Dark Elves

From Lexicanum

The Dark Elves, or Druchii to give their name in the Elven tongue, were expelled from the Elven Kingdoms several millennia ago in a series of bloody civil wars. The ancestors of today's Druchii inhabited the northwestern part of the island of Ulthuan called Nagarythe (Shadowlands) and now dwell in the New World in their kingdom on Naggaroth.

History

The Elves of Nagarythe were ruled by Malekith, the son of the first Phoenix King, Anaerion the Defender and Lady Morathi whom Anaerion had resuced from a Chaos cult. Lady Morathi, corrupted by Chaos used her influence to spread the Cult of Pleasure of the Chaos God Slannesh.The cult became popular and many High Elven nobles joined without knowing they were selling their souls to Chaos. The Phoenix King Belshannar began to fear the growing cult which was now sacrificing creautres to Slannesh and declared war on Nagarythe. When Malekith returned from his voyages he denounced his mother as a consort of Chaos and began a purge for hidden agents of the cult, only when Malekith accused the Phoenix King himself to be a worshipper of Slaanesh was it revealed that he was an ally of Chaos and desired the crown for himself. Belshannar poisened himself rather than be interrogated and Malekith claimed the throne of Ulthuan,striding into the Phoenix Flame, however, Malekith could not hide his black heart from the Gods and he was thrown from the flame, badly burnt. Malekith fled to Nagarythe and prepared for war against the Elven Kingdoms. The new Phoenix King, Caledor gathered an army and marched to Nagarythe.The High Elves defeated Malekith's amry at the marshes of Maldour.Following which,his followers resorted to dark magics to bring about their victory. Malekith's sorcerers sought to disrupt the vortex at the centre of Ulthuan on the Isle of the Dead,(which drained the Chaos winds from the world)so the forces of Chaos could aid him.The mages on the Isle however countered his spell which caused a huge wave to crash upon Ulthuan drowning the Shadow lands of Nagarythe and the coast lines of many of the Outer Kingdoms. Malekith and his survivors created the massive Black Arks and attempted to flee Ulthuan, the High Elves let many of the survivors flee content they would die in the cold lands of the north.

Dark Elves Army List

The Dark Elves, like their High Elf brethren, are fragile but used in small numbers with advanced technology on their side. They are effective on the defence as well as the offence and make use of foot, mounted and dragon-riding units, as well as various mutated beings. They are analysed in the Dark Elf Army List.