History Characters / Warhammer40000EldarGods

There were several gods in Eldar myth, all but three (Cegorach, Isha and Khaine) [[GodIsDead being destroyed]] in the Fall of the Eldar race. A new god (Ynnead), not part of the old mythology, is said to be forming from the souls of the Eldar dead within the Infinity Circuits of the Craftworlds.

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[[folder:Asuryan]]
!!Asuryan

Asuryan, also known as the Phoenix King and the Supreme God of Eldar, is the name of a male deity who was the chief as well as the eldest of all the Eldar Gods. His first brother is the War God, Kaela Mensha Khaine. He is known as the father of the gods and the ancestor of all living things.
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* BigGood: For the Eldar, at least.
* BodyMotifs
** One Craftworld adopted the EvilEye of Asuryan because he can kill with one DeathGlare.
** Asurmen, Phoenix Lord of the Dire Avengers, is called The Hand of Asuryan.
* DivineIntervention: Asuryan was very helpful to the Eldar.
* GodIsFlawed: Asuryan admitted having Khaine punish Isha and her husband Kurnous for continuing to communicate with the Eldar was a mistake.
* LightIsGood: Iyanden Craftworld's symbol is Asuryan's flame.
* TopGod: The leader of the Eldar pantheon.
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[[folder:Cegorach]]
!!Cegorach

Cegorach - the Great Harlequin, the Great Fool, the First Fool, the Laughing God - is one of the gods of Eldar mythology, and the central figure of Harlequin belief.
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* BerserkButton: Pride, whether it be from mortals or his fellow gods.
* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: He created the Black Library of Chaos, which takes the shape of a shadowy Craftworld within the Webway, guarded by the Harlequins and serving as a repository for the Eldar race's accumulated knowledge of Chaos and its workings, including works acquired after the Fall, such as Magnus the Red's ''Book of Magnus''.
* NoodleIncident: Cegorach once oversaw a terrifying event known only as the "Wedding of Screams".
* PhysicalGod: Cegorach is said to disguise himself as a Harlequin from time to time.
* RebelLeader: Cegorach and his Harlequins harass and hamper Chaos when and where they can.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: During the Fall of the Eldar, when a newborn Slaanesh was busy eating the Eldar pantheon, Cegorach escaped into the Webway.
* TheTrickster: A classic trickster god, the Laughing God has a strong predilection for achieving his goals by tricking his enemies into doing his job for him. For instance, it once tricked the Outsider, a C'Tan, into eating its fellows, in one stroke killing off numerous C'Tan and driving the Outsider itself quite insane.
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[[folder:Hoec]]
!!Hoec

Hoec is a mysterious wanderer known to the Eldar who is said to have been one with the Webway and has walked the paths between planets since the stars themselves were young.
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* OddJobGods: Hoec is the god of... interdimensional travel?
* WalkingTheEarth: Walking the Webway, anyway.
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[[folder:Isha]]
!!Isha

A god of the Eldar, Isha was associated with healing, fertility and the harvest.
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* BodyMotifs: Craftworld Ulthwe uses Isha's weeping eye as its symbol.
* ChekhovsGun: Isha's spirit stones made from her tears so she can communicate with the Eldar (after Asuryan separated the heavenly and mortal realms to sate his brother Khaine's anger) would help the Eldar avoid having their souls claimed by Slaanesh.
* DamselInDistress: Isha was "rescued" by Nurgle from Slaanesh, and now resides in a cage in the Chaos God's pestilential [[GardenOfEvil garden]], serving as a guinea pig for Nurgle's plagues.
* TheHecateSisters: The Mother.
* JustSoStory: Isha's captivity by Nurgle explains why diseases have remedies.
* LoveGoddess: Isha being a fertility goddess and all.
* TeamMom: For the whole Eldar race.
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[[folder:Khaine]]
!!Khaine

Kaela Mensha Khaine, normally abbreviated to Khaine, is associated with murder, violence, destruction and war.
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* BodyMotifs: "Kaela Mensha" means "Bloody-Handed", as he was cursed to drip blood eternally from his left hand for his murder of Eldanesh, something that carries over to his Avatars.
* GreatOffscreenWar: Khaine sparked the War In Heaven to stop Lileath's prophecy of his demise because of the Eldar.
* HumanSacrifice: How the Dark Eldar worship Khaine. Craftworld Eldar only prescribe this when they sacrifice an Exarch to awake an Avatar.
* JerkassGods: Khaine is the most violent and aggressive of the Eldar Gods. There's a reason he's the God of War and ''Murder''. Most notably, he murdered Eldanesh, the greatest hero of the Eldar, just to cause more strife.
* MyBloodRunsHot: Fire is Khaine's blood. Same goes for his Avatars.
* NameOfCain: The word Khaine signifies the essence of murder.
* PhysicalGod: Khaine was shattered by Slaanesh but shards of his spirit can be called and given form as an Avatar of Khaine.
* RedRightHand: His left hand is constantly dripping Eldanesh's blood.
* ScrewDestiny: Khaine went to war with the Eldar because he heard of a vision where he would be [[KillTheGod torn to pieces by the Eldar]]. He might however have [[PoorCommunicationKills misheard]] "by" instead of "because of".
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Khaine's murder of Eldanesh was so heinous that Asuryan cursed him to have Eldanesh's blood forever drip from his hands.
* WarGod: Honourable and proud but harsh and unintelligent, Khaine personified the best and worst qualities of the warrior class.
* TheWorfEffect: Fans have noticed the general purpose of an Avatar of Khaine's appearance is to be a {{Jobber}}.
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[[folder:Lileath]]
!!Lileath

Lileath the Maiden is the name of a powerful Eldar Goddess of dreams and fortune. She is said to be the daughter of Isha, the Goddess of the Harvest.
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* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Lileath is the goddess of psychic visions.
* KillTheCutie: She was a fair Maiden who would end up being the first divine victim of the Great Enemy Slaanesh.
* TheHecateSisters: The Maiden.
* SacrificialLamb: Lileath was the first Eldar god Slaanesh devoured.
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[[folder:Morai-Heg]]
!!Morai-Heg

Morai-Heg the Crone is the third in a trinity of female Eldar goddesses who appears as a withered ancient creature who holds the fate of mortals within a skin rune pouch.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Morai-Heg had Khaine cut off her hand so she could drink her own blood, which contained the essence of wisdom.
* BodyMotifs: Craftworld Iybraesil use Morai-Heg's hand as their symbol.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Subverted. Morai-Heg claimed she could not answer Asuryan's question of their future. Instead she said only Eldanesh knew.
* TheHecateSisters: The Crone.
* JustSoStory: Morai-Heg and Khaine's story explains the origins of fire and the Howling Banshees Aspect Warriors.
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[[folder:Vaul]]
!!Vaul

Vaul was the Smith God that existed within the pantheon of the Eldar race, brother of the Phoenix King Asuryan.
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* CoolUncle: Vaul was happy to help Isha and Kurnous.
* DisabledDeity: After Khaine crippled him.
* DoomedMoralVictor: Vaul's defeat by Khaine represents the urge to create getting crushed by the need to destroy.
* {{Expy}}: He's basically Space Elf [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Hephaestus]].
* ForgedByTheGods: Eldar mythology credits the smith god Vaul with the creation of some of their legendary weapons, and their super-heavy vehicles are referred to as "Engines of Vaul."
* GuileHero: Vaul tricked Khaine by hiding a mortal sword among his gift of 100 divine swords. It didn't work.
* UltimateBlacksmith: Vaul is the god of smithing and is credited with forging weapons from swords to ''battle stations'' (the Blackstone Fortresses).
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[[folder:Ynnead]]
!!Ynnead

Ynnead (the God of the Dead) is supposedly a nascent Eldar god growing in the collective Infinity Circuits of every Craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar. Steps have been taken to bring him forth without requiring the death of every Eldar. [[GoneHorriblyRight Steps that look to have worked]].
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: No-one is sure whether Ynnead will be a new hope for the Eldar or [[HistoryRepeats a repeat]] of the Slaanesh incident...
* AmbiguousGender: Ynnead is traditionally referred to in the masculine (though this could be an abstraction), and the Yncarne is referred to as "it" though appears to be female. This can be explained away by it being TwoFaced, distinctly feminine on one side, and [[{{Elfeminate}} ambiguously feminine]] on the other.
* GoodCounterpart: Ynnead is an anti-Slaanesh, a newborn god created and empowered by the absorption of countless Eldar souls. This is emphasized by its physical avatar looking distinctly Daemonette-like, though so far it appears to be a force of good.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Yvraine "midwifed" Ynnead early to expel a daemonic incursion into Biel-Tan, and in particular, the daemon leader, the Masque, from the Craftorld's Infinity Circuit. While it worked, the process [[DeaderThanDead destroyed many Eldar souls]], shattered the Craftworld, and it's possible that the early birth may have other, unintended effects on Ynnead.
* TheChosenOne: The Eldar noticed a nascent deity gestating in the Craftworlds' Infinity Circuits. They believed it would eventually destroy Slaanesh.
* TheGhost: For a long time Ynnead was more a concept than a character, but his awakening is the key focus of the second part of Creator/GamesWorkshop's first steps at actually moving the timeline past 999.M41 with the ''Gathering Storm'' campaign books.
* ThanatosGambit: Ynnead is a nascent Eldar deity growing in the Infinity Circuits of the Craftworlds, and some seers believe that once the last of the Eldar die, their combined spirits will awaken to form a new God of the Dead able to defeat Slaanesh once and for all, and allow the Eldar to be reborn in a better form. Of course, considering that the last God made from Eldar souls was ''Slaanesh'' itself, there's really no guarantee what Ynnead will do if he comes into existence.
** Others, such as Eldrad Ulthran and the Harlequins, tried to figure out loopholes in those prophesies so that the Eldar won't have to go extinct before their salvation. They managed to bring Ynnead into existence and enough wakefulness to begin influencing events, and create an avatar called the Yncarne. Jury's still out on just how good or bad a thing that is, but said avatar's birth [[NotHyperbole BROKE]] Craftworld Biel-Tan.
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* MyBloodRunsHot: Literally. Fire is Khaine's blood.

* HotBlooded: Literally. Fire is Khaine's blood.

Asuryan, also known as the Phoenix King, is the name of a male deity who was the chief as well as the eldest of all the Eldar Gods. His first brother is the War God, Kaela Mensha Khaine. He is known as the father of the gods and the ancestor of all living things.

Ynnead (the God of the Dead) is supposedly a nascent Eldar god growing in the collective Infinity Circuits of every Craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar. Steps have been taken to bring him forth without requiring the death of every Eldar. Steps that look to have [[GoneHorriblyRight worked]].

* GoodCounterpart: Ynnead is an anti-Slaanesh, a newborn god created and empowered by the absorption of countless Eldar souls. This is emphasized by [[spoiler:its physical avatar looking distinctly Daemonette-like, though so far it appears to be a force of good]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: There's a reason the campaign book featuring his awakening is called [[spoiler:''Fracture of Biel-tan'']].
* TheChosenOne: The Eldar believe Ynnead will destroy Slaanesh.

** Others, such as Eldrad Ulthran and the Harlequins, tried to figure out loopholes in those prophesies, and they managed to bring him into existence and enough wakefulness to begin influencing events, and [[spoiler:create an avatar called the Yncarne]]. Jury's still out on just how good or bad a thing that is, but [[spoiler:said avatar's birth [[NotHyperbole BROKE]] Craftworld Biel-Tan]].

Ynnead (the God of the Dead) is supposedly a nascent Eldar god growing in the collective Infinity Circuits of every craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar. Steps have been taken to bring him forth without requiring the death of every Eldar. Steps that look to have [[GoneHorriblyRight worked]].

* CoolUncle: Vaul was happy to help Kurnous and Isha.

** One craftworld adopted the EvilEye of Asuryan because he can kill with one DeathGlare.

* GodIsFlawed: Asuryan admitted having Khaine punish Isha and Kurnous for continuing to communicate with the Eldar was a mistake.
* LightIsGood: Iyanden craftworld's symbol is Asuryan's flame.

%%* KillTheCutie: A cutie killed by Slaanesh.

* KillTheCutie: A cutie killed by Slaanesh.

%%* KillTheCutie

* JustSoStory: Morai-Heg and Khaine's story explains the origins of fire and the Howling Banshees Aspect Warriors

* GoodCounterpart: Ynnead is an anti-Slaanesh, a newborn god created and empowered by the absorption of countless Eldar souls. This is emphasized by [[spoiler:its physical avatar looking distinctly Daemonette-like, though so far it appears to be a force for good]].

* AmbiguouslyEvil: No-one is sure whether Ynnead is a new hope for the Eldar or [[HistoryRepeats a repeat]] of the Slaanesh incident...

* GoneHorriblyRight: There's a reason the campaign book featuring his awakening is called [[spoiler: The Fracture of Biel-Tan]].

* TheGhost: Ynnead is more a concept than a character.
** Not so much now. His awakening is the key focus of the second part of GamesWorkshop's first steps at actually moving the timeline past 999.M41 with the Gathering Storm campaign books.

** Others, such as Eldrad Ulthran and the Harlequins, tried to figure out loopholes in those prophesies, and they managed to bring him into existence and enough wakefulness to begin influencing events, and [[spoiler: create an avatar called the Yncarne]]. Jury's still out on just how good or bad a thing that is, but [[spoiler: said avatar's birth [[NotHyperbole BROKE]] Craftworld Biel-Tan]].

Ynnead (the God of the Dead) is supposedly a nascent Eldar god growing in the collective Infinity Circuits of every craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar.

* {{Expy}}: He's basically Space Elf [[ClassicalMythology Hephaestus]].