[[File:Lumineth Realm Lords.PNG|thumb|500px|right|Bit of a goofy name, but certainly beats the hell out of 'Pointy Aelves"]]
{{Topquote|The phoenix must burn to emerge.|Janet Fitch}}
{{Topquote|Have you heard of the High Elves?|Oblivion youtube video}}
{{Topquote|MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!|Avalenor, the Stoneheart King}}
The High Elves are back, baby! And they're even pointier and hornier than before! The new faction in [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]] residing in the Realm of Hysh and lead by Teclis. With a heavy Greek aesthetic, new model and the return of [[Eltharion]], good times are abound if you were a fan of the High Elves back in the world that was.

==Origins==
Once upon a time, [[Teclis]], [[Tyrion]], and [[Malekith|Malerion]] found a previously assumed dead [[Morathi]] who was very much alive, who then led the odd trio to the morbidly obese [[Slaanesh]] in a cave where they beat the shit out of him until he coughed up all of the Elven souls he had consumed after [[The End Times]]. A good chunk of these souls were given to Teclis, in order to recreate the High Elves of old and bring their race back to their former glory. The initial race that came from Teclis's attempts were the [[Idoneth Deepkin]] and, well... [[FAIL|He tried]].

This new batch of Aelves seem to have come out of the oven much better, and he was even able to bring Eltharion's spirit back as a hollow piece of armor powered by light. No word yet on what the Idoneth think of them, or vice versa. The first thing to know about these aleves is that they dedicate themselves to one of the two gods, being split into the martial Tyrionic warriors and the sagely Teclian mages. These aelves also learned to bond with the environment of Hysh itself, from its skies to its rivers and mountains. This led to the Lumineth to devise a second caste system, though its particulars aren't well known yet beyond the use of representative runes. These Lumineth have also come to treasure Aetherquartz, a crystal mineral native to their realm. These crystals gave their wearers great knowledge and power, but it also involves [[Eldar|sucking out their emotions and personalities - a sacrifice they consider worthwhile since unfettered emotions are the Dark Prince's favorite snack]]. In this way, they're similar to [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar's golden bois]] in that they're constantly approaching that point where they become effectively automatons except these guys see it as an acceptable ending compared to the Stormcast's mad search to end the flaw.

In terms of combat strategies and tactics, their design and combat is heavily reminiscent of Ancient Greek warfare combined with a bit of Roman. The traditional Spearmen, called The Vanari Auralan Wardens, are essentially hoplites, who form phalanxes to hold the enemy in place while the archers, mages and cavalry get set up to do their stuff. Each of these phalanxes are lead by a High Warden, essentially a Centurion, who stands at the rear to make sure shit isn't going wrong. Most of these hoplites also adorn their shields with runes. These runes represent learning and enlightenment for the Realm Lords, but seem to be more for decoration than serving an actual battlefield purpose.

More lore will come out as they approach their official release, but up until the World that Was comes back, this appears to be the closest thing to the [[High Elves (Warhammer)|High Elves]] old fans will be getting for this setting.

Also, they have strange new armored [[minotaur]]-like monsters as part of their army, which apparently are manifest [[Elemental|Earth spirits]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Aelve Spearmen.jpg|AELVES, WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!?
File:Aelve Cav.jpg|Gee, I wonder what ancient civilization these guys where based on.
File:Eltharion AOS.jpg|YOU COULDN'T GIVE ME A PROPER BODY, TECLIS?!
File:Befriending furries.jpg|'''Asserting dominance'''
File:Realm Lord Runes.jpg|No one tell the Dwarfs that the Elgi figured out how runes work....
File:Sitting Bull.jpg|An Alarith Stonemage. With stone magic that can make rocks float.
File:Alarith.png
File:Scinari.jpg|A Scinari Cathallar.
File:Sad Lady.jpg
</gallery>

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Lumineth Realm-Lords

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[[File:Lumineth Realm Lords.PNG|thumb|500px|right|Bit of a goofy name, but certainly beats the hell out of 'Pointy Aelves"]]
{{Topquote|The phoenix must burn to emerge.|Janet Fitch}}
{{Topquote|Have you heard of the High Elves?|Oblivion youtube video}}
{{Topquote|MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!|Avalenor, the Stoneheart King}}
The High Elves are back, baby! And they're even pointier and hornier than before! The new faction in [[Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]] residing in the Realm of Hysh and lead by Teclis. With a heavy Greek aesthetic, new model and the return of [[Eltharion]], good times are abound if you were a fan of the High Elves back in the world that was.

==Origins==
Once upon a time, [[Teclis]], [[Tyrion]], and [[Malekith|Malerion]] found a previously assumed dead [[Morathi]] who was very much alive, who then led the odd trio to the morbidly obese [[Slaanesh]] in a cave where they beat the shit out of him until he coughed up all of the Elven souls he had consumed after [[The End Times]]. A good chunk of these souls were given to Teclis, in order to recreate the High Elves of old and bring their race back to their former glory. The initial race that came from Teclis's attempts were the [[Idoneth Deepkin]] and, well... [[FAIL|He tried]].

This new batch of Aelves seem to have come out of the oven much better, and he was even able to bring Eltharion's spirit back as a hollow piece of armor powered by light. No word yet on what the Idoneth think of them, or vice versa. The first thing to know about these aleves is that they dedicate themselves to one of the two gods, being split into the martial Tyrionic warriors and the sagely Teclian mages. These aelves also learned to bond with the environment of Hysh itself, from its skies to its rivers and mountains. This led to the Lumineth to devise a second caste system, though its particulars aren't well known yet beyond the use of representative runes. These Lumineth have also come to treasure Aetherquartz, a crystal mineral native to their realm. These crystals gave their wearers great knowledge and power, but it also involves [[Eldar|sucking out their emotions and personalities - a sacrifice they consider worthwhile since unfettered emotions are the Dark Prince's favorite snack]]. In this way, they're similar to [[Stormcast Eternals|Sigmar's golden bois]] in that they're constantly approaching that point where they become effectively automatons except these guys see it as an acceptable ending compared to the Stormcast's mad search to end the flaw.

In terms of combat strategies and tactics, their design and combat is heavily reminiscent of Ancient Greek warfare combined with a bit of Roman. The traditional Spearmen, called The Vanari Auralan Wardens, are essentially hoplites, who form phalanxes to hold the enemy in place while the archers, mages and cavalry get set up to do their stuff. Each of these phalanxes are lead by a High Warden, essentially a Centurion, who stands at the rear to make sure shit isn't going wrong. Most of these hoplites also adorn their shields with runes. These runes represent learning and enlightenment for the Realm Lords, but seem to be more for decoration than serving an actual battlefield purpose.

More lore will come out as they approach their official release, but up until the World that Was comes back, this appears to be the closest thing to the [[High Elves (Warhammer)|High Elves]] old fans will be getting for this setting.

Also, they have strange new armored [[minotaur]]-like monsters as part of their army, which apparently are manifest [[Elemental|Earth spirits]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Aelve Spearmen.jpg|AELVES, WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!?
File:Aelve Cav.jpg|Gee, I wonder what ancient civilization these guys where based on.
File:Eltharion AOS.jpg|YOU COULDN'T GIVE ME A PROPER BODY, TECLIS?!
File:Befriending furries.jpg|'''Asserting dominance'''
File:Realm Lord Runes.jpg|No one tell the Dwarfs that the Elgi figured out how runes work....
File:Sitting Bull.jpg|An Alarith Stonemage. With stone magic that can make rocks float.
File:Alarith.png
File:Sad Lady.jpg|A Scinari Cathallar. Think of them like Sigmarine Knight Incantors, but they weaponize vials of emotions instead of souls.
</gallery>

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[[Category:Games Workshop]]

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