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Now forced her to flee into the [[Webway]],{{Fn|2x}} she had been humbled by her crew and all her former grandeur removed. She struggled to eek out a living on the streets of the Dark City, almost becoming one of the [[Starveling]]s roaming its dark alleys. She fought with every iota of strength she had in order to join the [[Wych Cult]]s, carving out a place through ability alone. Her mercurial displays of stately elegance suddenly erupting into bloody whirlwinds if roused to ire, were nothing new, this behaviour was welcomed in the Dark City.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|7b}} Her penchant for decisive application of excessive violence endeared her to most, if not all, Drukhari. With with countless foes bested in the arena with cruelty and fury, The [[Bloodbride]]'s fame would grow. Large crowds would pay increasingly high prices to see her fight.{{Fn|11a}} Known as the 'Daughter of Shades' in Commoragh, the gladiatrix's outsider heritage made her a deliciously controversial figure amongst the ruling classes. Again rising through the ranks, Yvraine became a [[Succubus]]. It is debated whether this was through skill alone, or due entirely to her patronage from [[Lady Malys|Malys]], a shrewd and scheming former paramour of [[Asdrubael Vect|Supreme Overlord Asdrubael Vect]]. Regardless, this would eventually lead to a significant blow to Vect's rule being dealt.{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|7b}} Some even said she had potentially become a worthy opponent for Her Excellence, [[Lelith Hesperax]].{{Fn|11a}}
===Night of Revelations===On what would become known as the [[Night of Revelations]], a grand gladitorial spectacle was held in the Lelith's [[Crucibael]]. Many fought that night before the main event, a group of [[Sslyth]] [[mercenaries]], dozens of wyches against [[Space Marine]]s armed only with knives, and eventually the horde of [[Tyranid]]s cloned from those recovered from the [[Battle of Valedor]]. The main spectacle was a long anticipated match between the Daughter of Shades, Yvraine', and the master of the arena Lelith Hesperax herself. The cost of securing a seat was high, drawing no insignificant crowd, even [[Harlequin]]s would came to see Yvraine and her bloodbrides fight in .{{Fn|2c}} After a wide gamet of bloodshed had the gladiatorial matches crowd baying for more, Lelith and Yvraine would eventually enter single combat. The master of the arena decapitating a [[CrucibaelLictor]]. She fought many foes before the Daughter of Shades met was dueling, nearly killing Yvraine in this opening strike. Lelith would make a show of their duel, goading Yvraine's fury. After toying with Yvraine for a time, Lelith would cut off Yvraine's left hand and leave her fateful with a deep stab wound to the gut before departing to provide other bloody entertainment in the eclectic arena full of blood, corpses, and enemies.{{Fn|2c}} As Yvraine struggled to hide her waning strength, she met encountered a Priestess of [[Morai-Heg]], [[Corag Hai]]. However, while between life and death she was resurrected by the awakening god [[Ynnead]], her left hand restored as a blood-red gauntlet. Her birth rebirth damaged much of the arena, turning swathes of spectators to flayed skeletons. More importantly it caused a great [[Dysjunction]] in much of the Dark City. Furious at the destruction caused to his realm, Supreme Overlord Vect would send many after Yvraine, and together with but through the aid of the [[Visarch]] , some Harlequins, and her old corsair crew of aboard the ''Lanathrialle'', she eluded capture by Asdrubael Vectand escaped into the webway.{{Fn|2x}}
===Fracture of Biel-Tan===
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 14
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 37
**{{Endn|2c}}: pg. 8-11 ''Blades of Commoragh''
**{{Endn|2x}}: pg. 8-119{{CME}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Gathering Storm: Rise of the Primarch]]{{CME}}
