Dark Elves

The Dark Elves are one of the most complicated armies in the warhammer world. They are led by Malekith, the witch king. The Dark Elves dwell in the land of Naggarond (the land of chill). They were once High Elves until a series of tragic events which led to a civil war causing the elves of Nagarythe to leave Ulthuan.

History
The dark elves were at first high elves. They dwelled in the land of Nagarythe, a land on the western coast of Ulthuan. The First pheonix king Aenerion, was the lord of Nagarythe and was famed as he battled the Hoardes Of Chaos to protect his people. He succeeded and destroyed the chaos threat. While he was on his campaign he came across a women named Morathi to which he married and the sired a son, Malekith. , He ruled for a while until he was killed in battle. Malekith now a fine general and politician requested that he would take the throne. The other Elf lords dissagreed therefore Malekith proposed a vote. The vote did not go in his favour. Instead the Elf lords elected a new Pheonix King by the name of Bel Shaaneer. Malekith was suprisingly the first to bow down to Bel Shaaneer. Although Malekith grew concerned with the fact that peace was being made with the dwarves when he would have war. While the Elven kingdoms encouraged trade, the elves of Nagarythe trained in war, while Malekith himself was trained by his mother, Morathi in the dark arts, he became a great sorcerer.