Editing Wraithbone

'''Wraithbone''' is a construction material used by the [[Eldar]], though [[Dark Eldar]] cannot use it due to it's psychic nature. [[Eldar]] bonesingers create wraithbone by manifesting psychic energy in the material world as a crystalline structure. In its raw form wraithbone is a hard, smooth, white substance that is comparable to steel in terms of strength, though it is less flexible but weighs much less. Wraithbone is, however, a psycho-reactive material and can have its properties altered. An experienced bonesinger can turn a mass of raw wraithbone into everything from a [[Wraithknight]]'s body to a [[An Eldar's Ears|silky bodysuit]]. Wraithbone's color, density, shape and hardness can all be altered by any eldar with even the slightest iota of psychic potential (read; all of them), so most items in an Eldar's life, particularly [[Craftworld]] Eldar who have little access to other materials. Any item that is particularly large or complex (soulstones, wraith warriors, ships, etc) needs to be crafted by a bonesinger. 

Compared to wraithbone certain materials like Adamantium may be harder and more durable, but they're harder to repair. Other materials like [[tyranids|chitin]] or [[Imperial Guard|plasteel]] may be cheaper and easier to produce, but they don't have the same quality. In terms of resilience and economy wraithbone hits a sweet spot that's probably only outdone by [[Necrons|necrodermis]] as a universal construction material, and because of this Eldar armies tend to have the highest quality equipment, rivaled only by certain [[Grey Knights|elite]] [[Necrons|armies]]. For all that, wraithbone does have some two serious disadvantages. First, Wraithbone is a psychoreactive material, and while this is one of wraithbone's biggest strengths, it's also a pretty big fucking problem when your fancy [[Wraithlord]]  turns to soup because some rogue [[Human|mon-keigh]] psyker looked at it sideways. A bonesinger has to invest a large amount of energy and time to proofing a wraithbone construct against psychic manipulation, and this needs to be done to literally every wraithbone item the eldar bring onto the battlefield which is problematic when they use the stuff for literally everything. Eldar wargear can only be repaired by a bonesinger meaning that battlefield repairs are a huge risk, which brings us to problem two: it takes centuries to train a bonesinger. While this mellenia-long education is less of a problem for the eldar than it would be for most other species, it means they can't risk battlefield repairs the same way other races can. 

[[Category:Warhammer 40,000]][[Category:Eldar]][[Category:Wraithbone]]