Rune representing the Asuryani or Craftworld Aeldari in the Aeldari Lexicon.
A warp spider is a tiny, spider-like xenos creature seemingly composed of white crystal that lives in the Aeldari craftworlds' Infinity Circuits. They are attracted by the presence of negatively-charged psychic entities such as hostile, Chaos-corrupted souls or Daemons which they swarm and feed upon, much like the white blood cells of a Human immune system.
When there is no danger to the craftworld of psychic infection, they roam the Infinity Circuit forming nests and searching for fragments of bad memories to feed upon.
The Craftworld Aeldari's Warp Spiders Aspect Warriors are named after them in honour of their role defending the craftworlds. Because of their protective abilities, warp spiders are also known to the Asuryani as "White Guardians."
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- Path of the Seer (Novel) by Gav Thorpe, pg. 171
- Codex: Eldar (4th Edition), pg. 36
- Codex: Eldar (6th Edition), pg. 37