#REDIRECT {{EldarPortal}}[[Image:YnneadSymbol.jpg|thumb|right|90px|The rune of Ynnead]] '''Ynnead''', also known as '''Whispering God''' or the '''God of the Dead''', is a supposedly nascent unborn [[Eldar Gods#Y]] [[Eldar God|God]] growing in the collective [[Infinity Circuit]]s of every Craftworld, from the souls of dead Eldar. Its relationship to [[Kaela Mensha Khaine]] is unclear.{{Fn|3}} It has yet to manifest itself, but it is prohesised that he shall rise only when the last aeldari is slain and spell doom for [[Slaanesh|She Who Thirsts]]{{Fn|8}}. He is the patron deity of the [[Ynnari]] who seek to bring about his resurrection. ==Eldar legend=='''Ynnead'''nneadrepresents 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}} 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}} ==Early awakening attempts==*[[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 the [[Yncarne]].{{Fn|7a}} ==Images==<center><gallery mode=packed heights=250>BirthofYnnead.jpg|The birth of Ynnead{{Fn|7b}}</gallery></center> ==Related articles==*[[Eldar Mythology]]*[[Crone Sword]]*[[Spirit stone]] ==See Also==*[[Kaelis Vara’lanthian]] ==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 DeadEldar''*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Death Masque]]*7: [[Gathering Storm: Fracture of Biel-Tan]]**{{Endn|7a}}: {{Cite This}}**{{Endn|7b}}: pgs. 39-40*{{Endn|8}}: [[Codex: Aeldari (10th Edition)]], pg. 13 {{Deities}} [[Category:Characters (Gods)]][[Category:Eldar Gods]][[Category:Ynnari]] [[de:Ynnead]][[fr:Ynnead]]
