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The '''Harlequins''', or '''Rillietann'''{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|33a}} (a word synonymous with [[Troupe]]s),{{Fn|1}} are warrior troubadours{{Fn|37}}, a unique subset of the [[Eldar]] race who split faction which splits their time between being talented battlefield fighters and theatrical performers. They exist outside of normal Eldar society and hold no allegiance to any [[Craftworld]], [[Kabal]], or other form of authority other than to their own belief in the Eldar deity [[Cegorach]], the Laughing God.{{Fn|1}}

No Eldar is born a Harlequin, all of their number are recruited among greater Eldar society, be they [[Craftworld]]er, [[Dark Eldar]], or [[Exodite]]and every Eldar culture has strange and cautionary tales regarding Harlequin recruitment.{{Fn|14a}}. Some Eldar are supposedly drawn from amid bustling crowds, or beckoned into the shadows by a masked figure only they can see. Others simply , or vanish from their personal chambers. Others are , or swept up in a Harlequin performance and stolen away, or lose a wager with a [[Troupe Master]], or follow mysterious laughter into a [[Webway Gate]]. Every Eldar culture has strange and cautionary tales regarding {{Fn|14a}} [[Solitaire]]s deliver new members to the [[Trouper|Troupe]].{{Fn|37}} Whatever the means of joining the Harlequins as , to be taught their ways means undertaking a result.ritual{{Fn|14a37}}and erasing all that has come before including friends, family, and purpose. Once an Eldar becomes a Harlequin, every aspect of their old identity is erased.

Whatever the means of becoming a Each Harlequin, to become one means erasing all that has come before including friends, family, and purpose. However it happens, once an Eldar becomes a Harlequin, every aspect of their old identity is erased. Each joins a Light, Twilight, or Dark Troupe and assumes a new role at the direction of their Troupe Master. These roles - each known by a ritual character name such as the Sun Prince or Shaimesh the Poisoner or Webway Witch - inform every facet of the Harlequin's new personality. Just as the Eldar on the Craftworlds funnel every aspect of their psyche into a single [[Path]], so the Harlequins turn their minds absolutely to playing their allotted role. Known as the ''Theyldh'', this process of becoming their "true" self is far more intense than anything experienced by any other performer in the galaxy.{{Fn|14a}} As the [[M41|41st Millennium]] comes to a close more and more Eldar vanish into the Webway, forsaking their past lives and taking up a Harlequin mask.{{Fn|11b}}