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okay, I was wondering if there has ever been an Eldar character to have lost a limb for whatever reason and had the limb "replaced" with a Wraithbone construct linked to their own or another Psychically in the same way the Imperium does their own bionics? Looked around in the codex and found no answer as to whether it was possible or not, so i figured I'd hit up Dakka for more knowledgeable sources (I haven't read any Eldar based BL books as of yet, so maybe the answer to my question is in one of them?). With the amount of Grimdark killy-ness of the Lore, I find it hard to believe that SOMEONE SOMEWHERE important hasn't come out of a battle as an amputee. They don't just off you right then and there is you lose your sword arm do they, and just slap you into a Wraith construct?

They can have advanced bionics (from the old Inquisitor rulebook) that are indistinguishable from the real thing externally, and they also have the ability to control their healing at the cellular level (as in their will determines how they heal).

Other eldar in fluff have had less advanced (but still well crafted) limbs and augments (eyes).

While theoretically they could, they would have no reason to. They have extremely advanced bionics that would be unnoticeable and totally controllable. I think the closest thing to what your looking for is when a single, very powerful Eldar psyker in a black library novel splits his soul into dozens of wraithbone bodies so he can be in more then one place at once. This isn't the same as the wraithguard process because the original Eldar still lives, he has just split his soul between these enforcers.

In Steve Parker's Deathwatch Book. Inquisitors make reference to captured Eldar cellular regeneration facillities. Eldar might never need augmentics.

The Farseer Eldorath Starbane lost his left hand to Imotekh, and in Sky Hunter, he's replaced it with a "glittering crystalline limb" which is supposedly similar to the crystal Farseers slowly become.

So they are actually capable of regenerating lost limbs through sheer willpower forcing their own cells to do it? If that's true I have no clue as to why the Eldar codex doesn't have the Regeneration rule somewhere in the Codex XD.

So I guess that a wraithbone augment would be unnecessary due to the presence of advanced bionics already in place, well ho-hum back to the drawing board.

overlordweasel wrote:
If that's true I have no clue as to why the Eldar codex doesn't have the Regeneration rule somewhere in the Codex XD.

Maybe the battles don't last long enough for a limb to regrow

overlordweasel wrote:
So they are actually capable of regenerating lost limbs through sheer willpower forcing their own cells to do it? If that's true I have no clue as to why the Eldar codex doesn't have the Regeneration rule somewhere in the Codex XD.

So I guess that a wraithbone augment would be unnecessary due to the presence of advanced bionics already in place, well ho-hum back to the drawing board.

Hold your horsies... This is the Eldar we're talking about here. They have a whole section of their society dedicated to sleeping lots.

Just because it isn't necessary doesn't mean it wouldn;t be done as a form of body augmentation or as a dedication to a particular occurrence. I think you've got a nice bit of background going on and have a reasonable explanation as to how a lsot limb could be replaced. I say go for it

I'd rather not create another thread to spam the forum, so I'll post my next question in here since it's about the same reason.

I'm designing my own self-made Eldar character and I'm still flushing out the details of his background before I implement the "rules" of his character which is more important to me since he is going to be my Warlord/ poster boy for my Craftworld.

Do the Eldar have a form of marriage or relationship/romantic partnership between a single couple for life type thing? Or do they just breed when needed and keep emotions out of it for the sake of keeping themselves un-tempted so to speak from relapsing into their old ways. If not would it be possible two Eldar could fall into such attraction, social status quo be dammed? Got an idea for a neat mechanic that basically hinges on this idea working

Eldar marriage are called life partners, at least that's what Thirianna calls it in path of the eldar

Redseer wrote:
Eldar marriage are called life partners, at least that's what Thirianna calls it in path of the eldar

So there must also be Life Partner Exarchs like all the rest of the Paths

So there must also be Life Partner Exarchs like all the rest of the Paths

Would there be though? exarchs are typically priests when not in combat and don't leave the temple unless called for. Doesn't seem to leave much room for a love life lol

Life partner isn't a PATH.

As for why no regen?

Battles don't last long enough for it to be useful.
It's not an instant process - they suffer psychological scarring in ADDITION to the physical injuries, and the mental injuries have to be healed FIRST, to enable them to heal their bodies. It's the whole 'sound mind/sound body' thing to the nth degree.

I don't know if this is a spoiler, per say. So, i'll say it is to be on the safe side

SPOILER (Maybe)

In Path of the Warrior, Korlandril (main character) asked Thirianna (love intrest/Warlock) out. He gets shot down, but I'd say that's evidence enough of love based relationships like marriage.

Furthermore, the regeneration thing took weeks when Korlandril got whipped by a big nasty ork. He also needed to be in this room with this thing. I don't remember it's name but they said it was a lock of Isha's hair, and it was what allowed the regeneration when used in tangent with Sound Mind/Sound Body.