What race is Eldar?

The name "Eldar" has been used for Elven-like races in later fiction. Eldar is a humanoid being, descendant of an ancient interstellar Empire in the Warhammer 40K universe. Eldar is also a race of Elves in the Midkemia cycle by Raymond E. Feist.

Can Eldar be black?

They can have any colour you like.

Why is Eldar dark?

The origins of the Dark Eldar can be found in the Fall of the Eldar, the great cataclysm that nearly destroyed the entire Eldar race. It was an event so terrible that not only did it kill trillions of Eldar, but it breached the gap between real space and the Warp, and gave birth to Slaanesh, a Chaos God.

How old is the Eldar race?

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.

Where did the Eldar come from?

Much in the way that Orks were originally Space Orcs, Eldar were originally Space Elves. The very first model that could be construed as Eldar, the Dark Elf Space Trooper, appeared in the White Dwarf of March 1987 as part of a selection of Warhammer 40,000 models that were released as a taste of things to come.

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Are Eldar all female?

As mentioned, there are aspects and cults that ARE single gender but no lore suggesting wider Eldar society is run entirely by female Eldar.

Are Eldar just Elves?

Eldar (singular Elda) was the name given to the Elves by the Vala Oromë when he first found them wandering in the starlight of Cuiviénen. At first, the name was applied to all Elves, but after the summons of the Valar, it came to be used only for the West-elves who followed the summons and began the Great Journey.

Can Eldar have babies?

They can have children but the gestation period of their birth is said to be much longer. This is a typical staple idea in most fantasy for long lived races and common with Elves.

What is the oldest race in 40k?

The Slann are some of the oldest beings in the Warhammer 40k universe. They are said to have counseled the Aeldari millions of years before the Fall of the Aeldari about the dangers of the Warp.

Can Eldar and humans have kids?

The short answer is no. The logn answer is they are two completely different species made up entirely of different people, so it's physically impossible.

How do the Eldar see humans?

Notably, the Eldar are not all human haters, though select numbers are, they've allied themselves with humanity too many times to outright hate them. They see them as weak, stupid, inferior - sure - but they also detest Chaos and see that Humanity is just as blind as the Eldar themselves once were.

What do orks call Dark Eldar?

Panzee is directly used for eldar. But git is most commonly used to describe enemies in general.

Can Eldar love humans?

Currently no, not in canon unless an author decides someone's going to fall for Yvraine. The fluff explicitly goes out of it's way to explain that the Eldar find humans to be absolutely repulsive from the way we move and smell to the way we even breathe. Eldar typically call us “mon'kaigh”.

Are there Eldar human hybrids?

“Half-Eldar”, or “Peredhel” in Eldar, are new species born of humanity and eldar thought a powerful program wrought on The Eldar of Craftworld Mal'ehtë. Neither fully eldar or human they are a true-breeding, stable, community of hybrids that fight against chaos the all who would destroy them.

Can Eldar reproduce?

They do reproduce, but aside from abstinence to avoid excess emotion, the birth rate seems to be in decline on an inherent level. The Dark Eldar don't have any such inhibitions, but they rely on a form of cloning for the bulk of their population maintenance.

Do the Eldar hate the Dark Eldar?

To put it very basically - they hate each other, but they hate everything else in the galaxy more. The Harlequins keep them both in line and co-operating when it's required.

What is the first race ever?

The first organized automobile competition, a reliability test in 1894 from Paris to Rouen, France, a distance of about 80 km (50 mi), was won with an average speed of 16.4 kph (10.2 mph). In 1895 the first true race was held, from Paris to Bordeaux, France, and back, a distance of 1,178 km.

What is the most evil race in Warhammer 40K?

1. The Drukhari. Finally we come to what is not only the most evil race in 40K, but one of the most evil races in all of fiction. Unlike their Craftworld's Aeldari cousins, those who would become the Drukhari saw no need to curb the debauchery and excess that dominated their society.

Who is the oldest god in 40K?

Nurgle is one of the major Ruinous Powers and is the oldest. The God of Death and Decay has been part of the galaxy since the beginning.

Who is the strongest Eldar?

Harlequins are undoubtedly the most skilled eldar in combat and an entire craftworld of them would be deadly. Then include the ''Deadly sentinels'' (Probably Solitaires), all those ancient and powerful books and artefacts.

Are Eldar taller than humans?

The average Astartes is eight feet tall, sooo Eldar and Dark Eldar are essentially spaces elves. They are described as being taller than the average human.

Is Eldar a man or woman?

They are completely gender equal. Some of the craftworld aspects and Dark Eldar cults are majority or entirely female/male dominated but as an overall society they appear less focused on gender roles.

What do Eldar call humans?

Eldar refer to humans as Mon'Keigh.

Do Eldar drink alcohol?

Yes they do, their foods don't sound that different from what humans eat usually, they also like drinking.

Why do the Eldar look like humans?

The eldars live under the same type of planets and condition as humans thus they will look superficially similar. Eldars are just elves in space.