ferocious melee power, and and even give him what is basically a clone of the [[Warp Spiders]]' Haywire Grenade. His melee damage is arguably the highest of any commander once his retine is factored in, making his team capable of cutting even the most brutal of forces to shreds, and his only weakness is that he doesn't detect, have morale resistance, or morale immunity. Tahril can be further boosted by Combat Drugs from his [[Wych]] buddies, though, which essentially double his damage output and make him and his team completely morale immune. Throw an upgraded Tahril at anything, use the Corrosion Soul Power, and laugh as Tahril rips absolutely any enemy in the game to fucking pieces.

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