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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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Before the birth of Slaanesh, the Eldar were said to number in the trillions. Only a small fraction of these untold trillions of Eldar held a distaste for the hedonistic pursuits of the masses, and only that fraction left to become the [[Exodites]] and [[Craftworld Eldar]]. The birth of Slaanesh was indeed felt by all Eldar as a drain of their soul energies. But, of the [[Eldar]] who remained, those on the fringes of the Eldar Empire that were the youngest and most virtuous were not destroyed outright, simply weakened by this psychic assault.
It is these survivors that make up the Dark Eldar ranks. And if one were to consider statistical probability, the number of Dark Eldar could be considered no less than twenty billion 500,000 strong, but more likely somewhere between five-hundred billion and one trillion. The minimum number has been reached by considering Assuming the Eldar Empire numbering numbered two trillion, the smallest amount that could be referred to as 'Trillions', then positing that due to the extremely long life of the average Eldar, there would be on average one hundred generations worth existing at a time, then having only the youngest generation five generations survive, the number would come to one hundred billion. If Then assuming there were 1000 planets in the Eldar Empire numbered ten or twenty trillionAsdrubael Vect was on only one, and in only one city. Dividing one hundred billion by 1000 brings us to 100 million. Then finally assuming that there were one hundred cities on each planet, this brings the youngest five number to 1 million subtracting those that were killed or ten generations survived, the numbers would be dramatically largerdriven insane afterwards brings about half a million.
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