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Was Alaitoc even established as a major craftworld before Thorpe's trilogy or did it become one of the big five because of it? I don't remember anything in the trilogy pointing towards its significance. And then there's a question of what a normal/major craftworld could do by itself back then. In the campaign of Rites of War (1999) you control the army of Iyanden clearly before the Tyranids wrecked it and the game says that the Eldar don't even bother trying to reclaim the Maiden World where the action takes place from the Imperium and instead focus on gathering important legacy like artifacts instead because thet are too few in number to try shit like a conquering a whole planet.