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Nearly ten thousand years passed. Maugan Ra could not discover the location of Altansar despite searching over many millennia. That all changed during the [[13th Black Crusade]] of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]. As the Chaos armies spilled from the Eye of Terra, an area near the Eye where realspace and the Warp quickly formed. The Phoenix Lord led an expedition into this zone to discover the fate of Altansar as Chaos and Imperial armies waged their war around him. Maugan Ra was the only survivor of the subsequent search, which encountered many foul threats within the Eye. However, at long last, the Phoenix Lord discovered the remains of Altansar.{{Fn|5}}
To Maugan Ra's surprise, the Craftworld endured, its people navigating the Eye of Terror and avoiding Chaos raiders. The survivors were very different from the Eldar he had left, however, broken down by ten millennia of fighting for their survival. Their rediscovery was not celebrated, nor was the fact that the Phoenix Lord was able to guide them out of the Eye and helped construct a new Webway Gate for the Craftworld.{{Fn|5}} Just as a [[Daemon]] horde led a counter-attack against the consolodating consolidating [[Asuryani]] forces on [[Belial IV]], [[Craftworld]] [[Altansar]] drifted above and hundreds of pallid and ghost-like Eldar silently joined their brethren to keep back the Daemon tide all but reclaiming the [[Crone World]] from the Neverborn.{{Fn|11}}
Other Eldar reacted to the rediscovered Craftworld with mistrust, with some being disgusted with Altansar's preference for pragmatism over tradition and others even whispering that their allegiances may be with [[Slaanesh]]. Most Altansari Eldar refused to remove their helmets, and those that did were deathly pale. This led some to speculate that Altansar may have made some sort of deal with the god of the dead [[Ynnead]]. This rumor has gained some traction, fueled by clues from [[Ulthwe]] that a Warlock of Altansar had made a bargain to have the Craftworld shrouded in Ynnead's embrace to survive. The legend goes on to say that this Warlock dedicated her soul to [[Yvraine]] before taking her blade to her own throat. Whatever the truth, it is known that Altansar has thrown its weight behind the [[Ynnari]] cause.{{Fn|5}}
