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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}}
All Wych Cults are lead by [[Succubi]], who in turn leads the heads of Wych squads known as the 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.{{Fn|1b}}