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Wraithships are formed out of pure [[wraithbone]] drawn from the [[warp]]. The core is forged out of this material and into it is connected all the systems of the ship as well as being [[psychically]] attuned to the frequencies used by the Eldar, literally grown into the right shape by [[Bonesinger]]s.{{Fn|8a}} This psychic connection allows instant communication and turns the ship almost into a living being in its own right. The outer shell of the ship is also grown and designed to form bulkheads, doors and other physical designs. The wraithbone is forged by a class of Eldar known as [[Bonesinger]]s, using their psychic powers to mould the growth of the wraithbone into the forms they desire.{{Fn|1}}
The pilots and crewmen of these vessels are attuned to the running of the ship and can literally feel the design of the ship and the ; they can trim the sails to perfection to gain the most out of the solar energy, for the starlight itself propels the Wraithsihp: - the photons of the solar wind billowing in their sails – which the pilots literally feel through their psychic connection.{{Fn|8a}} This also allows them to make the legendary manoeuvres which so often allow them to escape incoming fire or gain the best position to attack their enemies.{{Fn|2}} Like a bird of prey on a thermal, they sense the flex of the ship's structure and swoop to hunt their prey.{{Fn|8a}} Wraithships are armed heavily , with both a [[Weapons Battery]] and [[Pulsar Lance]] with , and either [[Eldar Torpedoes|torpedoes]] or [[Eldar Launch Bays|launch bays]] with [[Nightwing|Nightwing fighters]] Fighters and [[Phoenix|Phoenix bombers]] Bombers.{{Fn|2}}
====Technical Specifications{{Fn|4}}====
*'''Acceleration''': 8.5 Gravities
==Types of WraithshipsWraithship==
===Prismatic Wraithship===
[[Image:PrismaticWraithship.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Prismatic Wraithship]]
==Images==
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File:WraithShipSpaceFleet.jpg|[[Iyanden]] Wraithship (''[[Space Fleet]]''){{Fn|5}}File:AlaitocWraithship.png|[[Alaitoc]] Wraithship (''[[Space Fleet]]''){{Fn|8b}}File:SaimHannWraithship.png|[[Saim Hann]] Wraithship (''[[Space Fleet]]''){{Fn|8b}}File:Wraithship.png|[[Iyanden]] [[Wraithship]] token (''[[Doom of the Eldar (Game)|Doom of the Eldar]]''){{Fn|6}}
</gallery></center>
==See Alsoalso==
*[[Ghostship]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1320008_Swordwind_Part_1_-_Eldar_Forces.pdf Epic: Sword Wind], pg. 26 ''(accessed 2011.08.03)''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Fanatic Magazine Issue 3]], pgs. 6-19
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus]], pg. 92
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Space Fleet]] - ''Eldar Fleet Index''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Doom of the Eldar (Game)]]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf 297 (UK)]], pg. 10