Editing Guardian (section)

==Role on the battlefield==
[[File:-Craftworld-Eldar-Guardians-.jpeg|400px|thumbnail|right|When not dying in droves. They can look pretty fuckin' badass.]]
For the most part Eldar Guardians only take to the field in the most dire of events when the Aspect warriors just aren't enough to win the day. The Craftworlds would rather not put the civilians they are supposed to protect into harm's way, which means that Guardians generally function in support roles on the battlefield.

Most Guardians have never walked the Path of the Warrior and so have not developed their own War Mask. Therefore before they enter battle they will gather together for a seer to cast a temporary Mask over the group to protect them from the horrors they are about to experience. At first glance it might seem rather strange that Eldar are so sensitive to violence, but keep in mind that Eldar are more sensitive to ALL emotions and experiences than humans are, so naturally the shock (or thrill) of a battlefield in the 41st millennium is quite enough to mandate the additional aid.

Guardians will often be led by a Warlock who will try their best to keep as many of them alive as possible.

In their role as a support force they are also in charge of the [[Support Weapon Battery|Eldar Support Batteries]], [[Eldar War Walker|War Walkers]], [[Eldar Jetbike|Windriders]] and piloting the many Eldar vehicles of war.

When taken as a whole this civilian fighting force can enter battle with the very best their enemies can muster and still have a decent chance of coming out victorious (unless they feature in a black library book, in which case be prepared to watch them charging head first into terminators, and getting mowed down in their thousands).

Despite the jokes, Guardians don't go to war wearing a wet paper bag. Guardians wear the most basic armour available to the Eldar, which consists of a thin skin tight body-glove that acts like a second skin- if Gav's descriptions are accurate then it will spread itself over the users body, like the Venom suit, growing and shaping itself to the wearer; think of it like a combination of the Spider-Man suit and the armour used by the power rangers. This mesh suit not only supply's a surprising good amount of protection but also absorbs and spreads out the energies of any hit, greatly reducing the power of any blow. It is just as effective at dispersing the kinetic energy from a physical blow as it is from any type of energy blast- think of how Black Panthers armour works in the movie (small to medium modern fire arms are going to be very ineffective against this layer of protection).

The "Mesh" armour is then reinforced by more solid plates that when placed into position will grow and reshape themselves to fit the body of the wearer. These plates move- twisting and bending along with the movements of the wearer, almost like they are an extension of their own body. Upon getting hit they will instantly harden, becoming incredibly hard and resilient to damage (with the layer below dispersing the energy of the blow), before once again turning back to their former state (the solid armour plates on heavy Aspect armour are only around maybe 10-15 millimetres thick, and offer the same level of protection as the inches thick armour slabs used by the Space Marines).

Not only does this armour provide a high level of protection against damage without impeding the users movements, but it also allows the user to operate just as well in the dark depth of the ocean, as they would in the cold void of space; modern armies can only dream that they could get access to such armour.