It is said, almost forcefully, that the Eldar are a dying race and that with each battle, victorious or not, they are still falling to ruin. Now this makes me wonder... are Eldar sterile for some reason, either by choice or by happenstance? OR are they choosing to forgo mating because of some moral standard or cause? I know Slaanesh has their number in a big way and if the mere act of an Eldritch ****** is enough to unleash a tide of Slaaneshi daemons than I suppose it's understandable... but what's the author-approved reason they don't mate?
... Or do they, just very rarely and they don't have time for child rearing?
Eldar can live for tens of thousands of years if allowed to, and can accumulate vast wisdom, knowledge, and insight into space and time so I can only assume that IF they do mate and produce offspring that it does take a lot longer for the child to grow into an adult, thus the reason they are dying as a whole.
I await both informative and snobbish answers alike! Listening to [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfMX1fz8l7s[/URL] in the meantime.
edit: Also... do Eldar paint their wraithbone armor and weaponry, or is it colored as part of the bonesinger's song?