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[[Image:Wych.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Wyches battling [[EldarAsuryani]]{{Fn|3a}}]]'''Wyches''', also known as '''Hekatarii'''{{Fn|3}} are gladiatorial warriors of the [[Dark Eldar]]. They each belong to one of the various [[Wych Cult]]s of [[Commoragh]]. Wyches fight in arenas in duels with one another and with various captured aliens and beasts; few survive their first duel but those who live learn quickly. Ruled over by their [[Succubus|Succubi]], who share their power with [[Syren]] and in turn the squad-leading [[Hekatrix]],{{Fn|2}} the Wyches are highly proficient at close-quarters combat, practising their skills for their entire lives. Wyches often use a cocktail of combat-enhancing [[combat drugs|drugs]] to improve their performance on the battlefield. A Wych squad-leader is known as a '''Hekatrix'''.{{Fn|2}}
==OverviewWych Cults=={{Main|Wych Cults}}
Because of [[Dark Eldar]]'s unending need to bathe in murderous sensations, the Dark Eldar have evolved the Hekatarii, known in common parlance as the [[Wych Cult]]s. Each Wych Cult is a thousands-strong organisation of gladiators that put on nightly displays of the most incredible violence; not only for the edification of the masses, but also for their literal sustenance. Such is the scale of the carnage staged by these armies of warrior-athletes that their audiences leave the arena with the glow of well-fed predators. In this way the populace is kept from full-scale anarchy – at least, those portions of [[Commorragh]] wealthy enough to attend the Wych Cults’ nightly performances.{{Fn|3}}
Each Wych Cult has its own arenaMost of the Hekatarii are female, which is as much a display for they are more often able to attain the pinnacle of poise and grace their wealth and status as it craft demands. Male Wyches ensure that their Wych Cult is a stage never wanting for their spectacles of violencestrong offspring, yet though they are valued they rarely attain high rank. Comparing architectural masterpieces such as [[The Crucibael]] or Certainly the [[Moedh StairSuccubi]] to who rule over the primitive amphitheaters of other civilisations would be much like comparing a glittering palace to a mud hut. Likewise, the Dark Eldar athletes that perform within them make the most gifted human acrobat look like an uncoordinated ape by comparison. Each arena has its own deadly charms and challenges, from staples such as spinning blades and enraged predatory beasts, to gravity-wells, kinetic inversion snares or even more esoteric and inventive hazardsWych Cults are universally female.{{Fn|3}}
Most of the Hekatarii All Wych Cults are femalelead by [[Succubi]], for they are more often able to attain who in turn leads the pinnacle heads of poise and grace their craft demandsWych squads known as the Hekatrix. Male These elite Wyches ensure that their Wych Cult is never wanting for strong offspring, yet though they form from time to time a clique of murderesses known as '''Bloodbrides'''. These Bloodbrides are valued they rarely attain high rank. Certainly under the command of a [[SuccubiSyren]] , who rule over answers only to the leaders of the Cult. Bloodbrides are known to have fierce rivalries between each other but in time of raids they unite their bloodthirsty powers on the battlefield. As Bloodbrides are the Wych Cults elite among Wyches they are universally femalegranted a greater number of special weapons than "normal" wyches.{{Fn|31b}}
Almost every Wych Cult enjoys the patronage of a powerful [[Archon]], for there is much glory to be had for the founders of the feast. More than this, however, the Wych Cults are powerful allies. After all, each is comprised solely of trained killers who enjoy nothing more than to prove their consummate skills in battle. This mutually agreeable arrangement ensures that the Wych Cults never run short of slaves and exotic combat stimulants. A good patron is always generous lest his stable of warrior athletes decides to bite the hand that feeds them. Meanwhile, the Archon gains the allegiance of a sisterhood of exceptionally trained Hekatarii to lend their blades to his raids upon realspace.{{Fn|3}}
 
===Sub-Cults===
*[[Beastmaster]]s - Wych sub-cult of animal tamers{{Fn|3}}
*[[Reaver Jetbike|Reaver]]s - Jetbike riders.
 
==Arenas==
Each Wych Cult has its own arena, which is as much a display of their wealth and status as it is a stage for their spectacles of violence. Comparing these architectural masterpieces to the primitive amphitheaters of other civilisations would be much like comparing a glittering palace to a mud hut.{{Fn|12}} Likewise, the Dark Eldar athletes that perform within them make the most gifted human acrobat look like an uncoordinated ape by comparison. Each arena has its own deadly charms and challenges, from staples such as spinning blades and enraged predatory beasts, to gravity-wells, kinetic inversion snares or even more esoteric and inventive hazards.{{Fn|3}}
 
===Known Arenas===
*[[Bleak Pit|The Bleak Pit]] - located in [[Port Carmine]]{{Fn|12}}
*[[Crucibael|The Crucibael]]
*[[Moedh Stair]]
==Equipment==
*{{Main|Wychsuit}}
Wyches wear a flexible bodyglove known as a '''Wychsuit'''.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1b}}
 
==Hekatrix Bloodbrides==
Each Wych squad is led by a Hekatrix. These elite Wyches form from time to time a clique of murderesses known as '''Bloodbrides'''. These Bloodbrides are under the command of a [[Syren]], who answers only to the leaders of the Cult. Bloodbrides are known to have fierce rivalries between each other but in time of raids they unite their bloodthirsty powers on the battlefield.
As Bloodbrides are the elite among Wyches they are granted a greater number of special weapons than "normal" wyches.
 
==Sub-Cults==
*[[Beastmaster]]s - Male-dominated Wych sub-cult{{Fn|3}}
*[[Reaver Jetbike|Reaver]]s
==Notable Wyches==
*{{Endn|10}}: [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=261&enmi=Warhammer%2040,000:%20Conquest Warhammer 40,000: Conquest] - [http://www.cardgamedb.com/index.php/wh40kconquest/conquest.html/_/core/syren-zythlex-r126 Syren Zythlex], card description
*{{Endn|11}}:[[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 145
*{{Endn|12}}: [[White Dwarf 375]], pg. 41-45
===Uncited===
*[[Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition)]]
*[[White Dwarf 328(UK)]] (April 2007), pg.7
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