Some of the most important allies were the Travellers. Named so because they lived on great city-ships called "Craftworlds", which sailed the endless void between the stars. The Eldar, as they called themselves, were long-lived, magically talented, artistically gifted and emotional to the extreme. In order to curb their impulses, which had already destroyed their great empire (which stretched across most of the galaxy at the height of their power), they fostered a highly rigid social caste system. Assuming a role and mastering it over several hundred years, before moving on to the next - that was the Path of the Eldar.
In addition to the numerous civilian castes, like artisans and pilots and traders and whatnot, there were also eight warrior castes, one for each aspect of the War God venerated by the Eldar; the stealthy Scorpion, the fierce Banshee, the voracious Dragon, the unrelenting Avenger, the swift Spear, the illusive Spider, the proud Hawk, and finally the Reaper, the most most feared Aspect - the Harvester of Souls.
Every Warrior of the Eight Aspects wore ornate armour and they all spent centuries perfecting the particular Art of War that they had chosen, mastering it in a way that was unimaginable to most beings who do not live for millennia, barring violence or disease.
However, while most only mastered a single Aspect of War, if any at all... There were those who could not help but try Aspect after Aspect, mastering the Art of War in its entirety. These were the Autarchs.
Drawing upon the databanks of the Mercury Computer and the memories of its host, the Symbiont had a clear image of what it wanted to do. The Autarchs wore armour fashioned, like all Eldar equipment, from a semi-living magical polymer called Wraithbone. While the files did not describe the exact composition of Wraithbone, nor did the Symbiont believe itself capable of creating it anyway, it did contain descriptions of the armours' enchantments and magical patterns. Of particular interest to the Symbiont were the patterns which allowed the Autarch armour its great flexibility - the ability to shift between the eight Aspects, as well as several combinations.
Combining its host's bio-kinetic energy reserve with its own magical and pseudo-biological abilities allowed the Symbiont to rapidly grow and manifest the armour within seconds. Also, more importantly-
(Posted Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:35)
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