Ulthwé
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In the fictional universe of the table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000, Ulthwé is one of the largest Craftworld homes of the Eldar, the elf-like humanoid race that wanders the stars.
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[edit] The Eye of Terror
Ulthwé was caught in the pull of the Eye of Terror, where the Immaterium crosses with real space and a brooding ground for Chaos and a gateway to the Warp. Due to this proximity to the Eye, Ulthwé must be on constant high alert in case of attacks by the forces of Chaos. Constant risk and war has hardened the Craftworld's citizens and due to the lack of Aspect Warriors in the Craftworld, Ulthwé maintains a standing militia known as the Black Guardians, more skilled and better trained than soldiers of other Craftworlds.
Such proximity to the potent raw energy that is the Eye has also produced a large number of vigilant psykers in the form of Farseers and Warlocks among Ulthwé Eldar and Ulthwé regards the Path of the Seer over the Path of the Warrior. The most powerful of these psykers was the late Eldrad Ulthran, who was the leader of the Craftworld prior to his apparent demise aboard a Blackstone Fortress. The Seers of Ulthwé are said to be much more capable than those of other Craftworlds and can see far into the future to shape the destiny of their Craftworld based on their insights. The Seers may predict catastrophe and steer Ulthwé away from it or determine the best course of action regardless of the cost to other races. Such foresight can lead the people of Ulthwé to perform actions which seem selfish and erratic in the eyes of Men and other races, but to the seers of Ulthwé it is clear that such actions must be performed for the good of the Craftworld. Though results may not directly arise from such action, it will indirectly influence Ulthwé's fate perhaps far into the future.
[edit] Ulthwé on the Battlefield
In times of war, Ulthwé employs its militia of Black Guardians and Guardians as its army's backbone. Supporting these troops will be assortments of vehicles and elite units, flowing with advanced Eldar technology. Ulthwé also employs it's large number of psykers on the battlefield, sometimes in the form of a Seer Council consisting of multiple Farseers and Warlock Bodyguards. The Seer Council or Seers will use their potent powers to destroy the minds of their enemies, shape the battle's course to their favour and perform other tasks to ensure their victory. However, every time a Seer or Warlock delves into the Warp to harness its power to their favour, they risk their own minds and many have been lost to the terrors of the Warp which prey on the mind.
Ulthwé may strike fast and hard in the form of an Ulthwé Strike Force, a highly mobile entity of Ulthwé's power in which units are highly mobilised by utilising jetbikes and other fast vehicles which enables Ulthwé to strike quickly and decisively through warp gates and vanish as quickly as they appeared.
[edit] Appearance
The sight of an Ulthwé force is a brooding, dark image, filled with the air of mourning and suffering. Ulthwé's forces main colour is an ominous black and most Ulthwé vehicles and warrior armour is this colour. This is often contrasted with bone white, golden yellow and dark red.
The symbol of Ulthwé is the Eye of Isha, a stylised eye with a lone tear symbolising the tears shed by the Goddess Isha for her Eldar children.
[edit] Contact with the Imperium of Man
Of all the Eldar, Ulthwé seems to interfere with the affairs of other races the most because of its greater ability to forsee the future. Some notable conflicts resulting from Ulthwé intervention are:
- The Battle for Armageddon
- The Sanapan Scouring
- The Mortis Annihilation
- The Third Coming of Orian
- Imperial attempt to retrieve a Titan
- The Thirteenth Black Crusade of Abbadon.
- The Dark Crusade
[edit] References
- Eldar - Ulthwé. Games Workshop. Retrieved on 2006-03-02.
- Priestley, Rick (1994). Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Eldar, 2nd Edition, Nottingham: Games Workshop. ISBN 1872372740.
- Thorpe, Gav (2000). Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Craftworld Eldar. Nottingham: Games Workshop. ISBN 1841540293.
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