Illiyanne Natase, half-Eldar UM Librarian, returns...again

[N1SB]

Back in 1st edition 40k, when we still called it Rogue Trader, the Chief Librarian of the Ultramarines was a half-Eldar (who also was a Dark Angel at some point...we were still figuring stuff out back then). Don't take it too seriously, this was heresy that has since been retconned out a bit.

In that spirit, he just showed up in one of those Warhammer Community strips:

Just so people know, he or actually an Aeldari of the same known does show up in the last of the Dark Imperium trilogy, Godblight, but to his credit Guy Haley cleverly made him an Aeldari diplomat in the court of Roboute Guilliman. That explains that lore discrepancy a bit, like he's never really an Ultramarine, but is associated with them.

That said...man, when we get those new plastic Mark VI Beakie Armour models, I do kinda want to do some sort of weird Narrative Play Crusade Patrol with him as my HQ. Not everyone plays this Crusade mode, but if you played the experience leveling stuff, you know how it's pretty easy to make a really powerful Psyker in particular?

Anyway, just pointing this out because actually a new player in our local Warhammer Store pointed that guy out to me and I was like, "Actually, Brother...this guy was real." I thought it was pretty funny.

[Lysimachus]

Is it just me, or does his face look like someone was trying to cosplay Hugo Weaving as Smith and Elrond at the same time... :D

 

Edit: It's an awesome nod to the old fluff though!

[BloodyB]

I love the callback, it really sets me at ease that the writers still remember ye olde lore, and let us chuckle fondly with such references. Let's me remember the time spent poring over old comics and magazines in my Grandad's attic, barely lit by an old Batman signal toy... Good times.

[Slave to Darkness]

How long until Cawl decides to primaris the Eldar when Guilliman isnt looking? Then we can have a 'Cawl pattern' Chief Librarian thats better than stand alone librarians or Farseers.