Editing Severan Dominate (section)

==About those Dark Eldar==

Yeah, remember the Dark Eldar we spoke of earlier? The Severan Dominate actually has a covert and vested alliance with the Dark Eldar Kabal known as the Children of Thorns, which is part and parcel of why Severus I declared independence in the first place for [[Heresy|understandable reasons.]] Now, the Imperium do alliances with the [[Eldar]] from time to time, but no sane individual would do the same with the [[Dark Eldar]] [[Derp|''of all people''.]]

This, of course, starts to make sense under the functions of Realpolitik. The Severan Dominate is outnumbered and outgunned and therefore, has no qualms in making friends with anyone that could facilitate their interests: the survival and prosperity of the regime. Beggars can't be choosers and all that. The Children of Thorns want what all Dark Eldar want: slaves to do their [[Rape|'sexy time'.]] So Severus I and his descendants struck a deal with the Dark Eldar: we will give you entire worlds to make your peepee hard and in turn you supply us with weapons, military support and protection. Granted, this is the Dark Eldar we are talking about and they are not the most reliable of allies, with the Kabal constantly reminding the Duke to find new worlds of sex toys or they will rescind the alliance. But seeing as this relationship has survived for over a thousand years by now, it seems that the Duke is able to uphold his end of the bargain. Though, it's probably more a testament to how heavily populated said worlds are (and probably skimming the unnoticeables and undesirables of his worlds instead of giving whole populations). And that the Imperium hasn't decided to simply squish the Dominate. Of course, if they were to learn of the alliance with the Dark Eldar, or even just notice that the Deldar don't attack Dominate forces, the Imperium's strength would probably come crashing down in a berserk fury. At the very least, the Salamanders and their friends would come to play with a hate-boner even Dark Eldar wouldn't enjoy.

It must also be noted that not all Kabals are as [[Stupid Evil|mustache-twirling eeeevule]] as [[Kabal of the Black Heart|Vect's crew]]. Even in the relatively limited Dark Eldar fluff, there's [[Kabal of the Lords of the Iron Thorn|examples]] of Kabals that are sinister but pragmatic. So it's quite likely that in the Children of Thorns the Dominate found a kindred spirit that wants what it wants but sees the big picture and isn't stupid enough to sabotage a good deal just because they were programmed to betray by [[Games Workshop|some Brits]] who suck at writing morally murky material.