The Kabal of Flayed Emotion- From Start to who knows where.

Basically the 'Kabal of Flayed Emotion' isn't a true Kabal, but rather a covert private army who's purpose is to overthrow Vect. Let me flesh it out.

No'akei, the leader of my little crew, was once Vect's personal bodyguard (fluff and all that from the Fall of Medusa V), but fell out of favor of the court and was banished. She went to realspace, raised hell on Medusa V, attracted many Kabals to her due to her success (and # of slaves), and soon makes a play to overthrow Vect. She's betrayed by some Archons, gets captured, gets who knows what done to her, and thats the end of official fluff.

My version adds on to that. Lady Malys, having a similar background to No'akei, eventually learns where No'akei is being held (and periodically tortured) and manages to secretly free her so she can be used for her own goals (which also happens to be, to overthrow Vect). Vect, out of an attempt to save face and avoid embarassment, doesn't make the escape public. Likewise, Malys doesn't publicize the escape to avoid any premature signs of open defiance toward Vect.

No'akei, rather upset from her extremely long detainment and somewhat psychologically altered from the experience, agrees to be Lady Malys' convert commander in her plans to dislodge Vect from his position. Thus around No'akei, with the resources and political clout of Lady Malys, the Kabal of Flayed Emotion is formed.

Now as for the troops in the army. No'akei's personal bodyguard is composed of Bloodbrides, who were all once courtesans in Vect's court, but were scorned and banished as soon as Vect grew tired of them. Lady Malys has been collecting these skilled women and handing them to the Kabal, as she knows from personal experience that they will be devoted to the cause.

Another segment of the Kabal are loosely connected with the Iyanden craftworld. During Iyanden's battle with Waaagh! Rekkfist, a small strike force out on a distant mission arrived home too late protect the Craftworld. They arrived home just in time to see the spacecraft of the Kabal of the Wraithkind departing Iyanden, and were deeply disturbed. In the days immediately following, the members of this strike force were distraught by the ever increasing use of Wraithbone constructs, and began searching for ways to restore the Iyanden to glory. They began ranging farther and farther on missions of piracy, and attempting to safeguard Iyanden from what they saw to be the manipulations of their Dark brethren. Eventually they were approached by Lady Malys, who proposed to them a temporary alliance in order to accomplish a common goal. To the Iyanden, Lady Malys seemed more a Farseer than a common sadistic Archon, and accepted her offer, immediately gaining insight into the moves of the Kabals, and able to warn Iyanden of any meddling or even prevent future disasters from befalling the craftworld. Above all, dislodged warriors of Iyanden knew that if they were to be successful and Vect were to fall, Commorragh would be thrown into such disarray that it would be possible Iyanden would not feel the influence of the Dark Eldar for an age.
(I'm not running 'Allies' right now, but my Kabalites are Avengers, and Reavers are Shining Spears, using Dark Eldar weaponry, are representing Iyanden)

Thats all I have for now. I'm not super settled on the Iyanden portion yet, might make some changes over the next few months as I think about it. That part just doesn't seem as solid.