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'''Cegorach''' — the '''Great Harlequin''', the '''Great Fool''', the '''First Fool''', the '''Laughing God''' — is one of the [[Eldar Gods|gods]] of [[Eldar mythology]], and the central figure of [[Harlequin]] belief. He is a trickster god known to be mocking, sinister, vindictive, and enigmatic. His pranks and jokes punish gods and mortals alike for the sin of pride. In Eldar legend, he is said to have stolen [[Khaine]]'s blade and overseen a terrifying event known as the Wedding of Screams.{{Fn|2}}
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'''Cegorach''', aka the '''Great Harlequin''' and also as '''The Laughing God''', is one of only two [[Eldar]] Gods to have survived the [[Fall of the Eldar]].  
 
  
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It is said that during the fight between [[Slaanesh]] and [[Khaine]] the Laughing God hid behind Khaine for protection, and in the aftermath of the struggle the Laughing God fled to the [[Webway]] where Slaanesh could not find him. He still resides there, and is the only known being to know exactly where every door in the webway leads.
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While most of the gods were destroyed during the [[Fall of the Eldar]], according to legend, this deity survived because his mocking nature distanced him from the corruption and decadence that became [[Slaanesh]]. The legend goes that as Slaanesh battled Khaine, the Laughing God escaped into the [[Webway]]. The Harlequins believe that Cegorach continues to protect their souls from the predations of [[Slaanesh]].{{Fn|2}}
  
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In ancient Eldar myth it was said to be the Laughing God who tricked the [[Outsider]] into eating other [[C'tan]]. Eldar who follow him are known as [[Harlequin]]s, are protected from Slaanesh in a different way from their [[Craftworld]] brethren. While Eldar wear [[Spirit Stone]]s which absorb their souls when they die, Harlequins are directly protected by their God, becoming one with him on death. The only exception to this is the [[Solitaire]] whose soul must be won from Slaanesh by the Laughing God.
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Cegorach is the only authority the Harlequins recognize{{Fn|1}} and there are those who claim that the Laughing God walks amongst his children from time to time, wearing the disguise of a Harlequin player.{{Fn|2}}
  
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The Laughing God has an unclear relation with the [[Deceiver]].
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One story tell how the Laughing God tricked the Outsider into eating many other C'tan, driving him insane.  
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]] (1989), pg. 184, ''Harlequins''
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Another story tells that the Deceiver consumed several C'tan to increase his own power and convinced the Nightbringer and the Void Dragon to do likewise. Neither of these C'tan, nor the Deceiver, were driven insane; obviously a significant difference.
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Harlequins (7th Edition)]] — ''Ghosts of the Webway''
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Cegorach — the Great Harlequin, the Great Fool, the First Fool, the Laughing God — is one of the gods of Eldar mythology, and the central figure of Harlequin belief. He is a trickster god known to be mocking, sinister, vindictive, and enigmatic. His pranks and jokes punish gods and mortals alike for the sin of pride. In Eldar legend, he is said to have stolen Khaine's blade and overseen a terrifying event known as the Wedding of Screams.[2]

While most of the gods were destroyed during the Fall of the Eldar, according to legend, this deity survived because his mocking nature distanced him from the corruption and decadence that became Slaanesh. The legend goes that as Slaanesh battled Khaine, the Laughing God escaped into the Webway. The Harlequins believe that Cegorach continues to protect their souls from the predations of Slaanesh.[2]

Cegorach is the only authority the Harlequins recognize[1] and there are those who claim that the Laughing God walks amongst his children from time to time, wearing the disguise of a Harlequin player.[2]

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