Editing Exodite

The '''Exodites''' are civilian [[Eldar]] who are not aligned with the [[Craftworld]]s or the [[Dark Eldar]].  They're basically Amish dinosaur-cowboy space elves.

The Exodites originated from those citizens of the Eldar Empire who saw the corruption festering in the souls of the Eldar and decided they needed to purify themselves.  To do so, they left the Empire and its conveniences for worlds on the edge of the galaxy (an ''exodus'', hence "Exodites"), where they would be forced to work hard just to survive.  This kept them focused and busy, and prevented them from being lost in hedonism like their relatives back home.  When the Empire's increasing debauchery gave rise to [[Slaanesh]], the Exodites survived because they were far from the center of the Empire (what would later be called the [[Eye of Terror]]) and because their hard lifestyle and self-denial meant that Slaanesh had little purchase on their souls.  Apparently, they are not completely free of Slaanesh's influence; when they die, their souls are stored and contained in their planet's World Spirit (analogous to the Infinity Circuit of the [[Craftworld]]s).

As of the 41st Millennium, the Exodites still keep to themselves, though the expansion of the [[Imperium of Man]] and the encroaching [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]]s have brought them into conflict.  They defend themselves with their dinosaur-riders, and [[Craftworld Biel-tan]] often dispatches forces to aid Exodites under attack.

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