Ilanya DarkWind[1]
Ilanya DarkWind was a Dark Elf sorceress who fought with the merciless armies of the Druchii.[1]
History[]
Origins[]
As a young maiden, Ilanya took great delight in the seduction and manipulation of various Dark Elf nobles. And, while she was very careful to always ensure the furtherance of her family's name, the true purpose behind her complicated webs of betrayal was known only to herself. In what is perhaps her most well-known undertaking, Ilanya arranged the downfall of a rival house through the simultaneous seduction of both a father and his two sons.[1]
In the span of a single court season, the lord had been murdered and his eldest son executed for the crime of practising magic. As an alleged perpetrator of patricide, the youngest son was sentenced to a period of service in Karond Kar from which it was deemed he was unlikely to survive. The remaining members of his disgraced clan were pressed into service. Those who refused this mercy soon graced the blood-stained altars of the Temple of Khaine.[1]
Sorceress[]
Of the countless supplicants who beg admittance to the Tower of Ghrond, only a handful survive to join the ranks of the Dark Convent. Those who do not possess the iron-willed discipline so vital to the successful control of the Winds of Magic soon succumb to madness. Some continue to serve their erstwhile sisters as drudges. Others are slain outright as bloody lessons on the consequences of failure. Of course for those whose parentage assures them a place, failure is never an option.
A scion of Druchii nobility, Ilanya's fate seemed intricately bound to the political machinations of her own family. That is until she came to the attention of the powerful sorceress Ra'thor. Whether her untrained conjurations actually interfered with the spell workings of the high sorceress, or some other factor brought her to Ra'thor's attention none can say. The high sorceress gave Ilanya a choice: death...or life within the ranks of the Dark Sisterhood.[1]
Ilanya excels at felling single targets; unleashing the dark Winds of Magic on her foes in a flurry of spell-casting that few can withstand. Those facing her in a one-on-one contest of wills have little hope of victory unless they can outlast her initial onslaught.[1]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes (Cancelled PC game)