Ae Syl

Craftworld Ae Syl, or the "Realm of the Aggressor", is a grand Craftworld of the Eldar race.

At the end of the 41st millennium the Craftworld was located in the lower Galactic plane, within the span of dying stars known to the Imperium of Man as the Dimlight Stars region. However, when Cicatrix Maledictum spred its repulsive grin across the galaxy, the Craftworld was attacked by legions of daemons and its current fate is unknown to the rest of the Eldar Craftworlds. None of them being courageous enough to open their Webway portals into the Realm of the Aggressor.

Great Exodus and the Fall
During the long millennia before the Fall the Aeldari grew more and more twisted and corrupt because of the search for neverending pleasure and ecstasy. Many of the Great Houses of Old watched and wailed and cried for the wolf to come. How had the mighty Aeldari become such vile beasts, indulged in their sick debauchery and corruptness? One of these houses, Sylvanash, afraid of the future of the Eternal Aeldari Empire joined many others in the Great Exodus - the Flight into the Stars - and became one of the Exodites.

The House of Sylvanash was an ancient one, descending from the line of the Ceyl the Aggressor, who was one of the One Hundred Warriors who fought against the Necrons and Kaelis Ra during the War in Heaven, its members were proud people. Twin of the Sylvanash House was the House of Ceylor whose members decided to stay within the Great Empire, considering their relatives superstitious and witless hillbillies. After the innumerous, yet too short and too few centuries, even the Ceylor understood how repulsive and repellent the ways of the Aeldari had become, and decided to lead their Craftworld home far away from the heart of the Aeldari Empire.

The Great Craftworld of Ceyl the Aggressor, sailed the void for six millennia before finally making a great jump through the Labyrinth Dimension from the Woehoar Bridges into the Gates of Caamhos, which were one of the rare Webway portals large enough for a Craftworld to travel through. It was then, when She Who Thirsts woke from her slumber of millennia and began her Eternal Feast on the souls of the Aeldari who had decided to stay within their Empire of Indulgence and Debauchery. When the webway corridors collapsed and twisted, the Craftworld of the Aggressor was set off-course and thrown into the material realm lightyears before its destination.

After recovering from the shock and devastation of the Fall, the Craftworld returned on its voyage towards the planet of House Sylvanash located centuries away. Long silence followed the Fall and the mighty vessel of the Aggressor found no other Aeldari survivors whilst voyaging through the void and as the lightyears passed, they grew sure of their ultimate destiny through the stars as the lone upholders of the legacy of the Aeldari.

Reunion
Centuries passed by as the Craftworld of the Aggressor flew through the vast interstellar void, its seers relentlessly investigating webway jump-points large enough for a craftworld to pass. The craftworld was then led by High Autarch Dramledhas by the decision of the Farseer Conclave and the Chief Farseer Ercaunn of Sylvanash, because of a constant threat against the very existence of the Eldar race they alone upheld. Farseer Ercaunn advised High Autarch Dramledhas to continue the search for the Exodites of Sylvanash for he was sure that he sensed his long lost family within the stars.

Being the sole member of his house on the Craftworld of the Aggressor, Farseer Ercaunn was determined - and obsessed - about finding the Exodite world of his kin. First Autarch Dramledhas was headstrong by nature and he could not forfeit the search he had promised to carry out, even if he personally believed that they were the only survivors of the ancient race of the Eldar within the Galaxy.

On the world of Kerin-Hul Dramledhas led the Argent Warhost of Ae Syl against the Keeper of Secrets Ish'Slaa and its Six Sickening Hosts who were devouring the remnants of the world's World Spirit. High Autarch Dramledhas fought against the hideously bloated Greater Daemon and managed to banish it into the Immaterium with the help of Farseer Ercaunn and his Seer Council.

While the remnants of the Argent Warhost tried to collapse the Webway portal upon the world of Kerin-Hul they found out that the Kerin-Hul's gate was connected to the Maiden world Taur-Nann. High Autarch Dramledhas led his warhost through the gate into the lush maiden world. They were cautiously greeted by the King Lhygnen of the Clan Angbadh who had been preparing against an invasion by Ish'Slaa. Devastated by the news of Kerin-Hul's destruction, King Lhygnen summoned the other clans to discuss about the preservation of the remains of Kerin-Hul's World Spirit.

King Lhygnen informed High Autarch Dramledhas and his Farseer Conclave that the world of House Sylvanash, Kawen-Lonh, was located on the same Webway path as Taur-Nann and Kerin-Hul and should they wish, they could summon them on Taur-Nann too. Excited beyond words, Chief Farseer Ercaunn rushed through the Annlonn Arch into the hands of his brothers. Houses of Ceyl the Aggressor had been united.

Notable members

 * pre-Fall-c.500.M32 - Autarch Dramledhas of House Ceylor
 * pre-Fall-c.500.M32 - Farseer Ercaunn of House Sylvanash

Notable engagements

 * early-M31 - Banishing of the Six Sickening Hosts of Ish'Slaa
 * early-M32 - Defence of Tor-Duast
 * early-M32 - Destruction of Waaagh! Staarszzappa
 * early-M32 - Expansion to the East (of the Annlonn Arcade)
 * early-M32 - Destruction of Waaagh! Ol'Sleyr
 * early-M32 - Subjugation of Exodite world Ag'Rwaen
 * mid-M32 - Invasion of the Bloodthirster Ashq'Al'Skarqas