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Autarch are held with high esteem by both [[Seer]]s and warriors alike with each Autarch having mastered many paths across their centuries-long lifespans. This includes one or more facets of the [[Warrior Path]]s and at some point in their lives, they begin to show a passion for the intricacies of command as well as strategy. They do not believe in victory being achieved by simple martial excellence in the heat of the battlefield but that the true path lies in holding a wider vision whilst directing a war host in achieving the most lethal as well as efficient manner. Thus, they walk the [[Path of Command]] that leads to a burning obsession where they see each mission and battle being part of a much grander battle plan. Inspiration and guidance comes to them from the mythical leaders of the ancient Houses such as [[Eldanesh]], [[Ulthanash]] and [[Bierellian]].{{Fn|1a}}

The insight of an Autarch provides them with unparalleled strategic capability as they know of each speciality of the Eldar way of war to such an extent that even an [[Exarch]] cannot match them. This is because an Exarch is obsessed with only one facet of a conflict and thus forever bound to it, which prevents them from ever hoping to achieve the heights of an Autarch. Under their guidance, an Eldar war host can turn out to be a well-honed machine where each component works in perfect synchronicity with its other parts. Though serving as generals, Autarchs are not relegated to simple command and when the bloodlust calls to them, they are quite capable of entering into the battlefield in order to spearhead assaults, duel with enemy leaders or destroy the war machines of their foes with contemptuous ease. In such times, winged Autarchs soar at the head of their forces where they swoop down into the battlefield in order to change the course of the battle with a well-placed strike.{{Fn|1a}}

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