Cult of the Five Pains (WIP)

Cult of the Five Pains
Dark Eldar Wych Cult

(Name History: "The Five Pains" was a Capital Punishment in Ancient China: The Five Pains were as followed: first the victim's nose was cut off, followed by a hand and then a foot. The victim was then castrated and finally cut in half at the waist.)

Color: Crimson and Black

Symbol: 5 Tailed- Scorpion

Leader: Mistress Syrith’iel

Consort: Sillindrek

The cult hierarchy

The Succubus Syrith’iel leads her Cult of beautiful ladies into her coliseum dubbed by the inhabitants that view the carnage inside, Exsanguinous or the bleed out. Her cult’s name for the Five Pains comes from her ability to inflict these pains in the gladiatorial games. The eyes of the on viewers are always watching her dance and when she finally makes her attack, it is usually one of these Five Pains.

Kal Turta “Her Opposite”. Kal Badb Zhai “His ladies blade”

Also, known as “Her Blade”, it is not a weapon in the literal sense. It is the name given to her male consort. This male has all the making of a true leader of Wych men. He is strong, dexterous, charismatic, and has the physic. However, this culture is matriarchal and in that sense has little say in the matter of how the cult is run and finds little power even among the Hekatrix handmaidens and Syrens. His duties are minimal.

Although, it is rare for the Succubus to want to go to full term due to the lengthy gestation of Eldar young. His first job is to ensure that strong female offspring will be borne by the Succubus when this rarity occurs. This is ensured by a Haemonculus who performs biologically a form of sexual determination, in which case he destroys the consort’s ability to produce male offspring.
The consort’s second job falls into the category of enforcing her will upon the men. The nickname “Her Blade” derives from the men that inhabit this cult. He is the judge and jury of her will and is swift to enact punishment upon the men that fall out of line.

His last job falls into the category of diplomat of foreign affairs. Dealing with Kabals, Covens, and Mercenaries alike, it falls to the consort to make deals, trades, and set about the gladiatorial games. The Succubus has no time for this, she is always training. For this the consort is thankful. If she dies, so does he.

Game Play: Treat this character as an Archon.

The Syrens are truly the second in command of the Wyches. They answer to only the Succubus and are usually the offspring of the Succubus herself. It will fall to the Syrens to fight to the death for the position of mistress of the cult if the Succubus should fall and regeneration could not save her (All Female). It will also come to the winner the honor of killing the consort and taking her own.

The Hekatrix Handmaidens are next. (All Female)
Female Wyches. The true gladiatorial fighters and close combat masters.

Zar Fain “Storm Warriors” (Male Wyches).
Consorts to all females in the cult, the male’s role is simple. Fly the women into combat as raider pilots, ensure strong offspring and protect them with their lives as the Zar Fain. They are trained in combat much like the women, but lack the finesse and dexterity that the women have. There are some cases in which the male has inherited this trait, however these few become consorts to the Hekatrix handmaidens, Syrens and even to the Succubus herself.
These warriors are more at home with the splinter and anti-light weaponry that make up the True Kins culture. Their true passion is to cause pain to their enemy from afar or to watch their sisters perform the dance of blades.

Gameplay: Treat as trueborn and kabalite warriors.

Mistress Syrith’iel
Her story begins as many others in this society; treachery, murder, assassination are a part of her childhood.