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*'''[[Faolchú (Aeldari Mythology)|Faolchú]] the Falcon''', consort to [[Kurnous]], who gave the Eldar the gift of flight{{Fn|6}} and whose name is synonymous with revenge.{{Fn|18c}}

*The [[Great Hawk]], husband to [[Faolchú (Aeldari Mythology)|Faolchú]] the consort of [[Kurnous]].{{Fn|9}}

*[[The Mon-keigh]], a race of cannibalistic sub-intelligent beasts which lived in the [[Koldo|Twilight Realm of Koldo]]. In [[Ancient History]] they invaded and subjugated [[Eldar Empire|Eldar Lands]] but were defeated and wiped from the galaxy by the hero [[Elronhir]].{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Murehk|Murekh]], the ''Sting of the Wasp'',{{fn|18c}} the mythic creature which plagued the gods during the '''War in Heaven'''{{Fn|18c}} – but was secretly [[Khaine]] in his Scorpion Aspect.{{Fn|9}} The namesake of the [[Shuriken Pistol]].{{Fn|18c}}

*[[Bierellian]], a mythical leader of the great houses of old mentioned often alongside [[Eldanesh]] and [[Ulthanesh]].{{Fn|5d}}

*[[Dariachna]], a weaver who wrenched, tore, and unravelled her tapestry masterwork in a fit of madness.{{Fn|31}}

*[[Eldanesh]], the first of the [[Aeldari]]{{Fn|6}} and greatest mortal hero of the Eldar{{Fn|5a}} Together with his brother [[Ulthanesh]] he fought against the [[Yngir]] with [[Khaine]],{{Fn|10}} and against [[Khaine]] in the mythic [[War in Heaven (Eldar)|War in Heaven]].{{Fn|5d}} The Red Moon of the original Aeldari [[Homeworld]] was known as '''Eldanesh the Red Moon''' and was supposedly created from the bloody body of the Eldar Lord after his death at the hand of [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] (or [[Kaelis Ra]] by Khaine's failure){{Fn|27b}} – red moons remains a portent of disaster in [[Aeldari]] culture.{{Fn|3}} Eldanesh had many descendents, the [[Eldanar]]{{Fn|21d}} who inherited [[Anaris]] - although the line would end with [[Inriam the Young]]{{Fn|21d}} who would lose the blade in the [[Sea of Broken Tears]].{{Fn|2a}}

*[[Eldrad Ulthran|Eldrad]], the great [[Asuryani]] [[Farseer]] has entered the pantheon of mythic heroes following the [[13th Black Crusade]], when he bodily entered the [[Warp]] to save a corrupted [[Blackstone Fortress|Talisman of Vaul]].{{Fn|5e}} His name is synonymous with wisdom, foresight, and self-sacrifice.{{Fn|5e}}

When Asuryan discovered what had transpired, with the same wisdom he had gifted the [[Aeldari]]{{Fn|6}} he banished all remaining [[Eldar]] to the mortal lands.{{Fn|2a}} Then, the Phoenix King created an impenetrable barrier between the gods in their heaven and the mortal realm,{{Fn|6}} forever separating the two, and decreed that no god was to intervene or communicate with the Eldar ever again. So, [[Khaine]]'s war on the Eldar was stopped for a time{{Fn|2a}} but [[Isha]]'s sorrow remained, for though her progeny were safe from Khaine's murderous rampage she could no longer communicate with her beloved offspring.{{Fn|6}} [[Kurnous]] too felt the pang of sorrow until he could stand no longer to gaze upon his beloved Isha's misery.{{Fn|6}}

[[Kurnous]] and [[Isha]] asked their uncle brother, [[Vaul]] the Smith, for help to reunite with them with the [[Eldar]]{{Fn|2a}} knowing that only he could undo [[Asuryan]]'s celestial artifice.{{Fn|6}} Although Vaul knew Asuryan had forbidden contact between mortals and gods, he agreed to help. Vaul took the tears shed by Isha for her fallen children and turned them into [[Spirit Stone]]s, and by means of the stones an Eldar could once again talk to the gods communicating from afar though they could never again meet. Vaul gave one stone to Isha and the remainder to the mortal [[Eldar]]. With their stone, Isha and Kurnous continued to teach and mentor their mortal children in secrecy, showing them how the stones could be combined with runes to make the skeletal frameworks of all kinds and skeletal structures of craft.{{Fn|2a}}

There was a time when the [[Eldar]] lived without fear of death and could meet foes without regard for mortality; their souls living on, reborn as a Phoenix from the flame. In that manner the Eldar joined their gods to wage war upon the [[C'tan|Yngir]] and their [[Necrons|Silvered Host]]. The noble kings [[Ulthanash]] and [[Eldanesh]], [[Lanthrilaq|Lanthrilaq the Swift]], and [[Jaeriela|Jaeriela Thrice-Blessed]] led their peoples by [[Khaine]]'s side.{{Fn|10}}

Whilst the Deathbringer slaked its unquenchable thirst on the Yngir{{Fn|10}} and laid waste to the stars themselves to bring the traitorous C'tan into line,{{Fn|27a}} [[Khaine]] consulted [[Cegorach]] and his [[Harlequins]] for their wisdom and advice.{{Fn|27a}} The Bloody-Handed god struck a bargain with [[Vaul]] the Smith God: In exchange for the release of [[Kurnous]] and [[Isha]] from Khaine's dungeons Vaul would forge one-hundred swords for the war against the Yngir.{{Fn|10}} In time Kaelis Ra saw that he had been misdirected by Cegorach's Great Trick and his platinum hoards depleted, infuriated he turned once more agains the Aeldari slaying [[Jaeriela]].{{Fn|27b}}

*{{Endn|13}}: [[The Masque of Vyle (Novella)]], Chapter 6

*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Citadel Journal 17]], pgs. 4-10

*{{Endn|16}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (8th Edition)]], pg. 16

*{{Endn|17}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (7th Edition)]] - ''Ghosts of the Webway''

*{{Endn|30}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan]], pg. 68

*{{Endn|31}}: [[Psychic Awakening: Phoenix Rising]], pg. 7

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