Yvraine
Yvraine, Herald of Ynnead, is a female Eldar who serves as the emissary for the newly awakened Eldar God Ynnead.
Early History
Yvraine was originally born on Craftworld Biel-Tan, which could explain where she got her fighting skills from. However her first path was the Path of the Dancer. At some point she found she had psychic ability and thus she took the Path of the Warlock. However she had a mercurial mood and developed a bloodlust that led her to follow the path of the Warrior among the Dire Avengers.
After awhile even this wasn't enough for her and she left Craftworld Biel-Tan as an Outcast and eventually became a famed Corsair leader. This continued for a time until a mutiny forced her, and those among her crew still loyal, to flee into the Webway. From here there was only one place to go; Commorragh. Here she made her way living and fighting in the slums before joining a Wych cult and then rising to Succubus. Unknown to her, the Exarch she had served under had become so devoted to her that he had shed his war mask and followed her to Commoragh by disguising himself as an Incubus.
Ynnead's Birth
Ynnead's rebirth came about during a major gladiator match in Commorragh. It was here that Yvraine (aided by the patronage of Lady Malys) was to face off against Lelith Hesperax herself. Even after several renowned matches (including unleashed cloned Tyranids made from genetic engineering combining Tyranids from Hive Fleet Kraken and Hive Fleet Leviathan and ten Space Marines in power armour and knives vs waves of Wyches until they died), this was considered the fight of the century/millenium. To raise the stakes, they would be fighting among Wyches, Tyranids and other captives or monsters in a massive free for all. It was such a momentous event that Vect himself had arrived to watch (from the comfort of his private portable pyramid/command base/mansion).
The fight between Yvraine and Lelith was breathtaking, even the Harlequins in the audience were stunned. It was clear though that Lelith was toying with Yvraine and was clearly the better fighter... until Yvraine managed to get a cut on Lelith's forearm. However, this was also a ruse that Lelith had allowed as part of her plan to draw out the fight and make it entertaining for her patron, Asdrubael Vect. But the punch to the stomach that Yvraine dealt Lelith was not part of the plan. She gave ground and, after getting in a vicious stomp on Yvraine, finally fulfilled her plan of leading Yvraine to the pile of corpses. In a nifty display of Just As Planned, Yvraine lost her footing and Lelith used the opening to stab her in chest before darting off to a new opponent and leaving her for dead.
After this she continued the fight, trying to not show weakness in the arena. But even her red attire couldn't hide the blood trailing down her chest. At one point she crossed paths with a priestess of Morai-Heg. She proved surprisingly quick, even severing one of Yvraine's hands.
That's right, Yvraine's so tough she kept fighting, even though she'd been STABBED IN THE CHEST AND LOST A HAND.
It was at this moment, while Yvraine was at the brink of death, that the newly born but weak Ynnead recognized Yvraine as one who had walked on both the Paths of the Eldar and the Paths of Damnation, and so revived her as his Emissary. Unfortunately, the psychic energy released in the process also broke Khaine's Gate open, flooding Commoragh with daemons and thoroughly humiliating Vect. Needless to say, Vect now wanted Yvraine dead immediately. Trueborn from the Kabal of the Black Heart (looking to save face after Vect's retreat) headed towards Yvraine, seeking her death while her Wych Cult rushed to aid her.
As they left the arena, Yvraine had another surprise. A ship, her flagship from her Corsair days, had returned to Commorragh. The crew took Yvraine, the Visarch and the survivors on before fleeing for the Webway. But Vect wasn't so easily thwarted. He sealed the Webway passages, and the ship got wedged in one. As Kabalies from the Kabal of the Black Heart tried to cut his way in, Yvraine loaded the Visarch and as many warriors as they could onto Raiders and Venoms, them launched them from the bridge, the crew who stayed behind willingly sacrificing themselves to Vect's wrath to delay him from hunting Yvraine.
Forming the Ynnari
Yvraine fled Commorragh with her old Exarch (who had since renamed himself the Visarch), the Incubus warriors he had become the leader of since he arrived in Commoragh, the survivors of her crew and several members of her Wych Cult. They wandered the Webway for a time, fleeing the Haemonculi cults and Kabalites Vect had sent after them. They met up with a group of Harlequins, who led them through the Webway and kept them one step ahead of Vect's agents.
Return to Biel-Tan
Accompanied by the newly-formed Ynnari, Yvraine returned to Biel-Tan, the Craftworld of her birth. However, not all eldar were happy to see the return of this prodigal daughter.
Battle in the Webway
In the Webway, they were waylaid by the Thousand Sons, led by Ahriman. In an astonishing display of power, Ahriman managed to trap Yvraine, the Visarch and the Yncarne in a realm of his own devising.
Yvraine called out to Ahriman, saying she had "what he was seeking". Yvraine used her powers to restore a dozen Rubric Marines to their former selves. Overcome with emotion, Ahriman released Yvraine, the Visarch and the Yncarne. However, to take him from the battle, they then forced those recovered Rubric Marines into the Warp. Horrified, Ahriman fled into the Warp after them.
A Desperate Alliance
At this point the Ynnari joined together to enact another desperate plan: Eldrad had forseen that the Eldar's and the Imperium's fates were joined. For the Eldar to survive they would have to ally with the Imperium, this time for real.
To facilitate this, they picked up the survivors from the fall of Cadia (minus Creed, who had already been taken by Trazyn). Then, after a good word from Cawl, Celestine and Greyfax to explain their intentions, they headed to Macragge. There, Yvraine and Cawl worked together to heal Roboute Guilliman of his poison and bring him back to life.
After promising an alliance, the Eldar and the forces of the Imperium parted ways, with Guilliman thanking Yvraine for helping him and Yvraine giving Guilliman a sincere caution and no stereotypical Eldar dickery (something quite a few shippers have seized on, though this would be more ironic than Taldeer and LIIVI, given that Yvraine is the herald of a god and Roboute is heavily implied to despise religion given the Imperial Truth and Roboute's reaction to the Ecclesiarchy).
Gallery
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The real reason for the Imperium-Eldar alliance.
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Even Dungeon Meshi gets in on the fun.
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Roboute and Yvraine's relationship goes back a long, long time.
| Famous Eldar | |||
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| Heroes: | Eldrad Ulthran - Illic Nightspear - Prince Yriel - Yvraine Visarch - Sylandri Veilwalker | ||
| Phoenix Lords: | Asurmen - Baharroth - Drastanta - Fuegan Irillyth - Jain Zar - Karandras - Maugan Ra | ||
| From Dawn of War I: | Farseer Caerys - Farseer Macha - Farseer Taldeer | ||
| From Dawn of War II: | Autarch Kayleth - Farseer Elenwe - Farseer Idranel Ranger Ronahn - Warlock Veldoran | ||