Where the Kabals scheme for political dominion, the Wych Cults live for the perfection of murder as performance, and none embody this ideal more completely than the Cult of Strife. Masters of the bloody arena games that are among Commorragh's most cherished entertainments, the Cult's warriors have elevated close-quarters slaughter into a lethal art form watched by baying crowds of thousands.
The Wyches of the Cult of Strife are trained from a young age in a hundred forms of bladework, in the reading of an opponent's every muscle, and in the near-supernatural agility that lets them slip between hails of fire untouched. They fight for glory, for the adoration of the mob, and for the intoxicating rush of feeding on the terror of doomed prisoners. Their skill is such that other Kabals and Cults pay dearly to have Cult of Strife warriors accompany their raids, lending an edge of arena-honed savagery to any warhost.
The Cult is led by its most storied champion, whose beauty is matched only by her capacity for killing and who has never been bested in single combat. Under her direction the Cult of Strife has become both an institution of entertainment and a genuine military power, its fighters as at home reaping captives on a distant world as they are performing executions before the screaming galleries of the Dark City.
Order of battle
The Cult of Strife field the units of the Drukhari, a detachment from the roster:
Other Drukhari formations
Cult of the Cursed BladeA treacherous Wych Cult that prizes betrayal above every virtue, arming its gladiator-killers with deceiving weapons; to welcome them into one's court is to invite one's own murder.
Kabal of the Black HeartThe oldest and most powerful Kabal in Commorragh, the Black Heart has dominated the Dark City through the millennia-long reign of its Supreme Overlord. Its endless coffers, sprawling armada, and web of spies make it the pre-eminent force among the corsair nobility. Where other Kabals rise and fall in a single lifetime of scheming, the Black Heart has endured for aeons, absorbing rivals and dictating the fate of Commorragh from behind a veil of paranoid secrecy and calculated terror.
Kabal of the Flayed SkullMasters of aerial slaughter who reign from the jagged spire called the Poisoned Crown, striking from the sky in clouds of jetfighters, bombers and winged mercenaries.
Kabal of the Poisoned TongueA kabal of venomous intriguers ruled by the Mazeweaver, Lady Malys, who weakens every foe with toxin and treachery long before a single blade is drawn.
Prophets of FleshThe Prophets of Flesh are the most feared of the Haemonculus Covens, ancient flesh-sculptors who regard the mortal body as raw material to be perfected through agony. Preservers of the deepest secrets of resurrection, they hold sway over life and death itself in Commorragh, and even the proudest Archons must bargain with them. Their creations (grotesque, immortal, and endlessly refined) are among the most horrifying weapons in the Drukhari arsenal.
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