Iybraesil

	Eldar Portal
Craftworld Iybraesil
The Hand of Heg, the symbol of Iybraesil
Current Location:	Western Quadrant of Segmentum Obscurus[1]
Main Colours:	light blue with white helmets and navy faceplates
Favoured Unit:	Howling Banshee
Speciality:	Recovering lost secrets from Crone Worlds[3][4]
Main Enemy:	Chaos
An Eldar in the colours of Iybraesil

Iybraesil is an Eldar Craftworld located in the Western Quadrant of Segmentum Obscurus.^[1]

Overview

Aeldari of Iybraesil^[7]

They are primarily a matriarchal society, with more female warriors in their ranks than any other Craftworlds, for millennia the Howling Banshees have formed the vanguard of their Warhosts.^[7] As followers of Morai-Heg, the blind crone goddess of the underworld, they constantly aspire to recover the long lost secrets of the Crone Worlds, the former Eldar homeworlds now residing within the Eye of Terror.^[3][4] The gifted Farseers of the Craftworld labour long in their hunt for the hidden secrets of the Crone Worlds, hoping to both secure Spirit Stones, doomsday weapons, and other ancient technologies that would tip the balance in their race's war of survival.^[2]

The craftworld tells a legend that in their earliest days they formed a pact with Morai-Heg^[7] such that "seven times seven" of Iybraesil's warrior women would become the Crone's own handmaidens so that their sisters might enjoy long and fruitful lives^[5] free of the Crone's cursing touch.^[7]

Iybraesil's traditional colours are blue, white, and orange.^[3][4]

Rune Symbol

The craftworld's symbol, the Hand of Heg, references the Eldar Myth wherein the Crone Morai-Heg persuaded Khaine to sever her hand so that she could drink from the wisdom of her own blood.^[2]

Notable Members

• Gaeloch - Farseer.^[6]

Images

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  Hemlock Wraithfighter in Iybraesil Colours^[8]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

• The island Hy-Brasil is a mythical place from Irish folklore cloaked in mist emerging from it only once every seven years.

See also

• List of Craftworlds

Sources

• 1: White Dwarf 236 (UK), pg. 11
• 2: Codex: Eldar (6th Edition), pg. 17 — Iybraesil - Wisdom from Pain
• 3: Codex: Craftworlds (7th Edition) (e-book), Iybraesil
• 4: http://web.archive.org/web/20070123231207/http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40k/eldar/extras/craftworlds/iybraesil.htm (saved archive page, dated January 2007, last accessed 12 January 2016)
• 5: Codex: Aeldari (9th Edition), pg. 28
• 6: Codex: Harlequins (8th Edition), pg. 68
• 7: Codex: Craftworlds (8th Edition), pg. 25
• 8: Flyers of the Dark Millennium, pg. 57

Uncited

• Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)