Aeldari Gods

## Introduction

All Aeldari Gods give uniquely powerful bonuses to the Aeldari as a whole.

All Cadai and Cytharai gods from Warhammer Fantasy existed at one point in The Long Night. They were either slain during the War in Heaven, or devoured by the Chaos Gods.

## Current Pantheon

1. Cegorach, The Laughing God
2. Isha, The Mother
3. Ynnead, God of the Dead
4. Kurnous, The Hunter
5. Anath Raema, the Passionate Huntress
6. The Child of Hate
7. Phoenix Avatars
	1. Asurmen, The Hand of Asuryan
	2. Baharroth, The Cry of the Wind
	3. Drastanta, The Tempest of Starlight
	4. Dromon Teclis, Guardian of the Black Library
	5. Fuegan, The Burning Lance
	6. Irillyth, The Shade of Twilight
	7. Jain Zar, The Storm of Silence
	8. Karandras, The Shadow Hunter
	9. Lhykosidae, The Warp Spider
	10. Maugan Ra, The Harvester of Souls

## Cadai

### Isha, The Mother

Rescued by Ridcully, Areatha, He Who Walks Obliquely, and the Ancient One. Mother of the Child of Hate.

### Kyrilias, the Dawnlord

Portfolio – Morning, Youth, Grace, Dawn, Beginnings

Of the Cadai, Kyrilias is the patron of youth and beginnings. A kindly god who appears as a young Aeldari, most of his myths hinge around either tricking curmudgeonly elders who have grown stuck in their ways, or leading young children on adventures where they learn some great secret or come to understand themselves.

Typically, he is considered to be in love with Lileath the Maiden, though she generally spurns his advances in kind.

Brimming with boundless enthusiasm, his role in Asuryan’s plan was to guide as many Eldar away from the path of decadence as possible, and encourage them towards new beginnings on a Craftworld or as an Exodite. It is also rumoured that he helped to prepare Asuryan for his rebirth into Ynnead, a new beginning for the divinity.

When Slaanesh awoke, it enjoyed ripping apart the youth deity, attempting to forcibly age him into nothingness before eventually devouring him.

### Gulsarista, Goddess of the Feast

Portfolio – Food, Celebration, Contentedness, Hearths, Cooking

Subordinate to Isha and Chef of the Gods, Gulsarista was of the Cadai. Though never a particularly powerful goddess, she was always a well-regarded one. Both the gods and the Eldar appreciated a good cook, and Gularista’s services were jealously sought after, as her cooking could invigorate, strengthen, heal and restore.

The feast of heroes that the rescue team consumed before venturing into the hell of Nurgle’s realm was a recreation of one of her recipes, although it lacked the true power of a meal cooked by the goddess.

Despite her lack of power, Gularista was a skilled mediator and did her part in Asuryan’s plan, which was to coordinate and improve the efficiency of the rest of the pantheon. However, she was immensely damaged in her shattering, and Isha is doubtful that the Goddess of the Feast can ever be recovered.

### Baraseith, the God of Truth

Portfolio – Seeking, Finding, Investigating, Detectives, Truth

Of the Cadai, Baraseith originally served the now long-dead God of Law who was slain during the War in Heaven. In the aftermath, his allegiance changed to Hoeth, God of Knowledge.

In this capacity he served Hoeth as an assistant, tracking down the hidden truths of the Warp and reality, although his true role is more that of a detective, granting power to sift truth from falsehoods and track down those attempting to hide their deceit.

In the plan, his role was to assist Hoeth in assembling the Black Library, track down lost artefacts to aid the Aeldari in the centuries to come, and most importantly, ensure that no corrupted Eldar were let on the Craftworlds or Maiden Worlds to taint them, tasks he was successful in.

### Folveris, the Bountiful One

Portfolio – Abundance, Administration, Farming, Growth, Farmers

Subject to Isha, Folveris of the Cadai was honoured by the gardeners and growers of the Aeldari, for her presence ensured that all their works would be filled with life.

A benevolent goddess whose main interests lie in growth, her stories frequently were intertwined with that of Gularista.

Not a particularly strong goddess, her duty was to ensure that the stores of the Craftworlds were great, enticing prideful Aeldari to come aboard what were effectively glorified trading ships.

### Enos, God of Enlightenment and Contemplation

Portfolio – Contemplation, Wondering, Enlightenment, Focus, Meditation, Ever-Onwards

Of the Cadai, but not bound to one of its major members, Enos the Thoughtful is the wandering monk of the Pantheon. In the legends of the Aeldari, their role is generally one of guidance, offering advice and teachings to heroes.

However, their main role is to push the Aeldari ever onwards, on the “true path” to perfection, which is to say recognising that there is no such thing, only many paths that must be walked, from end to end, mastered and then a new path must be born.

Though they were amongst the weakest of the Aeldari’s gods as the Dominion swiftly ignored their teachings, Enos nevertheless was an essential part of Asuryan’s plan, formulating the path system and communicating it in various ways to the Craftworlders, to preserve them from the mistakes of the Dominion.

### Ilrolira, the Strength of the Wilderness

Portfolio – Strength, Endurance, Wrestling, Survival, Wild-Lands, Bears

Daughter of Kurnous and Isha, Ilrolira was first born even before the Aeldari, before there was civilisation on the homeworld of the Aeldari, for the Phoenix King had not yet decreed it be so. She was born with the beauty and kindness of her mother, but the strength and temperament of her father, who taught her all he knew of hunting and tracking. It was Ilrolira who advanced the arts of survival and taught it to her younger kin, the first Eldar, so that they might brave the strange dangers of their homeworld, protecting them and wrestling down the beasts of the forests with nought but her bare hands.

Her greatest legends speak of the times in which, in his pride to prove himself stronger, Khaine stepped forward and challenged her to a wrestling match. For twelve years they strove against each other, until at last, the Wild Princess pinned him down and forced him to yield. Later, when he captured her parents, he proved himself stronger when armed with his cruel blade.

In Asuryan’s plan her duties were not to fight as one might expect, but instead to once again teach her siblings the arts of survival, although this time in a hostile galaxy, and to ensure the survival of as many Craftworlds as possible. This was supposed to be easy, but with Mathlann’s betrayal, it was only her intervention that prevented yet more Craftworlds from being pulled back into the Eye of Terror.

### Lanros, the Watcher

Portfolio – Detection, Awareness, Vigilance

Purportedly one of Kurnous’s children, Lanros is an Eldar God of being vigilant. During the War in Heaven he watched the Webway gates, counteracting the Necron abuse of them with the Dolmen Gates. After the War in Heaven he remained watchful over the Necron Tomb Worlds, lest they awaken.

Lanros’s task in the fall was to keep watch over the gestating Slaanesh as well as the other Chaos Gods, ensuring that the Aeldari Pantheon would not be surprised by any sudden plans or moves by Chaos when the Fall occurred.

### List of other Cadai

1. Asuryan, The Creator
2. Hoeth, Lord of Wisdom
3. Vaul, The Maker
4. Lileath, The Maiden
5. Ladrielle, The Lady of Mists

## Cytharai

### Anath Raema, the Passionate Huntress

Titles: The Passionate Huntress, Vanguard of the Wild Hunt, Daemon’s Bane, Lady of Vengeance, Kurnous’s Arrow

Domains: Vengeance, Thrill of the Hunt

Likes: Kurnous, Hunting Foes, Killing Foes, Khaine,

Dislikes: Arhra, Chaos, Vect, Arhra, Foes she cannot hunt and kill, Arhra, C’tan. Also Arhra.

Anath Raema was shattered by the birth of Slaanesh. And while she was not in the worst shape of the Eldar Gods, Anath Raema was not in the best of shape either. Perhaps more importantly, there simply was extremely limited time, and the Eldar needed what strength they could muster now. Thus, she was reforged by Kurnous, rather than reborn by Isha. This was only possible due to the immense similarity between their natures and their interconnected legends seemingly substituting for Isha’s directly applicable powers.

Relationships:

Kaine: The bloody-handed god is and has always been Anath Raema’s one and only sibling, and their shattering and subsequent reforging has not changed that. The thing that has changed however is their power dynamics. Anath Raema is clearly stronger than Khaine, and Khaine’s state seems to have awoken a protective streak in Anath Raema, much to Khaine’s mortification. The rest of the pantheon finds this hilarious with Isha, Kurnous, and the Shards of Vaul in particular blatantly encouraging her tendency to act akin to an overprotective big sister.

While Kaine considers her concern humiliating in general, he is considerably more accepting of her concern over how he’s taken up the Widowmaker once more.

Kurnous: Kurnous and Anath Raema have always had a long and complex history, with even the legends of the Eldar fiercely disagreeing on precisely how they interacted. Regardless, at present Anath Raema seems to take genuine pleasure in her status as Kurnous’s Arrow, enthusiastically carrying out his commands with little regard for the opinions of others. Kurnous by contrast seems to consider her his most trusted subordinate and they fight exceedingly well together. As his most trusted subordinate, Anath Raema is perhaps the only being that can serve as his assistant on a hunt, something that means far more to a pair of Created Gods of the Hunt than it could ever mean to a mere mortal.

Isha: Isha and Anath Raema have historically had extremely poor relations, but things seem to have changed with Anath Raema’s revival. Anath Raema respects Isha for her ability to hold out against Nurgle’s temptations and has treated her with exquisite courtesy whenever they meet, as per Kurnous’s instructions. Isha initially treated her rather coldly, but warmed up after Anath Raema responded to an offer from Nurgle to conspire to return Isha and let Anath have Kurnous all to herself by brutally crippling the Favored who delivered the message, then feeding the broken shell to the Child of Hate.

### Kaela Mensha Khaine, The Bloody-Handed God

Killed striking the final blow against the Destroyer.

### Mathlann, God of Storms, The Betrayer

During the birth of She Who Thirsts, Mathlann betrayed his fellow Gods and the Aeldari people, thwarting their attempt to escape disaster by blowing the Craftworlds back towards danger. For his service, he was elevated to a favoured minor God. For his treachery, he is the mortal enemy of the Aeldari.

### Keldavar, God of Soldiers

Portfolio – Soldiers, Camaraderie, Morale, Kinship-in-Battle, Drilling, Tearful-Vengeance

Of the Cytharai and a supposed scion of Khaine, Keldavar may either be an original creation of the Old Ones, or an ascended god from the Age of the War in Heaven. Either way, despite his affiliation and subordination with the War God, their personalities are quite different. Where Khaine represented war in all its monstrosity, Keldavar best represents the bonds soldiers made with one another in combat.

Although what he presided over was certainly still grim work, Keldavar is known for valuing their comrades highly, having a special bond with Eldrazor above all others. The Krork also hold him in extremely high regard.

In Asuryan’s plan, Keldavar helped to inspire the idea of the Guardians, as well as helping to boost the rest of the Gods as they launched their suicidal delaying action against Slaanesh.

### Oraneza, Lady of the Blackest Deeps

Portfolio –Sailors, Liberation-from-bonds, Ships, Opportunity

Of the Cytharai, Oraneza is considered to be associated with Mathlann albeit with a highly antagonistic relationship for Mathalann hates those who cross his waters. The beautiful Queen of the Seas fundamentally holds to no entity save her own whims, sailing the great ocean of the Warp and stalking the passages of the Webway in search of adventure, trade or plunder, protecting those that do the same.

Her dominions being what they are, she is a minor war goddess in and of herself, and has a special affinity for void combat. However, her skills at navigation, raiding and searching for treasure are second to none.

She is an oddity amongst the Cytharai, for she did not fight Slaanesh with Khaine. Instead, she was to spread the path of the Mariner to the Craftworlders and to aid Mathlann in speeding the Craftworlds away from the Eye of Terror. When Mathlann betrayed the Eldar, Oraneza was there and he attempted to bring her to his side, promising her infinite pleasures and raiding. However, she refused and fought with him.

Empowered by Chaos as Mathlann was, Oraneza was defeated. Despite this, she prevented Mathlann from joining Slaanesh in combat and was able to speed a handful of extra Craftworlds away. Although she was eventually shattered, it was done in haste, as Slaanesh’s power from its birth was waning.

Despite this her Avatars have rarely been deployed, owing to Mathlann’s jealous desire for them.

### List of other Cytharai

1. Addaioth, God of the All-Consuming Flame.
2. Atharti, Goddess of Pleasure and Seduction.
3. Drakira, Goddess of Retribution.
4. Eldrazor, God of Battle.
5. Ellinill - God of Disaster.
6. Ereth Khial, Goddess of the Underworld.
7. Estreuth, Herald of Famine and Drought.
8. Hekarti, Goddess of Conjurations and Dark Magic.
9. Hukon, God of Earthquakes.
10. Nethu, The Gatekeeper of the Underworld.

## New Gods

### Ynnead, The God of the Dead

Ynnead was created through a great ritual directed by the legendary Farseer, Eldrad Ulthran, born from the Aeldari dead. Ynnead's first, and most momentous act was to storm the palace of She-Who-Thirsts, and rip free the glut of Aeldari that lay within its stomach, freeing them from torment. In doing so, the hold that Slaanesh held over the Aeldari was broken, and their souls are safe once more.

Ynnead has inherited the mantle and power of Asuryan as ruler of the Aeldari Pantheon.

### Phoenix Avatars

Formerly the Aeldari Phoenix Lords, who ascended to Godhood.

#### Amon Hakarat, The Blinding Blade

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Eagle Pilots.

Killed in battle against the Destroyer.

#### Asurmen, The Hand of Asuryan

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Dire Avengers.

#### Baharroth, The Cry of the Wind

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Swooping Hawks.

Injured in battle against the Destroyer.

#### Drastanta, The Tempest of Starlight

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Shining Spears.

#### Fuegan, The Burning Lance

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Fire Dragons.

#### Irillyth, The Shade of Twilight

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Shadow Spectres.

#### Jain Zar, The Storm of Silence

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Howling Banshees.

#### Karandras, The Shadow Hunter

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Striking Scorpions.

#### Lhykosidae, The Warp Spider

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Warp Spiders.

Fought in the battle against the Destroyer.

#### Maugan Ra, The Harvester of Souls

Formerly the Phoenix Lord of the Dark Reapers.

## Unaligned Gods

This section also includes Gods whose alignment is currently unknown. When such information is confirmed, they will be moved to the relevant section.

### Voldrinsa, the Lady of Luck

Portfolio – Luck, Fortune, Chance, Misfortune, Gambling

Not quite a member of either Cadai or Cytharai, Voldrinsa is the occasional lover of Cegorach the Fool, for only a fool would dare to court such a paradoxical goddess, and an even greater fool love her for it.

Her mind is one of randomness, the spin of a wheel, the clatter of dice, only rigging the game in times of great need. She darts in and out of the Eldar’s mythos, sometimes helping and other times bringing great calamity as determined by absolute chance. To invoke her is to relinquish control, to leave oneself to the mercy of fate.

However, when roused to anger or forced by necessity, the Lady of Luck proves that she is a daughter of the Old Ones, capable of manipulating probability such that even the most inconceivable event becomes guaranteed.

This was her role in Asuryan’s plan, to bend the tides of chance to the advantage of the Eldar. But such manipulations have consequences, whether they be immediate, even permanent.

### Glarsian, the Stone of the Earth

Portfolio – Stone, Mountains, Slumber, the Hidden

Glarsian belongs to neither the Cytharai or the Cadai, and instead is one of the few survivors of the Gods known as the primordials in the Aeldari pantheon. These are Gods representing the highly basic building blocks of the universe and, with the exception of Asuryan who predates even them, birthed the first members of the Pantheon. Glarsian is thus the stone of the Aeldari homeworld, their tallest mountains and lowest bedrock. From his high tree-covered peaks sprung Kurnous, fully formed, and upon his father, he lived for hundreds of years until curiosity caused him to leave and travel into the lowlands. It was there he found his future wife Isha.

Time passed, yet Glarsian did not die or crumble away. Like most of the primordials, he merely slept, intervening in the War in Heaven, and offered great respect for his existence until the partitioning of Eldar and God.

By the time of the Fall, Glarsian was one of the few primordials left amongst the living, and his duty given by Asuryan was simple, but most cruel. He was to be the mountain slowing Slaanesh and preventing the newborn Prince of Pleasure from reaching Isha before Nurgle could arrive.

### Osusys, the One who Listens

Portfolio – Empathy, Communication, Understanding

Osusys is an Eldar God subordinate surprisingly to Cegorach, whose talents were in understanding the foes of the Eldar. Providing Cegorach with this knowledge allowed him to play them far better than normal. Additionally, he played a significant part counteracting the Deceiver’s plots during the War in Heaven.

Osusys’s task during the Fall of the Eldar was to provide the Eldar with an understanding of the other races of the galaxy, so that they might better wield them against their enemies. Instead, he detected Mathlann’s betrayal and attempted to counteract it.

### Iselyth, the Clock-Keeper

Portfolio – Clocks, Time, History, Resolving-Contradictions

Iselyth was once subordinate to an Eldar God of Time long slain during the War in Heaven. Her task was the minor task of keeping track of Time and History, ensuring that the Eldar would be well-informed of the exact course of time and temporal paradoxes that had occurred during the War.

Iselyth does not possess time-travel powers as her liege wielded on behalf of the Eldar, and her capabilities are more restricted to defence against time-travel based assaults, predicting them and counteracting them. Among the gods she is the most adept at counteracting Postcognition.

Iselyth’s task during the Fall was to counteract the increasing number of paradoxes and temporal distortions created by Slaneesh’s birth, ensuring as much of Asuryan’s plan would proceed as uninterrupted as possible.

### List of other unaligned Gods

1. Morai Heg
2. Gea
3. Hoec