Lumineth Realm-Lords
"The phoenix must burn to emerge."
- – Janet Fitch
"Have you heard of the High Elves?"
- – Oblivion youtube video
The High Elves are back, baby! And they're even pointier than before! The new faction in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar residing in the Realm of Hysh and lead by Teclis. With a heavy Greek aesthetic, new model and the return of Eltharion, good times are abound if you were a fan of the High Elves back in the world that was.
Origins
Once upon a time, Teclis, Tyrion, and Malerion found a previously assumed dead Morathi who was very much alive, who then led the odd trio to the morbidly obese Slaanesh in a cave where they beat the shit out of him until he coughed up all of the Elven souls he had consumed after The End Times. A good chunk of these souls were given to Teclis, in order to recreate the High Elves of old and bring their race back to their former glory. The initial race that came from Teclis's attempts were the Idoneth Deepkin and, well... He tried.
This new batch of Aelves seem to have come out of the oven much better, and he was even able to bring Eltharion back as a hollow piece of armor powered by light. No word yet on what the Idoneth think of them, or vica versa. These aelves learned to bond with the environment of Hysh itself, from its skies to its rivers and mountains. This led to the Lumineth to devise a sort of Caste system, though its particulars aren't well known yet. These Lumineth have also come to treasure Aetherquartz, a crystal mineral native to their realm. These crystals gave their wearers great knowledge and power, but it also involves sucking out their emotions and personalities - a sacrifice they consider worthwhile since unfettered emotions are the Dark Prince's favorite snack. In this way, they're similar to Sigmar's golden bois in that they're constantly approaching that point where they become effectively automatons except these guys see it as an acceptable ending compared to the Stormcast's search to end the flaw. No word on how they feel about what happened between the Idoneth and Teclis, or if they even know about it.
In terms of combat strategies and tactics, their design and combat is heavily reminiscent of Ancient Greek warfare combined with a bit of Roman. The traditional Spearmen, called The Vanari Auralan Wardens, are essentially hoplites, who form phalanxes to hold the enemy in place while the archers, mages and cavalry get set up to do their stuff. Each of these phalanxes are lead by a High Warden, essentially a Centurion, who stands at the rear to make sure shit isn't going wrong. Most of these hoplites also adorn their shields with runes. These runes represent learning and enlightenment for the Realm Lords, but seem to be more for decoration than serving an actual battlefield purpose. They also seem to split themselves off by Tryonic and Teclian warriors, taking aspects of both gods with Auralan Wardens being available to both. Tyrion is supposedly the favored among warriors of fighting skill while Teclis is for the more tactical and prefer flow over combat. The castes also seems to be split by runes, so certain units represent the mountain caste, some represent the river caste, ETC.
More lore will come out when they officially get released, but up until the World that Was comes back, this appears to be the closest thing to the High Elves old fans will be getting for this setting.
Gallery
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AELVES, WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!?
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Gee, I wonder what ancient civilization these guys where based on.
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YOU COULDN'T GIVE ME A PROPER BODY, TECLIS?!
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I'm back bitches!
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No one tell the Dwarfs that the Elgi figured out how runes work....
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We don't know who this Sitting Bull mother fucker is, but he looks wise AF.
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Sad elf lady (Probably River Caste related)
