WarHammeR 40K :
.Attack at Dawn.
It was early morning, the crack of dawn to be exact. The sun was just
etching the horizon with it's light glow. The wind could be heard through
the trees as it made a rustling of the leaves, the Mac Mordain river could
be heard rushing down and past the dell. Also with it could be seen and
heard the early morning rituals of the Eldar Striking Scorpions as they
lined up their breakfast for the day.
All this probably sounds all nice and good in a proper and normal setting
on the planet earth. but not so. Where you actually are is the Eldar
Craftworld or to put it more simply the 'Eldar Earth'. The Eldar are a
different people separated from what we call the human race a long time
ago due to their different and slender appearance and their unusual but yet
useful (for them ) speed.
The humans ? The Space Marine Corp which ruled out all and any non-humans
in appearance and/or in abilitys. This action was taken originally out by
the humans on what they call "The Day of Reckoning".In which on this day
planet Earth was invaded by an alien species known solely as the
'Tyranids', buglike in appearance and action the tyranids are not to be
mistaken for something you scrape of your boot, no they are a fighting
warband that always attacks tactically and in groups of surprisingly high
numbers.On the day of reckoning or the 4th of July to be more precise Earth
was the target of the tyranid assault and many (millions upon millions to
be more precise of )humans we're slaughtered on this day.The earth world
leader at the time proclaimed that the Eldar even with their Ultra-agile
speed and techniques did not form a resistance (or even try to) against the
tyranid oppressors.Because of this very one reason the human race rejected
and forced the Elders from their planet (outnumbering them 8 to 1 at the
time) the Eldar race had no choice but to withdraw all Eldar beings from
Earth but with no where to go they had to form another mode and way of
living.So from then the 'Craftworlds' were designed they being a 'mini-
earth' within themselves, that was always on the move and so therefore they
we're very hard to track.
This all happened a long time ago and is never talked about on either
worlds except for when tension rises and gives reason for conflict but the
only conflict ever occurring as of late was of a diplomatical context,so
overall peace reigned more than the spilling of blood.
After that fateful day July 4th of the Tyranid attack,the tyranids were not
really heard of again much after that for no-one really knows where their
homeworld is situated which makes it impossible to keep tabs on the enemys
forces, on their numbers and such and to monitor there movements in and
around the galaxy.
With this dis-advantage the Space Marines constantly had sentrys posted
around Earth at certain vantage points, with a constant flying guard to
accompany the defense effort earth was pretty well tied down and secure
from invasion.
While the Eldars had not really as much to worry about as the humans did
for they too while not being as hard to find as the tyranids,they we're
also too forever moving .Never staying in places that long it made the
Eldars exceptionally hard to kill and therefore to find.
With all this being said I do beleive it is time to be moving on down to
the warhammer 40K universe.....See you there.
