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The Eldar are a species of sapients in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Once the dominant race in the galaxy, they are now on the road to extinction.

Attributes

Eldar are humanoid and look very much human, but are distingishable by their slender build and pointed ears. Eldar have extremely long lives and high metabolisms, and all Eldar posses some level of psionic ability. Psychologically, Eldar are extremely emotional.

They are -- for all practical purposes -- space elves.

History

The Eldar were once the dominant species in the Warhammer 40,000 universe with a galaxy-spanning empire. Decadence began to spread in Eldar society, however, and various cults emerged dedicated to experiencing everything the world could offer, beginning with simple hedonism and then moving towards cruel and sadistic rituals involving torture and murder. These acts and those who died from them sent out powerful psionic emanations into the Warp that coalesced over time to form the Chaos god Slaanesh. The birth of the new Chaos God wiped out most of the Eldar civilization, laying waste to the worlds at the core of their empire and leaving only scattered remnants.

Organization

The remains of the Eldar civilization live mostly as refugees on massive spacecraft called Craftworlds. A few Eldar -- who call themselves Exodites -- have settled on former frontier worlds of the Eldar empire which were being terraformed when the Eldar civilization fell and have since become inhabitable.

Threat Assessment

Despite their small numbers, the Eldar remain a marginally powerful faction in the Milky Way galaxy. They have superior technology to that of the Imperium of Man, more experienced psionics, and a safer method of FTL travel than most other factions through their Webway.

Eldar of Note

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-The '''Eldar''' are a species of [[Sapient]]s in the [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe.
+The '''Eldar''' are a species of [[sapience|sapients]] in the [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe.  Once the dominant race in the galaxy, they are now on the road to extinction.
 ==Attributes==
+Eldar are humanoid and look very much human, but are distingishable by their slender build and pointed ears. Eldar have extremely long lives and high metabolisms, and all Eldar posses some level of [[psionic]] ability. Psychologically, Eldar are extremely emotional.
-Eldar are humanoid and look very much human, but are distingishable by their slender build and pointed ears. Eldar have extremely long lives, high metabolisms and all Eldar posses some level of [[Psionic]] abilities. Psycologically, Eldar are extremely emotional.
+They are -- for all practical purposes -- space elves.
 ==History==
+The Eldar were once the dominant species in the Warhammer 40,000 universe with a galaxy-spanning empire.  Decadence began to spread in Eldar society, however, and various cults  emerged dedicated to experiencing everything the world could offer, beginning with simple hedonism and then moving towards cruel and sadistic rituals involving torture and murder. These acts and those who died from them sent out powerful psionic emanations into the [[Immaterium|Warp]] that coalesced over time to form the [[Chaos]] god [[Slaanesh]].  The birth of the new Chaos God wiped out most of the Eldar civilization, laying waste to the worlds at the core of their empire and leaving only scattered remnants.
-The Eldar were once the dominant species in the Warhammer 40,000 universe with a galaxy spanning empire and lived in an idyillic setting. Never-the-less, internal denegrations began to work their way into Eldar society. Various cults inside Eldar civilization emerged dedicated to experiencing everything the world could offer, begining with simple hedonism and then moving towards cruel and Sadistic rituals involving torture and murder. These acts and those who died from them sent out powerful psionic emminations into the Warp, eventually culminating in the birth of the [[Chaos]] god Slaanesh, which whiped out most of the Eldar's civilization in it's birth, leaving only scattered reminants.
 == Organization ==
+The remains of the Eldar civilization live mostly as refugees on massive spacecraft called Craftworlds.  A few Eldar -- who call themselves Exodites -- have settled on former frontier worlds of the Eldar empire which were being [[terraforming|terraformed]] when the Eldar civilization fell and have since become inhabitable.
-What Remains of Eldar Civilization is largely located on Craftworlds, massive spacecraft which contain massive cities.
 == Threat Assessment ==
+Despite their small numbers, the Eldar remain a marginally powerful faction in the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. They have superior technology to that of the [[Imperium of Man]], more experienced psionics, and  a safer method of [[FTL]] travel than most other factions through their Webway.
-Despite their small numbers, the Eldar never-the-less remain a marginally powerful faction in the [[Milky Way]] Galaxy. The Eldar have superior technology to that of the [[Imperium of Man]] as well as commanding very powerful [[Psionic]]s, as well as a safer method of FTL Travel than most factions in the Webway.
 == Eldar of Note ==
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