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As the title states I'm looking for a little help naming my Eldar Army's Craftworld. The army is Swooping Hawk centric (yes I know not a favorite of most people lol) with the craftworld symbol being my avatar here. The army colors are black, dark blue, and gold.

The very roughdraft backstory is that upon the Fall the small craftworld made a warp jump to the furthest end of the galaxy, but the birthscream kill all but a handful of the older Eldar aboard leaving many youth (reasons for the older dying rather then the young is unknown). The older eldar were able to keep most of the younger eldar's ambitions in check, but the culture of the craftworld strayed a bit becoming more focused on the speed and mindset of the Hawks aspect rather then the ridged paths. Harliquins interviened before the craftworld lost it's way and is commonly seen with this craftworlds armies. Recently the threat of the Tyranids forced the craftworld to make a jump back to the more populated regions of the galaxy.

Looking for any feedback on the backstory and a lil help in the naming of the Craftworld as I have no promising names at the moment.

Are you looking to go more Celtic, Egyptian, or Eastern with your Eldar?


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How about Seabhac?

Hmm good thoughts on picking an origin. I'm leaning more toward celtic since i have always been a fan, so I did some googlage and drug up some names...

Seabhac: I like the background, but not a fan of the name much. (shallow I know)

Here are some other names for the craftworld I was looking at and anyone reading this please feel free to comment.

(copied and pasted from a random site I found)

Uairebhuidhe
Location: Ireland.
Description: Bird Goddess whom little is known about today. Most likely a goddess of death or Otherworld. Maybe even a consort of the better-known bird God Nemglan.

Rhiannon
Location: Ireland.
Description: "The Great Queen." Goddess of birds and horses. She rides a swift white horse.
Rules Over: Horses, enchantments, fertility and the Underworld, overcoming enemies, patience, magick, moon rituals, dream work.

Coventina
Location: Scotland.
Description: One of the most potent of the Celtic river Goddesses. Most likely Roman in origin. She was also the Goddess of featherless flying creatures which may have symbolized some type of blockage to passing into the Otherworld. There is evidence she was worshipped in Celtic Gaul where reliefs have been found showing her reclining on a floating leaf.
Rules Over: Time, new beginnings, life cycles, wishes, protection of birds, divination, inspiration of self.

Dechtere
Other Names: Dechtire.
Location: Ireland.
Description: A triplicity unto herself, this Goddess throughout her myth say she alternately takes on the images of maiden, mother and crone. She is one of three women in myth who is credited with being the mother of Cuchulain, an honor usually only given to Taillte by Celtic Pagans. A stray mayfly, containing the "soul" of Lugh, fell into her wine glass. When she drank it she became impregnated with Cuchulain. However, she birthed Cuchulain by throwing him up and therefore always remaind a "maiden." Described as a woman of "large proportions," a detail which reveals she had attributes of a mother, fertility and abundance Goddess. She could shape-shift herself and her followers into birds for swift travel and, predictably, they could fly to the Otherworld and back in this form. However, wherever they stopped to feed they nearly destroyed the land, and this links her to the daker side of the Goddess of abundance, that of the devourer.

Nemglan
Location: ireland.
Description: Bird God who fathered Conaire Mor.
Rules Over: Divination, fertility, spirit contact.

I kind of like the idea of a female name to symbolize the motherly bond their craftworld would have. Similar to that of Mother Earth.

Should turn this into a poll.

I like where you're going with this, but of the five you listed there, the first three doesnt 'sound' right as a Craftworld name, if you get my meaning. Especially Uairebhuidhe, dont even want to try pronouncing that one

That being said, Nemglan is a good one. Maybe combine syllables or sounds from a couple of the names into a new name? Like Craftworld Rhianem, or or Dechglan?

Out of the ones you posted, I like the sound and backstory of Nemglan the best.

Perhaps, to help make it sound more eldar, it could be the craftworld Nem-Glan

Actually all of them could be Craftworld names as the current Craftworlds range from everything from Atlantis to Hareana zakisari.

Well what about Seab'hac-nead, Hawks Nest in irish, with the ' added for Eldar flavor?

K made a poll, looking for more feedback for anyone willing. Btw the army list looks something to the nature of..

Autarch
Farseer
3x 5 Swooping Hawks w/ Exarch
2x 6 Jetbikes
2x Serpents with DA
2x Fire Prism

The rest is interchanged with Fire Dragons, Banshees, Dark Reapers, etc... depending on what the battle calls for. It's a theme army of course so it doesn't win 'ard boyz or anything.

Wow Uaire-Nem is leading, came up with that one last minute. Prounounced Y'aire Nem I believe, it would be referancing the god Nemglan and Uairebhuidhe as one and being the birthplace/home of the hawks.

seab'hac-ned sounds like a made up word I like it.

Three Hawks squads would be more effective then one as you can deep strike three targets or one target three times then skyleap away.
Imagine if you do that for five turns how much damage you could do. That would annoy your opponent to no end.

BlueDagger wrote:Wow Uaire-Nem is leading, came up with that one last minute. Prounounced Y'aire Nem I believe, it would be referancing the god Nemglan and Uairebhuidhe as one and being the birthplace/home of the hawks.

Uaire-Nem is a good name. Easy to pronounce, not alot of syllables, and most importantly sounds Eldar'ish.

I really like Dechtere... It just appeals to me for some unknown reason.

Also, the Celtic backstory is rather intriguing, and the crone aspects of it really link it to the similar Eldar god, whose name has slipped my mind at the moment.

rzsanguine wrote:Three Hawks squads would be more effective then one as you can deep strike three targets or one target three times then skyleap away.
Imagine if you do that for five turns how much damage you could do. That would annoy your opponent to no end.

That is actually what I do, 3 units of 4 hawks and a exarch with skyleap. The Autarch has a fusion blaster and swooping hawk wings toattach to one of th squads and DS melta while giving a +1 to DS rolls. Some battles I replace the other farseer for Hawks PL giving up to 4 S4 AP5 unlimited range no LOS large blasts per turn.

Thank you all for your input!