The Black Arks of Naggaroth! Floating Cities Made For Raiding And Slaving! Warhammer Fantasy Lore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- What do you do when you lose a civil war cuz the gods pranked you to hard? you take your ball and go home! like Malekith! sept of course his ball was a good chunk of the continent... And now those slices of home raid the cost of the old world for slaves and riches to bring back to Naggaroth!
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"How do they float?"
"Very well thank you."
Ancient Elven invention called 'pumice'.
Reminds me of when somebody YEARS ago asked the guy playing Scotty on Star Trek TOS how something worked in the engine.
And Scotty-Dude really replied with:"Just fine, thank you!"
Gets me every time. Thanks ;)
"Why don't we just take our castles and push them over there?" -- Piatriq Sta'arr, Dark Elf Corsair Lord
The fact that there isn't a named Dark Elf character with an eyepatch and a parrot on his shoulder is the definition of a missed opportunity
Well, there's one with a kraken mask that's all about being a pirate. Might even be mentioned in this video, his name's LOKHIR FELLHEART! KRAKENLORD OF KARON KAR!
I think they have tiny wyverns for shoulder pets.
At least GW threw us a bone in that vein with undead pirates fitting enough of that description.
God no. No thank you.
Pirates are fucking cringe.
His name is Kevin. They don't talk about him because Kevin is a bland name.
I would hate to be the guy that would have to tell Malekith that you managed to loose a Black Ark.
The captain always go down with his ship in Dark Elf society.
Three things can happen: one you be killed quickly, two you be flayed alive and three you will be torture but aloud to live
I feel like it would be the Sindri approach to messengers. He'll kill whoever is dumb enough to be the one bringing the news to the irritable lord...
Would be best to not return as he will yeet you immediately.
*Black Ark crashes into the Garden of Nurgle*
"Dammit it all that's the last time we let the sorceress drive, now where are we?"
Hordes of Nurglings very excited about making new friends "WHO WANTS A HUG?!"
"Oh crap..."
In case of Nurgle literal crap...
I'm still holding out for there to be, even in reference, a Black Ark captained by one old crazy guy spouting about the end times as he goes around collecting 2 of every species in the Warhammer World
Nahark the Chosen, Captain of The Flayed Kraken 😂
Malekith's wounds were reignited by the Phoenix Guard at the Battle Of Maledor in −2724 IC, so he fled the field, which caused his army to rout. Caledor withdrew to the border to Ellyrion and Averlorn, disbanding much of his battered army and planning a further offensive, in case Alith Anar failed to overthrow Malekith before the next campaign season. But before the Shadow Warriors could launch a coup in Nagarythe, Malekith and Morathi initiated their last-ditch gambit.
In their first winter in what became Naggaroth in −2722, the Black Arks were frozen in by ice and the first outlying naggarothi settlements were pillaged by Hung raiders. The Hung gathered outside of the beached citadel of Anlec that would become the foundation of Naggarond, but then decided to withdraw. Whether this was a cost-benefit calculation by the raiders, or whether it had something to do with Morathi's previous deal to teach the sorcerers of the northern tribes is unclear. The Hung raiders returned the next year, but found that the Naggarothi had organized better defences and had been reinforced by further settlers, including nagarothi stragglers, followers of the cytharai cults and loyalists from Elthin Arvan.
The naggarothi maintained a presence in what was now the northern isles of Ulthuan and a few Black Arks remained in the area, continuing to skirmish with the Asur navy and contest control of the Blighted Isle. It was 94 years after the Sundering that Malekith sent a major expedition to retake Nagarythe and the naval war ramped up. Around this time, Caledor began building the fortresses in the Annuli Mountains. The Druchii also raided for human and goblin slaves to work in mines and plantations in the (relatively) more fertile south of Naggaroth.
It was shortly before the Asur gained naval supremacy around −2425 that the Druchii began to explore the caverns beneath what became Hag Graef and tame cold ones. It was in −2219 that the Asur pushed the Druchii out of Nagarythe and in −2200 that the Asur retook the Blighted Isle, although Morathi conjured a storm to isolate Caledor, who threw himself into the sea rather than be captured. Around this time, Druchii nobles seeking to avoid punishment from Malekith took their followers to Hag Graef, which grew into a city. Clar Karond and Karon Kar became major pirate ports in the next 2 centuries.
It was after the Druchii were again driven out of Nagarythe and the Blighted Isle by Tethlis in −693, during what the Druchii called the Years Of Hateful Peace, that the Asur became lulled into a false sense of security and thought Naggaroth was in decline. They were disabused of this notion when the Phoenix King was assassinated and an Asur punitive expedition was slaughtered at Har Ganeth in 1122, preceding yet another Druchii invasion of Ulthuan in 1125.
And gortek manages to cap one of these things with a single swing. Don't think anyone's been able to top that.
to be fair, there's no one outside Grungni that could top Gotrek's exploits
What did he swing at it? A nuke?
@@SnlDrako Probably his stumpy penis; it's just bad writing.
@@SnlDrakoa Rune Axe of some repute among… everyone who lays eyes upon it.
@@fumarc4501 So a melee nuke, essentially. Yep, that'll do it.
You have to wonder why they bothered establishing a new homeland at all considering that these things seem completely self sufficient.
I’d say because self-sufficient is not the same as capable of sustaining growth. And that would be needed for their revenge.
@@tymoteuszbryx249isn’t the place they live in completely inhospitable for large scale growth?
@@tanks608 On the surface it is. Literally and figuratively 😂. But, land itself is resource. If you manage to survive, you can grow. Magic + slaves allows to slowly expand the hospitable zones of the arks by “terraforming” nearby lands.
@@tymoteuszbryx249 True. But the Black Arks have the advantage of being mobile meaning they don't have to be tied down to a single location.
@@Warrior-Of-Virtueright up until the population exceeds the BAs capacity to house and feed
4:27 "the land of chill" in contrast to the old home called "the land of no chill" as the high elf king got very salty and banned the dark elves from his land😂
Malekith: Didn't know you were chill like that 😏
Playing games and consistently releasing lore videos, Arch has been on a roll, I feel thoroughly spoiled : )
In terms of pure information transfer. Arch is hands down best 40k youtuber. So much detail
The Big Black Paddle Boats!!! As called by the Skaven.
The slaving and raiding fleet of the Druchii, and the nightmare for any unprepared coastal settlement. Glad to see a new Warhammer Fantasy lore video, especially for amazing things such as the Black Arks of Naggaroth.
I like how you called the Dark Elves the Dark Aeldar. 😏
Or as i named them in Total War Warhammer 2, my slave tithe collection mobile.
The Slave must flow
Good old world lore! Now I have a better vision of what these things are.
Nagronath is a City in Albion made by a beached Black Ark. (Granted it's in the wrong place in TWW)
Now I'm curious, where is it supposed to be?
@@truthsandlies5044 its supposed to be in the north western shores of Albion but I think they already have a unique building there.
@@truthsandlies5044 It is on the map of page 6 of Warhammer Chronicles 2003. It's North of Neuland the Empire city/colony.
Love how magic has made it possible to rip them from another landmass in the first place but can't unbeach it xD
@@blazednlovinit I know right?
to be fair though it probably could be pulled away from Albion, however it acts as Druchii port in raiding distance of the old world so they probably have decided that its more beneficial where it is.
If i do not remember it wrong, there was a black ark that was attaked ( if not sunk) by a hoard of skins and croxigors that swimed there from lustria when the ark was close enought
Edit: yep, the Umbral tide it was named
Lol, nice save at 4:10.
I like the fact that even Arch several times throughout the video called the dark elves dark eldar
Thanks Arch, needed this for my TTRPG. there's 4 Black arks left after Nagaroth was near annihilated by demons 50 years go, just before the players previous characters defeated Archeon.
Arch! You glorious Norseman im reading elfslayer right now and you slam this juicy steak in front on me!!!
Thank you and great work!
Keep on churning my good man, loving your work and looking forward to what's coming next!!!
Ah - since the last dark elf video (however long ago that was) I’ve now collected a few thousand points of dark elves myself (for OPR)! Nice to see them showing up again now.
wooooo arch made a warhammer fantasy video! And a Dark elf one at that! Thanks arch, I still rewatch your fantasy playlist to go to sleep nearly every night. You do lore videos very well 😇
As someone who loves Dark Elves, and is thinking about writing WHF fanfic featuring them. Thank you.
During this story, I kept thinking of the human powered, paddle wheel, floating fortresses of "Battle of Lake Poyang" in 1363. Where legend has it a million died in a naval battle on a lake. Actual number is up for debate.
Absolutely spoiled with new content.
Cheers Arc.
Do what you want 'cuz a corsair is free, you are a corsair !
*proceeds to horribly mutilate some Asur*
YAY! So happy to see Warhammer lore again!
Gutted gotrek and Felix wasn't mentioned from there tales on a ark in elf slayer, but fantastic n insightful listen
just imagine the life of a person who names their ship The Citadel of Spite.. such a joy they must be to be around of..
In TWWH3 I really wanted the ogre raiding camps to work like the black arks but for land.
I'm getting Elric vibes from these.
I mean dark eldar/dark elves as a whole is just Malnibonian Rip-Off
@@Ozzystrayroo Yes and the 8-pointed chaos star that GW has used since forever is from the Elric novels too.
Malus Darkblade, Drizzt DoUrden and Geralt of Rivia are all basically Elric rip-offs.
Love the fantasy lore
You going to do a big lore war series again?
I believe he said he would start the Sabbat World's Crusade series in the winter? Maybe
@@MrPlainsflyer cheers that might ring a bell. Would like some fantasy
Gaunt's Ghosts aka babby's introduction to 40k
Oh Ach a bit of old lore on top of everything in the last month my my my you've been spoiling us
Arch, what happened to the the Rat background on Fantasy Videos
I quite enjoyed it
I'm hobbying as watching one of my 3 favourite 40K channels.
When I hear your background music my creative side blossoms.
I love the fresh Friday content. I knew nothing about this.
That you Kind soul. :)
The big guy back in Naggaroth will not take lightly to losing one lol
I love the black arks. Very cool stuff.
YES. More warhammer fantasy lore
Are you sure we can't get 2 fantasy videos a month?
Not gonna lie, the endless logistics videos are getting old. At a certain point it just becomes a rehash of the same principles with faction reskins. We get it, taking over a planet takes time and resources.
Strigoi Ghoul Kings, please?
Armata Strigoi?
Because icebergs were too unrealistic.
Excellent Arch
Add in few wings of flying and underwater monsters/mounts to these mega ships and you have equal to US carrier taskforce.. yeah there is very few forces that can take it out traditionally.
So they're Craftworld Elfdar?
Nuffin like a good ol Saturday arch post.
How to deal with a black ark, lance and macro cannon batteries, and space marine boarding actions ..... wait, wrong universe, shit 😳
Awesome Arch, you've made my lunch break.
thanks
The final step for when you don't like your neighbours
The black arcs hull being actual castle walls probably wouldn’t actually protect it that much from imperial navy great cannons. The reason being is that you can actually put cannons on a ship that are in-fucking-sanely huge. When mounted on a ship there’s technically only one limit to how big a gun you can fit. That being how much recoil the gun itself can take before it literally rips itself out of the ship. Everything else like displacement, space, and balancing can simply be solved with bigger boat.
Unlike on land where you’re limited to actually being able to direct the damn thing you can steer a naval gun simply by turning the ship.
Interesting thoughts and dynamics.
Yes and no, there is a reason that before the Victorian era and the improvements to metal hull ships that the era brought, ocean going ships were all within a certain size. That being the confines of physics: the material of the ships needed to be able to not snap in half when the bow and stern of the ship were on the top of waves while the middle of the hull was unsupported.
In practice, this means that a 30 meter long ship needed to have a keel strong enough to hold up the entire 30 meters of ship if the waves decided to hate you.
Of course Warhammer has the advantage of "magic makes it work", but physics does still apply to a certain degree in most cases.
Another great video Arch. Thank you!
I am just imagining Frostpunk but with dark elves.
Blessed is he who leads our chapter Blessed is Arch .
Warhammer fantasy lore > Uses 40k background image... Come on arch, where's our Skaven animation?
Love the fantasy lore
LORE FOR THE LORE GODDDD
Nice video !
Vulkan hates them so much he time travels
A couple of oddities which occurred to me: sea navigation in the Old World: 1. Tidal events from two moons would be wild. 2. A mitigating factor might be use of the Lore of Heavens; are either of these addressed in the lore?
Welcome back Arch
Make Lustria Great Again. Lord Mazdamundi 2024
Watching this makes me want to start a TWWH3 dark elf campaign, not done one in 3 yet.
The Black Arks of Malekith the B*tch King
Cope high elfcel
Asur hands typed this post
i always imagine Black Arks like a floating Chicago
See the High Elves failed to read the Evil Overlord's List. _Never_ leave your enemy for dead / to die unsupervised. If you don't have a body for proof, they ain't dead.
excellent as always
Can the next video be done on the Fantasia Wood elves or maybe the Oak of ages.
suppose making a floating fortress also a city is rather nice on the repair work
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The Dark Elves are a thorn in the side of everyone but not nearly as dangerous as the Skaven.
Total War Warhammer does not do them justice.
I thought they were just larger ships from magical origins, like demon possessed wood or something.
or you can just Trow Gotrix on to one and he will handel that one to
Any news on the Sabbat series`?
Naggeroth
Yallbe forgetting that the original OGs Gotrex and Felix sunk one
6 Black Arks is not a big problem at all. Just kill all the inhabitants of the arks and you have tanker LUL
Dark elf bastards!
I think we can safely say that the Black Arc raids have indeed stopped. What with GM blowing up the Warhammer world.
Hello Krings 👋
Sabat worlds crusade when
The Black Arks of Treacherous Pronunciation
Another Friday, another comment asking for another video of the Aspect Warriors
In Detroit there are the black.... nevermind. 😂😂
The sheer joy of seeing an arch video release swiftly replaced with the urgh of it being fantasy
oh no...
16:00
Im so off when it comes to WF lore. Thanks, Arch
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I honestly can't understand how these guys never conquered Ulthuan.
I mean, Sparta beat Athens for a reason a warrior society will beat the Poet society
In an old codex for thr high elves i got from my uncle tuere is a syory about an especially militant high Elf that lead a massive invasion of naggaroth that nearly eradicated the dark elfs. The high elves are less poets that fight and more fighters that live long enough to learn poetry
@@memecat57 Bruh, Naagarond is literally Sparta
They learn to fight from infancy.
I get being on the defense helps the HE often but sorry no, the Asur should have lost the Sundering just based on how OP Naagarythe was
In most of the fluff it usually involve malekith inability to abandon his pride of holding his old crib on the doughnut, some magical mcguffin from the vortex, and also the dragon squadron of Caledor
The high elves have more dragons as I understand.
Now the DE do have dragons but it's canonical that they're fewer in number as the eggs must be stolen from Calador
Chronic backstabbing syndrome. Naggaroth is famously the Land of No Chill.
hmhm, 44 seconds in and already salty about End Times lore, that's when you know it is a Warhammer Fantasy video
TWWH 2 is definately not doing the black ark any justice. It is terriblely underwhelming...
Elric did it better
Arch……. THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK OF THE END TIMES NOR OF THINE AGE OF $H1TM@R! Fun fact Mauls “Dark Blade” has roots in a land locked black arc. His mom os from one.
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Oh, Warhammer FANTASY? No thank you.
Please use some other background music, or at least change it from video to video.
No joke it’s the reason for me not really watching you as much.
Much love, Love
I do not like this Druchii. Her smug aura mocks me.