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The Sect of Akhalee [IEE] - SFO

SFO submod of Poljanan's The Sect of Akhalee.

All credit goes to the original author.

Original Description:

In far flung Ind, in the Land of a Thousand Gods where mysticism and superstition run rampant amongst the locals, a sinister cult stalks and prowls from deep within the jungle. Called the Sect of Akhalee, this particularly sadistic band of murderers and fanatics worship the Vermillion Lord, the chalk-skinned prince of murder himself, Akhalee. In His stead, they are shepherded by an entity known as Mahaduvha, whom they also worshipped as the Sightless Mother or the Deva of Blood. The fanatical Indans saw the latter as Akhalee's divine consort and harbinger of his will upon the earth, and have since shed the blood of multitudes in her name.

As of recent, the Sect's base of operations is seated in the great fortress of Agarabad, hidden somewhere near the town of Rayjapuram. Having gained the allegiance of local marauding Rajput war clans, the Sect has also been winning an alarming amount of influence and strategic power against the neighboring Rajas of Ind; a festering cancer that needs to be dealt with sooner or later along with the threat of dark elf pirates and chaos incursions in the south.

Only time will tell if the Indan faith will be enough to persevere through the wanton violence tearing apart this sacred land.

FEATURES

• The Sect of Akhalee starts in the settlement of Rajyapuram, in the province of the Land of a Thousand Gods. This area is only available when using Immortal Empires Expanded.
  
• Legendary Lord: The entity known as Mahaduvha, a deity of dubious existence even in Ind itself, was believed by Imperial folklorist Peter Hans Gemünd to have had origins that can be traced back into the far-flung deserts of Araby. [...]
  
• Army: The Sect of Akhalee uses a conventional Slaanesh army roster, but their foot soldiers sport unique Indan attire and appearance as opposed from their kin in the Old World. They also have access to special faction-only units like Devoted Rajput Warriors, which come in two variants; Rajputs armed with armor piercing swords and a shield, and Rajputs armed with deadly katars that can inflict bleeding on enemy units. [...]
  
• Custom Mechanics:
  
  • Reformed through Fire and Blood: The Sect of Akhalee can gain Devotees in battle. Mahaduvha herself can gain more Devotees when personally winning battles.
    
  • Ceremony of Blood: This faction has a unique stance replacing the normal channeling stance. Instead, they gain the Ceremony of Blood, where an army will engage in ritualistic bloodletting, suffering bleeding in battle and additional attrition, to hype themselves up into a frenzied bloodlust; a powerful passive buff that intensifies in power when engaged in melee combat.
    
  • Rites: Being a religious people, even the Indan cultists of Slaanesh will call to their gods for favor and guidance.
    

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Submod Features:

• The units have their stats altered to coincidence more with the SFO Slaanesh units.
  
• Factionwide caps and TTC support.
  
  Acknowledgement:
  
  • Poljanan for creating The Sect of Akhalee - Temple of Blood [IEE].
    
  • Sarvente/TriT for rigging and making the female model used by the Devata unit.