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[[Image:YnneadSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|90px|The rune of Ynnead]]
'''Ynnead''' represents the last hope of the dwindling Eldar race. They believe that when the [[Infinity Circuit]]s hold all the spirits of their race, all of the [[Craftworld]]s will unite into one Infinity Circuit, and the collective spirits of the Eldar will join to form a new Power in the Warp that will battle and subdue Slaanesh, so that Eldar spirits may once more be able to merge with it and form a single, balanced entity. By doing so, if such a thing is possible, they hope that this will allow the Eldar race to be reborn into a better form. Meanwhile, the Craftworlds and the [[spirit stone]]s must be guarded from harm and continue to survive, so that all Eldar can see and form in their own minds a concept of the Eldar virtues that will enter along with their spirits into the Infinity Circuits.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}

Ynnead itself (the God of the Dead) is supposedly a nascent [[Eldar]] god growing in the collective [[Infinity Circuit]]s of every Craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar. It has yet to manifest itself, as it has yet to attain enough power to fulfill its purpose: to destroy [[Slaanesh]] and free the Eldar. Its relationship to [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] is unclear.{{Fn|3}}

As Eldar die and their souls become part of the [[Infinity Circuit]]s, the god grows in power. A few Eldar Seers believe that once every single Eldar has died, Ynnead will awaken and have the strength to defeat Slaanesh forever.{{Fn|3}} In 991.[[M41]], the Eldar Mystic [[Kysaduras]] proclaimed that the only hope of Eldar survival in the End Times would lay with Ynnead.{{Fn|5}}

[[Eldrad Ulthran]] attempted to undertake a great ritual that would prematurely awaken Ynnead, involving channeling the remains of [[Farseer]]s through every [[Infinity Circuit]]. The ritual would have rendered every [[Craftworld]] disabled and wreaked havoc on the [[Astronomican]], but Slaanesh may have ultimately met its end. However, he was foiled by the [[Deathwatch]] in the [[Battle of Port Demesnus]].{{Fn|6}}

Later, the [[Ynnari]] were formed to once again attempt to bring about the resurrection of Ynnead. Led by [[Yvraine]], they seek to use the [[Crone Swords]] to revive the God without having to sacrifice the Eldar race, a ritual known as the '''Seventh Path'''. Ynnead has begun to awaken, bringing about its [[Avatar]] known as [[Yncarne]].{{Fn|7}}

==Related articles==
*[[Eldar Mythology]]
*[[Spirit stone]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex Titanicus (1st Edition)]], pgs. 34-35
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Compilation]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], pg. 39
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)]], pg. 17
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Eldar (6th Edition)]] (E-Book), ''The Doom of the Eldar''
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Warhammer-40000-Death-Masque-ENG Warhammer 40,000: Death Masque]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan]]

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