Its various factions and races include the Imperium of Man, a decentralized yet totalitarian interstellar empire that has ruled the vast majority of humanity for millennia, the Orks ( similar to Warhammer Fantasy Orcs ), the Eldar ( similar to Elves in Warhammer Fantasy Battle ), and Daemons ( very similar in both universes, although the precise natures of their creation and existence vary slightly ), among others.

The Eldar are a race of elf like beings who inhabit the fictional universe of the game Warhammer 40, 000, a 1987 tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science-fantasy universe.

Each faction has had several rule books or codexes released for them, culminating in the present 5th Edition of Warhammer 40K, which includes an individual rule book for both the Craftworld Eldar and Dark Eldar.

Further unofficial lists for groups such as the Harlequins, a faction of Eldar who used to have their own army list in earlier editions of the Warhammer 40K game, are also available online.

To date Games Workshop have produced no Eldar scenery kits, although brief descriptions have been given on how to build Eldar architecture and objectives in both the main Warhammer 40, 000 rules books and in GW's monthly magazine White Dwarf.

In the sense that Warhammer 40, 000 races parallel the earlier ( and still extant ) Warhammer Fantasy Battle game, the Eldar race mirrors the Elven people.

For instance while the Dark Elves have long existed as the main antagonist to the High Elves in Warhammer Fantasy, Games Workshop originally incorporated both High and Dark Elves ' elements into the Craftworld Eldar for the Warhammer 40, 000 universe.

The Exodites exist mainly in Warhammer 40, 000 background material and never had any specific models or army books for use in the tabletop game, however the Saim-Hann Craftworld Eldar is closely linked with the Exodites.

The Eldar, like other races in Warhammer 40, 000, take their current state from various cultures.

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Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War II currently includes Tyranids as a playable race along with the Imperial Guard, Chaos Space Marines, Eldar, Orks, and Space Marines.

* In the Warhammer 40, 000 fictional universe, the Eldar race live and travel aboard interstellar arks, Craftworlds

In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40, 000, the Dark Eldar are a Kindred of the Eldar, an ancient and advanced race of elf-like humanoids.

The Dark Eldar are unique amongst the Warhammer 40, 000 factions in the sense that they do not occupy one or more planets, but rather one city, Commorragh.

The Dark Eldar were featured as a playable faction in the Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War computer game expansion, Soulstorm.

The Warhammer 40, 000 expansion book ' Battle Missions ', released in 2010 includes three scenarios designed specifically for Dark Eldar armies.

Whereas other armies in Warhammer 40, 000 may take to the field of battle for a variety of reasons, the Dark Eldar are depicted as venturing into ' realspace ' for the sole purpose of piratical raids.

* Sslyth-The Sslyth are a race not previously mentioned in Warhammer 40, 000 literature until the introduction of the Dark Eldar Codex in 2010.

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* Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War ( 2004 ) ( VG ) ( voice ) – Various Eldar units, Various Chaos units

* Eldar of Warhammer 40, 000 present a science-fictional aspect to the High Elf concept.

They also appeared in the Eldar stronghold mission of Warhammer 40, 000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade ( it is said that they were lured by the Eldar as a distraction ).

According to The War of the Jewels ( Appendix D to Quendi and Eldar ), Fëanor, when he created his script, introduced a change in terminology.

He loves both Eldar and Edain ( Elves and Men, respectively ), and never abandons them, even when the other Valar must ( or choose to ) look away.

In the earliest versions of Tolkien's mythology ( see: The History of Middle-earth ), the First Kindred of the Eldar were called the Teleri, while the Third Kindred, the elves known as Teleri in the published version of The Silmarillion, were called Solosimpi (' shoreland pipers ').

Their armies, as fielded in the tabletop and computer games, usually have the advantages of speed and technology, composed of highly specialised units that have turned specific, the Craftworld Eldar ( often simply called Eldar ), and the Dark Eldar.

The Eldar in general consist of three distinct sides: the Craftworld Eldar ( often simply called Eldar ), who are similar to the High Elves ; the Dark Eldar, who are similar to the Dark Elves ; and the Exodites, who are similar to the Wood Elves.

While no Eldar vehicle has the maximum armor value ( 14 ), they often have upgrades and special abilities which can compensate for this and make them more effective than heavier vehicles.

* Eldar ( Middle-earth ), division of the Elves in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium

The new edition of Codex: Dark Eldar was released in November 2010, along with a completely new range of miniatures including new versions of the Dark Eldar Warriors ( now Kabalite Warriors ), Wyches and Reaver jetbike models.

Among his popular film scores were Six O ' Clock in the Evening After the War () ( 1944 ), True Friends () ( 1954 ) and Hussar Ballad () ( 1962 ) directed by Eldar Ryazanov.

* The explicit statements found in books of grammar near the 10th and 11th Centuries C. E., such as: The Sefer haQoloth of Moshe ben Asher ( published by N. Allony ), Diqduqé hata ' amim of Aaron ben Moses ben Asher ; the anonymous works entitled Horayath haQoré ( G. Khan and Ilan Eldar attribute it to the Karaite Abu Alfaraj Harun ), the Treatise on the Schwa ( published by Kurt Levy from a Genizah fragment in 1936 ), and Ma ' amar haschewa ( published from Genizah material by Allony ); the works of medieval Sephardi grammarians, such as Abraham Ibn Ezra, Judah ben David Hayyuj.

" " Schwartz was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, and Tikhonov appeared in Eldar Ryazanov's fantasy-biography of the Danish fabulist, Andersen: Life Without Love ( 2006 ), playing God.

* The Garage ( 1979 film ), a 1979 film by Eldar Ryazanov

Smoktunovsky became known to wider audiences as Yuri Detochkin in Eldar Ryazanov's detective satire Beware of the Car ( 1966 ), which revealed the actor's outstanding comic gifts.

* the Eldar, an ancient dying race whose psykers can predict the future.

The Eldar are a sophisticated psychic race, ancient and technologically advanced, that have fought the fell powers of Chaos for millions of years before mankind's birth.

Warhammer is also unique in the aspect that Warhammer 40, 000, the science fantasy version of the game, features space faring elves under the name of Eldar ( a term borrowed from Tolkien ) -- an ancient race that once served the Old Ones and in the aftermath of a great catastrophe have split into four distinct groups, the Craftworld Eldar, the rustic Eldar Exodites ( dinosaur riding eldar in self-imposed exile ) the mysterious and acrobatic Harlequins and the fallen kindred, the Dark Eldar.