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It's a common misconception that because Aeldari are more agile than humans, they therefore must be weaker physically. The truth is that Eldar are faster, stronger, and have better reflexes than humans.
Basically, an unmodified Eldar is significantly physically superior to an unmodified human in every possible way. It's only when you start looking at modified superhumans like Assassins and Astartes that humans start getting brute force advantages.
Going by the RPG stats, Aeldari are pretty equivalent to humans in damn near everything except reaction times and psychic ability...... and, even then, they aren't that great. Humans can be just as powerful psyker-wise, and through various technologies and psykic enhancements, just as fast.
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Biology
Superficially, the Eldar appear very similar to humans, though they are generally taller and slimmer, with sharp features and pointed ears. They are long-lived by human standards, and most will live more than a thousand years unless they die from accident or disease. Eldar also have much faster metabolic rates than humans, and their cardiac and neurological systems are more advanced. These traits manifest in their vastly heightened reactions and agility compared to humans. To them humans seem...
History
The existing Eldar are essentially a refugee population, the scattered remains of their former strength and power. Even in such straits, however, they are still a powerful force in the galaxy. Once, ten thousand years ago, the Eldar were among the most powerful and dominant races of the galaxy, dominating a significant portion of the galaxy and secure in their prosperity. Although there were other races of advanced technology and military power, none were in a position to seriously threaten t...
Religion
The Eldar are known to be a very spiritual people, and much of their culture is based around their mythological cycles. The most famous of these cycles was the War in Heaven, an epic conflict between the Eldar deities, in two factions lead by Vaul, the god of the forge, and Kaela Mensha Khaine, the god of war. With two notable exceptions, the Pantheon of the Eldar is considered to have been destroyed by the birth of Slaanesh. While the Eldar still revere all the gods and preserve their storie...
The Eldar Armoury includes the standard Shurikenweaponry that uses gravitic forces to fire monomolecular-thin discs at the enemy. The Eldar use these weapons in the form of Shuriken pistols, Shurik...Spirit stones - When the Eldar die, their souls are in danger of being devoured by the Chaos god Slaanesh. To prevent this, the Eldar wear spirit stones, which capture and contain their souls at th...Webway — The Eldar do not travel through the Warp in the same manner as other races, having long ago developed a much faster and safer method known as the "Webway". This is a system of ancient "tun...Wraithbone — The main construction material of the Eldar, and the staple of their psycho-technic engineering. It is brought forth from the warp and shaped by Bonesingers through psychic power. It i...Following the Fall, the Eldar are socially and culturally divided into several broad groups. While there are divisions within each of these, they are the most obvious and clearly defined groups of the existing race (excluding the Dark Eldar):
As a race, the sexes of Eldar seem to be very similar both psychologically and physically. Among such and androgynous race telling the sexes apart can be very difficult. Eldar females can reach any position in society and became warriors, pilots or great psykers as their male fellows.
The Eldar who live on board the Craftworlds have undergone a complete social reform. Every Eldar chooses and follows a path, somewhat similar to a profession, until achieving mastery over it. Then he chooses another one and the process begins anew. There are an unknown number of paths, and all of them are dangerous for the Eldar; sometimes an Eldar...
Farseer Eldrad Ulthran— Late of Craftworld UlthwéYvraine — Emissary of YnneadPrince Yriel — Autarchof Craftworld IyandenPhoenix Lord Asurmen— The Hand of AsuryanThe earliest known appearance of the Eldar came shortly before the release of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader in 1987 in the form of a limited edition by Games Workshopminiature dubbed the "Dark Elf Space Trooper". In their earliest 1st Edition incarnation, the Eldar are shown to be genetically compatible with Humans and it is speculated they may ev...
1: The Art of Warhammer 40,000, pg. 1812: Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition), pg. 423: Codex: Drukhari (8th Edition), pg. 4-54: Codex: Dark Eldar (7th Edition) The Eternal Cyclepg. 34May 23, 2017 · Eldar are far longer lived than men, effectively immortal if you account for the Boneways. They are in tune with their emotions and psychic potential in ways that is far more fundamental than even the best human psykers can manage.
Oct 29, 2023 · Despite their outward similarities to humans, the Aeldari are a truly alien race. They are generally taller and more slender than humans, with sharp features and pointed ears. Their enhanced physiology grants them incredible speed, agility, and reaction times that far surpass those of other races.
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The Eldar (Quenya Tengwar: full spelling `VmE6 or vowel-abbreviated spelling `Vm6; IPA: [ˈeldar]; singular Elda; `VmE; adjectival Eldarin; `VmE7T5 or `Vm7T5; [ˈeldarin]), or Edhil (Sindarin), are those Elves who accepted to leave Cuiviénen and undertake the Great Journey to reach Valinor. Some...
