Pity the young races.

Ever eager to be slain by our hand.-AutarchIlyandar of Aliatoc

Attributed prior to the

Battle of the Savage Coast

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The Ancient RaceThere was a time, long ago when the Eldar race

ruled the galaxy. Their empire was unmatched,

and none of the lesser races dared challenge

them. Their civilizations feats were unmatched,

and they strode as gods across the stars.

The Eldar had fought off all who tried to

opposed them in their rise to ascendancy. In the

end, the only true threat to their dominance was

themselves. For their race became so decadent

and corrupt that their depraved orgies and insane

lust for debauchery gave birth to a new warp god,

the goddess Slaanesh.

The psychic birth scream of Slaanesh destroyed

the heart of the Eldars great empire. Those core

Worlds were forever sucked into the warp. The

Eye of Terror is the gravestone of those once

powerful worlds.

In addition, the birth scream of the new god

echoed across time and space. In an instant,

millions of Eldar souls were sucked screaming

into the warp, to feed the infant Chaos god.

The ancient and undefeatable Eldar Empire had

ceased to exist.

The Eldar race lived on. Prior to their

civilizations destruction, a few far sighted

individuals realized the extent of their fellows

decay. They preached self-control and

righteousness in thought as well as deed. The

majority of their fellows laughed at their ideas.

The most extreme of these individuals left and

formed colonies on distant planets, far from the

core worlds. These first defectors were known

as the Exodites. On their primitive and

beautiful worlds, they focused their limitless

minds on simple mundane survival. Despite

the Eldars amazing technology, the Exodites

chose to reject it, and instead nourish their

bodies with hardship and attune their minds to

the ways of nature.

The Exodites survived the cataclysm, but were

few in number. Their civilization was insular,

and backward. Many became little more than

feral, feudal garden worlds. The Eldar

civilization forever distant and alien to these

hearty kinsfolk.

As the debauchery and murder cults spread and

multiplied, many fled the heart of the Eldar

empire. To them, it was obvious that the final

days of the Eldar were fast approaching. These

Eldaar gathered on massive trading ships and

fled from the core Eldar worlds. Again, most

laughed at their foolishness. However, these

refugees escaped just in time.

The birth of Slaanesh tore real space asunder, and

roiled the tides of the warp. Some of the mighty

trade ships were consumed by the expanding Eye

of Terror, on others the inhabitants souls were

sucked from their bodies to leave only lifeless

husks aboard a ghost ship.

However, a handful managed to escape the death

of their empire. They were cast adrift, in a galaxy

that no longer recognized them as masters. These

survivors became the Craftworld Eldar.

Eldar CraftworldsUnlike the Exodites, the Eldar of the Craftworlds

did not reject their former glories. However, as

refugees they had fled with only what they could

carry. Much of the Eldars advanced technology

was lost. The Eldar had truly suffered a Fall.

The Craftworld Eldar recognized the inherent

dangers of their psychic minds, and took steps to

channel this power. The great psykers of the

Eldar devised a system known as the Eldar Path.

The Path is designed to harness the expansive

minds of the Eldar, and focus their energies and

thoughts to a single purpose. These limitations

keep the Eldar from succumbing to the wild

emotions, psychic resonance, and craving for

sensations that doomed their empire. The Path

would allow the Eldar race to survive the Fall.

As the Path system developed, the Eldar

refugees expanded their trading ships. Instead

of a temporary home used to flee the

destruction of their worlds; they became a new

home for the Eldar race. The inhabitants

naturally expanded the great ships.

Soon, the ships were no longer what they

started out as. Instead, they became huge, slow

moving worlds. The entirety of the new Eldar

race was contained within. They became the

Craftworlds. From here, the Eldar slowly

drifted through space, content to live within the

new Eldar path.

The Dying RaceDespite their successful flight from their doomed

Empire, the Eldar are a dying race. Compared to

their once vast empire, they are but a handful of

survivors. Their Craftworlds are scattered and

separated. Despite their potent abilities to see

the future unfold the future that is revealed is

bleak.

The innovations of the Path and the Craftworlds

are not enough. Their numbers are slowly

dwindling. Unlike humans, Eldar gestation is a

long, slow difficult process. Their courtship

rituals are long and ritualized. The Path system

itself hinders the passions and emotions

necessary for the continuation of the species.

Therefore, each Eldar life is precious beyond

compare.

In addition, when an Eldar dies; their soul does

not simply dissipat eint eh Warp like humans and

Orks. It endures that hellish place as the Eldar

have a special connection with the Warp.

Instead, their souls become the playthings of the

Chaos god Slaanesh. The god still harbors a

taste for Eldar souls, the very souls that

awakened it into being.

To protect the soul of dying Eldar the soulstones

and infinity circuit were created. When an

Eldars body dies, its spirit is housed in a

crystalline soulstone the Eldar wears. The

soulstone can then be transported and added to

the Craftworlds Infinity Circuit, where it can

reside for all eternity. The Inifinity Circuit is a

giant repository of all the soulstones of the

craftworld. This circuit can be tapped by the

psychic powers of living Eldar, to form a

ritualized communion with the dead.

The loss of an Eldar life is terrible and

irreplacable, but no greater horror can occur to

an Eldar than to have its soulstone destroyed.

The destruction of an Eldars soulstone damns

the being into an eternal torment as a plaything

of Slaanesh in the warp. An eternity of agony.

Skeins of the FutureThe Eldars highly psychic mind allows them to

see the twisting and pulsating paths of potential

futures. Only the strongest psykers and keenest

minds can parse the skeins of fate for patterns

and design. With such powers, the Eldar race is

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able to manipulate the coming of potential

futures. In this way, the Craftworld Eldar are

masters of their own fate.

It is this ability that has allowed them to survive

for so long against the myriad threats of the

Galaxy. The Eldar have no qualms using their

abilities to adjust and steer events in such a way

as to limit their exposure to dangers. To the

Eldar mind, it is better that a tens of thousands of

lesser species die, than to lose a single precious

Eldar life.

As a result, the actiosn and raids of an Eldar war

host can seem random and mysterious to the

outside observer. However, each one is intended

to nudge fate in a way that is imperceptible to

lesser beings. There is a purpose to all the Eldar

do. The skeins of fate are for the Eldar Farseers

to untangle and weave as they see fit for the the

survival of their race.

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The Aspect ShrinesThe Eldar mind is kept focused and dedicated by

the Path system. The path system has many

branches and parts. An Eldar can follow one

branch of a path for sometime, before being

taken to switch to a new path of focus. Only a

rare few can focus their multi-faceted minds

enough to follow a path completely, and those

few are pitied by their fellow Eldar.

Long ago, ancient Eldar heroes and demi-gods

created the warrior covens known as the Aspect

Shrines. These shrines simply a militarized

branch of the Eldar Path system. There are

many Aspect Shrines, and each focuses on and

develops a type of battle. Some of these shrines,

such as the Swooping Hawks or Striking

Scorpions have spread across the Craftworlds.

Others, such as the Slicing Orbs of Xandros are

limited to a single Craftworld.

No matter the shrine, each Eldar who is

following the path of the warrior has dedicated

himself wholly to war. These dedicated few are

called Aspect Warriors. Their skills at war are

Super human, for they are not human. The

movements are honed over decades if not

centuries of practice. Combined with the Eldars

natural poise, grace, balance, and speed; and an

Eldar Aspect Warrior is a fearsome sight.

Most Eldar will wander on the path of the

Warrior at least once, during their long lives. A

rare few become obsessed with the path of the

warrior. These cursed souls become obsessed

with their one aspect of war and become tangled

in the Path. Such Eldar are known as Exarchs.

number of exits it possesses and the size of the

tunnels that lead to those exits. This limitations

mean that Eldar will still have to travel the

remaining distances using standard real space

methods.

The Eldar have advanced technology. Unlike

most naval forces on Ammoriss, they do not make

use of bulky and inelegant warships. Instead, they

use the same war machines they use for land

warfare.

Eldar have long been masters of anti-gravity

technology. As a result, all of their war machines

are skimmer vehicles. They possess limited flight

abilities, but typically hover near the ground. As

a result, all Eldar war machines can move over

water just as effectively as land.

As a result of the combination of the Webway and

their Skimmer technology, the Craftworld Eldar

can strike rapidly. Their forces can sweep in from

the skies, land, or sea.

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Eldar on the MoveTypically, Eldar forces move about using an

ancient construct called the webway. The

Webway is a series of extra-dimensional

pathways that allow the Eldat to move rapidly

through space and time. It runs parallel to the

Warp, but is a separate entity.

Thankfully for the Eldars enemies, the Webway

does not go everywhere. It is limited by the

The Eldar War HostCraftworld Eldar society is a complex interaction

between Path, Clan, Family, and Craftworld.

Much of their society is bound up in ancient

pacts and aeons old alliances between loose knit

clans and bloodline pacts. As such, an Eldar War

Host is bound together by an array of kinship,

friendship, charismatic leadership, and honor.

In a Craftworld, every single member can be

called upon for the defense of the Craftworld.

However, that is balanced by the fact that each

Eldar is a precious individual member and

irreplaceable. Only in times of great need would

a full levee be called. Therefore, only a handful

of Eldar Guardians, their citizen soldiers; would

be called forth at any one time.

In addition to the Guardians, a War Host will

also contain followers of the various Aspect

Shrines. As the incarnations of the Path of the

Warrior, they gladly join expeditions away from

the Craftworld to demonstrate the art of war to

the young races.

Two other primary Paths will round out the

forces of a War Host. The first if the Path of the

Outcast, one who chooses to leave the insular

life of the Craftworld to grow their intellectual

and spiritual knowledge of the greater Universe.

The other is the Path of the Corsair, an Eldar

who is drawn to travel time and space in order to

gain material wealth, indulge in stimulus not

suited for the Craftworld, and wish to experience

adventure. Both Paths are extremely difficult

and many never return to their homes.

These four groups will form the nucleus of any

Eldar War Host. However, the War Host will

still need to be led. Eldar leaders fall into a

number of categories. It is not uncommon for

them to be led by a former Aspect Warrior, who

returns to the ways of war for the good of his

people. These Eldar are known as Autarchs.

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It is not unlikely for an Eldar War Host to be led

by an Eldar who has long travelled the Path of the

Corsair. Such individuals are known as Princes.

They will lead their loyal followers into battle for

personal gain, material welath, or other darker

purposes. However, a Prince never truly

renounces his loyalty to the his Craftworld, and

will help when called upon.

The final potential leader for an Eldar War Host is

the mysterious and powerful Farseers. On the

Craftworld, their role is to guide their fellow

Eldar through the twisting and tangled web of

alternate futures. Their psychic minds allow them

to see a myriad of possibilities. In addition, their

potent powers are a great asset in war.

Heeding the CallTo the other factions on Ammoriss, the arrival of

the Craftworld Eldar was a surprise. They struck

without warning, and paid little heed to who they

attacked. Unsurprisingly, their assaults were

quick, brutal, and elegant. The North Ammoriss

Office of Strategic Intelligence was unable to

predict or understand the purpose of the Eldar

attacks.

To the Eldar however, the situation was dire. The

Eldar are highly attuned to the vibrations and

flows of the Warp. The Eldar had been

monitoring the human presence on Ammoriss for

decades. Their Farseers had told them that

beneath the crust of Ammoriss, an ancient and

terrible evil slumbered.

When psychic dreams of power and glory began

to emanate from Ammoriss, the Eldar were not

immune. They heard the siren call of power and

glory, they experienced the waking dreams of

others. The Exarchs and warriors in their Aspect

Shrines stirred with desire.

The Farseers had foreseen such events and they

stood ready. The exact nature of the threat was

unclear, but they saw death and destruction for

their kin coming from Ammoriss. Without

hesitation, an alliance of Craftworlds sallied

their forces to Ammoriss.

Under the direction of the Farseers, they used

their superior technology to smuggle themselves

onto Greater Ammoriss. From there, the Eldar

Farseers needed more time to locate the source

of the psychic dreams drawing all the lesser

races to the Battle for Ammoriss. One thing was

clear, if the lesser races discovered the source of

the dreams; it would be disastrous for the nearby

Craftworlds. So the Eldar had come.

The Battle for AmmorissThe Eldar strategy on Ammoriss was simple.

The organization of the fighting force is no

different than that of other Eldar formations.

Typically, the War Host is led by a leader, who

has an assortment of followers who have

allegiance with the leader. These sub-leaders

than have an assortment of followers loyal to

them through pacts, kinship, and other bonds.

As a result, Eldar War Hosts are rather loose

bonds of individuals. The sub-leaders, often

Exarchs, warlocks, Pirate lords, nobles, etc. are

referred to as a Host. The smaller sub-units

within a Host are referred to as a Troupe. It is

not uncommon for a Host or Troupe to have a

fanciful name that somehow refers the leader.

For example, Yriels Eldritch Raiders.

Leadership in the Eldar War Host is consensual.

No one is required to take orders from another.

Instead, it is based on respect and trust. Leaders

are able to lead, because the individual Eldar are

willing to follow. Titles and position are less

noteworthy to the Eldar, and are only gained by

with the consent of their fellow Eldar. Of

course, this is augmented by tradition and ritual.

Their goal was to cause confusion, and disrupt

the efforts of the other races. Where there were

concentrations of forces, they worked to disrupt

them. Where the enemy was weak, they

attacked. Where supply lines were strained, they

tried to break them.

To other races the Eldar actions were mercurial.

They were impossible to predict. The first sign

that the Eldar were even present was a strike on

Space Marine Storm Dragons deployed in the

jungles of the Savage Coast. However, from

there the Eldars activities only magnified.

Eldar activity was reported all across Ammoriss.

North, South, and Greater Ammoriss all saw the

attention of the Eldar War Host. The Office of

Strategic Intelligence paid little heed. They

neither had the time or the resources to track

down such an elusive foe. Instead, the authorities

of NavComm North focused on crushing the

Congregation of Unfaith and protecting the sea

lines of communication to North Ammoriss.

For the Craftworld Eldar, they did not have the

strength to simply destroy all of their enemies. As

a result, the Eldar commanders settled on a

strategy of disruption and raiding. The Farseers

knew that they had to simply delay their

opponents long enough to locate the source of the

psychic disturbances, find it, and flee with it back

to the safety of the Webway.

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Craftworld Eldar War Host

Line-of-Battle

The following section details all of the various vessels and units associated with a Craftworld

Eldar War Host. This list will provide you all the information you need to play as Craftworld

Eldar in games of Aquanautica Imperialis.

Engines of Vaul

ScorpionThe Scorpion is an amazing engine of destruction. It combines the amazing technology of the Eldar

with their elegant sense of design. The Scorpion sports powerful, heavy firepower for a vehicle of its

size. Despite its large size, the Scorpion is relatively maneuverable, and makes use of anti-grav

technology to enhance its versatility as a land, sea, and air weapon. The Scorpion is the most

common Eldar Engine of Vaul.

CobraThis Engine of Vaul sports one of the most terrifying weapons in the Eldar arsenal, the D-Cannon.

The D-Cannon, or Distortion Cannon, tears a hole in the very fabric of reality which exposes the target

to the raw power of the Warp. This is capable of making a mockery of the most powerful of armor.

Thankfully for the Eldars enemies, such a weapon is mounted firmly forward, limiting its field of fire.

Storm SerpentThe Storm Serpent like the other Engines of Vaul takes advantage of the Eldars superior technology

to make it an effective fighting machine. Unlike the Scorpion or Cobra, its strength is not in heavy

firepower. Instead, it carries an internal warp gate generator. This generator allows the Storm

Serpent create a portal that allows Eldar within the Webway to enter the battlefield. Thankfully, the

portal is only large enough for infantry.

Grav-tanks

Wave SerpentWave Serpents are dedicated troop transports. Their armored hulls are enhanced by the inclusion of a

powerful force field that helps protect the vehicle from incoming attacks. They are extremely fast

and maneuverable. Some claim that the Wave Serpent is the best dedicated troop transport in the

galaxy.

FalconThe Falcon Grav-tank combines speed with deadly firepower. In addition to its deadly weaponry, the

Falcon can also carry troops. This combination makes it a small and dangerous foe to larger sea

going craft. Falcons are the backbone of most Eldar attack forces.

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Fire PrismThis grav-tank uses the same hull designs as the Falcon and Wave Serpent. However, it sports a

powerful cannon. The weapon is powerful enough to cut through the thickest armor. Most

importantly, the weapon has an amazing range compared to other Eldar weapon systems. It is a

valuable vehicle for destroying enemy surface vessels.

FirestormThe firestorm is a dedicated anti-aircraft weapon system. Like all Eldar vehicles it uses the same

grav-tank hulls as the Falcon. However, it is armed with a sophisticated targeting array and rapid fire

laser weaponry in a dedicated Anti-aircraft mount. In a pinch, these vehicles have prove ideal in

dealing with enemy ordinance such as torpedoes and mines as well as aircraft.

Aircraft

NightwingsCraftworld Eldar are masters of aerial warfare. No other race can match them in the skies. They

are fast, deadly, and maneuverable. In addition, Eldar are naturally skilled pilots with their quick

reflexes and enhanced senses. The Nightwing is the premiere interceptor. The crafts speed and

agility make it almost impossible to intercept or catch. Thankfully, it also carries a relatively light

armament, only good for destroying enemy planes.

Phoenix BombersThe Eldar do not rely on air dropped bombs. They find such weapons ungainly and imprecise.

Instead, Eldar bombers are armed with power laser weapons that can slash through the thick armor

of a ship at close range. Their speed and agility makes closing with enemy ships all the easier.

Vampire RaiderAll Eldar craft are trans-atmospheric. However, the lighter Nightwings and Phoenix bombers prefer

to enter play via an available wraithgate. However, it is not Uncommon for a Vampire to streak from

orbit to attack a target. They are a powerful all around aerial threat, able to engage fighters or attack

sea targets.

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Craftworld Eldar War Host

Special Rules

This section will detail the special rules to use a Craftworld Eldar War Host in games of

Aquanautica Imperialis.

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The Craftworld Eldar War Host can take

advantage of the following rules and upgrades

when choosing Engines of Vaul, Grav-tanks and

aircraft from the Line-of-Battle.

Flagship:

Farseer +50 points

A farseer will be required if the fleet is 1,000pts.

or more. The Farseer provides 2 fleet re-rolls.

Additional re-rolls can be purchased for +25

points up to five.

Squadrons:

Grav-tanks must be formed in squadrons of 2 to 5 units

Engines of Vaul may be formed in squadrons of 1-5 vehicles

Aircraft can be grouped in squadrons of 1-5

Fleet Restrictions:

You may only have 1 Engine of Vaul for every 3 Grav-tanks

You may not have more Aircraft than Grav-tanks

Fleet Upgrades:

If one unit in a Squadron has an upgrade, then the

entire squadron must have the same upgrade.

Holo-Fields...................+25pts.

Aspect Warriors...........+15 pts

Star Engines.................+5 pts

Webway Portal............+100 pts

Special Rules

Craftworld Eldar War host are subject to the

following special rules. Typically, if a vessel is

subject to the special rule, it will be listed in the

vessels profile or be purchased as an upgrade.

Engine of Vaul

An Engine of Vaul has the following special

rules:

Units that are considered an Engine of Vaul can activate like other escorts.

They can move at any speed and make as many turns as they wish during their movement phase.

Engines of Vaul can not be boarded, but may choose to launch a boarding action whenever

they come in contact with an enemy squadron.

They can not be grounded or part of a collision. Instead, they simply move over the terrain or

other ship.

Engines of Vaul that are reduced to 0DP are removed from play and replaced with 2 wake

markers.

Wraithgate

The Wraithgate allows the following special

rules:

A Wraithgate allows the Storm Serpent to initiate a boarding action against any target

within 4 inches.

The boarding action uses the crew rating of the Storm Serpent.

The Storm Serpent does not need to be in base-to-base contact with the target.

A loss has no negative impact on the Storm Serpent that launched the attack.

If the Storm Serpent explodes place a small blast

template over the Engine of Vaul. Any ship that

touches the blast marker is effected by the

implosion of the Wraithgate and exposed to the

Warp. The effected ship deteremines damage as

normal, but it cannot save the damage with Armor

or Brace for Impact saves due to the warp

exposure.

Orbital Strike

Orbital Strike allows a squadron of aircraft to

deploy directly from space or an Eldar Webway

Portal. This means that the squadron begins play

in reserve. The Eldar player can choose to deploy

this squadron at anytime during the Battle phase

instead of activating another ship.

If the game ends with the units still in reserve,

they are counted as destroyed for purposes of

victory conditions.

Place the counter for the squadron on the board.

Roll a d3 and the scatter dice (similar to

deploying submerged ships) and place the ship the

number rolled in inches in the direction of the

scatter arrow. The aircraft may not move, but

may attack as normal.

Once deployed, the squadron may be removed

from the board at anytime, but they will be unable

to redeploy again later. Half of all units removed

in this way are counted as destroyed for purposes

of victory conditions, rounding down.

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Eldar Aircraft

Eldar Aircraft can start the game on the board,

deployed like regular ship squadrons. They do

not need to deploy from launch bays or Orbital

Strike.

If Eldar Aircraft engage other Eldar aircraft, they

follow normal Aircraft rules instead of the Eldar

Special Rules. I.e Interceptors remove

Interceptors, Interceptors remove Bombers, etc.

Holo-Fields

A vehicle with Holo-fields gets a 4+ dodge save

from any hits. This is taken before any armor or

Brace for Impact saves.

Aspect Warriors

Aspect warriors provides a +2 crew bonus during

boarding operations.

Star Engines

An escort equipped with Star Engines may

always go on the Special Order: All Ahead Full.

No test is required.

Webway Portal

The Webway Portal allows units to be placed in

reserve before the battle begins.

The Eldar player can choose to use his Webway

Portal instead of activating a unit during the

movement phase. He designates a place on the

board and marks it with a small blast marker.

Once deployed the Portal can not be removed

from play or moved to a different location.

During any subsequent activations in the

Movement Phase instead of activating a ship, the

player may choose to try and bring in a units from

reserve by choosing a unit and rolling a 4+ on a

d6. A ship/squadron that passes a reserves roll is

then considered to be activated. If the roll is

failed, activation then reverts to the opponent

player.

Once activated, the ship/unit is placed on the blast

marker, facing any direction the player wants.

The deployed unit is then free to complete its

Movement phase as normal.

In addition, any Eldar vessel that comes in contact

with the portal may choose to leave the board. A

vessel that leaves the board in this way can not

return later in the game. For victory conditions,

all DP that the vessel lost before fleeing are

awarded to the Eldars opponent.

Any units in reserve at the end of the game are

considered destroyed for the purposes of

determining victory conditions.