Editing Wraithbone

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[[File:Wraithbone structure 1080.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A ruined building made from wraithbone shown in the [[Dawn of War 3]] announcement trailer.]]
'''Wraithbone''' is a construction material used by the [[Eldar]], though [[Dark Eldar]] cannot use it due to its psychic nature (they can however go and [[Blood Ravens|"borrow"]] some from their cousins). Eldar [[Bonesinger]]s create it 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 ductile and weighs much less. Wraithbone is, however, a psycho-reactive material and as such 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|silken 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 are crafted from wraithbone, particularly [[Craftworld]] Eldar who have little access to other materials. Any item that is particularly large or complex (wraith warriors, [[Eldar Space Fleet|ships]], etc) needs to be crafted by a bonesinger.

The Dark Eldar can't make it anymore and have limited abilities to shape it when they can steal it. They usually prefer to [[Loot|steal]] existing Eldar wraithbone and twist it to suit their needs.

Compared to wraithbone, certain materials like [[Adamantine#In_W40K|Adamantium]] may be harder and more durable, but they're also 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 [[Necrodermis|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|forces]]. 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. Also, 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 is less of a problem for the long-lived eldar than it would be for most other species, it means they can't risk Bonesingers on battlefield repairs the same way other races can.

[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]

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[[Category: Eldar]]

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