Eldar
Warhammer 40k The Eldar
Superficially, the Eldar appear nearly the same as humans, though they're generally taller, faster, lithe of limb, slim of face with sharp features and pointed ears. The Eldar are essentially Elves in their physical attributes. They've been long-lived by human standards, a great number will live well over a thousand years unless they die from accident or disease. As a race they have personally a very high level of psychic ability, which may serve as the foundation in their technology. The Warhammer Eldar that actively cultivate their psychic potential manage to exhibit a much-extended lifespan also, one proportional therefore to their prowess. In this manner the leaders and Seers belonging to the Eldar may live for a couple of thousand years. One matter of note is that Eldar have sometimes mentioned humans as "mammals" typically by using a derogatory label like "the mon-keigh", implying how they started out diffrent, their attributes and physiology have indicated such speculation as far-ranging as aquatic organisms or bird-like creatures, although some style of reptile seems in all likelihood (despite their current human-like appearance, their ancestors may possibly not have had a head with two eyes, or an upright body with two arms as well as legs at all!) However, given the Eldar's legendary arrogance, this may also simply be described as a way on their behalf to put themselves above similar races of this galaxy. They likely see themselves as completely separate through the normal classifications. Indeed, they might possibly not have even evolved in any way, given their creation because of the Old Ones.
History
The existing Eldar are essentially a refugee population, the scattered remains with their former strength and power. Even in such straits, however, there're still a deadly and influential force inside the galaxy. Once, ten thousand years past, the Eldar were perhaps the most powerful race all around, dominating an important portion on the galaxy and secure within their prosperity. Although there was other races of advanced technology and military power, none were in a position to seriously threaten your the Eldar nation. When it came, the disaster was internal.
Because a Warhammer 40k Eldar spirit is reborn upon death, one individual could live countless lives. This, as well as their already nigh-eternal lifespan, rendered the Eldar nearly immortal, and so, their race was consumed by arrogance and security. With a lot perform substantial work or labor, the Eldar began to pursue their curiosities and desires. Rapidly, cults specialized in exotic knowledge, physical pleasures, and ever-more outrageous kinds of entertainment sprang up. It did not take long for many of the Eldar to consider a darker path to accomplish instant fulfillment and revel in unbridled hedonism and violence.
Most of the Eldar grew uneasy using the actions of these comrades, and also the wisest on the Seers warned how the path could lead only to evil. Disgusted, a few of the Eldar left the central worlds of this Empire to choose the outlying regions, where they built great space traveling planets called Craftworlds, handy folks stayed to try and alter the path their race had taken.
The torture cults eroded one's destiny of Eldar to provide a viable empire. Even though this debauchery can have been destructive within any society, it had been more damaging for that Eldar. From the parallel realm of the Warp, the psychic emanations of these activities began to get together, strengthened from the souls of departed followers and cultists. For the Eldar's vices grew, this collection did as well, until it eventually came proper life of its own. It finally came to consciousness as Slaanesh, Devourer of Souls and doom towards the Eldar, for your psychic scream of the birth tore the souls from all of the Eldar just a thousand light years of it, sparing the few sheltered inside wraithbone hulls on the Craftworlds. Its awakening was so forceful it tore a hole between physical space as well as the Warp, plunging the Eldar homeworlds into a limbo of partial existence. This region currently is named The eye of Terror, is now home of the forces of Chaos.
Since these times, that is definitely known only because the Fall, the Eldar happen to be a broken and scattered people, lacking cohesion and purpose. Many of the outlying worlds have slipped for a more primitive level, while the survivors of this home worlds drift throughout the stars in colossal nomad fleets, each outside of the others. The many Eldar are greatly changed via the Fall and also the rise of Slaanesh. There are great Warhammer Eldar figures to collect.