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The Dark Eldar Themselves

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	{{topquote\|I came to bring the pain, hardcore from the brain/Let's go inside my astral plane.\|Method Man, Archon of the Wu Tang Kabal}}		{{topquote\|I came to bring the pain, hardcore from the brain/Let's go inside my astral plane.\|Method Man, Archon of the Wu Tang Kabal}}

	~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tvBUfanu0]''''The fall of the eldar to present drukhari''''~~

	The story of the Dark Eldar's fall and their need to inflict pain and horror in order to live - as well as elaboration on their kabalistic practices - have gone a long way towards deepening their fluff considerably (as one noble fa/tg/uy surmised, less retarded Saturday morning cartoon villainy). While some have balked at the more vampiric flavor of the New DE Codex, several denizens of /tg/ have managed to extract comic gold from this. A common musing is that they are ambitious, sex-crazed, easily shot down, boat-and-plane-loving pseudo-aristocrats (although many of the Dark Eldar really are aristocratic) haunted by a dark curse - ergo, they're not vampires, but, in fact, the Kennedys.		The story of the Dark Eldar's fall and their need to inflict pain and horror in order to live - as well as elaboration on their kabalistic practices - have gone a long way towards deepening their fluff considerably (as one noble fa/tg/uy surmised, less retarded Saturday morning cartoon villainy). While some have balked at the more vampiric flavor of the New DE Codex, several denizens of /tg/ have managed to extract comic gold from this. A common musing is that they are ambitious, sex-crazed, easily shot down, boat-and-plane-loving pseudo-aristocrats (although many of the Dark Eldar really are aristocratic) haunted by a dark curse - ergo, they're not vampires, but, in fact, the Kennedys.

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	==The name==		==The name==
	Despite having been plastered on the boxes and rules for the better half of their existence, the term "Dark Eldar" almost never appears in universe - no one really calls them by that name. Dark Eldar call themselves just Eldar, since they think they are the only true Eldar, inheritors of the old Eldar Empire, while all other are defectors from the true Eldar path (of rape, drugs and rock-n-roll); most will admit they have a point, but whether they're outright correct is a debate for another time. Craftworlders call them the Dark Kin, Exodites call them the Children of [[Khaine]], and Corsairs and Harlequins simply call them Commorites. As for other races, most of them don't know and/or care about the differences between Eldar subraces/cultures, at best distinguishing Commorites (and sometimes Corsairs too) by their MO as as pirates or raiders of Eldar, or by their appearance as Spikey Panzees. About the only people who actually use the term "Dark Eldar" in-universe are some of the Ordo Xenos Inquisitors and their acolytes, and even they also often call them Chaos or Tainted Eldar, mistakenly thinking DEldar are Chaos-worshipers.		Despite having been plastered on the boxes and rules for the better half of their existence, the term "Dark Eldar" almost never appears in universe - no one really calls them by that name. Dark Eldar call themselves just Eldar, since they think they are the only true Eldar, inheritors of the old Eldar Empire, while all other are defectors from the true Eldar path (of rape, drugs and rock-n-roll); most will admit they have a point, but whether they're outright correct is a debate for another time. Craftworlders call them the Dark Kin, Exodites call them the Children of [[Khaine]], and Corsairs and Harlequins simply call them Commorites. As for other races, most of them don't know and/or care about the differences between Eldar subraces/cultures, at best distinguishing Commorites (and sometimes Corsairs too) by their MO as pirates or raiders of Eldar, or by their appearance as Spikey Panzees. About the only people who actually use the term "Dark Eldar" in-universe are some of the Ordo Xenos Inquisitors and their acolytes, and even they also often call them Chaos or Tainted Eldar, mistakenly thinking DEldar are Chaos-worshipers.

	The modern name "Drukhari"™ doesn't make much more sense from a DE perspective. If we assume the Eldar lexicon to be based on IRL Celtic languages (some Eldar sentences are ''literaly'' Irish/Scottish), then "Drukhari"™ would be related to ''drouk'' (Breton) or ''droch'' (Old Irish), from Gaullish ''drucos'' meaning "evil, bad". Something quite weird given how DE are beyond moral considerations, so it's probably a term coined by other Eldar subcultures. (Droch, Drouk, Drucos / Drukos also can mean 'Wheel', 'Circlet', 'Bridge', 'Wet', 'Drown' and 'To Deceive'. It is entirely possible while it's coined by other subcultures, it could be the inhabitants of Commorragh see themselves as 'Eldar of the Dark City', or other Eldar may name them 'The Eldar that Deceive', both of which may feasibly be 'Drukhari'™) Really, though, it's just an alteration of the name for Warhammer Fantasy's Dark Elves, Druchii.		The modern name "Drukhari"™ doesn't make much more sense from a DE perspective. If we assume the Eldar lexicon to be based on IRL Celtic languages (some Eldar sentences are ''literaly'' Irish/Scottish), then "Drukhari"™ would be related to ''drouk'' (Breton) or ''droch'' (Old Irish), from Gaullish ''drucos'' meaning "evil, bad". Something quite weird given how DE are beyond moral considerations, so it's probably a term coined by other Eldar subcultures. (Droch, Drouk, Drucos / Drukos also can mean 'Wheel', 'Circlet', 'Bridge', 'Wet', 'Drown' and 'To Deceive'. It is entirely possible while it's coined by other subcultures, it could be the inhabitants of Commorragh see themselves as 'Eldar of the Dark City', or other Eldar may name them 'The Eldar that Deceive', both of which may feasibly be 'Drukhari'™) Really, though, it's just an alteration of the name for Warhammer Fantasy's Dark Elves, Druchii.

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	They get away with this in part by living in the byzantine port city [[Commorragh]] in the [[Webway]], spiriting out from the shadows on occasion to take slaves and to commit unspeakable atrocities on whoever they capture. Particularly when they are outside the Webway, they're in constant danger from [[Slaanesh\|"She Who Thirsts"]] unless they go on and on in a self-reinforcing, vicious cycle of debauchery. They're the [[Honsou\|sickest fucks]] in all of [[Warhammer 40,000]], which is a hell of an accomplishment, even for [[Slaanesh\|the literal god of pleasure and excess]]. Their lives revolve around sadistic torture, making them a sort of cross between the Cenobites from Hellraiser and the Reavers from Firefly. They are mainly pirates, though sometimes hire themselves out as mercenaries before they inevitably betray their employers.		They get away with this in part by living in the byzantine port city [[Commorragh]] in the [[Webway]], spiriting out from the shadows on occasion to take slaves and to commit unspeakable atrocities on whoever they capture. Particularly when they are outside the Webway, they're in constant danger from [[Slaanesh\|"She Who Thirsts"]] unless they go on and on in a self-reinforcing, vicious cycle of debauchery. They're the [[Honsou\|sickest fucks]] in all of [[Warhammer 40,000]], which is a hell of an accomplishment, even for [[Slaanesh\|the literal god of pleasure and excess]]. Their lives revolve around sadistic torture, making them a sort of cross between the Cenobites from Hellraiser and the Reavers from Firefly. They are mainly pirates, though sometimes hire themselves out as mercenaries before they inevitably betray their employers.

	Unsurprisingly, Dark Eldar draw a lot of inspiration from the Fair Folk - not the pussy Disney pixi-fairies, but the [[World of Darkness]]-style inhumanly beautiful monsters that make humans suffer just for their own amusement, kidnap children to turn them into pets/slaves, and run the Wild Hunt that kill maim and rape everything in its wake, vanishing without a trace at dawn. Commonly derided for being the biggest Edge-Lords in the galaxy (or "scene-kid" Eldar), Dark Eldar come across as the only race that's actively trying to ''one-up'' Chaos for title of the universe's most grimdark faction.		Unsurprisingly, Dark Eldar draw a lot of inspiration from the Fair Folk - not the pussy Disney pixi-fairies, but the [[World of Darkness]]-style [[Tzimisce\|inhumanly beautiful monsters that make humans suffer just for their own amusement, kidnap children to turn them into pets/slaves, and run the Wild Hunt that kill maim and rape everything in its wake, vanishing without a trace at dawn]]. Commonly derided for being the biggest Edge-Lords in the galaxy (or "scene-kid" Eldar), Dark Eldar come across as the only race that's actively trying to ''one-up'' Chaos for title of the universe's most grimdark faction.

	For their fantasy counterparts see [[Druchii]].		For their fantasy counterparts see [[Druchii]].

	==History==		==History==

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The worst "people" in the galaxy. They could cure their torture dependency but they dont want to.

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	{{~~Heresy~~}}		{{Grimdark}}
			{{sick\| Everything they have runs on torture}}
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	[[Image:Dark_Eldar_Symbol.png‎\|center]]		[[Image:Dark_Eldar_Symbol.png‎\|center]]
	[[Image:Dark Eldar Raid Colored by MajesticChicken.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Mercy? Interesting word, I always wanted to know its meaning.]]		[[Image:Dark Eldar Raid Colored by MajesticChicken.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Mercy? Interesting word, I always wanted to know its meaning.]]

1d4chan>Piroko: /* COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS */

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COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS

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	# Obey Vect - he is the top dog in Commorragh, so if he says jump, you jump; if he says piss your pants, you piss your pants.		# Obey Vect - he is the top dog in Commorragh, so if he says jump, you jump; if he says piss your pants, you piss your pants.
	# Obey the Kabals, unless doing so conflicts with the aforementioned "don't disobey Vect" law.		# Obey the Kabals, unless doing so conflicts with the aforementioned "don't disobey Vect" law.
	# Don't fuck around with [[Harlequins]]. That's generally good life advice no matter what race or creed you are, but the Dark City still fosters relations with the ''de facto'' leaders of the Aeldari race, so they enjoy diplomatic immunity, if you will.		# Don't fuck around with [[Harlequins]]. That's generally good life advice no matter what race or creed you are, but the Dark City still fosters relations with the ''de facto'' leaders of the Aeldari race, so they enjoy diplomatic immunity, if you will. Besides, getting your organs mulched from the inside out is a singularly shitty way to wind up in a Haemonculi's workshop.
	# Don't kill [[Scourges]], unless your name is Asdrubael Vect.		# Don't kill [[Scourges]], unless your name is Asdrubael Vect.

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	==COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS==		==COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS==
	[[Image:Dork_Elfdar_Winch.png\|thumb\|right\|My bra is a face. Your argument is invalid (it’s probably still alive, awake, and aware, too).]]		[[Image:Dork_Elfdar_Winch.png\|thumb\|right\|My bra is a face. Your argument is invalid (it’s probably still alive, awake, and aware, too).]]
	The Dark Eldar live in the Dark City of Commorragh, basically an impossibly large extradimensional port city fueled by two stolen suns (and they made sure to steal suns from inhabited planetary systems, because fuck those guys). Think of a sprawling cross between 17th century Port Royal with Mos Eisley space port (a wretched hive of scum and villainy) with a drug/torture/rape-based economy (Detroit) and Burtonesque aesthetic of Halloween Town; Harlequins wandering the dark city are occasionally inspired to sing a singularly obnoxious, lilting tune at the sight of it, a piece they say was the work of an ancient "Elfman".		The Dark Eldar live in the Dark City of Commorragh, basically an impossibly large extradimensional port city fueled by two stolen suns (and they made sure to steal suns from inhabited planetary systems, because fuck those guys). Think of a sprawling cross between 17th century Port Royal with Mos Eisley space port (a wretched hive of scum and villainy) with a drug/torture/rape-based economy (Detroit) and Burtonesque aesthetic of Halloween Town; Harlequins wandering the dark city are occasionally inspired to sing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVuToMilP0A a singularly obnoxious, lilting tune] at the sight of it, a piece they say was the work of an ancient "Elfman".

	Dark Eldar civilisation (if you care to call it such) in Commorragh is mirrored on real life 19th Century Singapore, the Aztecs, depictions of ancient Rome and Greece at their most decadent and depraved plus the city's real-life namesakes the Cammora clans and [[religion\|Gomorrah]].		Dark Eldar civilisation (if you care to call it such) in Commorragh is mirrored on real life 19th Century Singapore, the Aztecs, depictions of ancient Rome and Greece at their most decadent and depraved plus the city's real-life namesakes the Cammora clans and [[religion\|Gomorrah]].

1d4chan>Piroko: /* COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS */

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	==COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS==		==COMMORRAGH WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS==
	[[Image:Dork_Elfdar_Winch.png\|thumb\|right\|My bra is a face. Your argument is invalid (it’s probably still alive, awake, and aware, too).]]		[[Image:Dork_Elfdar_Winch.png\|thumb\|right\|My bra is a face. Your argument is invalid (it’s probably still alive, awake, and aware, too).]]
	The Dark Eldar live in the Dark City of Commorragh, basically an impossibly large extradimensional port city fueled by two stolen suns (and they made sure to steal suns from inhabited planetary systems, because fuck those guys). Think of a sprawling cross between 17th century Port Royal with Mos Eisley space port (a wretched hive of scum and villainy) with a drug/torture/rape-based economy (Detroit) and Burtonesque aesthetic of Halloween Town; Harlequins wandering the dark city are occasionally inspired to sing an obnoxious, lilting tune at the sight of it, a piece they say was the work of an ancient "Elfman".		The Dark Eldar live in the Dark City of Commorragh, basically an impossibly large extradimensional port city fueled by two stolen suns (and they made sure to steal suns from inhabited planetary systems, because fuck those guys). Think of a sprawling cross between 17th century Port Royal with Mos Eisley space port (a wretched hive of scum and villainy) with a drug/torture/rape-based economy (Detroit) and Burtonesque aesthetic of Halloween Town; Harlequins wandering the dark city are occasionally inspired to sing a singularly obnoxious, lilting tune at the sight of it, a piece they say was the work of an ancient "Elfman".

	Dark Eldar civilisation (if you care to call it such) in Commorragh is mirrored on real life 19th Century Singapore, the Aztecs, depictions of ancient Rome and Greece at their most decadent and depraved plus the city's real-life namesakes the Cammora clans and [[religion\|Gomorrah]].		Dark Eldar civilisation (if you care to call it such) in Commorragh is mirrored on real life 19th Century Singapore, the Aztecs, depictions of ancient Rome and Greece at their most decadent and depraved plus the city's real-life namesakes the Cammora clans and [[religion\|Gomorrah]].