Assassin-corsair Khyrathi Bayne of Naggaroth has been sent to Laurelorn to forge a possible alliance between the Dark Elves and the Eonir.
Khyrathi Bayne is a Dark Elf assassin-corsair sent by the Witch King Malekith to the forest of Laurelorn in the Old World in an attempt to forge an alliance between the Eonir and the Druchii of Naggaroth.
History[]
The loss of a Black Ark is a sore blow to the forces of Naggaroth, and two have met with stiff resistance in the Sea of Claws. Ecstasy of Pain was badly damaged after being caught between Bretonnian corsairs and a Nordlander navy, and part of its ramparts now makes up a tower of Castle Salzenmund. Cleaver of Souls was wholly destroyed by a punitive expedition led by Admiral Burnetz of Ostland, though she lost her life, alongside her whole fleet, in the effort to sink the Dark Elf vessel.[1a]
The Dark Elves are not quick to forget such humiliations, but they are also wary of suffering further defeats. Whilst they raid villages along the shorelines of the Sea of Claws, they are careful not to attract the attention of Bretonnian or Imperial warships. Since the secession of Marienburg, the Men of the Empire have been inhibited from protecting their shores, but still the Dark Elves take care when sailing the area, desperate not to lose another of their precious Black Arks.[1a]
Instead, they are hatching a plan to appeal to the Wood Elves of Laurelorn to assist them in their vengeance. The Witch King Malekith has deemed it appropriate to send an agent, the assassin-corsair Khyrathi Bayne, to spy upon the denizens of Laurelorn, and come up with a strategy that will lead to greater cooperation between Naggaroth and the Eonir. Khyrathi is more interested in bloodshed than diplomacy, but she is a patient Druchii and has some confidence that, should she succeed in her current mission, the Witch King will find her future work more in line with her tastes. She believes a potential area of common interest could be the threat presented by the Humans of Nordland to the Dark Elves and Eonir alike.[1a]
If she can sow discord between them and the Eonir, perhaps Queen Marrisith might take the first steps in fostering an alliance with the Dark Elves.[1a]