Hoteks Column

Mrdark12 · Post by **Mrdark12** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:03 pm

Hey guys,
I was looking though the Dark Elf book and started looking over the map of Naggaroth and seen Hoteks Column, what is it, I've never heard anything about it other than where it is on the map, does anyone have any information about it.

Post by **Drainial** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:15 pm

It is just something on the map as far as I am aware, you could try critical hit to see if there is anything but I don't think there is. One assumes it was the residence or artifice of Hotek, he of the armour of midnight and his eponymous ring. At the moment though it is just something to fill in a rather blank map with only 6 cities.

Tyrannus deathbringer · Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:07 pm

It's the Altar of Ultimate Darkness that I want to know about

Post by **Drainial** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:13 pm

The alter is chaos related I believe. It is connected to the everchosen; Archaon (and presumably the others) had to go there for some reason, got some special mark of chaos undivided there or something. It was in the Storm of chaos background if I remember rightly.

Tyrannus deathbringer · Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:36 pm

Cool. They eventually put it to some fluff use after all

Thx Drainial.

Mrdark12 · Post by **Mrdark12** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:32 pm

The Alter is also the site of a battle between the Dark Elves and the Demons of Chaos to.

Red... · Post by **Red...** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:04 am

http://legacywfrp.pbworks.com/w/page/16 ... teksColumn

No idea about it at all, but that was what a quick google search brought up...

Dangerous Beans · Post by **Dangerous Beans** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:24 pm

I'm not sure how much credence I would place in that legacywfrp link to be honest Red... - much as it is interesting, I have never heard of any Black Dragon attacks against druchii culture - nor (as mentioned earlier) the black dragons uniting with the Asur to destroy Clar Kharond... Its interesting stuff but fan based and non-canon

As far as I know, Hotek's Column is either his workshop (more likely) or simply a piece of architecture, however being as the dark elves rarely build or make something without a use or function I find it hard to believe this second concept.

The altar of ultimate darkness is where the final tests of the everchosen are carried out to determine whether or not the candidate (who has found the 4 artefacts needed to enter the bleak mountain - one for each of the gods) is sufficient enough. Each of the four gods will set a single task which the candidate must pass: Archaon endured Nurgle and Tzeentch then met Slaanesh who gave him a riddle and finally Khorne who made him fight and have to defeat a bloodthirster. Should all 4 of these be accomplished then he is given the Crown of the Everchosen (the daemonprince Belannar coronated Archaon) which is sat atop the Altar.

However current GW canon has the timeline frozen in the moments following from Archaon's coronation: he is ready to sweep down and destroy the old world but has not yet left the chaos wastes.

In the past, the daemon who eventually possesses Malus - Tz'Arkan is the one who opens a portal to the realm of chaos within the Mountain containing the altar of ultimate darkness, the druchii then had to assail and prevent the daemons from spilling out across Naggaroth and ended up having a massive battle: though this is more my own speculation than written canon (sadly!)

Hope that helps both questions

edit: PS. I don't think critical hit exists anymore as a webstie

van Awful · Post by **van Awful** » Tue May 01, 2012 10:23 am

I'm not sure how much credence I would place in that legacywfrp link to be honest Red... - much as it is interesting, I have never heard of any Black Dragon attacks against druchii culture

Seems to me its a mercenary army...Though i never heard of it before!

Mrdark12 · Post by **Mrdark12** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:52 pm

I really hope the fall of Clar karond is just a fan fic, becuase Black Dragons are supposed to work with Dark Elves as they a kinship in their hate.

Dangerous Beans · Post by **Dangerous Beans** » Tue May 01, 2012 6:14 pm

Indeed Mr Dark - it is a fan fic piece, don't worry none of this is canon...

You've never heard of it before van Awful because of this...

Mrdark12 · Post by **Mrdark12** » Sun May 06, 2012 12:02 am

phew, that's a load off my mind at least haha, damn high elves getting above their station

van Awful · Post by **van Awful** » Wed May 09, 2012 9:21 am

Besides that , Its a mercenary army called the black dragons , not actual dragons!

Mrdark12 · Post by **Mrdark12** » Wed May 09, 2012 1:57 pm

@ Van Aweful
That actually makes it seem worse that they think a merc army could take on the slavers tower, it makes even less sense that way