Wild Kin

"'They are expensive, somewhat unreliable, arrogant, overbearing, dreadfully aware of their capabilities and employing this Xenos princess can get the Inquisition on your tail. Would I recommend them? As much as I would love to deny that, I can't. Because in the end, they are worth their money.'""-Imperial Governor Kuhlan Vando's conversation with members of the Furavau Trade Council"A patched together mercenary band with origins in the Segmentum Pacificus, The Wild Kin has gained a reputation as an efficient and if demanded discrete fighting force. Being known to do almost every kind of work for almost every kind of employer, the group has become home to outcasts, nomads, escaped prisoners, deserters, soldiers of fortune, Exodites and everyone else with no place to go and no idea how to pay their next meal.

The noble origins
"'These people, my people, are already dead, they just have not realized it yet. When you look at them, you realize that their schemes, their plans, their hope for Ynnead, all of that is just a masquerade, a masquerade to not accept the inevitable demise of our kin. At the same time, the Mon Keigh, equally threatened by doom, are so much more lively. They fight and scream and shout and struggle while most of my brethren have already accepted their end, somewhere deep down in their hearts. In the end, I think I would have made a better Mon Keigh than Eldar.'""-Vamosha, leader of the Wild Kin"Sometimes, young Eldar suffer the urge to leave their home, the Craftworlds and experience the galaxy. These young Eldar deem the Warrior Paths as restriction and seek to make full use of the heightened senses of their kin. In consequence, they are either indirectly forced to leave or do so on their own accord.

Vamosha, a daughter of Saim-Hann, a Craftworld known for the unusally wild disposition of it's inhabitants, suffered such a fate. Born as Vamosha Illuriel Fuvara, daughter of the chief of house Fuvara, had a future as great leader and inspiring warrior ahead of her. Following the Path of the Warrior and the Path of the Leader, she became an Autarch Skyrunner at an exceptionally young age, too young as some insisted. Their worries were not without a reason, as Vamosha soon displayed a desire for battle and excitement that was unusual even for the standards of Saim-Hann. She'd often engage in races or duels with others, seeking to simulate the heat of battle she had grown fond of.

Her escapades eventually lead to her being urged to leave the Craftworld as her behavior was deemed dangerous. This eventual decision was made after her lack of restraint had endangered several missions she had been assigned to. It is said that although a surprise for the young Eldar, it was a welcome one. Taking her favorite ship, the Solaris Light Cruiser *Wind Serpet*, Vamosha left Saim-Hann along with a few of her brethren that shared her ideals and disposition.

A pirate most dignified
After her more or less voluntary leave, *Captain* Vamosha dubbed her group of pirates *The Wild Kin*. It did not take long after they had become notorious pirates, operating all throughout the Segmentum Pacificus and it's borders. Though engaging in the typical criminalities such as fraud, piracy, blackmailing and and protection racket, the WIld Kin was also known for lending her services to numerous traders, mercenary leaders and even Imperial Officials. Those alliances did usually not last very long, however, before the pirates left the system or sector in search for new 'entertainment'.

Eventually, in decades of living as soldiers of fortune, the Eldar of the wild kin reinforced their lines with recruits of all kinds, as there were simply not enough of their brethren to fully cover their losses. More and more, the Wild Kin turned from a group of rebellious young Eldar to a melting pot for outcasts of all shapes and sizes. Renegade but not traitorous Space Marines, the remains of forgotten or nearly destroyed regiments of the Astra Militarum, even some rare Tau deserters eventually gathered under the banner of *Vamosha the Swift*.

An unusual ally is gained
During the later events of the 41st Millenium, somewhen around 999.994 M40, the Wild Kin received the offer for employment from a group of rogue traders operating in the Nithis system in the Segmentum Pacificus. The local governor had employed them to defend one of the system's planets, Nivastis, from the constant attack of Eldar Raiders. The imperial navy in the system had been unable to keep up with the Slavers' speed.