The Avatar of the Bloody Handed God

As far as the Dark Eldar are concerned, the Eldar gods died in the

Fall, and they despise them for it. That the gods had become so weak

that they could be consumed by the ascendancy of the Eldar's

collective depravity is a sign they did not deserve to exist in the first

place. The exception is Khaine, who is still held in high regard in

Commorragh.

To the Dark Eldar, the act of murder is an art, or an intricate dance,

something to be enjoyed and made beautiful. It is this that has given

rise to the murder-cults within the ranks of the Kabalite warriors.

While all Dark Eldar are proficient killers, the murder-cults are killers

without peer, each giving themselves over to a particular clandestine

art of killing in vainglorious homage to the bloody handed god.

Joining such loose organizations is often another excuse for the Dark

Eldar to enjoy wanton blood spilling, there is a closely guarded secret

held by senior sybarites – the awakening of a murderous avatar of

Kaela Mensha Khaine.

Throughout Commorragh’s history it has come in possession of

several Avatars of Khaine from derelict craftworlds. While no sane

Dark Eldar would ever sacrifice himself to awaken the avatar, the

murder-cults are all too willing to sanctify the ritual chamber with the

blood of the weak. Lacking martial focus and discipline, most

sacrifices serve no practical function, but on the eve of battle a

captured and tortured Aspect Warrior of the craftworlds will be

brought forth to the darkened chambers. In a perverse mockery of the

craftworld rituals, the murder-cults will sacrifice the warrior whose

tortured essence awakens a dark and sinister murderer.

The Avatar of Khaine 160 points HQ: An Avatar of Khaine is an HQ selection for a Dark Eldar army.

WS BS S T W I A LD Sv Dark Avatar 10 5 6 6 4 6 4 10 3+

Unit Composition: ▪ 1 (Unique) Unit Type: ▪ Monstrous Creature Wargear: ▪ The Wailing Doom Special Rules: ▪ Daemon ▪ Fearless ▪ Bloodlust ▪ Hatred ▪ Molten Body

Bloodlust: When led by their Avatar, the Dark Eldar are

filled with thoughts of bloodshed, and its presence inspires

them to great acts of violence and depravity. Any Dark Eldar

unit with a model within 12” of the Avatar becomes

Fearless.

Hatred: The Aspect Warrior sacrificed to awaken the Avatar

was driven insane from torture and his broken psyche has

awakened the worst aspect of Kaela Mensha Khaine. Any

Dark Eldar unit with a model within 12” of the Avatar gains

the Furious Charge and Rage universal special rules.