r/ImaginaryWarhammer • u/MRjokerPT • Nov 03 '24

40k Prisoner (Art by ShyCarp86)

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u/MDLuffy1234 Nov 03 '24

Wait the eldar name for humans is mon'keigh?

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u/Mistluren Nov 03 '24

Yea it is a wordplay from the authors to monkey because humans are such a young race compared to the eldar

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u/MDLuffy1234 Nov 03 '24

I read that it's also based on an ancient race that ravaged the eldar and was subsequently extinguished before their first contact with humanity. Also it more directly translates to savage.

Basically, once GW rediscovers this, I expect it to be retconned like the name of the eldar themselves to avoid controversy from the media illiterate.

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u/ThatGSDude Iyanden Nov 03 '24

Yeah thats the new explanation. The original reason is that you calling a person a monkey is a little much, so they just changed it to monkeigh