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[[fileFile:RangersArt.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Eldar]] Rangers{{Fn|15}}]] 
'''Rangers''' are [[Eldar]] who have decided to leave their [[Craftworld]] and the [[Eldar Path]], choosing instead to follow the [[Path of the Outcast]], seeking excitement and adventure in the open galaxy{{Fn|1}} and serving as vigilant scouts for dangers to the Craftworld.{{Fn|5b}} Many never return to their Craftworld, dying alone and forgotten or falling from grace into the hands of [[Slaanesh]]. Sometimes, however, Rangers return to their Craftworld, having sated their desire for adventure, and are welcomed back.{{Fn|1}}
==Overview==
[[fileFile:Sniper.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ranger '''Fate Dealer''' of the [[Eldritch Raiders]] [[Eldar Corsair|Corsair]]s{{Fn|13}}]]
Rangers adopt a nomadic lifestyle to escape the rigors of the [[Eldar Path]] where they can exorcise their wanderlust, often undertaking missions from seers while keeping vigilant duty towards the potential foes and dangers to their [[Craftworld]]{{Fn|5b}} such as threats from [[Chaos]] along the galactic rim.{{fn|2}} Rangers investigate alien planets, search for lost webway gates, explore new-found maiden worlds,{{Fn|5b}} and recover lost artefacts including [[Spirit Stone]]s either recovered from corpses of the fallen{{Fn|5b}} or from the [[Crone Worlds]] themselves{{Fn|17}} – even if it means bartering with the [[Chaotic Eldar]].{{Fn|22}} Rangers are the first line of defense against the threats that would harm their craftworld{{Fn|5b}} often finding themselves embroiled in distant wars on alien worlds,{{Fn|17}} and in times of great need will receive a [[psychic]] distress call from their Craftworld to take their arms back to defend it.{{Fn|2}}
===Fate Dealers===
'''Fate Dealers ''' are Eldar Rangers that have specifically enmeshed themselves within [[Eldar Corsair ]] warbands. Fate Dealers are prized for the accuracy of their weapons.{{Fn|13}} Fate Dealers often number among the [[Corsair]] [[Corsair Ghostwalker|Ghostwalker]] bands, elusive warriors which seek safety in darkness prefering preferring to engage from long range with stealth over bravado.{{Fn|27}}
===Pathfinders===
[[imageImage:AlaitocPathfinder.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An [[Alaitoc]] '''Pathfinder'''{{Fn|16}}]]
'''Pathfinders''', or Path-Finders,{{Fn|3}} are Rangers that have walked the Path of the Outcast for centuries. They have overcome their temptations, but still feel the call of the Path. They are even more skilled at infiltration and survival than other Rangers.{{Fn|3}}
==Notable Rangers==
[[imageImage:NightspearArt.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Illic Nightspear]], Ranger Pathfinder from [[Craftworld]] [[Alaitoc]]{{Fn|24b}}]]
*[[Amallyn Shadowguide]]{{Fn|11}}
*[[Amonther Numeriel]]{{Fn|7}}
==Development History==
{{Trivia}}
*Before [[Ranger#Pathfinders|Pathfinders]] made their tabletop debut in [[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]] as '''Alaitoc Path-Finders''' in 2000, Pathfinders would appear as a submission from [[Senobio Aguilera]] in [[Inquisitor Magazine]] [[Inquisitor Magazine Issue 12|Issue 12]] in 1994 as "the [[Aspect Warrior|Aspect]] equivalent of the Eldar Scouts", which wielded [[Sniper_rifle#Ranger_Needle_Sniper_Rifle|Needle Sniper Rifle]]s, [[Laspistol]]s, and cloaks of [[Stelthene]].{{Fn|23}}
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