The Dark Elves were driven from the Elven homeland of Ulthuan many centuries ago and now live in the northern regions of Naggaroth, the bleak Land of Chill. Dark Elves, or 'Druchii' as they are called in the Elf tongue, are close kin of the High Elves and in appearance they are pale but otherwise almost identical.

MASTERS OF DARK SORCERY

The High Elves are the greatest wizards in the whole world, and the Dark Elves are also a race touched by magic power, Whereas the High Elves take great care to protect themselves from dangerous magical energies, especially daemons, the Dark Elves long ago embraced the Dark Gods of Chaos. The natural magic powers of the Elves and the unnatural vitality of Chaos are mated together in the Dark Elves, so that they become the ultimate masters of dark sorcery.

BLACK TOWERS OF NAGGAROTH

The Dark Elves live in six heavily fortified cities, their innumerable black towers rising like pinnacles of ice from the cold, hard rock of Naggaroth. The surrounding landscape is bleak and unwelcoming: bare rock and poisoned blackwater streams, with dark forbidding pine forests to the south, Of their six cities the largest is Naggarond, the Tower of Cold, where the greatest and most evil of all the Dark Elves, Malekith the Witch King of Naggarond, holds court. Few mortals have ever seen this sinister sorcerer, and his body is said to have changed beyond recognition over the untold centuries of his unnaturally long life. His original Elf form has been corrupted and altered by the magic of Chaos for which it forms a mortal vessel.

The Witch King is master of the cities of Naggaroth: Ghrond the North Tower, Clar Karond the Tower of Doom, Hag Graef the Dark Crag, Har Ganeth the City of Executioners, and Karond Kar, the Tower of Despair. All these cities are dark and evil places, steeped in death and agony. Their black dungeons are crammed with captive daemons and unfortunate mortals whose wailing fill the air and whose moans seep through the thick walls of the high towers, saturating the place with pain and despair. At the tips of these towers, soaked with evil and doom, the sorcerers of Naggaroth cast their malign magic over the world and consort with the darkest daemons of Chaos.

NEMESIS OF THE ELVES

The greatest enemies of the Dark Elves are the High Elves of Ulthuan. Dark Elf armies set off from the harbour of Har Ganeth in their huge daemon-infested ships, sailing west over the Sea of Grudges to the Old World and south through the Straits of Rhinasha towards Ulthuan. When they reach their objective the Dark Elves rampage and destroy as much as they can, often burning and looting whole cities before retiring with their plunder back to Naggaroth. Many of their raids are undertaken for captives. Men, Elves, or other creatures, that they take back to their sorcererous towers.

Few have ever escaped from slavery at the hands of the Dark Elves, and fewer still speak of their captivity. Such tales as are known tell of the haunted dungeons of the Witch Kings, or living sacrifices to the Chaos Gods, and of souls burned up to fuel the sorcery of Naggaroth.

ARMIES OF THE WITCH KING

Dark Elf armies are mobile and well armed. Many carry the deadly repeater crossbow which shoots a hail of small barbed arrows. Others ride captive beasts, including scaled reptiles called Cold Ones. These creatures are hunted down and captured in the caves and tunnels beneath Hag Graef where many strange ferocious creatures live. The Dark Elf women are just as deadly as their menfolk, and are equally adept warriors, fighting alongside their men in battle. The wildest of all are the Witch Elves - a warrior sisterhood devoted to the Chaos God Khorne, who they call Khaine Lord of Murder. They are the most cruel of all the Dark Elves and the most bloodthirsty. After a battle they choose victims to sacrifice to Khaine and bathe in cauldrons of blood, renewing their dark pact with the Lord of Murder.

This collection has been carefully curated to provide an authentic, lore-faithful Warhammer Total War experience. Each mod is fully playable within the Immortal Empires Expanded campaign, with only minimal adjustments required. The load order has been meticulously arranged to ensure maximum compatibility across all included mods. Every effort has been made to minimize roster bloat and deliver a faithful representation of the original Games Workshop faction. This collection is designed to work together and in tandem with my other factional collections and campaign improvements. Therefore, please ensure you're only applying submod(s) where they are required and necessary. All credits go to the creative talent responsible for making the mods listed herein.

The following is recommended:

• Black Ark Flagship for Lokhir Fellheart - ensure 'Kill Kanuovael' is selected in MCT.
  
• Vermintide 2 Cosmetics Reskin should be below any main/relevant reskins affected by this mod.

The following list should be placed at the bottom of your load order, below all faction-specific mod collections:

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