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==Overview==
The origins of the Incubi are mysterious. One legend states that the order was founded by [[Arhra]], the fallen [[Phoenix Lord]] of the [[Striking Scorpions]] some whisper today that [[Drazhar]], the Master of Blades may be Arhra himself.{{Fn|11a}}
Incubi are the best warriors in Dark Eldar society. They are warrior-mercenaries living only to kill. [[Archons]] favor Incubi as bodyguards. They are also used extensively as enforcers in the city of [[Commorragh]]. Many pleasure dens or smuggler's spires have been brutally destroyed by a host of Incubi to send a message to their employer's rivals. The reason for this is that in Dark Eldar society, one's place in the chain of command is only improved by assassinating the person above you{{Cite This}}. Therefore, the majority of Kabal leaders find it too dangerous to leave the protecting of their lives in the hands of a member of the same Kabal, as the bodyguard would have ulterior motives for not sufficiently protecting the [[Archon]]. Incubi, on the other hand, are completely neutral in matters of Kabal hierarchy, follow the code of their contract and their Klaivex leader zealously, and are elite warriors, all of which make them perfect bodyguards. But in Commorragh, even the finest blade can still sometimes cut both ways.{{Fn|7}} ===Orders Shrines of the Incubus===
Incubi, like [[Mandrake]]s or [[Haemonculi]], do not swear allegiance to any specific [[Kabal]] or [[Wych Cult]]. Instead, Incubi are trained in their dark shrines. These obsidian crafted shrines, all presided over by [[Hierarch]]s, are thronged by patrons and aspirants eager to steep themselves in the murderous arts. The smallest shrines have only a handful of Incubi, the larger ones are sprawling bastions full of howling marble statues with a central shrine where aspiring Incubi and other Dark Eldar come in their thousands to bargain for services or to join the order.{{Fn|7}}
Training is extremely hard and gruellinggrueling. Due to this, not every aspirant survives the training. These weaklings are burnt as an offering to the iron statue of [[Khaine]] at the heart of each shrine. The only way to stay alive is to quickly master everything taught. Should an aspirant live long enough to best a proven Incubus and take his armour, the final training will begin. Every aspirant must then kill an [[Aspect Warrior]] of the [[Eldar]] [[Craftworld]]s in single combat, shatter their quarry's precious [[Soul Stone]] and rebuild it into a psychic torture device known as a Tormentor. After that, the aspirant can be considered an Incubus.
====Known Incubi are the best warriors in Dark Eldar society. They are warrior-mercenaries living only to kill. Shrines====*[[ArchonsShrine of the Coiled Blade]] favor Incubi as bodyguards. They are also used extensively as enforcers in — Follow the city of [[CommorraghYnnari]]. Many pleasure dens or smuggler's spires have been brutally destroyed by a host {{Fn|8}}*[[Shrine of Incubi to send a message to their employer's rivals. The reason for this is that in Dark Eldar society, one's place in the chain of command is only improved by assassinating the person above youCursed Night]]{{Cite ThisFn|5}}. Therefore, the majority of Kabal leaders find it too dangerous to leave the protecting of their lives in the hands of a member of the same Kabal, as the bodyguard would have ulterior motives for not sufficiently protecting the *[[ArchonShrine of Naked Hatred]]. Incubi, on the other hand, are completely neutral in matters {{Fn|9}}*[[Shrine of Kabal hierarchy, follow the code of their contract and their Klaivex leader zealously, and are elite warriors, all of which make them perfect bodyguards. But in Commorragh, even the finest blade can still sometimes cut both ways.Severed spine]]{{Fn|713}}
===Klaivexes===
[[Image:Incubus2drawing.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Incubi with klaive]]
==Notable Incubi==
