Iyanden

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Typical Warrior	Basic Data		Rune Symbol
	Name:	Iyanden
	Meaning:	Light in Darkness
	Current Location:	Ultima Segmentum
	Main Colours	Blue, yellow
	Favoured Unit	Spiritseers, Wraithguards, Wraithlords
	Speciality	Unknown
	Reputation	Unknown
	Main Enemy	Tyranids

Iyanden was nearly overrun by the Tyranid juggernaut

Iyanden is a Eldar Craftworld is situated on the eastern fringe of the galaxy and is in the path of Hive Fleet Kraken.

Iyanden was was once the largest and most populous of all the Eldar Craftworlds. However it barely survived an attack by a Tyranid Hive Fleet which nearly overran the entire craftworld and killed tens of thousands of its warriors and citizens. On the verge of total annihilation, the craftworld was saved in extremis by the renegade Prince Yriel, who had formerly been the High Admiral of the Iyanden fleet. Regardless, the chances of Iyanden recovering from its losses are slim and their future looks bleak. Currently is the least populous of all craftworlds.

As a consequence Iyanden relies much more heavily upon the spirits of the dead to defend itself and makes strong use of many artificial warriors known as Wraithguard and Wraithlords animated by the souls of the dead. They have specialized psykers called Spiritseers who are trained in aiding the reanimated souls in battle.