Super well done Yuriel.
Craftworld Iyanden was once the largest and most populous craftworld in the galaxy. Its fleet was without peer, led by the Autarch Yriel, considered by many to be the finest military leader the eldar had ever seen. If he had one flaw, it was an overwhelming pride. He recklessly took Iyanden’s entire force to battle Chaos pirates, leaving the Craftworld defenseless and when he was punished for his recklessness, he left with several followers to become a notorious corsair.
Unfortunately, fifty years later, Iyanden became the target of a tyranid attack. The monsters swarmed into the craftworld, killing millions and driving Iyanden to the edge of extinction. Just when all hope seemed lost, though, Prince Yriel returned, scything through the tyranid fleet with his own corsairs, disrupting the hive mind and turning the tide of battle back in favor of Iyanden.
The final blow took place onboard Iyanden itself, where Yriel used the Spear of Twilight—an ancient cursed blade held in stasis in one of the craftworld’s warrior shrines—to slay the leading synapse creature of the tyranid swarm.
For his heroism, Yriel again became a leader for his people, but at a price: The cursed spear would not let him part with it, and it would someday lead to his death.
Iyanden survives today, though only barely. The once-bustling craftworld is now quiet, and many of those slain during the tyranid assault have been resurrected as wraithguard and wraithlords—constructs of bone and psychic steel that are powered by the souls of the dead and that fight to protect the living. Yriel continues to fight for his craftworld, attempting to do what he can to restore its glory before the Spear of Twilight spells his doom.
