A new trailer for Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy was dedicated to Laartir — a companion of the Eldar.

Fresh Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy Trailer Dedicated to Laartir — an Eldar Companion

Owlcat Games continues to drip-feed short videos that put the game’s companions under a microscope. This entry turns the lens on Laartir Kairnaret — an Eldar Asuriani who cut loose from his world-ship and took up the Corsair life, ostensibly chasing some secret objective. He’s not just a flashy alien: Laartir’s psychic gifts run rings around most humans (Hum.), and that makes him both dangerous and oddly useful to an Inquisition acolyte who values survival over dogma.

Xenos are the old enemies of Humankind, and among them the Eldar blend finesse with a kind of lethal grace. Their tech reads like sorcery to Hum. observers; their psychic edge is real, not just rumor. Small numbers, high cost — the Eldar guard each life like a relic, which makes them look almost obsessive next to how Hum. masses are treated by Imperial logic.

Laartir didn’t follow the safe, communal drift of his people. He left for the Corsair lanes — a fugitive variant of Eldar who prize choice. Now he’s off the grid on a planet crawling with xenophobic locals, carrying a load of psionic talent that can refocus a firefight in an instant. Allies? Few and unreliable, often from the very species he’s supposed to despise (Hum.). Aim? Unknown. Method? Lone and risky.

As a pathfinder, Laartir reads the Webway — a warped, secret thoroughfare that the Eldar exploit. Pathfinding isn’t a neat map job; it’s about shepherding ways, and, in darker turns, shepherding souls. Those soulstones they cling to? Pathfinders help send the departed there, trying to keep them from falling prey to the devouring things of Chaos.

Crossed paths with an Inquisitorial agent investigating the Tyran-Star, and the meeting can go violent on sight. Or: if the acolyte decides the present threat is worse than ancient hatred, Laartir becomes an uneasy ally — proud, cold, useful. Either choice nudges the player toward morally messy territory; neat, heroic answers don’t figure much here.

Owlcat Games Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy is being made for PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. No firm release date yet. Right now the studio is running a closed beta; you get access if you pre-order the "Digital Developer Kit" ($79) or the collector's edition ($289) via the studio’s official website.