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Colosseum of Carnage

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The Colosseum of Carnage is a massive warzone that is staged once a century, to gather the necessary life sustaining energy for the soul of the ancient Dark Eldar Archon Arakan Drys. These warzones take place within several Sectors of space and through manipulation and guile, Arakan fills them with armies from several species; who soon have no choice but to wage war on each other. As the event begins, the raiding parties of the Dark Eldar are also unleashed and by the time the Colosseum ends, it is not unheard of for entire populations to disappear and whole Sectors to be left as burning ruins. Throughout this, malefic bloodlust inducing devices, developed by the Haemonculus Urien Rakarth and spread throughout the warzone, soak up all the pain and misery inflicted by the Colosseum of Carnage. These devices then transfer this life saving energy to Arakan and ensure his soul is safe from Slaanesh's grasp; until the next Colosseum of Carnage must begin.[1]

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