List of Eldar (Warhammer 40,000)

This is a 'list of notable characters and heroes of the Eldar race in the Warhammer 40,000 fictional setting.

Phoenix Lords

The Phoenix Lords are effectively immortal, when the occupant of the battlesuit dies their place is taken by another but their personality forms part of the developed personality of the armour whihc includes all the previous occupants.

Asurmen

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Phoenix Lord Asurmen.

Asurmen was the first Phoenix Lord. His name means 'the hand of Asuryan', and his children were the Asurya. 'Asur' means 'light' in the Eldar language. Following the fall of the Eldar, Asurmen founded the first of the aspect shrines, the "Dire Avengers". He travelled the craftworlds, teaching those Eldar who wanted to learn. The greatest of his students went on to found their own aspect shrines and became Phoenix Lords themselves. His ancient armour has vambraces with integrated shuriken catapults. He carries the first "Diresword", called the "sword of Asur", which contains the soul of his long-dead brother, Tethesis, who was killed by a daemon.

Baharroth

Baharroth is the creator of the aspect shrine of the Swooping Hawks, he participated in many raids into Chaos bases, as he was a sworn enemy of Chaos because his family and much of his craftworld, Anaen, was destroyed in a massive Chaos assault led by Trarkh (a known Khorne Berseker leader). He was also the fastest of the Eldar who had ever lived. He is a great friend of Maugan Ra's.

Jain Zar

Jain Zar is the Phoenix Lord of the Howling Banshees, the first chosen of Asurmen, the first Exarch. An acrobat at heart, Jain Zar (which translates as "The Storm of Silence") is the fastest of all the Phoenix Lords except for Baharroth. Her weapons of choice are the Jain Zar (which translates as "Blade of Destruction") and the Jainas Mor ("Silent Death"), a specially crafted three bladed throwing weapon, able to strike multiple targets with a single cast. She traveled the webway, spreading her knowledge to all but the remotest of craftworlds. Jain Zar is known to have disappeared for centuries at a time, keeping her followers ever watching.

Fuegan

Fuegan is the Phoenix Lord of the Fire Dragons. Thought lost when the Shrine of Asur was destroyed by the Fallen Pheonix, reappearing to fight alongside the Eldar at Haranshemash (trans. the world of blood and tears). It is said in the last stanza of the Asuryata, the legend of the Pheonix Lords, know in full only to the Bards of Twilight. . This passage says that Fuegan will call all of the Pheonix Lords for the Rhana Dandra and he will be the last to die in that confilct that will result in the final death of the eldar and their gods alike.

Karandras

Karandras is the Phoenix Lord of the Striking Scorpons. He is not the first of the Striking Scorpions for that is Arhra, the Father of the Scorpions. Arhra turned to darkness and waged war on his own kin. When the other Pheonix Lords banded together to stop him destroying the Shrine of Asur, Arhra fled into the webway and is now refered to as the Fallen Phoenix who burns with the dark light of Chaos. No one know were Karandras' shrine originally lay, but perhaps it was on one of the craftworlds that survived the Fall but was destroyed soon after.

Maugan Ra

Main article: Maugan Ra

Maugan Ra is a Phoenix Lord from the lost Craftworld Altansar, which was sucked into the Eye of Terror after being just on the edge of it for centuries. After it succumbed to the massive warp storm, Maugan Ra was the only one to emerge from the Eye of Terror, weilding the first Reaper Launcher, The Maugetar. His armour and weapon were a tortured black color. He played significant roles in the defence of Craftworld Iyanden from the Tyranid invasion and during the Eye of Terror campaign. In the 13th Crusade of Abbadon, Maugan Ra, along with several Dark Reaper Exarchs, returned to aid the Ulthwe Strikeforce against the forces of Chaos. It has been learned that during this time, Maugan Ra was successful in finding his long lost Craftword and helping it and its inhabitants escape the Eye of Terror. Unfortunately, many Eldar from other Craftworlds view the survivors of Altansar with suspicion after being immersed for millennia within the Eye.

Eldrad Ulthran

Main article: Eldrad Ulthran

Eldrad Ulthran was the greatest of the Ulthwé farseers. His accomplishments include starting the Second War for Armageddon to save ten thousand Eldar, but he perished during the Eye of Terror campaign.

While leading a suicidal expedition to one of the Talismans of Vaul, more commonly known as Blackstone Fortresses, Eldrad Ulthran attempted to commune with the devices Eldar quasi-soul, but underestimated the depth of its corruption by the Ruinous Powers of Chaos, and his soul was devoured by the Slaaneshi entity possessing the Talisman.

The Avatars Of Kaela Mensha Khaine

It is said that when Slaanesh, She Who Thirsts, was born, Khaine fought against Her to save the Eldar. Albeit being powerful himself, Khaine was no match for She Who Thirsts. However, Khaine still fought against Her, and in the catalsymic battle, Slaanesh easily defeated Khaine. The Eldar war god's body was shattered into many small pieces. Wherever the fragments of his body fell, sprung an Avatar. They are mighty warriors, who carry the Wailing Doom, a weapon that can take any form, though it usually takes the shape of a mighty spear, sword or axe. Once its physical form is destroyed, its essence returns to the craftworld, where it begins to grow at its core again.

Other Eldar

• Elarique Swiftblade, Autarch of Alaitoc (character recently created for the Medusa V campaign)
• Pirate Prince Yriel, Autarch of Iyanden (saved the Iyanden craftworld from total destruction from the Tyranid fleet)