Infinity Circuit

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Infinity Circuits are the carrecenad[6] psychocrystaline soul-matrices which network Soul Stones together with Wraithbone[2] imbuing it with animus, both in Wraith Constructs and at the heart of every Craftworld.[1a]

Overview

Within this matrix, the souls of all the Craftworld's dead reside in a form of group consciousness, providing both a well of psychic power for the ship and a massive ancestral mind to advise and guide the living. With the rise of Slaanesh, the Infinity Circuit is the closest thing that the Eldar have to an afterlife; if their souls are not caught and integrated into it, they will be lost to the warp and devoured by the Great Enemy. For this reason the Eldar will defend their Craftworlds with a fury and tenacity almost unrivalled: they risk losing not only their home, but the souls of their ancestors as well.[2]

Although the Eldar souls preserved in the Craftworlds' Infinity Circuits can muster only a tiny amount of energy compared to that of Slaanesh, the Eldar hope that one day there will be enough souls to unite to fight and overthrow Slaanesh. It is a faint hope, but the only hope for the Eldar, who otherwise face damnation and extinction from their own racial daemon. Early Infinity Circuit technology on Iyanden is said to have been mastered by Mehlendri Silversoul in M33.[3]

Upon a Craftworld, the Infinity Circuit can be accessed at any time by any citizen via an Infinity Terminal. These terminals nodes in the infinity circuit often take the form of a slender pedestal, strewn with crystal threads, atop which sits a gently pulsing gem that an individual places their hand upon to psychically interact.[5a][5b] This allows psychic interface with the Circuit, and the user can identify the present recent past locations and emotions of any Eldar within the Craftworld, as well as, exchange instant messages with individuals in the form of telepathic visions. They can also seek guidance from past friends or ancestors.[5b]

The infinity circuit emanates light from its spirits that is referred to as the will o' the wisps[7] (or will-o’-the-wisps).[5b] These lights are the spirits contained within. The presence of a Spiritseer gives off an aura of focus that returns some sense of sentience to the glowing and bobbing orbs of ghost light, each being a individual spirit. This returned awareness agitates spirits into activity, often flocking to orbit around the spiritseer.[7] The will o' the wisp reveals locations where ancient souls are clustered in the infinity circuit's wraithbone.[8]

Soul-Grafting

Soul-Grafting, or Failleanam, is the ritual which begins an Infinity Circuit whereby a mortal Eldar known as a Lord-Phoenix commits their still-living soul to a large faceted piece of carrecenad in the ultimate sacrifice, living on forever as the first soul within the new Infinity Circuit.[6] Mehlendri Silversoul, the Eldar who first mastered the Infinity Circuit is said to have sacrificed herself to awaken the infinity circuit of Craftworld Iyanden.[3]

World Spirit

The Exodite equivalent of an Infinity Circuit is known as a World Spirit[4] a complex psychic energy grid which extends over the planet through places of power including the standing stones and stone circles of psychically-interactive crystals where the living Seers can speak with the dead. The most potent link to the World Spirit is the royal circle of the planet's king.[1b]

Trivia

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  • Will-o'-the-wisp in British folklore is a atmospheric ghost light that often fools or mislead travelers. These ethereal lights are also referred to as 'Spooklights', among many other names in various folklore internationally. The jack-o'-lantern has a similarly etymologically derived name to describe a different light, as a 'wisp' is a British term describing a small torch.

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