The Path of the Warrior

The ancient eldar are a mysterious race, each devoting their life to a chosen path which will guide their actions and decide their fate. Korlandril abandons peace for the Path of the Warrior. He becomes a Striking Scorpion, a deadly fighter skilled in the art of close-quarter combat. But the further Korlandril travels down this path, the closer he gets to losing his identity and becoming an avatar of war.

The Path of the Warrior is a Warhammer 40,000 novel written by Gav Thorpe and published by Games Workshop in 2010. It is the first book in the Path of the Eldar series.


 * Applied Phlebotinum: Wraithbone. Key ingredient for Eldar Empathic hardware and software.
 * Badass: EVERY Aspect Warrior. Making them all a-
 * Badass Army
 * Emotions Versus Stoicism: A key component of Eldar society is ALTERNATING between the two. Seeking emotional fullfillment in a careful structured, measured way. All to avoid a Fate Worse Than Death at the tendrils of She Who Thirsts.
 * Empathic Weapon: Every piece of Aspect Warrior equipment works this way. More specifically, Chainswords and Shuriken Pistols.
 * Emotion Suppression: How Eldar deal with the 'darker' emotions. Developing an entire Split Personality housed in a 'war-mask'. Through this, they vent their wrath against the Eldar's enemies, leaving the rest trapped within the war-mask when there is no fighting to be had. Bonus points for the implication that which sort of Aspect Warrior a given eldar becomes is heavily dependent on which dark emotions they're feeling at the time.
 * Empathic Environment: Pretty much all of Alaitoc. But bonus points for special areas that are designed with this component to a specific end.
 * Empathic Healer: How Those who walk The Path of The Healer do their stuff.
 * Energy Being: The way
 * Foreshadowing: A great deal of early conversations.
 * Hero of Another Story: Thirianna and Aradryan each have a book dedicated to their perspective of events within the Trilogy.
 * Hot-Blooded: Some Exarchs come across as such. The Fire Dragons are specifically noted for their energetic nature and temperament.
 * Love Hurts: Korlandril certainly is fond of Thirianna. This is what ultimately leads him to the Warrior Path.
 * Mind Over Matter: Mind bullets via Shuriken Weaponry. And pretty much all other projectile weaponry the Eldar use for that matter.
 * Oh Crap: The reaction from the main character when.
 * The Power of Love:
 * Training from Hell: pretty leightweight example for Warhammer 40K. But from Korlandril's perspective, it certainly is.