Elarys - Aeldari fire dragon

Basic summary: The Aeldari, or the Eldar as they were long known to outsiders, are an ancient and highly advanced species of humanoid xenos whose vast empire once extended the width and breadth of the known galaxy. But ten millennia ago, the Aeldari's overweening pride and their fall into amoral and hedonistic practices led to a cataclysm that all but eradicated their kind and resulted in the birth of the Chaos God Slaanesh, known as "She Who Thirsts" to the Aeldari. The Asuryani fled the original homeworlds of the Aeldari Empire in great, continent-sized starships called craftworlds. These craftworlds are now scattered across the galaxy, only connected to each other by the labyrinthine corridors of the Webway. The Asuryani seek to protect themselves from the hunger of She Who Thirsts through the use of a soul-capturing psychocrystalline technology known as Spirit Stones and a rigid code of behaviour called the Asuryani Path. Biology: The Aeldari appear very similar to Humans in their anatomy, although the comparison can only be made on a superficial basis, for in their minds and souls the Aeldari are truly alien. The Aeldari stand taller than the average Human male, with longer, cleaner limbs and handsome, striking features to Human eyes. Their skin is pale and unblemished as polished marble, yet with a surprisingly supple strength hiding beneath it. Their keen ears are pointed and their slanted eyes possess a penetrating quality more akin to that of a hunting cat than a man. The most fundamental difference can be seen when the Aeldari move, for they each radiate an inhuman elegance and poise. This is especially evident in the sinuous grace with which they fight and the dexterity with which they field their weaponry. Every gesture is laden with subtle intent, and their reflexes are dazzlingly fast. A casual, languid gesture can end in a pinpoint thrust should the necessity arise. On closer inspection, every aspect of the Aeldari physiology betrays their alien nature. Their hearts beat at twice the speed of a Human's, and their minds race through possibilities and process emotions so fast that even the so-called geniuses of Human history appear dull by comparison. Even their lives are greater in span -- the Aeldari enjoy lives of rich sensation and wonder that can stretch over a thousand Terran years, unsullied by illness, frailty or disease, unless they die by violence or accident. Most Aeldari are not even considered mature until they have lived for at least a standard century. All Aeldari can manipulate mental energies to a degree. Each is psychic to one extent or another. Even the complex technology of their race is based upon psychic engineering, the manipulation of and even creation of matter using mental energies alone. Aeldari (Eldar) reproductive organs are outwardly analogous to human sexual anatomy, though their internal biological processes and conception mechanics are far more complex, slow, and psychically entwined. Aeldari reproductive organs are also ‘ideal’ and they’ll often point out shortcomings in other species compared to their own.

Aspect Warriors are those Craftworld Aeldari or Asuryani who specialise in certain aspects of combat during their time on the Path of the Warrior. The Asuryani are known to pursue any task they set out to do with an intensity that makes Human efforts pale in comparison.

When an Asuryani feels called to the Path of the Warrior, he or she will join an Aspect Shrine, a cult of warriors who train themselves to embody some aspect of the Aeldari god of war and murder, Khaine. Each Aspect Shrine is led by an Exarch, a Craftworld Aeldari fallen to the curse of an inability to leave the Path of the Warrior. These Exarchs are powerful warriors, doomed to either die on the battlefield, or to eventually be chosen to become the Avatar of Khaine. The first member or founder of an Aspect Shrine is called a Phoenix Lord. known aspects: dire avengers Dark reapers Fire dragons warp spiders shining spears swooping hawks howling banshees striking scorpions crimson hunters shadow spectres (the knows aspects are irrelevant to this roleplay for the most part with the exception of whatever aspect shrine Elarys belongs to)

A craftworld is a vast, planetoid-sized spacecraft populated by the Asuryani faction of the highly advanced humanoid species known as the Aeldari. The craftworlds travel through the void of space at sublight speeds, carrying the greater remnant of the Aeldari species after their Fall.

Biel-Tan is the most martial and aggressive of the Aeldari craftworlds. The people of Biel-Tan constantly strive to return the ancient Aeldari Empire to its former glory.

Craftworld Biel-Tan has found itself having recently exited a warp storm and all their men turned into women, forcing them off their craftworld to raid settlements of lesser creatures for psychic or psyker males to reproduce with, as the psychic aspect of aeldari reproduction is just as important as the physical aspect of putting ones sperm into their womb, though they will occasionally kidnap non psyker males and females for stress relief as psykers are extremely rare in humans and there isn't enough to go around and keep all the women of Biel-Tan appeased

They are monogamous and while they very rarely and occasionally share males for stress relief or breeding, it is expected that whatever male they capture strictly belongs to their captour/wife

HAeldari reproduction also required regular contributions from the male (even more sex) and, while noticeable, is much less intrusive and detrimental than human pregnancies. Biel-Tan treat their non-eldar husbands with a smug sense of superiority, while they care for them, they see them as bumbling privatives who need constant guidance. they act extremely dominant to non eldar to the point they look down on other species, even while an aeldari girl admits she loves you, she'll still frame it in a way that makes it seem like you should be honored to be her slave

Aeldari also often cal humans mon’keigh as a derivative term, and will even call their human lovers this. It takes significant effort to get an aeldari to stop calling you mon’keigh