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lb thiS daYt this warrior cult h"s become
the main religion of rhe Dark Elves, and
many believed the Cult of Pleasure had
disappeared completely. Morathi herself,
always skilled and manipulative in her
politics, attained a position of
prominence within the Cult of Khaine,
and she still retains the loyaJry of the
Witch Elves. Nevenheless, this is a front,
for her first devotion is 1:0 Slaanesh, and
she has secretly kept me Cult of Pleasure
active. This has caused her to have a
confromational relationship with
HeUcbron, the Hag Queen of the worship
of Khaine, who suspects Moralhi'
loyalties. However, given Morathi's
exahed status among her people, it
would be a foolish move by Hel1ebron to
publicly oppose her.
With her son Malekidl utterly fIXated
upon reclaiming Ullhaun, Morathi W"dS
concerned with the amount of energy
this ongoing wa.r wa.s draining from the
Druchii nation, With her son
concentrating on his war with the High
Elves, and away from Naggaroth, Morathi
decided the time was right (0 revive the
Cult of Slaanesh to become a significant
power once more. Though lhe Hag
Queens believed that they had
suppressed the Cult for years, almost
stamping it out unerly, this was merely an
illusion, and the growth of the Cult has
been dramatic. The power of the
Convents of the Sorceresses has grown
strong in recent years with their growing
involvement with the Cult of Slaanesh.
Seeking to strengthen her Cult of
Slaanesh, Morathi travelled far to the
north. Borne upon the back of her Dark
Pegasus, Sulephel, and accompanied by a
coterie of Sorceresses also flying on swift,
flying steeds, she soared through the
darkness over the mountains and forest.
They flew on past the great spires of the
northern w:ucluowcrs that marked the
border of their re,llm, yCI stiU they flew
Oil, pushing far intO the enemy territory
of thc savage Chaos tribes known
collectively as the I-lung.
Roaming warbands within this blighted
land saw the black shapes passing in the
skies far above them. Word of the passing
shapes spread across the lands, and the
tribesmen wondered what meir
appearance could mean.
Eventually, Morathi and her coterie
directed their steeds to land upon the
tainted soil in the midst of a great
gathering of warbands. An cnOffilOUS fire
burned at me hean of me gathering,
around which sat the warlords and
chieftains. The grim northern warriors
dutchcd their cruel weapons tightly as the
female Elves leapt lightly from their
saddles, and gracefully walked through the
campsite. onc dared to halt their
progress, for aLI could feci the power these
strange, lithe women wielded as they made
their way to the centre of the gathering.
The warlords rose from meir council [Q
confront the interlopers. The savage
sorcerers of the tribes g.1.spcd as mey S3W
the beauty of Morathi. The eye of the
great god Slaanesh, who they knew as
Shaarnor, was upon her, proclaimed the
mystics. In their eyes, the favour of the
I)rince of Pleasure coiled around her like
a serpent.