| Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? | |
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+6Beaviz81 Thor665 Marquis Vaulkhere Nomic Skjalgepalg Aroshamash 10 posters |
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Aroshamash Sybarite
Posts : 326 Join date : 2011-05-14 Location : Sydney
| Subject: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Wed Jan 18 2012, 10:31 | |
| Well, we all know that the Dark Eldar organise themselves roughly into self-contained factions, being the Kabals, Cults, Covens, Shrines (Incubi) and Gangs (Hellions).
The problem is, what are groups of Reavers called, ever since they split from being members of the Cults, or groups of Scourges, or Mandrakes? My personal suggestion is that we dub a group of Reavers a Syndicate, given both its links with racing as well as crime. As for the other factions... I've currently got no ideas. Any answers/ideas, guys? | |
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Skjalgepalg Hellion
Posts : 29 Join date : 2011-10-19 Location : Oslo, Norway
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Wed Jan 18 2012, 12:30 | |
| Scourges could be a gregation. (Latin: flock; assemble, gather, gather together) -as they are a flock of (hurtful, mean) birds.
Mandrakes could be a pack, as they seem wolflike in nature (hunting in packs etc.).
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Nomic Wych
Posts : 559 Join date : 2011-05-27 Location : Finland
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Wed Jan 18 2012, 20:37 | |
| Scourges gather in Eyries, altough whether that's just the name of the place they gather or a name for a group of Scourges isn't clear. Incubi have Shrines or Temples. Reavers are a sect of Wytch Cults so they might not necessarily have a term of their own, altough if they do, Syndicate sounds good. I don't really see Mandarakes having any particular organisation. They seem more likely to eighter be loners or operate in small packs. | |
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Marquis Vaulkhere Kabalite Warrior
Posts : 207 Join date : 2011-11-01 Location : Commorragh
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Wed Jan 18 2012, 21:02 | |
| Crows in groups are called a Murder... I would call a group of scourges the same.
As for Reavers I don't know. | |
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Thor665 Archon
Posts : 5546 Join date : 2011-06-10 Location : Venice, FL
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Thu Jan 19 2012, 19:50 | |
| Ravens in a group are called an Unkindness. That's what I call my Scourges. | |
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Beaviz81 In Exile
Posts : 155 Join date : 2012-01-25
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Sun Jan 29 2012, 15:37 | |
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Aroshamash Sybarite
Posts : 326 Join date : 2011-05-14 Location : Sydney
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Jan 30 2012, 06:13 | |
| I kinda like the Unkindness for Scourges, rather than Murder. It has that right amount of arrogance and sophistication that I imagine the Dark Eldar having. Raider though doesn't really work. It's the name of our main transport, so we can't really double up. | |
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Local_Ork Fleshsculptor
Posts : 1500 Join date : 2011-05-26 Location : Near good fight!
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Jan 30 2012, 13:57 | |
| Considering fact that Scourges work as messengers, how about... Messengers? Here You go Sir, whole clip of death, sign with Your blood! Also Echelon, for beeing drop troopers.
Reavers could form Wings (Cover me Porkins!) since they are closest thing to Fighter Wings (jets don't count since they are separate units). "Falx" (curved blades, also blades mounted on chariots. "Falx" is plural form).
I like Pack for Mandrakes. | |
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Azdrubael Incubi
Posts : 1857 Join date : 2011-11-16 Location : Russia
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Feb 13 2012, 12:27 | |
| Answer in the Codex, hobby section.
Some sort of Gang Name, Cobalt Vipers, Corespur Elite.
Really they are not much more then Helions, organization wise. | |
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Aroshamash Sybarite
Posts : 326 Join date : 2011-05-14 Location : Sydney
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Feb 13 2012, 12:57 | |
| - Azdrubael wrote:
- Answer in the Codex, hobby section.
Some sort of Gang Name, Cobalt Vipers, Corespur Elite.
Really they are not much more then Helions, organization wise. I know that, but I meant that while we've got the Black Heart Kabal, or the Coven of the Flesh, or the Coven of Strife, we've got... the Corespur Elite? Corspur Elite what? There's got to be a name for an organisation. Reavers are described as performing in arenas, so that implies a level of organisation at least reaching that of the Wyches, rather than the rabble that is the Hellion Gangs. | |
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The_Burning_Eye Trueborn
Posts : 2501 Join date : 2012-01-16 Location : Rutland - UK
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Feb 13 2012, 12:59 | |
| My scourges are from the Enclave of the Whispered Curse. I liked the duality of the fact that it relates to a group isolated within a larger one, and yet still seems to suggest some sort of threatening all-seeing organisation. | |
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Torpedo Vegas Resident Shadowseer
Posts : 512 Join date : 2011-05-15 Location : Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Mon Feb 13 2012, 18:56 | |
| Scourges are organized into scourge eyries, at least where they live. | |
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The_Burning_Eye Trueborn
Posts : 2501 Join date : 2012-01-16 Location : Rutland - UK
| Subject: Re: Name for factions other than Kabals, Cults and Covens? Tue Feb 14 2012, 08:12 | |
| The eyrie is the place where they live, it's a term for any high or particularly inaccessible place, but is generally used to refer to the nests of eagles and other birds of prey | |
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