Incubus

An Incubus (pl: Incubi) is an elite Dark Eldar warrior that act as personal bodyguard to powerful Dark Eldar Archons and the most successful Dracons. Theirs is the task to protect their patron's life every second of the day from the inevitable attempts on his or her life, since promotion through assassination is a time-honored tradition in Commorragh. A rarity amongst the notably treacherous Dark Eldar society, Incubi are utterly loyal and will uphold their contracts to the letter.

History
The Incubi do not swear allegiance to any specific Kabal or Wych Cult, as servants of Khaela Mensha Khaine, their loyalty is first and foremost to their war-shrine, an aspect in which they are eerily similar to the Craftworld Eldar Aspect Warriors. These obsidian crafted shrines are led by an Hierarch, the most senior an potent warrior amongst the elite group. The Hierarch is the spokesperson of the Shrine with the rest of Commorragh, and it is he who will bargain with prospective patrons, and cull the most valuable initiates from amongst the many aspirants eager to steep themselves in the murderous arts.

Training to become an Incubus is extremely hard and gruelling and most aspirants die along the way. The only way to stay alive is to quickly master everything taught by the Hierarch, and those who fail are burnt as an offering to the iron statue of Khaine at the heart of each shrine. The only way for an aspirant to attain the rank of Incubus is to best a proven Incubus in mortal combat and claim his armour for himself. At that point, the aspirant will only have one last trial to fulfill: kill an Aspect Warrior of the Eldar Craftworlds in single combat, claim their prey's precious Soul Stone, and ultimately debase and rebuild it into a psychic torture device known as a Tormentor. Only when this is done can the aspirant truly call himself Incubus, and take his place amongst his fellows at the heart of the shrine.

The same process is applied for promotion within an Incubi shrine: should an Incubus desire promotion, he must challenge and best the holder of the place he covets in personal combat. Unlike everywhere else in Commoragh, assassination is not tolerated amongst the Incubi. Should a Hierarch fall on the field of battle, the Incubi will fight amongst themselves to determine which one will become the new Hierarch. This process of selection ensure that only the best warriors ever remain Incubi or Hierarch for long, ensuring that the quality of the service they offer remain at a peak.

Incubi are the best warriors in Dark Eldar society, mercenaries that live only to fight and kill. Due to the time-honored tradition of promotion through assassination that defines Dark Eldar society, the services of Incubi is highly sought after as bodyguards. Incubi are by their nature completely neutral in matters of Kabal Hierarchy. They follow the code of their contract zealously, and are elite warriors, all of which make them perfect bodyguards. Few Archons ever hesitate to invest massive part of their raiding spoils into securing the exclusive assistance of an Hierarch and his shrine of Incubi, and any subordinate who wishes to attempt to take the place of the Archon must first find some loophole or circumstance that will make such a contract void, lest he wishes to face the Incubi in combat.

Wargear
Incubi are trained in the use of many different weapons unique to their warrior sect. Almost all Incubi favour a great two-handed Power Sword they call a Klaive. A Klaive is a masterpiece of balance and form; the Incubi consider Klaives to be the one and only true weapon. However some shrine prefer to promote the use of a Punisher, a two-handed Power Weapon resembling a halberd, manufactured in such a way as to assist the wielder when swinging, effectively increasing the strength and reach of their attacks. All Incubi are equipped with an extremely resilient suit of armor, called Incubus Warsuit. The Incubi jealously keep the procedures to manufacture and repair such armour to themselves, and as such they are the only ones to wear them. An Incubus Warsuit offers protection similar to a Space Marine's Power Armour, without inhibiting its bearer'movement in the least. The helmet of the suit incorporates the signature Tormentor weapon of the Incubi.

More experienced Incubi who serve in the role of squad leader to their fellows sometimes favor the versatile Demi-klaives, paired Power Blades which can be wielded either separately to increase the amount of strikes the user can make, or clasped together to form a much larger blade, thus increasing the force of the blows.

Notable Incubi
Drazhar - Drazhar, known as the Master of Blades, is the champion of his order. An utterly deadly master of the Demi-klaives, Drahzar is an enigma amongst the dark Eldar, for nothing is known about him. Even his name, "Drahzar", which means "Living Blade" in the Eldar Lexicon is a title used by the other Incubi to speak of him, for non has ever heard Drahzar utter a word or seen him remove his mask.