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	** The Half-elven, which are neither a race nor common, but the name is used for only one family (most well known of them is Elrond).		** The Half-elven, which are neither a race nor common, but the name is used for only one family (most well known of them is Elrond).

	Some terms that appear in later works originate with Tolkien, but are not used to describe distinct races so much as specific groups. "Dark Elf" is used as a pejorative for Avari, Silvan elves are sometimes called "Wood-elves", and the Sindar are also called the "Grey Elves". "High Elves" is used to describe those who had seen the Two Trees of Valinor.		To keep things simple, the ones that matter most as far as the books are concerned are the Noldor and the Silvan elves. The rest only really come up in the Silmarillion during the First Age and earlier. Some terms that appear in later works originate with Tolkien, but are not used to describe distinct races so much as specific groups. "Dark Elf" is used as a pejorative for Avari, Silvan elves are sometimes called "Wood-elves", and the Sindar are also called the "Grey Elves". "High Elves" is used to describe those who had seen the light of the Two Trees of Valinor.

	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==

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	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==
	===World of Greyhawk===		===[[Greyhawk\|World of Greyhawk]]===
	* [[Avariel]] (winged elf)		* [[Avariel]] (winged elf)
	* [[Drow]] (see Monster Manual)		* [[Drow]] (see [[Monster Manual]])
	* Gray ~~elf~~ (see MM)		* [[Gray Elf]] (see [[Monster Manual\|MM]])
	* Grugach (wild elves from MM)		* Grugach (wild elves from [[Monster Manual\|MM]])
	* High ~~elf~~ (see MM)		* [[High Elf]] (see [[Monster Manual\|MM]])
	* Snow ~~elf~~ (tall, reclusive elves from the arctic; from Dragon Magazine 155)		* [[Snow Elf]] (tall, reclusive elves from the arctic; from [[Dragon Magazine]] 155)
	* Valley ~~elf~~ (human-sized gray elf offshoot)		* Valley Elf (human-sized gray elf offshoot)
	* Wood ~~elf~~ (see MM)		* [[Wood Elf]] (see [[Monster Manual\|MM]])

	===Forgotten Realms===		===[[Forgotten Realms]]===
	Tel'Quessir (The People)		Tel'Quessir (The People, how elves are refered to formally on Faerûn)
	* Aquatic ~~elf~~ ( Alu'Tel'Quessir,two cultures: Great Sea and Sea of Fallen Stars)		* [[Aquatic Elf]] ( Alu'Tel'Quessir,two cultures: Great Sea and Sea of Fallen Stars)
	* Avariel (aka winged elves, Aril'Tel'Quessir, see 'Races of Faerun')		* [[Avariel]] (aka winged elves, Aril'Tel'Quessir, see 'Races of Faerun')
	* Drow (aka dark elves, same as in Monster Manual)		* [[Drow]] (aka dark elves, same as in [[Monster Manual]])
	* Fey'ri ( aka elven Tiefings; from races of ~~Faerun~~)		* [[Fey'ri]] ( aka elven Tiefings; from races of Faerûn)
	* Lythari (elven werewolves)		* [[Lythari]] (elven werewolves)
	* Marels (evil aquatic elves found in the Moonsea; from 'The Moonsea', AD&D2E)		* Marels (evil aquatic elves found in the Moonsea; from 'The Moonsea', AD&D2E)
	* Moon elf (aka silver elf, Tue'Tel'Quessir, the 'high elves' of Toril)		* Moon elf (aka silver elf, Tue'Tel'Quessir, the 'high elves' of Toril)
	* Poscadar elf (Native American-style elves from Anchorome, the continent north of Maztica; from 'The City of Gold')		* Poscadar elf (Native American-style elves from Anchorome, the continent north of Maztica; from 'The City of Gold')
	* [[Planetouched#Celadrin\|Celadrin]] (aka Surin'Tel'Quessir, [[planetouched]] elves from Dragon Magazine #350)		* [[Planetouched#Celadrin\|Celadrin]] (aka Surin'Tel'Quessir, [[planetouched]] elves from Dragon Magazine #350)
	* Star ~~elf~~ (aka mithral elf, Ruar'Tel'Quessir, mysterious elves from a demiplane in the Ethereal, from 'Unapproachable East')		* [[Star Elf]] (aka mithral elf, Ruar'Tel'Quessir, mysterious elves from a demiplane in the Ethereal, from 'Unapproachable East')
	* Sun elf (aka gold elf, Ar'Tel'Quessir, the 'gray elves' of Toril)		* Sun elf (aka gold elf, Ar'Tel'Quessir, the 'gray elves' of Toril)
	* Wild elf (aka green elf, Sy'Tel'Quessir)		* Wild elf (aka green elf, Sy'Tel'Quessir)
	* Wood ~~elf~~ (aka copper elf, Or'Tel'Quessir, descended from a mix of moon, sun, and wild elves)		* [[Wood Elf]] (aka copper elf, Or'Tel'Quessir, descended from a mix of moon, sun, and wild elves)
	* Zakharan elf (from the Al-Qadim campaign setting; fully integrated into 'enlightened' Zakharan society)		* Zakharan elf (from the Al-Qadim campaign setting; fully integrated into 'enlightened' Zakharan society)

	===Dragonlance===		===[[Dragonlance]]===
	* Armachnesti (Silvanesti offshoot found on Taladas, the northern continent)		* Armachnesti (Silvanesti offshoot found on Taladas, the northern continent)
	* Cha'asii (primitive jungle-dwelling elves from Taladas)		* Cha'asii (primitive jungle-dwelling elves from Taladas)
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	* Tamirnesti (aka Hosk'i Imou Merkitsa; savage elves from Taladas)		* Tamirnesti (aka Hosk'i Imou Merkitsa; savage elves from Taladas)

	===Mystara===		===[[Mystara]]===
	* Aquarendi (aquatic elves, probably from 'The Sea Peoples')		* Aquarendi (aquatic elves, probably from 'The Sea Peoples')
	* Blacklore elf (magic-users whose culture I believe died out in ancient Blackmoor; placed in the Hollow World by the Immortals to preserve their culture)		* Blacklore elf (magic-users whose culture I believe died out in ancient Blackmoor; placed in the [[Hollow World]] by the Immortals to preserve their culture)
	* Blackmoor elf (from Dave Arneson's Blackmoor setting; extinct, forerunners of the Blacklore elves)		* Blackmoor elf (from Dave Arneson's [[Blackmoor]] setting; extinct, forerunners of the Blacklore elves)
	* Ee'ar (same as the ~~avariel~~ of other worlds)		* Ee'ar (same as the [[Avariel]] of other worlds)
	* Eldar (mentioned in a novel?)		* Eldar (mentioned in a novel?)
	* Eusdrian elf (from the [[Viking]] kingdom of Eusdria on the Savage Coast)		* Eusdrian elf (from the [[Viking]] kingdom of Eusdria on the [[Savage Coast]])
	* Forest elf (the most common subrace; essentially the equivalent of high elves)		* Forest elf (the most common subrace; essentially the equivalent of high elves)
	* Gentle folk (primitive elves found in the Hollow World)		* Gentle folk (primitive elves found in the Hollow World)
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	* Water elf (pale-skinned, seafaring elves with a mercantile streak; primary inhabitants of the Minthorad Guilds)		* Water elf (pale-skinned, seafaring elves with a mercantile streak; primary inhabitants of the Minthorad Guilds)

	===Birthright===		===[[Birthright]]===
	* Sidhelien (badass immortal Tolkienesque elves)		* Sidhelien (badass immortal Tolkienesque elves)

	===Dark Sun===		===[[Dark Sun]]===
	* Athasian elf (7-foot-tall desert nomads)		* Athasian elf (7-foot-tall desert nomads)

	===Spelljammer===		===[[Spelljammer]]===
	* Avarien (no connection to Avariel; native only to the [[Astromundi Cluster]])		* Avarien (no connection to [[Avariel]]; native only to the [[Astromundi Cluster]])
	* Faeriespace elf (elves from Faeriespace, a strange star system that resembles a huge tree, where all its inhabitants live in harmony; from 'Crystal Spheres')		* Faeriespace elf (elves from Faeriespace, a strange star system that resembles a huge tree, where all its inhabitants live in harmony; from 'Crystal Spheres')
	* Kule drow (with kuo-toa and illithids, one of only three sentient species on Oerth's inner moon)		* Kule drow (with kuo-toa and illithids, one of only three sentient species on Oerth's inner moon)
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	* Wildspace elf (any elf who's taken to life in space; usually members or affiliates of the [[Elven Imperial Fleet]])		* Wildspace elf (any elf who's taken to life in space; usually members or affiliates of the [[Elven Imperial Fleet]])

	===Planescape===		===[[Planescape]]===
	* Alabaster elf (apparently extinct; from the "Dead Gods" adventure module)		* Alabaster elf (apparently extinct; from the "Dead Gods" adventure module)
	* Elf einheriar (from Asgard, on Ysgard's first layer)		* Elf einheriar (from Asgard, on Ysgard's first layer)
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	* Svartalfar (good drow native to Ysgard's lowest layer)		* Svartalfar (good drow native to Ysgard's lowest layer)

	===Ravenloft===		===[[Ravenloft]]===
	* Darkon elf (the 'native' elves of Ravenloft; same as high elves elsewhere)		* Darkon elf (the 'native' elves of Ravenloft; same as high elves elsewhere)
	* Shadow elf (in early 2E described as Lolth-worshipping drow; now apparently Fey type creatures called 'Sidhe' in late 2E and 3E. No connection to Mystara's shadow elves)		* Shadow elf (in early 2E described as Lolth-worshipping drow; now apparently Fey type creatures called 'Sidhe' in late 2E and 3E. No connection to Mystara's shadow elves)
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	* Sithican wild elf (descended from the Kagonesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)		* Sithican wild elf (descended from the Kagonesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)

	===Eberron===		===[[Eberron]]===
	* Aerenal elf (ancestor worshipping elves, with a thing for the undead)		* Aerenal elf (ancestor worshipping elves, with a thing for the undead)
	* Khorvaire elf (elves who've integrated themselves to the local cultures of Khorvaire)		* Khorvaire elf (elves who've integrated themselves to the local cultures of Khorvaire)
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	* Vulkooridal drow (jungle-dwelling drow of Xen'drik)		* Vulkooridal drow (jungle-dwelling drow of Xen'drik)

	===Manual of the Planes (3e)===		===[[Manual of the Planes]] (3e)===
	* Sidhe fey from the Realm of Faerie		* Sidhe fey from the Realm of Faerie
	** Seelie (celestial)		** Seelie (celestial)
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	===D&D 4th Ed===		===D&D 4th Ed===
	* Eladrin, which are decadent aliens from the Feywild (aka weaksauce positive material plane)		* [[Eladrin]], which are decadent aliens from the Feywild (aka weaksauce positive material plane)
	* Elves, eladrin that migrated to the Prime Material a long time ago and adapted to living in normal forests		* Elves, eladrin that migrated to the Prime Material a long time ago and adapted to living in normal forests

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	===Spelljammer===		===Spelljammer===
	* Avarien (no connection to ~~avariel~~; native only to the Astromundi Cluster)		* Avarien (no connection to Avariel; native only to the [[Astromundi Cluster]])
	* Faeriespace elf (elves from Faeriespace, a strange star system that resembles a huge tree, where all its inhabitants live in harmony; from 'Crystal Spheres')		* Faeriespace elf (elves from Faeriespace, a strange star system that resembles a huge tree, where all its inhabitants live in harmony; from 'Crystal Spheres')
	* Kule drow (with kuo-toa and illithids, one of only three sentient species on Oerth's inner moon)		* Kule drow (with kuo-toa and illithids, one of only three sentient species on Oerth's inner moon)
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	* Perianth elf (elves from the Pyre system, in 'Shadow of the Spider Moon')		* Perianth elf (elves from the Pyre system, in 'Shadow of the Spider Moon')
	* Spider Moon drow (from 'Shadow of the Spider Moon')		* Spider Moon drow (from 'Shadow of the Spider Moon')
	* Wildspace elf (any elf who's taken to life in space; usually members or affiliates of the Imperial ~~Elven Navy~~)		* Wildspace elf (any elf who's taken to life in space; usually members or affiliates of the [[Elven Imperial Fleet]])

	===Planescape===		===Planescape===

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	* [[Dark Eldar]] (or Drukhari): The survivors of the original Eldar empire that didn't think of getting the hell outta Dodge. You know [[Exterminatus\|the story]] of how that went. Unlike the Craftworlders, they Drukhari decided to continue right on from where they were interrupted. Only this time, Slaanesh is constantly sipping at their souls, so they must torture each other, rape each other, torture and rape captured slaves of other species in order to avoid the aforementioned Chaos God stealing their souls (and they love it). Absolute fuckfaces. They live in a world city cleverly hidden in a tunnel in the [[Webway]].		* [[Dark Eldar]] (or Drukhari): The survivors of the original Eldar empire that didn't think of getting the hell outta Dodge. You know [[Exterminatus\|the story]] of how that went. Unlike the Craftworlders, they Drukhari decided to continue right on from where they were interrupted. Only this time, Slaanesh is constantly sipping at their souls, so they must torture each other, rape each other, torture and rape captured slaves of other species in order to avoid the aforementioned Chaos God stealing their souls (and they love it). Absolute fuckfaces. They live in a world city cleverly hidden in a tunnel in the [[Webway]].
	* [[Exodite\|Exodite Eldar]]: Space Wood Elves. Lost tribes of Eldar who abandoned the Eldar core worlds before they got raped. Living primitively on otherwise uninhabited worlds, though "primitively" here meaning they ride lizards while wielding laser lances, instead of riding jet bikes while wielding laser lances. Opinion is that they WILL fuck your shit up if you happen to start a colony on THEIR world, though they seem to be GW's favorite punching bag right beside the Craftworld Eldar. Largely forgotten about in 8e.		* [[Exodite\|Exodite Eldar]]: Space Wood Elves. Lost tribes of Eldar who abandoned the Eldar core worlds before they got raped. Living primitively on otherwise uninhabited worlds, though "primitively" here meaning they ride lizards while wielding laser lances, instead of riding jet bikes while wielding laser lances. Opinion is that they WILL fuck your shit up if you happen to start a colony on THEIR world, though they seem to be GW's favorite punching bag right beside the Craftworld Eldar. Largely forgotten about in 8e.
	* [[Harlequins\|Harlequins]]: Crazy-ass mystic space bards who are the living history of their race, perform ritual plays and live in the webway. Killer clowns who make even the Dark Eldar shit their pants. Engaged too far into RPing and obeying to the Great GM [[Cegorach]] (a.k.a. The Laughing God) to do too much other than troll Slaanesh and the rest of Chaos on a daily basis. That, and they are by far the smallest Eldar faction, but one of the most influential. Due to their association to Cegorach, they are believed to be made of [[Just as Planned\|Keikaku and Dori]]. Pretty cool actually, since they do free shows for other species, including any [[Human\|Humiez]] who don't try to shoot them on sight. This is actually much better than it already sounds, since their plays are crazy ass, psychedelic Cirque du Soleil shit; and the average Imperial citizen's two choices to pass the time are Gregorian chant and dying horribly, so they're pretty starved for good entertainment. After being sidelined for years, they got their own Codex. Pretty much the visuals you expect for when the circus comes to town mixed with a speedy, glass cannon playstyle.		* [[Harlequins\|Harlequins]]: Crazy-ass mystic space bards who are the living history of their race, perform ritual plays and live in the webway. Killer clowns who make even the Dark Eldar shit their pants. Engaged too far into RPing and obeying to the Great GM [[Cegorach]] (a.k.a. The Laughing God) to do too much other than troll Slaanesh and the rest of Chaos on a daily basis. That, and they are by far the smallest Eldar faction, but one of the most influential. Due to their association to Cegorach, they are believed to be made of [[Just as Planned\|Keikaku and Dori]]. Pretty cool actually, since they do free shows for other species, including any [[Human\|Humiez]] who don't try to shoot them on sight. This is actually much better than it already sounds, since their plays are crazy ass, psychedelic Cirque du Soleil shit; and the average Imperial citizen's two choices to pass the time are Gregorian chant and dying horribly, so they're pretty starved for good entertainment. After being sidelined for years, they got their own Codex in 8th, only to be shoved into the main eldar codex in 9th. Pretty much the visuals you expect for when the circus comes to town mixed with a speedy, glass cannon playstyle.
	* Eldar Corsairs: Space Elf Ninja Pirates. Live in naval ships and Eldar space stations away from the Craftworlds. Some Eldar rangers survive long enough to manage to gain some followers and ships, some of these become powerful enough to threaten a subsector. A notable example of the last one is Prince Yriel of Iyanden. They are essentially Craftworld Eldar only with jetpacks, moar [[dakka]], better military training, and no moral barriers left. They are probably the least mentioned Eldar faction, to the point that most players probably don't realize these guys are supposed to be an independent and serious Eldar faction. Forge World gave them their own ruleset, but nobody plays Eldar Corsairs, meaning they've been largely unsupported for years, and they fell back into the background.		* Eldar Corsairs: Space Elf Ninja Pirates. Live in naval ships and Eldar space stations away from the Craftworlds. Some Eldar rangers survive long enough to manage to gain some followers and ships, some of these become powerful enough to threaten a subsector. A notable example of the last one is Prince Yriel of Iyanden. They are essentially Craftworld Eldar only with jetpacks, moar [[dakka]], better military training, and no moral barriers left. They are probably the least mentioned Eldar faction, to the point that most players probably don't realize these guys are supposed to be an independent and serious Eldar faction. Forge World gave them their own ruleset, but nobody plays Eldar Corsairs, meaning they've been largely unsupported for years, and they fell back into the background.
	* Crone Worlders: Eldar living on Crone Worlds (ancient Eldar Homeworlds in the Eye of Terror that are now Daemon Worlds and only sources of Spiritstones) that somehow survived The Fall, yet went completely batshit bonkers due to spending 10K years in there. Add to this that time there moves completely differently when compared to real-space, then their existence is constant hell where they crave to just die and let the [[Slaanesh\|hermaphroditic freak]] devour their souls, not to mention that they also mutate. Closest thing you can get to Chaos Eldar.		* Crone Worlders: Eldar living on Crone Worlds (ancient Eldar Homeworlds in the Eye of Terror that are now Daemon Worlds and only sources of Spiritstones) that somehow survived The Fall, yet went completely batshit bonkers due to spending 10K years in there. Add to this that time there moves completely differently when compared to real-space, then their existence is constant hell where they crave to just die and let the [[Slaanesh\|hermaphroditic freak]] devour their souls, not to mention that they also mutate. Closest thing you can get to Chaos Eldar.

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	===Forgotten Realms===		===Forgotten Realms===
	=Tel'Quessir (The People)		Tel'Quessir (The People)
	* Aquatic elf ( Alu'Tel'Quessir,two cultures: Great Sea and Sea of Fallen Stars)		* Aquatic elf ( Alu'Tel'Quessir,two cultures: Great Sea and Sea of Fallen Stars)
	* Avariel (aka winged elves, Aril'Tel'Quessir, see 'Races of Faerun')		* Avariel (aka winged elves, Aril'Tel'Quessir, see 'Races of Faerun')

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	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==
	===World of Greyhawk===		===World of Greyhawk===
	* Avariel (winged elf)		* [[Avariel]] (winged elf)
	* [[Drow]] (see Monster Manual)		* [[Drow]] (see Monster Manual)
	* Gray elf (see MM)		* Gray elf (see MM)

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	* Sith (dark elves fascinated with death)		* Sith (dark elves fascinated with death)
	* Teg (feral and wild)		* Teg (feral and wild)
	* ~~Sithicus~~ elf (descended from the Silvanesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)		* Sithican high elf (descended from the Silvanesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)
			* Sithican wild elf (descended from the Kagonesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)

	===Eberron===		===Eberron===

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	* Sith (dark elves fascinated with death)		* Sith (dark elves fascinated with death)
	* Teg (feral and wild)		* Teg (feral and wild)
	* Sithicus elf (descended from the ~~qualinesti~~ of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)		* Sithicus elf (descended from the Silvanesti of Krynn drawn into Ravenloft when Lord Soth Laren was imprisoned)

	===Eberron===		===Eberron===

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	* [[Dark Eldar]] (or Drukhari): The survivors of the original Eldar empire that didn't think of getting the hell outta Dodge. You know [[Exterminatus\|the story]] of how that went. Unlike the Craftworlders, they Drukhari decided to continue right on from where they were interrupted. Only this time, Slaanesh is constantly sipping at their souls, so they must torture each other, rape each other, torture and rape captured slaves of other species in order to avoid the aforementioned Chaos God stealing their souls (and they love it). Absolute fuckfaces. They live in a world city cleverly hidden in a tunnel in the [[Webway]].		* [[Dark Eldar]] (or Drukhari): The survivors of the original Eldar empire that didn't think of getting the hell outta Dodge. You know [[Exterminatus\|the story]] of how that went. Unlike the Craftworlders, they Drukhari decided to continue right on from where they were interrupted. Only this time, Slaanesh is constantly sipping at their souls, so they must torture each other, rape each other, torture and rape captured slaves of other species in order to avoid the aforementioned Chaos God stealing their souls (and they love it). Absolute fuckfaces. They live in a world city cleverly hidden in a tunnel in the [[Webway]].
	* [[Exodite\|Exodite Eldar]]: Space Wood Elves. Lost tribes of Eldar who abandoned the Eldar core worlds before they got raped. Living primitively on otherwise uninhabited worlds, though "primitively" here meaning they ride lizards while wielding laser lances, instead of riding jet bikes while wielding laser lances. Opinion is that they WILL fuck your shit up if you happen to start a colony on THEIR world, though they seem to be GW's favorite punching bag right beside the Craftworld Eldar. Largely forgotten about in 8e.		* [[Exodite\|Exodite Eldar]]: Space Wood Elves. Lost tribes of Eldar who abandoned the Eldar core worlds before they got raped. Living primitively on otherwise uninhabited worlds, though "primitively" here meaning they ride lizards while wielding laser lances, instead of riding jet bikes while wielding laser lances. Opinion is that they WILL fuck your shit up if you happen to start a colony on THEIR world, though they seem to be GW's favorite punching bag right beside the Craftworld Eldar. Largely forgotten about in 8e.
	* [[Harlequins\|Harlequins]]: Crazy-ass mystic space bards who are the living history of their race, perform ritual plays and live in the webway. Killer clowns who make even the Dark Eldar shit their pants. Engaged too far into RPing and obeying to the Great GM [[Cegorach]] (a.k.a. The Laughing God) to do too much other than troll Slaanesh and the rest of Chaos on a daily basis. That, and they are by far the smallest Eldar faction, but one of the most influential. Due to their association to Cegorach, they are believed to be made of [[Just as Planned\|Keikaku and Dori]]. Pretty cool actually, since they do free shows for other species, including any [[Human\|Humiez]] who don't try to shoot them on sight. This is actually much better than it already sounds, since their plays are crazy ass, psychedelic Cirque du Soleil shit; and the average Imperial citizen's two choices to pass the time are Gregorian chant and dying horribly, so they're pretty starved for good entertainment. After being sidelined for years, they got their own Codex. Pretty much the visuals you expect for when the circus comes to town mixed with a speedy, glass cannon playstyle.		* [[Harlequins\|Harlequins]]: Crazy-ass mystic space bards who are the living history of their race, perform ritual plays and live in the webway. Killer clowns who make even the Dark Eldar shit their pants. Engaged too far into RPing and obeying to the Great GM [[Cegorach]] (a.k.a. The Laughing God) to do too much other than troll Slaanesh and the rest of Chaos on a daily basis. That, and they are by far the smallest Eldar faction, but one of the most influential. Due to their association to Cegorach, they are believed to be made of [[Just as Planned\|Keikaku and Dori]]. Pretty cool actually, since they do free shows for other species, including any [[Human\|Humiez]] who don't try to shoot them on sight. This is actually much better than it already sounds, since their plays are crazy ass, psychedelic Cirque du Soleil shit; and the average Imperial citizen's two choices to pass the time are Gregorian chant and dying horribly, so they're pretty starved for good entertainment. After being sidelined for years, they got their own Codex in 8th, only to be shoved into the main eldar codex in 9th. Pretty much the visuals you expect for when the circus comes to town mixed with a speedy, glass cannon playstyle.
	* Eldar Corsairs: Space Elf Ninja Pirates. Live in naval ships and Eldar space stations away from the Craftworlds. Some Eldar rangers survive long enough to manage to gain some followers and ships, some of these become powerful enough to threaten a subsector. A notable example of the last one is Prince Yriel of Iyanden. They are essentially Craftworld Eldar only with jetpacks, moar [[dakka]], better military training, and no moral barriers left. They are probably the least mentioned Eldar faction, to the point that most players probably don't realize these guys are supposed to be an independent and serious Eldar faction. Forge World gave them their own ruleset, but nobody plays Eldar Corsairs, meaning they've been largely unsupported for years, and they fell back into the background.		* Eldar Corsairs: Space Elf Ninja Pirates. Live in naval ships and Eldar space stations away from the Craftworlds. Some Eldar rangers survive long enough to manage to gain some followers and ships, some of these become powerful enough to threaten a subsector. A notable example of the last one is Prince Yriel of Iyanden. They are essentially Craftworld Eldar only with jetpacks, moar [[dakka]], better military training, and no moral barriers left. They are probably the least mentioned Eldar faction, to the point that most players probably don't realize these guys are supposed to be an independent and serious Eldar faction. Forge World gave them their own ruleset, but nobody plays Eldar Corsairs, meaning they've been largely unsupported for years, and they fell back into the background.
	* Crone Worlders: Eldar living on Crone Worlds (ancient Eldar Homeworlds in the Eye of Terror that are now Daemon Worlds and only sources of Spiritstones) that somehow survived The Fall, yet went completely batshit bonkers due to spending 10K years in there. Add to this that time there moves completely differently when compared to real-space, then their existence is constant hell where they crave to just die and let the [[Slaanesh\|hermaphroditic freak]] devour their souls, not to mention that they also mutate. Closest thing you can get to Chaos Eldar.		* Crone Worlders: Eldar living on Crone Worlds (ancient Eldar Homeworlds in the Eye of Terror that are now Daemon Worlds and only sources of Spiritstones) that somehow survived The Fall, yet went completely batshit bonkers due to spending 10K years in there. Add to this that time there moves completely differently when compared to real-space, then their existence is constant hell where they crave to just die and let the [[Slaanesh\|hermaphroditic freak]] devour their souls, not to mention that they also mutate. Closest thing you can get to Chaos Eldar.