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===History===
[[image:WhiteDwarf126 Clans.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Eldar Knight Clans and Ranks{{Fn|1}}]]
{{PAGENAME}} war-machines were brought from the [[Aeldari Dominion]] during the [[Exodus]] to help the new Exodite colonies on [[Maiden World]]s to herd [[Megasaurs]] and to help to survive against the hostile and grim conditions they faced. Since ''The Coming of Men'' during the [[Dark Age of Technology]], Eldar Knights have been deployed through [[Webway]] portals to raid the herds of the [[Knight Worlds]] (herds humans learned to care for from observing the Eldar during the [[Age of Strife]]) and defend against mankind's further expansion.{{Fn|1}}
===Society===
The majority of Eldar Knights are decorated with brass accents, to show their status as a fledged knight having slain at least one opponent. Those who have yet to acheive this status are gilded with gold accents. The highest status, only acheived through legendary heroics, is that of the Lords whose silvered knights entitle them to begin a clan of their own.{{Fn|1}}
===Operation=Equipment==
Eldar knight suits are controlled by a direct mind-link between the pilot and machine, much like [[Imperial]] [[Titan]]s. However, Eldar Knights also contain [[spirit stone]]s, which supply the machine with a personality as well as a way for the Eldar pilot to avoid having their soul consumed by [[Slaanesh]] should they fall in battle. The spirit stones of Eldar Knights are often ancient artifacts dating before [[Fall of the Eldar|The Fall]], and the knights who mind-link with them are said to speak in archaic ways.{{Fn|1}}
In battle, Eldar knights are rapidly-moving war machines able to swiftly advance and lay down heavy fire to devastating effect. They are frequently used by Exodite populations to aid [[Craftworld]] Eldar armies, forging ahead of the main formation and attacking to secure an important position.{{Fn|1}}
Eldar Knights are always equipped with a [[Psychic Lance]] and [[Holo-field]] Shields, but their other armaments change, they are most often armed [[Lascannons]] and [[Maelstrom]] Cannons but may also be armed with [[Scatter Laser]]s, [[Pulse Laser]]s, [[Bright Lance]]s, and [[Sonic Weapon]]s.{{Fn|1}}