The Path of Awakening is a path in which Eldar learn how to analyse their surroundings. Regardless of their civilian roles, these Eldar still take part in battle as Guardians and in other functions which are necessary in any military force. These paths involve more civilian and mundane roles such as technicians, civil administrators, fabricators, colonists, traders, explorers, etc.

They allow a relative amount of freedom and rely on the inner strength that the Eldar has already attained. Others are less structured and offer less guidance. Some of these other roles are very clearly defined, with their own traditions and behavioral patterns. The Paths of the Seer and the Warrior are the most well-known, but are just two of the many paths the Eldar may devote themselves to. There are many Eldar Paths, or Ai'elethra. The doomed Bards of Twilight are also lost upon their path but its name is currently unknown. There are an unknown number of paths, and each of them has further specializations. This fate is a terrible one for the Eldar, and such individuals are said to be 'lost upon the path'. They will continue to tread this path until their death. Some Eldar focus and obsess themselves to such an extent upon a path that they become unable to leave it upon completion. Īll Eldar who tread a path must be cautious, for all of them are dangerous for the Eldar mind. An Eldar of a thousand years or more will usually have experienced many different roles and attained a very sophisticated understanding of the universe. As Eldar pass through these different roles they explore the many aspects of their own character. Įach new role does not completely replace the previous, but merely adds to the Eldar's accumulated experience.

Then the Eldar chooses a new path and the process will begin anew. This path will be studied, practiced, and eventually mastered. Instead each individual Eldar chooses for himself a discipline, a Path or ' Ai’elethra and will focus himself upon it. This had led to the Fall, and the creation of Slaanesh. Their lives would no longer spent in pursuit of their wishes, pleasures, and wanton natures. After the Fall of the Eldar those Eldar who had managed to save themselves upon the Craftworlds underwent a complete social reform.

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