Weeeeeell, let's stay in the tragical stories. Iron Warriors. Poor sad story. Great Emperor used them only as meatshields and trench diggers, making them crack open the biggest fortresses only to see their pride of doing this stolen by other "reinforcing" legions coming strangely at the easiest time to finish the task. There is a particular story on that : one day, Rogal Dorn paid an artist to get a rendition of a great battle he fought along several of his brothers (can't remember the battle though). The only Iron Warrior appearing in the picture was a gravely wounded warrior getting his progenoids removed before dying. In fact, in this battle, Perturabo's sons have been preeminent in ensuring the final victory. The primarch saw the picture and burned it in front of the painter, telling him that if his sons were to be depicted this way, then, the better no one saw this. He made such an impression on the artist (threatening to kill him would be more appropriate in fact) that he refused to recreate this painting even with Dorn doubling the price he was about to pay. Their treason was not something specifically directed against the Emperor, but more of a general tiredness of the way they were used, and the opportunity of Horus giving them a chance to be acknowledged fot what they really were... (Yes Perturabo is my favorite primarch, because I find a part of myself in him)
I still have troubles to find the Chapter and Primarch that fit's me most... or I feel at least most connected to, but I think this problem might be solved if I would read "The Horus Heresy"-book series and others too. FOR NOW the Blood Angels are my fav. chapter... This short story you wrote there is also from the books I guess?
Not really, it's more akin to a summary of their story during the heresy, taken from various books and sources. As I said, I deeply love them, almost more than my Angels, because of their background full of sadness and trason, not only towards the emperor, but the way they've been used by Him
Ïn real life, I loath many Humans, here in Slovakia, they are all stereotypical, thats why I choosed Eldar
Eldar are not typical for stereotype Germans also... so XD The reason why I choose Eldar *...Asuryan damnit, we went off-topic again...* I always were sort of an "Elves-fan" (I guess it started when I was very young and saw LOTR for the first time. I LOVED >Legolas< ) and because of my former "Warhammer-Classmates" I think. If I remember rightly, when I had troubles to choose an army to collect, they said I'm sort of an Highelf-type in Fantasy and sort of an Eldar-type in 40k... sooo... I chose them as my "main-selection/ main-path". After I first played my first Dawn of War (Dark Crusade) and read the fluff of my first codex, I loved them even more... I ALSO was a typical "Space Marine-Hater" XD Why? Because near everbody was praising them and they where (still are?) mainstream and poster boys... and I actually suffer from mainstreamophobia till this day. But that Space Marine hate ended after I played DoW2 (that game showed a really nice perspective and it showed, that Space Marines are also... just "humans". Only genetically modified and physically as well as mental very good trained, but still human... still able to be emotional, instead of all-time coldhearted) and read more SM fluff (some (if not all) Primarchs were also pretty emotional and even they were not perfect). And the Eldar were a race, that A LOT of people always made fun of, because they're so "fancy and poofy". I just was like... like a typical Eldar is thinking: "You don't understand the deep meaning behind all that and we are not "fancy and poofy", we're just more of a softcore, graceful and sensitive sort, you mainstream-slaves" But somehow, the more the others made fun of them, I locked them more and more into my heart. I'm sort of an "underdog" lover Then those funny stories, when others meet experienced Eldar player, underestimate them and made fun of them, BUT THEN on the battlefield: Flanked by Banshees and got butchered by their "OP anti-armour swords" (>> Mirrorswords << *swordgasm*), which could even made Terminatiors a bad day. Try to hit Harlequins, what was also near impossible, because they're the masters of illusion, delusion and guile... and if they meet you in melee, you also have a bad day... (man those Harlequins are even able to troll the Thousand Sons. Tzeentch is known to be master of beeing sneeky, lying and pretend... but there's one who beats him: "Cegorach"). Last but not least got mowed down and turned into a Swiss cheese by those Dark Reaper.
I started as brutal Chaos Sorcerer fanatic. It all heightened with DoWII Retribution for me. Than I somehow started to change into this. And it feels alot better to be Eldar than having Daemons rape me in Warp all the day. My story was little different. I normally liked Eldar and I hate when someone is telling stupid things at them. So one day at LAN party of Soulstorm Ultimate Apocalypse mod a choosed Eldar, cause no one played them. Gate spam, Farseer + Seer Council, Avatar of Khaine stay in base tactic = win. Then I tried them in DoW2... oh I loved playing Warlock first time. From that day (its 3 years already) I have become Ulthwé and Eldrad fanboy With Space Marines I am like this = If they are not singlemindedned like typical Space Wolves fan or Ultramarines fan I can deal with it. I admire chapters as theirselves in 40k universe, cause Eldar and Humans united few times (Yea, only because our goals were there too) but still, it was fancy from Astartes to do that. I even like people who are kind and are Space Marines (roleplay). But when I hear "XENO SCUM fuck you all middle fimger POWAAAH FOR THE EMPRAH" like a certain fan-made xenophobic Chapter full of dicks (Angry Marines, I knew you knew it) I just loose all my admirity for Humans and start with Eldtrich Cataclysm I am so sad that no one here plays tabletop...
Well... the reason I don't play tabletop is $$$$$ But I would definitely like to try it out again and maybe start over one day. Yup... those hardcore fanboys really destroy whole communities. A bit fun is okay... but preach around all day, what is scum and what not, is just bullsh*t. What the hell is so hard about being kind and to appreciate, that there are even so many different tastes? What if there would be nobody collecting/ playing the other factions anymore? You wanna fight your own faction/ subfaction all day? Seems boring doesn't it? The different factions, are a main part of the 40k universe. Every faction has something to be jealous about and something cool on it. I guess the main reason why I still choose the Eldar as my all-time favourite is because I feel connected to them. I think I'm a strange one and that the people around me don't understand me most of the time. I'm introverted and pretty emotional... if I feel negative emotions very intense... I literally feel sometimes, that those would tear me apart from the inside. I also had shortly ago, the mental worst phase of my life... depressions. The worst part is over luckliy... but it's scars remains... pain has become a part of me... maybe because it feels like something normal if you bear it so long it seems/ feels normal. That's also, why I also choose the tear as my personal symbol... nothing speaks louder and is truer, than emotions at it's most intense moments... Yes I also like the Space Marines, but I'm to/ more of a fragile and to much/ more of a of a softcore. Yes I also like the Imperial Guard, but only it's normal soldiers and very few leader, that actually care about their men... I despite the execution of your own fellows. The IG is also very mainstream... And I'm not just saying this because I want to sound like an Eldar... no... I'm serious with that... FORGIVE ME, I turn very emotional and tend to be very personal at nighttime... + listening to soundtracks...
So we are both, with those emotions. Thats why I try to limit them and limit the possibilities of creating them, like thinking twice before meeting new people. (Mostly females) Yep, most of community is bad because of the whinners, I ve never saw so many agressive Eldar as are Space Marine fans, expect the whole roleplay thing, thats other part of the story. Even those who play Dark Eldar are better at whinning. Its like story from Matt Ward. Expect the fact that = Spoiler: The Fact Yeah, Wraithhost formation, thats the problem why there are whinners
