via Behaviour Interactive
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – April 10th, 2015 –
Today, Behaviour Interactive is happy to announce the fan-voted selection for the fifth playable sub-faction for the Eldar Race: the Craftworld of Altansar!
A bit of Altansar lore Via Lexicanum.
Altansar was one of the many Craftworlds surviving the Fall of the Eldar race. It rode out the psychic shock waves that destroyed the Eldar empire but was subsequently caught in the gravity well of the Eye of Terror. Although the Eldar of Altansar struggled valiantly against the encroachment of Chaos, their doom was inevitable, and within five hundred years of the Fall, their Craftworld was swallowed into the warp. Among the entirety of Altansar’s population, only the Phoenix Lord Maugan Ra escaped the Craftworld’s consumption by Chaos.
Ten thousand years later, Abaddon the Despoiler emerged from the insane reality of the Eye of Terror, at the head of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The Chaos Legions’ intrusion into reality left a rift which bridged the material universe and the universe of the warp. Through this opening Maugan Ra counter-invaded the Eye to undertake a quest in search of the remains of his people. Leaving a silvered trail of soulfire behind him, Maugan Ra eventually found the remains of his Craftworld. He found that the Eldar of Altansar had survived ten thousand years within the Eye. Maugan Ra guided the remnants of his Craftworld out of the Eye and against Abaddon’s forces to deny him ultimate victory. However, there was no welcome nor celebration from the other Craftworlds; Altansar is regarded with open suspicion and hostility. Its inhabitants are known to speak in whispers and to never remove their helmets, this which gives credence to the suspicions of other Eldar.We’re incredibly happy that our fans have chosen Altansar as the fifth Craftworld for the Eldar, and even more pleased to see such a voracious response from our founders in the voting. But we’re not done yet!
Also today, we’re unveiling the Ork Faction Leader, Skarblitz! And continuing in our pledge to allow our founders input on the game’s playable factions, today we’re unveiling the two Ork sub-factions up for voting in this round: the Blood Axes and the Snakebites!
For the next several weeks our Founders can discuss, argue, and fight over which sub-faction of the Orks should make it into the final game to fight in the name of Skarblitz. For more information on either faction or our ork leader Skarblitz, please email us back at EternalCrusade.PR@bhvr.com and schedule an interview.
We’d love to give you all some more background on the story of Arkhona and its warring factions.
Looks like the new massive shooter is making progress. Can’t wait for another live event or a BETA even!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
