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Fall of the Eldar

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The '''Fall of the Eldar''' occurred over ten thousand years ago and ended the [[Eldar]] supremacy inside of the Milky Way galaxy. They The Eldar were at the height of their empire and held , holding sway over the vast majority of the galaxy. Their worlds were paradises and full of peace and cultural achievement, and then it until their dominion was all but destroyed.
Even before this timeLong ago, it had been feared that the Eldar would fall. The [[Old Ones]] warned prophesied the Eldar about it's fall, but their predictions warning was ignored and warnings were forgotten and ignored over time. The Eldar came to believe that all races were below them, going so far as calling them barbarians. This proud and arrogant attitude was supported by their advanced technology and control of the [[Webway]]s. They created many beautiful things, lived long lives, and returned to the [[Warp]] upon death. Slowly, the pride of the Eldar overcame their caution and they became ever more proud and arrogant. They had long since outgrown the need for physical labour as their technology provided all, leaving them with only their own desires to satisfy.
Many gave in to their hedonistic desires and cults sprang up on all Eldar worlds, each dedicated to a different aspect of arcane knowledge and sensual excess. Gradually, the Eldar society grew more and more divided. The people became increasingly corrupt, delving into vicious practices verging on sadism. Insane killers prowled the streets in search of victims, attempting to find new ways to satisfy their needs, but no violent act could slate their unquenchable thirst. Soon the streets were running with blood, and the bestial roar of crowds could be heard throughout the Eldar empire.
The However, the degeneration of the Eldar came did not happen without resistance. Many Eldar free from the corruption - from raving madmen to believe that all races were below them, even so far as calling them barbariansgenuine survivalists - fled their homeworlds in assorted spacecraft. This proud After battling numerous dangers in space and arrogant idea was proven by their advanced technology and control disasters at the hands of the [[Webway]]s. They created many beautiful things natural predators and lived long lives and when they diedOrk incursions, their spirits returned to the these '[[WarpExodites]]. Slowly' (named from their 'Exodus') settled untamed worlds far from Eldar space, at the pride fringes of the Eldar overcame their caution and they became ever more proud and arrogantgalaxy. They had long since outgrown the need Life was difficult for a people unfamiliar with physical labour as their society provided all, leaving them with only their own desires to satisfyand plagued by self-denial.
Many gave in to their hedonistic desires and cults sprang up over the Eldar lands dedicated to As a direct result of this foul depravity, a new [[Chaos]] god was spawned: [[Slaanesh]], the different aspects consequence of arcane knowledge and sensual excesses. Gradually, the Eldar society grew more 's lusts and more divided by desires. No other creature of the different cultsWarp had as violent a birth as Slaanesh, or was as powerful or monstrous. The people became more and more corruptShortly before the Chaos god's birth, delving into vicious practises, verging on sadism. Sadistic killers prowled the streets in search Eldar had been plagued with premonitions of victims, attempting to find new ways to satisfy their needs. It became harder and harder to satisfy their decadent desires so the acts became more violentdark deity. Soon Yet, like the streets Old Ones' prophecy, they were running with blood ignored. The Eldar slew each other and feasted on the bestial roar corpses of their fellow kin while the crowds could be heard throughout worlds around them burned. With a horrible scream that pierced the galaxy, Slaanesh was born. There was not a single Eldar empirewho didn't feel the painful psychic backlash.
HoweverThe epicenter of the explosion lay within the heart of the Eldar homeworlds, the degeneration where most of the Eldar did not go without resistancepopulation was concentrated. Derided as fanatics obsessed with selfMany Eldar in a thousand light-denial year radius died, their spirits sucked into the Warp, and suffering by a hedonistic society, many fleeing Craftworlds were overtaken. Far from Eldar free from space, most of the Exodite worlds survived the corruption plaguing their society - from raving madmen Fall. The Eldar were now a scattered race, bound to genuine survivalists - fled be hunted by the Great Enemy for the rest of eternity as chastisement for their homeworlds in assorted spacecraftdepravity. After battling numerous dangers in spaceSome Eldar believe that there is a final hope: Ynnead, and disaster at the hands Eldar God of natural predators and Ork incursions these 'Death, is slowly growing in the collective [[ExoditesInfinity Circuit]]' (named from their 'Exodus') settled untamed worlds far from s of the surviving Craftworlds. When enough Eldar spacesouls join the Circuits, at all the fringes of Craftworlds will unite and create one massive Infinity Circuit, giving Ynnead life as a new power in the galaxyWarp. Life was difficult for a people unused It will be strong enough to physical labour battle and self-denialsubdue Slaanesh, redeeming the Eldar race once and for all.
As a direct result of this foul depravity, a new [[Chaos]] god was spawned, [[Slaanesh]], formed mainly by the Eldar lusts and desires. No other creature of the warp created had such a violent birth as Slaanesh, or was as powerful or monstrous. For the years before, the Eldar race had been plagued with the images of the sleeping entity. The Eldar slew each other and feasted on the corpses of their fellow kin, while the worlds around them burned. As Slaanesh was born, there was not a single Eldar who didn't feel the pain. With a psionic cry, Slaanesh assaulted the universe and the spirits of the Eldar were drawn from their bodies and sucked into the warp. The epicentre of the psychic implosion lay within the heart of the Eldar homeworlds where the Eldar population was concentrated. Most of the Eldar throughout thousands of light years died, their spirits sucked into the warp, and many fleeing craftworlds were overtaken. Far from Eldar space, many of the Exodite worlds survived the Fall, though some shared the fate of numerous Craftworlds and the homeworlds. The Eldar were now a scattered race, to be hunted by the Great Enemy for the rest of eternity. The area that was the centre center of the Eldar empire became the [[Eye of Terror]]. The ancient [[Crone Worlds]] of the Eldar are now the homes of the [[Daemon Prince]]s and of the [[Chaos Space Marines]].
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