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The '''Warp Spiders''' are one of the types of [[Aspect Warrior]]s, [[Eldar]] who represent a facet of their war god [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]], in their case trapping, ensnaring, and slaying intruders in the [[Warp|realm of the gods]].{{Fn|8}} Taking their name from the [[Warp Spider (creature)|same creatures]] {{Fn|11}} who protect the [[Infinity Circuit]]s of their [[Craftworld]]s, Warp Spiders epitomise aggressive defence and make use of their teleportation devices to attack the enemy suddenly and disappear before they can retaliate.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==Overview==
[[Image:WarpSiderColorWarpSpiderBlanche.jpgpng|thumb|right|250px|Warp Spider Exarch{{Fn|11}}]]
The Phoenix Lord of the Shrine is known as [[Lhykhis]]{{Fn|6}}, whose name is likely derived from the [[Kaelor]]ian lore of the [[Lhykosidae]], the Wraith Spider.{{Fn|4}} Fighting in squads of five to ten members, which normally includes an [[Exarch]] to lead them{{Fn|3b}}, Warp Spiders are deadly warriors who model their weaponry and armour on those of the [[warp spider (creature)|warp spider]]s, which swarm and destroy any intruding psychic presence within the [[Wraithbone]] skeleton of their Craftworld's [[Infinity Circuit]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|2a}}{{Fn|3a}}
[[Image:WSShrine.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Warp Spiders Aspect Shrine{{Fn|9}}]]
==Warp Spider Exarchs==
[[Image:WarpSiderColor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warp Spider Exarch]]
[[Exarch]]s are those Eldar who have become lost upon the [[Path of the Warrior]] and are unable to leave it, dedicating their whole life to mastering the art of warfare. They wear ancient and more elaborate versions of their Aspect Armour which contain the souls of past Exarchs, granting the wearer their knowledge and a vast pool of raw psychic energy to draw from.
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (10th Edition)]], pg. 134
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Craftworlds (8th Edition)]], pg. 58
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 171 (UK)]], pgs. 38-41
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