Scourges

Commorragh's personal take on Sanguinius.

The fem-fatal variety, literal Harpies. If she hitches you for a ride, it's to drop you to your death, maybe onto something long and sharp.

"The earth does not deserve to touch our feet." - Typical Scourge attitudes

Scourges are the Dark Eldar equivalent of the Swooping Hawks and are often a particularly rich and daring individual who has submitted him/herself to a haemonculus's attention; that is having his/her bones hollowed out, powerful wings grafted to his/her frame and new bands of muscle and adrenaline dispensers added to his/her torso so that he/she is capable of true flight. Meaning that they are the closest army to compete with the Blood Angels in the wing department.

Unlike other armies, who have assault-oriented jump-troops, Scourges carry heavy weapons into battle, often employed for hit-and-run tactics against vehicles and heavy infantry. A scourge squad leader is known as a Solarite. Scourges have access to a range of powerful ranged weapons, including Splinter Cannons, Dark Lances, shredders, heat lances, haywire blasters, blasters and shardcarbines.

Unlike some other Dark Eldar units, Scourges are purely mix, with both male and female Dark Eldar joining its ranks. Usually /tg/ calls the men as literal/real Swooping Hawks while the women as literal Harpies. The vast majority of eldar units are mixed.