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Within the Webway, Commoragh appears as a composite entity of impossible scale as it acts more like a vast collection of satellite realms and cities that are all linked to one another by either an number of portals or other hidden pathways. As such, the Dark City can be seen as a loose collection of far-flung nodes spread across the passageways of the Webway. The most clustered concentrations reside in a reality that are scattered across the galaxy that are thousands of light years apart in some places. However, shortcuts are present that link these points together in the form of dimensional gateways that allow the immense distances of the sub-realms to be crossed with a single step. Runic wards are present that protect Commoragh from being breached by outsiders.{{Fn|1a}}
There are many rumours about Commorragh, the terrifying home of the Dark Eldar, making it difficult to know just what is truth, and what has been fabricated by the shattered psyches of those unfortunate enough to find themselves in Commorragh.{{cite thisFn|1a}}
The city itself is powered by the '''Illmaea''' or "stolen suns". Before the Fall, the Eldar brought stars from the [[Materium]] into webway sub-realms above Commorragh, providing the city with a near-endless supply of energy.{{Fn|4a}} This theft froze and killed the solar systems the suns were taken from, though the Eldar did not care.{{Fn|4b}}
===Location===
Commorragh was built in the Webway for a number of reasons.{{cite this}}
First and foremost, it is a dimension where the forces of [[Chaos]], and specifically [[Slaanesh]], have very little influence. Therefore, the Webway is the location where the Thirst takes its toll the least on the Dark Eldar. Secondly, since the Webway connects virtually to everywhere in the galaxy it is ideal as a staging point for raids on other races. It's not uncommon for a raiding party to be able to run raids on an entire star system before the [[Imperium]] is able to respond, and they have no method with which they can traverse the Webway, so the raiding party can travel back to Commorragh undisturbed. Finally, the infinitely large expanse of space makes it the perfect place for a city the size of Commorragh. No single planet would be capable of supporting the sheer size of the Dark Eldar people, and no system of planets could ever hope to be as defensible as the Webway allows Commorragh to be.{{cite this}}
===Scale===
The immensity of Commorragh has never been explicitly detailed, but a look at the historical records of the Eldar civilisation prior to the Fall of the Eldar, gives an idea of the necessary size.{{cite thisFn|1b}}
Before the birth of Slaanesh, the Eldar were said to number in the trillions. Only a small fraction of these untold trillions of Eldar held a distaste for the hedonistic pursuits of the masses, and only that fraction left to become the [[Exodite]]s and [[Craftworld]] Eldar. The birth of Slaanesh was indeed felt by all Eldar as a drain of their soul energies. But, of the [[Eldar]] who remained, those on the fringes of the [[Eldar Empire ]] that were the youngest and most virtuous were not destroyed outright, simply weakened by this psychic assault.{{cite thisFn|1a}}
===Regions===
[[File:Commorragh View.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The [[Port of Lost Souls]], Gateway to Commorragh{{Fn|2}}]]
Commorragh is split up into regions, and these regions are controlled by [[Kabal]]s. The exact boundaries of a Kabal's territory are loose and ever-shifting, as they are fought over constantly. {{Fn|9a}} Members of those Kabals live in and police these regions, as the existence of their Kabal depends, to a large degree, on maintaining districts for its members to live in. Traditionally, [[Wych Cult]]s maintain Battle Coliseums in the districts of Kabals they're allied with, [[Haemonculi]] are given laboratories (usually underground) within the districts of Kabals they provide their services to, and [[Mandrake]]s will be given the right to prowl the streets and alleys in search of meals in some cases in return they agree to assist the Kabal of the region when requested.{{cite thisFn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}
[[Image:City of Commorragh.jpg|right|thumb|Commorragh, The Capital of the Dark Eldar]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg.8-9
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 10
**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 20
