Eldrad Ulthran

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Eldrad Ulthran was the chief Farseer of the Ulthwe Craftworld. He was perhaps the most gifted psyker amongst the Eldar, his incredible foresight having saved many thousands of Eldar lives. He created and carried into battle the Staff of Ulthamar, and his resilience and power has been a rallying point for the declining Eldar race.

Eldrad was over 10,000 years old, and he was the first to warn the Emperor of Horus's treachery. It was through Eldrad's foresight that the Eldar began a series of raids against the Orks, culminating in the emergence of Ghazghkull Thraka as perhaps the most powerful Ork Warlord in the galaxy, and diversion of his Waaagh! to the Hive World of Armageddon, rather than allow the Orks to move against the craftworlds. Eldrad deliberately instigated the Second War for Armageddon, costing the Imperium millions of lives, to save 10,000 Eldar lives. Had it not been for his warning, the Iyanden craftworld would have been completely unprepared for the attack of Hive Fleet Kraken.

Eldrad predictions were also instrumental in the closing of the warp rift above the Exodite World Haran. For many months, massed Eldar forces, joined by the mighty Phoenix Lords and led by Eldrad persecuted a great campaign against the forces of Chaos. Eventually they succeeded in closing the warp rift, but at the cost of many Eldar lives. This has lead to the planet being known as Haranshemash, the world of blood and tears.

On Andante IV, Abaddon the Despoiler engineered a meeting between himself and Eldrad by attacking a webway gate leading to Ulthwe. His ultimate aim was to wipe out the Seer Council, and many deaths came in the battle that lead to Eldrad and Abaddon's meeting in combat. Abaddon ultimately escaped, but not before Eldrad realized that his end would soon be at hand.

During the Thirteenth Black Crusade, the Eldar of Ulthwe fought against the forces of Chaos, and Eldrad was at the forefront, knowing he would not live to see the end of the conflict. Eldrad attempted to retake a Blackstone Fortress, but the fortress was already occupied by Slaanesh, the Great Enemy. As Eldrad realised his folly, his soul was devoured, and the greatest Farseer of the Eldar was lost, however a handfull of waystones he had created still remained active causing some Eldar to believe that he's still alive but trapped in the warp.

Sources

• Heroes and Villains of the 41st Millennium: Eldrad Ulthran, Farseer of Ulthwe by Phil Kelly, White Dwarf 286.
• Codex: Eldar (4th Edition), Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)