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[[File:DA Exarch.png|thumb|150px|right|A Dire Avenger Exarch with a Diresword.]]
A '''Diresword''' is a type of [[Eldar]] [[Power Weapon]] wielded by [[Exarch]]s of the [[Dire Avenger]]s [[Aspect Shrine]]. The weapon is unique, by way of that a potent Eldar spirit is contained within the blade {{Fn|1a}} (or according to another source - within a hilt{{Fn|3}}) itself in the form of a [[Spirit Stone]]. When a blow is struck with the blade, the spirit will attempt to destroy the enemy's inner mind, killing them instantly.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}} All Direswords are modeled after the legendary '''Sword of Asur''', the first of its kind, carried by the first [[Phoenix Lord]]; [[Asurmen]]. The spirit contained within it is Asurmen's deceased brother [[Tethesis]], allowing him to continue the fight against the [[Great Enemy]] of their people.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2b}}
==See also==
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Pg. 34
**{{Endn|1b}}: Pg. 42
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]
**{{Endn|2a}}: Pg. 30
**{{Endn|2b}}: Pg. 55
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Craftworlds (7th Edition)]] (e-book), ''The Forge of Vaul''
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[[Category:Weapons (Eldar)]]
[[Category:Power Weapons]]
