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	==The Genocide of Arkendar==		==The Genocide of Arkendar==
	{{Main\| Genocide of Arkendar}}		{{Main\| Genocide of Arkendar}}
	Jeron leaves on the eave of an unprecedented attack by the Imperium. Tensions between humanity and the Eldar had been only escalating up to this point. The world of Travaal declares independence, begging Arkendar who historically have been close to them to assist. The world had been brought into compliance by Uriel Starikov, who asks Inferox to cull the Xenos while he quells the rebellion. The Burned King marshals nearly eighty percent of all forces underneath the command of his Legion to assault the Craftworld. Half of the Imperial forces committed are lost, while the ~~Arkendarites~~ are scattered to the void brought down to only some odd three thousand survivors.		Jeron leaves on the eave of an unprecedented attack by the Imperium. Tensions between humanity and the Eldar had been only escalating up to this point. The world of Travaal declares independence, begging Arkendar who historically have been close to them to assist. The world had been brought into compliance by Uriel Starikov, who asks Inferox to cull the Xenos while he quells the rebellion. The Burned King marshals nearly eighty percent of all forces underneath the command of his Legion to assault the Craftworld. Half of the Imperial forces committed are lost, while the Arkendari are scattered to the void brought down to only some odd three thousand survivors.

	==Legacy of Arkendar==		==Legacy of Arkendar==
	===Webway Sentinels===		===Webway Sentinels===
	In the last stand made by the Craftworld against the onslaught of rabid Space Marines, in the quake of their fiery wrath fought for their race. Those with anger in their hearts, or simply those warriors able to get to the Webway Gate before their ultimate destruction took up an oath. They would have no home save for the Webway itself, striking out to find new paths from which to strike out and ravage humanity. There would be no peace, their entire existence devoted to the destruction of those they once worked tirelessly to safeguard. By slashing their palms with their teeth, and drinking the blood the ~~Arkendarites~~ consecrated this terrible promise.		In the last stand made by the Craftworld against the onslaught of rabid Space Marines, in the quake of their fiery wrath fought for their race. Those with anger in their hearts, or simply those warriors able to get to the Webway Gate before their ultimate destruction took up an oath. They would have no home save for the Webway itself, striking out to find new paths from which to strike out and ravage humanity. There would be no peace, their entire existence devoted to the destruction of those they once worked tirelessly to safeguard. By slashing their palms with their teeth, and drinking the blood the Arkendari consecrated this terrible promise.


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	===Lore-Masters===		===Lore-Masters===
	Marri, the female Autarch of the ~~Arkendarites~~ Warrior Shrines spent the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving ~~Arkendarites~~, the descendants of the survivors or, more often, Eldar from other Craftworlds trained to be Lore-Masters by one from a long lineage stretching from the last ~~Arkendarites~~.		Marri, the female Autarch of the Arkendari Warrior Shrines spent the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving Arkendari, the descendants of the survivors or, more often, Eldar from other Craftworlds trained to be Lore-Masters by one from a long lineage stretching from the last Arkendari.

	==Culture==		==Culture==
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	The ~~Arkendarites~~ prized their ancient lore, but accepted the works of new artists with rabid anticipation. This did not mean they gave a blanket acceptance of all things created however. One had to work hard for their poetry or songwriting to be recorded in the vaults. If senior Eldar scorned it, it was proposed later scholars would as well. This conception was shattered thankfully by the greatest Eldar storyteller of all time, the wordsmith '''Teleri Ashan'''. His tales of heroism were sensational to the people, but disregarded by the old guard. Only a handful of his stories survived as a result after the Craftworld was immolated.		The Arkendari prized their ancient lore, but accepted the works of new artists with rabid anticipation. This did not mean they gave a blanket acceptance of all things created however. One had to work hard for their poetry or songwriting to be recorded in the vaults. If senior Eldar scorned it, it was proposed later scholars would as well. This conception was shattered thankfully by the greatest Eldar storyteller of all time, the wordsmith '''Teleri Ashan'''. His tales of heroism were sensational to the people, but disregarded by the old guard. Only a handful of his stories survived as a result after the Craftworld was immolated.


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	Marri Hu'lana's origins, along with that of her brother, are not known. She was born before the construction of Arkendar, and mastered the Warrior Shrines in a time that is still legendary by the standards of the Eldar to this day. She took up the title of Autarch, along with her brother Baereu around the same time. Accounts differ as to why, but she became enraptured with humanity much in the same way Jeron was. With some convincing, her brother saw the pragmatic argument for defending the upstart race. Her tactical acumen made up for the lack of ample warriors. Using the skill of a hardened core of warriors to plug the gaps in manpower. Combined with the logistical mastery of her sibling, this turned the ~~Arkendarites~~ into a fighting force to be reckoned with.		Marri Hu'lana's origins, along with that of her brother, are not known. She was born before the construction of Arkendar, and mastered the Warrior Shrines in a time that is still legendary by the standards of the Eldar to this day. She took up the title of Autarch, along with her brother Baereu around the same time. Accounts differ as to why, but she became enraptured with humanity much in the same way Jeron was. With some convincing, her brother saw the pragmatic argument for defending the upstart race. Her tactical acumen made up for the lack of ample warriors. Using the skill of a hardened core of warriors to plug the gaps in manpower. Combined with the logistical mastery of her sibling, this turned the Arkendari into a fighting force to be reckoned with.

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	===Lore-Masters===		===Lore-Masters===
	Marri, the female Autarch of the Arkendarites Warrior Shrines spent the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving Arkendarites, the descendants of the survivors or more ~~likely~~, ~~those~~ trained to be Lore-Masters by long ~~past~~ Arkendarites.		Marri, the female Autarch of the Arkendarites Warrior Shrines spent the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving Arkendarites, the descendants of the survivors or, more often, Eldar from other Craftworlds trained to be Lore-Masters by one from a long lineage stretching from the last Arkendarites.

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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	Even if they achieve the annihilation of all humankind, it is not known if that will even sate them. They are revenants of a lost people, chanting old poems once recited in their peaceful ~~craftworld no more~~ as they march silently from Gate to Gate, looking for human worlds to slaughter.		Even if they achieve the annihilation of all humankind, it is not known if that will even sate them. They are revenants of a lost people, chanting old poems once recited in their peaceful Craftworld as they march silently from Gate to Gate, looking for human worlds to slaughter.

	===Lore-Masters===		===Lore-Masters===

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	==Legacy of Arkendar==		==Legacy of Arkendar==
	===Webway Sentinels===		===Webway Sentinels===
	In the last stand made by the Craftworld against the onslaught of rabid Space Marines, in the quake of their fiery wrath fought for their race. Those with anger in their hearts, or simply those warriors able to get to the Webway Gate before their ultimate destruction took up an oath. They would have no home save for the Webway itself, striking out to find new paths from which to strike out and ravage humanity. There would be no peace, their entire existence devoted to the destruction of those they once worked tirelessly to ~~safe guard~~. By slashing their palms with their teeth, and drinking the blood the Arkendarites consecrated this terrible promise.		In the last stand made by the Craftworld against the onslaught of rabid Space Marines, in the quake of their fiery wrath fought for their race. Those with anger in their hearts, or simply those warriors able to get to the Webway Gate before their ultimate destruction took up an oath. They would have no home save for the Webway itself, striking out to find new paths from which to strike out and ravage humanity. There would be no peace, their entire existence devoted to the destruction of those they once worked tirelessly to safeguard. By slashing their palms with their teeth, and drinking the blood the Arkendarites consecrated this terrible promise.

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	From then on, the descendants of these warriors and refugees became known as the '''Webway Sentinels'''. Lost to all, cut off from their race in the twisting jagged roadways of the Webway they persist almost on pure hatred alone. Their knowledge of the Old One's paths is used has a bargaining tool with their cousins from all walks of life, for weapons or more commonly, food. The time spent in the Labyrinthine Dimension degrades the social bonds of the Webway Sentinels, indeed, they have little concept of community or family anymore. The battles with the entities lurking in the depths of the Webway too, thin their numbers by every decade. All those that are left immensely powerful warriors, few though they may be.		From then on, the descendants of these warriors and refugees became known as the '''Webway Sentinels'''. Lost to all, cut off from their race in the twisting jagged roadways of the Webway they persist almost on pure hatred alone. Their knowledge of the Old One's paths is used has a bargaining tool with their cousins from all walks of life, for weapons or more commonly, food. The time spent in the Labyrinthine Dimension degrades the social bonds of the Webway Sentinels, indeed, they have little concept of community or family anymore. The battles with the entities lurking in the depths of the Webway too, thin their numbers by every decade. All those that are left immensely powerful warriors, few though they may be.


	Even if they achieve the annihilation of all humankind, it is not known if that will even sate them. They are revenants of a lost people, chanting old poems once recited in their peaceful craftworld no more as they march silently from Gate to Gate, looking for human worlds to slaughter.		Even if they achieve the annihilation of all humankind, it is not known if that will even sate them. They are revenants of a lost people, chanting old poems once recited in their peaceful craftworld no more as they march silently from Gate to Gate, looking for human worlds to slaughter.

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	===Lore-Masters===		===Lore-Masters===
	Marri, the female Autarch of the Arkendarites Warrior Shrines ~~spend~~ the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving Arkendarites, the descendants of the survivors or more likely, those trained to be Lore-Masters by long past Arkendarites.		Marri, the female Autarch of the Arkendarites Warrior Shrines spent the last of her home's strength in defending not only the escape of her people, but their prized knowledge. If it were not for the Arkendar holds storing lore of their Gods and history, many Craftworlds would be without their basic culture in the 41st Millennium. These archives were compiled in simple sticks of knowledge, that could hold enough information to fill a planet's worth of Imperial cogitators. The holders of these items are named '''Lore-Masters'''. Lore Masters include surviving Arkendarites, the descendants of the survivors or more likely, those trained to be Lore-Masters by long past Arkendarites.

	==Culture==		==Culture==

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	By '''840.M30''' however it became abundantly clear that the Imperium was unrelentingly, without exception, hostile to sentient Xenos. The Eldar of Arkendar found themselves appalled at the actions of cleansing carried out in the wake of the Emperor's armies. Jeron was forced to be removed from leadership, and was replaced by the capable Hu'lanas. The military command of Arkendar saw a rapid build of ships, housed by those of the dead who had fallen in aid of humankind. During the following decades Arkendar selectively chose which worlds to help, only daring to act if absolutely necessary to the path that humanity had to follow.		By '''840.M30''' however it became abundantly clear that the Imperium was unrelentingly, without exception, hostile to sentient Xenos. The Eldar of Arkendar found themselves appalled at the actions of cleansing carried out in the wake of the Emperor's armies. Jeron was forced to be removed from leadership, and was replaced by the capable Hu'lanas. The military command of Arkendar saw a rapid build of ships, housed by those of the dead who had fallen in aid of humankind. During the following decades Arkendar selectively chose which worlds to help, only daring to act if absolutely necessary to the path that humanity had to follow.


	Twenty years later, the Farseer began to be plagued by visions of a Imperial Civil War that would wrack it down to the very foundations. It would strip it of its greatest figures, ruin its greatest achievements, and lay down their exceptional leader without heir. The genesis of this uprising were searched by Jeron for nearly a year with little rest. He narrowed in on one name. One beginning of it all. The perpetrator of bloodletting and betrayal.

	~~[[Uriel Starikov]].~~

	Jeron became obsessed with the name. It rang in his mind in the night. His dreams would be shrouded by this visage of a cold, ruthless madman seeking power with entities he could not begin to comprehend. The true nature of the conflict, of the involvement of Chaos, was always kept from Jeron. It would not stop him from repeatedly requesting for attacks on sites that would see the Thirteenth Legion fame or supply. In hidden ways, the legacy of that Legion was irrevocably rewritten by scraps of prophecy pieced together by the Arkendarite Seer. Though what might have been and what became are too different things. If anything truly changed at all, or if it was always going to be this way can never be truly discovered.


	Marri Hu'lana with a decade away from the end of the human millennium, proposed to Jeron. The Farseer in return recounted the Autarch's favorite play, the War Lovers as he gleefully accepted. Though initially controversial, popular support swelled around the two. Together their followings were combined, silencing any other group within the Craftworld. United at last Jeron saw his dreams of fully blunting the Thirteenth Legion a reality. The warriors of Arkendar fought tirelessly to further alter the path of not only the Astartes but of their Primarch. Trying to avert the coming disaster. With the crux of the rebellion coming to fruition, desperate Jeron scrambled to at least warn one of the Primarchs to they could be prepared for the oncoming doom. He raced to find [[Shakya Vardhana]], who he believed to be the only one capable of listening to his pleas.


	==The Genocide of Arkendar==		==The Genocide of Arkendar==
			{{Main\| Genocide of Arkendar}}
			Jeron leaves on the eave of an unprecedented attack by the Imperium. Tensions between humanity and the Eldar had been only escalating up to this point. The world of Travaal declares independence, begging Arkendar who historically have been close to them to assist. The world had been brought into compliance by Uriel Starikov, who asks Inferox to cull the Xenos while he quells the rebellion. The Burned King marshals nearly eighty percent of all forces underneath the command of his Legion to assault the Craftworld. Half of the forces committed are lost, while the Arkendarites are scattered to the void brought down to only some odd three thousand survivors.

	==Legacy of Arkendar==		==Legacy of Arkendar==

	==Culture==		==Culture==
			Creativity dominated the landscape of Arkendar society. Upon reaching maturity, the Eldar took paths that would cultivate creative desire before committing to any other path. The exceptions of this were the first leaders of the Craftworld, such as Jeron and the Hu'lanas. After completing a path, it was common place for Eldar to return to such academic and artistic paths to use their experiences to fruition in expanding upon the great libraries and galleries aboard their home vessel. Out of all the Craftworlds, Arkendar hardly had any of its citizens following the Path of the Outcast. Tragically, this only amplified the horrendous nature of the loss of the Craftworld.


			Human culture was readily absorbed, but always in a clinical fashion. Observing and ruminating upon the seemingly primitive musings of philosophy and storytelling being explored by the emerging civilizations clawing out of the Age of Strife. Promoted by Teleri Ashan on behalf of Farseer Jeron, Terran culture arriving from the Imperium was wildly regarded as the most advanced of all the human peoples. This added to the belief the Imperium would come to inherit the mantle of the Eldar Empire, coming to bring order against the Necrotyr and the forces of the Primordial.
	==Notable Figures==		==Notable Figures==
	'''Jeron the Hopeful'''		'''Jeron the Hopeful'''
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	''"No one saw the fall of our home. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. If only Jeron was even that.''"		''"No one saw the fall of our home. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. If only Jeron was even that.''"

			Jeron was an orphan, preyed upon the streets of a far flung colony of the decaying and debauched Eldar Empire. He was adopted by a powerful adept Psyker named Perspekon, who trained the fledgling but promising abilities of the young man. When the world began to build its own world ship, Jeron aided by providing his abilities as a bonesinger. The construction took twenty years, and would be dedicated to the lore of the Eldar. Jeron's strength had been vastly improved by years of study, following what could be best described as the early stages of the Path of the Seer. Perspekon fled to gather more rational minded people in the core worlds, never to be seen again as the maelstrom of violence that erupted there engulfed all in an orgy of death.


			The role of Farseer was adopted upon the eve of Arkendar's flight from its terrestrial home. A dread feeling of doom pervaded over Jeron's dreams, his first signs of his wondrous precognitive capabilities. Saving the Craftworld from certain destruction, Jeron guided them through the arcs of galaxy rending warp fire. The Empire was consumed, its sins being paid in full. Was it not for the act of charity made by humanity on their behalf, there would be little hope for the Craftworld. Many brushed it off as the foolishness of the lesser species, but he knew it was something honorable, glorious, and selfless. The qualities exalted in myth but rarely exemplified by the Eldar themselves.


			For most of his natural life, Jeron fought to legitimize mankind in the eyes of his peers. His position and reputation lent him immense clout allowing a minority of followers to grow in the Craftworld. Though even fewer saw his true vision of partnership with humanity, he was able to pursue military expeditions to protect and safeguard countless enclaves of humans during the Long Night. The addition of Marri Hu'lana to his cause, who would eventually become his wife, brought half of the military forces of Arkendar to his side. By the time of the Genocide, half the population believed in his vision for the galaxy.


			He stood taller than other Eldar, a towering eight feet and seven inches(2.7m). His features were angular, regal, and his gaze was said to be empowering with an unusual youthful vibrancy. His reclusive lifestyle due to his inability to leave the Path of the Seer led many in the Craftworld to speculate on his behavior out of the empowered speeches for humanity. Though who came to know him desired his company, with a few desiring more. Marri Hu'lana had the right mixture of bravery and audacity to finally court a marriage with Jeron, that scorned her brother greatly.


			Jeron lives his life in perpetual agony, a deep self-loathing that leaves him in a vegetative state for decades at at time. The Jeroe, the name given to his few dozen followers left, take care of him on the Exodite world of Valyr. During moments of lucidity he tells them about some apocalyptic vision that is given with perfect clarity. He has made three such predictions, all coming to be true. The Third Black Crusade, the Arrival of the Tyranids, and First War for Amaggeddon.

	'''Baereu Hu'lana, the Slayer'''		'''Baereu Hu'lana, the Slayer'''