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==Overview==
Yvraine was the closest living thing in spirit to the [[Eldar Empire|ancient Aeldari]] who existed prior to the birth of [[Slaanesh]].{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|7b}} She is called the ''True Child of the Aeldari'' by some.{{Fn|2a}} She has travelled through every corner and strata of Eldar society, more so than any Eldar alive today. Her early chapters wer of a varied and turbulent life. At some point earning the name 'Opener of the Seventh Way' in reference to her ability to eschew strict adherence to a single calling, a rare trait amongst the Eldar.{{Fn|11a}} Many believe she is the Opener of the Seventh Way and nemesis of [[She Who Thirsts]], as spoken of in [[Kysaduras|Kysaduras the Anchorite]]'s [[Prophecy of the Hidden Path]].{{Fn|2b}}
After her investiture of Ynnead's power, Yvraine can draw the departing souls of those around her into herself, living on not as half-real revenants or echoes, but as willing allies. The same goes for those souls of inhabiting the [[Spirit Stone]]s adorning her attire. Outsiders may think she is an insane fanatic talking to herself, but those who know of the Ynnari creed know she is listening to the souls of the dead that only she can hear. Changing personality in a heartbeat, her body harbours her own soul and many others. The other members of the Ynnari triumvirate, the [[Visarch]] and the [[Yncarne]], also have this ability.{{Fn|5c}}
As Emissary of Ynnead, Yvraine has the ability to take on the power of the souls of the dead.{{Fn|11a}} She continues to have increasingly frequent dreams of Eldar across the galaxy dying, experiencing the events leading up to the individual's last moments. Some having a strange compulsion to throw themselves into combat for the good of the species, even if they are only a scrivener.{{citethis}} <!--Seen this in a White Dwarf short story, but still trying to find it again.-->
==History==
