Like their god of war Kaela Mensha Khaine, the ancient Aeldari are a broken people. Heirs of a galactic empire that succumbed to ruin, all Aeldari fear the grasp of the one who thirsts. Each has been forced to find their own way to face this imminent horror—some have chosen to follow a strict path of focus and devotion, while others feed her insatiable hunger with the suffering and pain of their victims.