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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ramien Meltides" data-source="post: 423787" data-attributes="member: 1475">I am a rabid 40k player and I also really enjoy the setting. Just to clear things up regarding the Eldar... they are a group of spacefaring elves with a rich and vibrant history. In the ancient past their culture was devoted to excess and pleasure, and the psychic energies of that created one of the Chaos gods, Slaanesh. Slaanesh's birth destroyed the majority of the eldar worlds, leaving behind a gigantic warp storm now known as the Eye of Terror. The surviving Eldar have formed different camps. The Craftworld eldar survived by boarding giant spaceships known as Craftworlds and slowly wander through space, using teleportation technology (known as the Webway, as it appears to be a collection of wormholes through the Warp) to bring their forces to bear. They follow the words of FarSeers, mighty psychic leaders who guide the eldar by glimpsing the paths of the future.Other Eldar live on the few eldar worlds not swallowed in the Eye of Terror. They are known as Exodite Eldar and have tamed many strange beasts in addition to being more archaic (fantasy-like) than the craftworld eldar.The Dark Eldar DO NOT serve Slaanesh. They are, however, a throwback to the days of excess as they are much like vicious, ruthless pirates who raid everyone in their path for slaves and resources.The Harlequin Eldar serve one of the two remaining Eldar gods, known as the Laughing God. They are a nomadic tribe of Eldar who travel the Webway performing tales of the Eldar's past. (Much like a group of Bards)They have fantastic technology (by Imperial standards) and powerful psychic abilities. One of the neatest things about them is their souls... Eldar believe that when they die, Slaanesh eats their souls. Thus, the craftworld eldar (and some Harlequins and Exodites), carry spirit stones, gems of a particular type that absorb the soul when an Eldar dies. In times of great need, the craftworld eldar construct artifical warriors (like battle robots) known as Wraithguard and Wraithlords... these constructs are then infused with the soul of an eldar warrior within a Spirit Stone, and thus are given the chance to fight again to protect the Eldar. That finishes up the Eldar.</blockquote>

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