Changes: Altansar

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Altansar was a small Eldar Craftworld that survived the Fall of the Eldar but was caught in the Eye of Terror, the only escapee being the Phoenix Lord, Maugan Ra. Altansar is also known as the sister Craftworld of Ulthwe, due to its close proximity to the Eye of Terror. Altansar's traditional colours are a deep red with black details.

History

Altansar was one of the Eldar Craftworlds that survived the Fall of the Eldar race. It rode out the psychic shock waves that destroyed the ancient Eldar empire following the birth of the Chaos God Slaanesh, but was subsequently caught in the gravity well of the newly formed Warp rift known as the Eye of Terror. Although the Eldar of Altansar struggled valiantly against the encroachment of Chaos, their doom was inevitable. Within five hundred years of the Eldar's Fall, Aktansar was swallowed by the Warp. Among the entirety of the craftworld's population, only the Phoenix Lord, Maugan Ra escaped the Craftworld's consumption by Chaos.

Ten thousand years later in the 41st Millennium, Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of the 13th Black Crusade, emerged from the Eye of Terror. The Chaos Traitor Legions' intrusion into reality left a rift which bridged the material universe and the universe of the Immaterium. Through this opening, Maugan Ra counter-invaded the Eye of Terror undertook a quest to find the remains of his people. Leaving a silvered trail of soulfire behind him, Maugan Ra eventually found the remains of his Craftworld. He found that the Eldar of Altansar had indeed survived ten thousand years within the Eye of Terror.

Maugan Ra guided the remnants of his Craftworld out of the Eye and against Abaddon's forces to deny him ultimate victory. However, there was no celebration or welcome from the other Craftworlds. Altansar is regarded with open suspicion and hostility, for the question is asked: how could any Eldar remain untouched by the predations of Chaos for so many millennia?

The 13th Black Crusade

Altansar Guardian2 — Eldar Guardian of Craftworld Altansar

During the 13th Black Crusade, the Phoenix Lord Maugan Ra lead an elite force of Eldar Dark Reapers and Black Guardians, from the Craftworld of Ulthwe, into the Eye of Terror in search of Altansar. It was during this pilgrimage that he found the Belial Hex System and the Crone World of Belial IV, located deep within the Eye of Terror. Despite several early victories and the aid of the Harlequins, a daemonic counterattack forced the Eldar back. As they reeled from their losses, the Craftworld Altansar drifted into Belial's orbit, proving that it still existed and had survived ten millennia within the Eye of Terror. The Eldar of Altansar then joined their brethren from Ulthwe, defeating the daemonic forces and helping the Eldar to reclaim one of their lost Craftworlds. Maugan Ra then led the Craftworld back through the bridge between the Warp and realspace, and used his remaining troops to help battle the Forces of Chaos and bring an end to the 13th Black Crusade. Currently Craftworld Altansar is somewhere close to Terra, although how it has managed to get that close to the heart of the Imperium without Imperial retaliation is unknown.

Sources

Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)
White Dwarf 287 (UK), "Eye of Terror Campaign: Death By A Thousand Cuts," by Andy Chambers
Eye of Terror Campaign, "Death By A Thousand Cuts"

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-During the [[13th Black Crusade]], the [[Phoenix Lord]] [[Maugan Ra]] lead an elite force of Eldar [[Dark Reapers]] and Black Guardians from the [[Craftworld]] of [[Ulthwe]] into the [[Eye of Terror]] in search of Altansar. It was during this pilgrimage that he found the Belial Hex System and the Crone World of Belial IV, located deep within the Eye of Terror. Despite several early victories and the aid of the [[Harlequin]]s, a daemonic counterattack forced the Eldar back. As they reeled from their losses, the Craftworld Altansar drifted into Belial's orbit, proving that it still existed and had survived ten millennia within the [[Eye of Terror]]. The Eldar of Altansar then joined their brethren from [[Ulthwe]], defeating the daemonic forces and helping the Eldar to reclaim one of their lost Craftworlds. Maugan Ra then led the Craftworld back through the bridge between the [[Warp]] and the material universe, and used his remaining troops to help battle the [[Forces of Chaos]] and bring an end to the [[13th Black Crusade]]. Currently Craftworld Altansar is somewhere close to [[Terra]], although how it has managed to get that close to the heart of the Imperium without Imperial retaliation is unknown.
+During the [[13th Black Crusade]], the [[Phoenix Lord]] [[Maugan Ra]] lead an elite force of Eldar [[Dark Reapers]] and [[Black Guardians]], from the [[Craftworld]] of [[Ulthwe]], into the [[Eye of Terror]] in search of Altansar. It was during this pilgrimage that he found the Belial Hex System and the [[Crone World]] of Belial IV, located deep within the Eye of Terror. Despite several early victories and the aid of the [[Harlequin]]s, a [[daemons|daemonic]] counterattack forced the Eldar back. As they reeled from their losses, the Craftworld Altansar drifted into Belial's orbit, proving that it still existed and had survived ten millennia within the [[Eye of Terror]]. The Eldar of Altansar then joined their brethren from [[Ulthwe]], defeating the daemonic forces and helping the Eldar to reclaim one of their lost Craftworlds. Maugan Ra then led the Craftworld back through the bridge between the [[Warp]] and [[realspace]], and used his remaining troops to help battle the [[Forces of Chaos]] and bring an end to the [[13th Black Crusade]]. Currently Craftworld Altansar is somewhere close to [[Terra]], although how it has managed to get that close to the heart of the [[Imperium]] without Imperial retaliation is unknown.
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