"Mark me, boy. You don't want to be anywhere near those shores."

Blood drinking.

Many Drâihari warriors are no strangers to the consumption of blood; this traditionally being the silver lifeblood of the Valari. Thought to heal wounds and strengthen resolve during the dark days, this is still a practice and ritual tradition for those that have Valari pets or who capture them for their blood.

The celestial blood of Valari, densest of all creatures, feeds and invigorates the cold aether of the Drâihari-- waking them from weakness even in injury.

Blood is important to them- a representation of what they value. They also use their own blood in Bloodweaving.

This perpetuates the stereotype that some other races, such as Humans, have that all Drâihari are Vampyres.

Ritual worship.

In showing devotion to a god, the Divine of a Kabal or a lover, many Drâihari take great pleasure in ritual bonding. Shows of obedience and worship are often extreme and lead to bloodletting or death in devoted individuals.

Surviving eldar most often re-emerge in strength and branded in fresh whipmarks, bindings, and bloody brands.

It is also an honour, duty, and indulgence of the The Arch-Divine unto allies and subordinates the giving of sacrificial slaves. These Draihari, usually officers looking to die honourably, are chosen carefully according to the needs of their new lord- whether to meet death or, at times, to become a new pet and lover.

Arch-Divine Mornkhainen held his people's loyalty in many ways. Among the first of their kind, he had always been acutely aware of their suffering and their desires, managing to earn the love of his bloodthirsty kin.

One of the many things he shared with his most devoted subjects--his most favoured Divines--were feasts of blood. All knew Mornkhainen to be among Zhaine's most adoring worshippers and a love for Zhaine was a certain way to earn his approval.

The Arch-Divine's bloody orgies were legend and there was no avoiding at least a few deaths in the night. His personal slaves were often offered to Zhaine in death at the height of revelry- considered amongst the most beautiful in Niskerra.

All former warlords, or particularly rare creatures with qualities beloved by Zhaine. Eclipsed hair, Crimson eyes, a love of pain or ethereal countenance- all trained by the Arch-divine himself.

These lords of the blackest spire were often gifts for Mornkhainen's lords across Niskerra. A generous offering in promise of their continued loyalty. At times, they were to be killed for auspicious moons such as Rend showing its crimson man-blood face once a year. Bloody gifts to Zhaine for the Draihari's triumphs over the lesser beasts. Other times, they were for simple joy in torture and marking for a Divine's entertainment.

Family dynamics.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is normalcy that most Drâihari bloodlines are subsumed in strain and rivalry.

Elves, especially the Drâihari, do not procreate without good reason and this is often done within Kabals or within the same families as offerings and tributes to gods or against other Kabals. This vicious rivalry against their own kin means that incestuous ties are common, and of no consequence to Nhera's eldar who do not possess the genetic information for it to be of consequence-- themselves created of aether.

It was normal in the Dark Days that offspring be produced for a purpose and given to warbands or sent to warcamps once they were named, to be trained as warriors against the coming void. Most from those days did not survive to meet each other in the present.

Modern Drâihari are not dissimilar and can be cutthroat. To form close bonds without great absence and turmoil is rare and, when they do bond, the result is usually intense and even deadly often to the thrill of all involved.

This may seem extreme or unusual to most mortals; Drâihari being more somatic and lustful than spiritual.

Heirs and gifted offspring are traditionally chosen by merits in combat. Those who have proven themselves this way are often looked upon with achievement by either parent.

Social dynamics.

The dark elves are, by a need for survival and competition against one another and rival warriors, contentious but as sensitive to change and feeling as all other Tuatha.

To be malicious is not something that the Drâihari know to one another and all decisions are made for gain or benefit only of themselves or others. Survival and power is the desire of most. Only personal grudges and families will normally act in deception to one another for any advantage.

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Warbreeds.

Warbreeds are the larger, more violent counterparts to the Drâihari and were known as some of the first to become known as Dreadlords and don the Sheo'draigir plating.