Editing Ynnead (section)

== The Eternal Matrix and the Whisper of Ynnead ==

Before Slaanesh, when the Eldar were at the height of their power, each Eldar soul was connected to a system Eldrad referred to as the Eternal Matrix. Upon death, an Eldar's soul would be sent to the matrix to be later reborn anew, memories and experiences of prior lives preserved within the soul for the resurrected individual to build upon in their next life. As this safety net took away any lasting consequences for the Eldar, one could well and truly argue that it only encouraged the denizens of the progressively depraved Aeldari empire to delve deeper into the vices that led to Slaanesh's birth. Speaking of, Eldrad hypothesized that the psychic shock of Slaanesh's creation usurped the "natural" link the Eldar had with the Eternal Matrix, which is why all unprotected Eldar souls are dragged kicking and screaming into Slaanesh's [[Rape|wet holes]] upon death. Eldrad further conjectures that, in the millennia since the Fall as more and more Eldar (living and dead) began placing their faith in a new Eldar god borne from the death of their race bringing them salvation, Ynnead is a literal personification of the greatly atrophied Eternal Matrix. It's also heavily hinted that "the Whisper" all inducted members of the Ynnari hear is the original connection to the Eternal Matrix.

All Ynnari are psionically linked to Ynnead through a connection referred to as "the Whisper". The primary function of the Whisper is to guide any and all Ynnari who die to Ynnead's care, though it offers several additional benefits to all the aeldari connected to it. Craftworlders no longer require Soulstones (indeed, their link to said spirit stones is actually severed once they fully join the Ynnari) while Dark Eldar are freed from the Soul Thirst that plagues the denizens of Commorragh. Additionally, after spending enough time connected to the Whisper, the atrophied psychic potential in the Dark Eldar awakens somewhat, enabling them to communicate psionically and interact with equipment and vehicles in a manner very similar to their Craftworlder kin. The Whisper extends even to Ynnari technologies. Many Ynnari ships and other vehicles using the Whisper to create a complete psychic connection with the pilot in lieu of the many buffering interfaces (like Soul Stones or more basic control systems) their more [[Eldar|traditional]] or [[Dark Eldar|psychically stunted]] kin use.

It's not all sunshine and roses for the Ynnari, however. The Whisper, as a psionic connection, can be suppressed by Null Zones or similar effects. Any Ynnari cut off from the Whisper are vulnerable to having their souls stolen by Slaanesh, as they remain trapped in their deceased bodies while under the effects of the psychic suppression (fortunately, for the Ynnari, they're at least not automatically gibbed by Slaanesh, they'd need to be dragged to the Warp or be pilfered by Daemons first). More recent Dark Eldar inductees also relapse a bit regarding their soul thirst.