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'''Eldrad Ulthran''', whose name means "First of Ulthwé",{{Fn|19}} is the chief [[Farseer]] of the [[Ulthwé]] [[Craftworld]]{{fn|10a}} (although he was briefly exiled).{{Fn|10b}} Eldrad is one of the oldest living [[Aeldari]] in the galaxy.{{Fn|19}} He is perhaps the most gifted [[psyker]] amongst the [[Eldar]], his incredible foresight is the most accurate and powerful of any Farseer{{fn|21}} having saved the [[Aeldari]] race many times{{fn|1a}} Eldrad has broken [[Titan]]s, boiled the blood of [[Daemon]]s and slain kings and heroes without number.{{fn|5}} Eldrad carries the ancient [[Staff of Ulthamar]] into battle,{{Fn|19}} and since the [[13th Black Crusade]], Eldrad is considered a [[Eldar_Mythology#Heroes_of_Myth|Legendary Hero]], his name synonymous with wisdom, foresight, and self-sacrifice.{{Fn|3}}
==History=Biography===
[[Image:Eldrad Ulthran 6th ed.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Eldrad Ulthran{{Fn|4}}]]
Eldrad Ulthran is over ten thousand years old,{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|10b}} one of the oldest living [[Aeldari]] in the galaxy, born some time after the launch of [[Craftworld]] [[Ulthwé]]{{Fn|19}} and before the [[Fall of the Eldar]].{{Fn|1a}} Ulthran forsaw the [[Tyranid|The Great Devourer]] before it ever entered the galaxy.{{Fn|21}} It is at Eldrad's direction that [[Craftworld]] [[Ulthwé]] remains close to the [[Eye of Terror]], vigilantly guarding against [[Chaos]].{{fn|19}}
====Awakening Ynnead====
In the closing days of the 41st Millennium, Eldrad concocted a scheme to bring about the awakening of [[Ynnead]] through a mass psychic ritual enlisting the aid of the [[Masque of the Midnight Sorrow]].{{Fn|10c}} However, he was foiled by the [[Deathwatch]] in the [[Battle of Port Demesnus]] upon [[Coheria]].{{Fn|8}} Later during the [[Battle of Biel-Tan]], Eldrad led the newly formed [[Ynnari]] to victory and helped create the [[Yncarne]]. However , the cost in doing so was high. Three of Ulthwé's finest [[Farseer]]s turned to crystal during the ritual that opened the portal through which the Ynnari made their escape.{{fnFn|1010b}}
For aiding the [[Ynnari]] and for the wayward arrogance he displayed on [[Coheria]], Eldrad was exiled from Ulthwé by its [[Seer Council]].{{Fn|10b}} Despite his exile, Eldrad continued to guide the Ynnari and formed his own group known as [[The Exiles]], renegade [[Seer]]s who continue to follow the strands of fate which keep the [[Rhana Dandra]] at bay.{{Fn|10b}} He next appeared on [[Kalisus]] in the [[Cadian System]] as a member of the [[Ynnari]] to guide several Imperial survivors of the destruction of Cadia into the [[Webway]].{{Fn|9}}
Eldrad eventually returned to Ulthwé, leading his Ynnari in the [[Battle of Ulthwé|defense defence of the Craftworld]].{{Fn|10b}} In his reestablished role on Ulthwé's Seer Council he instructed Yvraine and her Ynnari in retrieving the [[Hand of Darkness]] for [[Roboute Guilliman]].{{Fn|16}} Sometime afterwards while exploring the [[Falls of Unshead Tears]] within the Webway, he encountered the Slaaneshi Daemon [[N'Kari]], who attemped to trick him to claim his soul. However , Eldrad is was able to drink from the falls, gaining a vision of Ynnead's rise and the full awakening of the [[Necron]]s. The rune of Saim-Hann appears appeared at the end of his vision, which leads led Eldrad to believe the [[Craftworld]] holds held special significance.{{Fn|17a}} To that end, he accompanies accompanied Yvraine and the Ynnari alongside a Saim-Hann warhost to [[Zaisuthra]] to potentially discover the last [[Cronesword]]{{Fn|17b}}, though they are were ultimately unsuccessful.{{Fn|17c}}
Eldrad has since drifted from the Ynnarri cause, believing that Yvraine has become increasingly desperate and is too willing to sacrifice Eldar to pursue her goals,{{Fn|18}} and not seeing hers as the path which avoids the [[Rhana Dandra]].{{Fn|10c}}
===Wargear===
Eldrad Ulthran is equipped with the [[Staff of Ulthamar]]. For protection, Eldrad wears the [[Armour of the Last Runes]] — a potent artifact and ward against harm. He is also equipped with a [[Witch Blade]], [[Shuriken Pistol]], [[Ghosthelm]], and protective runes.{{Fn|5}}
Over his long life as a seer, Eldrad has created several unique [[Psychic Runes]] that only he has mastery of.{{Fn|10b}} He can supposedly cast from as many as four thousand runes.{{fnFn|21}}
==Organizations=Organisations===Eldrad is often involved in [[Asuryani]] efforts to coordinate between the [[Craftworld]]s, as well as with [[Human|Humanity]] ity and other species, in the fight against [[Chaos]].
*[[Black_Library_of_Chaos#Black_Council|Black Council]] - formed to advise the [[Guardian-Scribes]] of the [[Black Library]].{{Fn|23}}
*[[Council of Coalition]] – which was a meeting that sought to unite all of the [[Aeldari]], but instead saw a ''las'raichan bhlàrmhori'' where [[Asurmen]], [[Jain Zar]], and [[Baharroth]] fought against [[Maugan Ra]] and [[Karandras]] over ideological differences.{{Fn|10c}}
*[[Ghostwind (Asuryani)|Ghostwind]] - formed from [[Asuryani]] forces to aid [[Eldrad]] during the [[13th Black Crusade]].{{fn|22}}
===Images===
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Eldrad Ulthran.jpg|Eldrad Ulthran miniature
EldradDM.jpg|Eldrad Ulthran miniature ([[7th Edition]])
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===Trivia==={{Trivia}}====Notes====
*Eldrad may have belonged to the [[Line of Manan]] of Ulthwé, as it was Eldrad's line that saved [[Navigator]] [[House Belisarius]] in 101.[[M31]], and formed the [[Pact of Anwyn]] with them.{{Fn|14}}
===See Alsoalso===
*[[The Treachery of Vision]]
*[[Seer Council|Seer Council of Ulthwé]]
*[[Staff of Ulthamar]]
===Sources===
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Fulgrim (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]]:{{CME}}
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter Eleven
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter Fifteen
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf 266 (UK)]], "- ''A Clash of the Titans"{{Cite this}}''
**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 90
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 104
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Throneworld (Novel)]], Chapter 4
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer-40000-Death-Masque-ENG Warhammer 40,000: Death Masque] (boardgame)
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fall of Cadia]] , Chapter 3*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Craftworlds (8th Edition)]], :
**{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 27-29
**{{Endn|10b}}: pgspg. 32-33 — ''Eldrad Ulthran''
**{{Endn|10c}}: pg. 46
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Old Earth (Novel)]],{{Cite thisCME}}
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada]]
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (9th Edition)]], pg. 18
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Farseer (Novel)]], Chapter Five
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd Edition)]] pg, pgs. 46-48*{{Endn|16}}: [[Rise of the Ynnari: Ghost Warrior (Novel)]] - , Chapter 6*{{Endn|17}}: [[Rise of the Ynnari: Wild Rider (Novel)]] :
**{{Endn|17a}}: Prologue
**{{Endn|17b}}: Chapter 20
**{{Endn|17c}}: Chapter 28
*{{Endn|18}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (10th Edition)]], pg. 19
*{{Endn|19}}: [[White Dwarf 286 (UK)]] , pgs. 40-43 - '''Heroes and Villains of the 41st Millennium: Eldrad Ulthran, Farseer of Ulthwé'''*{{Endn|20}}: [[White Dwarf 287 (UK)]] – '''Death by a Thousand Cuts''
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], pg. 39
*{{Endn|22}}: [https://archive.ph/hhbTZ Games Workshop: Black Gobbo 4: How to Make a Themed Army: Variant on a Theme (posted 24/10/2007)] ''(Saved archive page, dated 24 October 2007, last accessed 5 August 2024, original link: archived from [http://web.archive.org/web/20071024130440/http://us.games-workshop.com/games/painting/themed_armies/4.htmthe original] 24 October 2007, last accessed 5 August 2024)''*{{Endn|23}}: [[Atlas Infernal (Novel)]] - , Interregna IV
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Warrior Coven (Novel)]], Chapter 2, pg. 32
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