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#redirect {{EldarPortal}}[[Image:WebwayPortal.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eldar]] Webway Nexus{{Fn|2}}]]The '''Webway Gate''', also known as the '''Webway Nexus''' or '''Webway Gate''', is a series of technological artifacts composed of [[Wraithbone]] that are incorporated into the hull of [[Craftworld]]s and provide a link into the [[Webway]]. Webway Nexuses are also found scattered on worlds throughout the [[Galaxy]], allowing the Eldar to travel to many planets.{{Fn|2}} ==Overview==Webway Gates are found on both Eldar Craftworlds and throughout worlds of the galaxy. When not in use, the Gates are dormant and are hidden to the lesser races.{{Fn|2}} Among the greatest of these belongs to [[Alurmen]], whose Nexus was unmatched by the other Craftworlds. Through its Nexus, the inhabitants of Alurmen could send explorers and traders with an ease that was second only to the [[Old Ones]]. Its Nexus of Webway Gatesallowed it to be connected to other Craftworlds, [[Exodite]] colonies, [[Maiden Worlds]], and other ancient Eldar sites making it Craftworld Alurmen's greatest strength as well as treasure.{{Fn|1a}} Around four thousand years ago, during the [[Age of Apostasy]], [[Ahriman]] learned of the Nexus and intended to use it to travel to the fabled [[Black Library of Chaos]]. Learning of this future, the [[Farseer]]s of Alurmen decided to hide their Craftworld in order to protect the Webway Nexus as they knew they could not fight the [[Sorceror]].{{Fn|1a}} In desperation, they severed ties with the other Eldar and sent Alurmen into the [[Cerberus Shroud]] where they activated ancient [[C'tan]] devices designed to suppress the power of the [[Warp]] thus hiding them from Ahriman's mystical sight but at the cost of being damned by the rest of their race for using [[Yngir]] technology.{{Fn|1b}} Their efforts saw them and a [[Chaos]] fleet being entrapped within a Warp barrier around the [[Shroud Nebula]] thus preventing anyone from gaining access to the Webway Nexus.{{Fn|1c}} ==Images==[[Image:WebwayGateMini.jpg|thumb|center|220px|Webway Gate miniature]] ==Source==*1: [[Battlefleet Gothic (game)]] Magazine #13 ''"The Cerberus War: Endgame"''**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 22**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 23**{{Endn|1c}}: pg. 25*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]] pg.3 [[Category:Craftworlds]][[Category:Technology (Eldar)]][[Category:Webway]]
