Coven of Tears
Coven of Tears is a cult set up by the Daemonette Agonizel Silvermask. She felt that getting favour of Slaanesh has become too much of a rat race and thats unbecoming of a Daemon like her. She needed to find a way in which to differentiate herself and catch Slaanesh´s gaze and give them something to entertain themselves with in their Aelven prison.
How the cult works:
Coven of Tears differs from the usual Slaaneshi cults in many things but most notably of all is its focus on excess in despair rather than pleasure. The whole process works simply: kidnap someone, put them into a complex illusion where said person lives out the best life possible for them (be it a simple family life, a life of warriors glory or anything their heart desires) and wait for the moment they achieve their peak point at which they are at their happiest. The moment a subject reaches said point the illusion is suddenly stopped leaving the victim with nothing but the realization that their new life was nothing but a lie. All those sweet memories that seem as if they are within arms reach are gone... never even real. This is enough to break almost anyone creating a specific kind of despair that Agonizel has formed a monopoly over winning her many gifts from Slaanesh.
Great amount of work goes into keeping this illusion alive. Many Daemonettes operate inside this illusion making sure that victims never realize they are being lied to. Occasionally small issues show up temporarily breaking the illusion. If anybody realises they are being lied to they must be taken out early even if they cant reach the level of despair cultivated to not risk anybody else catching on.
Followers of Agonizel:
A quirk reared its delightful ugly head at one point. When one victim was taken out of the illusion something broke in them and they saw the beauty their despair was creating. After intense investigation it quickly became obvious that this was a gift from Slaanesh. If somebody is vulnerable to Slaanesh corruption then by Slaanesh´s will the moment the illusion ends they will become blessed. These blessed ones have gained the nickname Followers of Agonizel for their devotion. As long as they follow orders they are granted a temporary return to their beloved illusions which they now have a much bigger control over. Most influential of these are Aluthari Barbsong, the first to be blessed, brothers Sinal and Libidash blacktorn her right and left hand servants. After proving their worth several times Aluthari was given the blessing by Agonizel to create another base of operation for her cult in the Ravaged Coast.