In A.D. 2074, the Eldarians extended a hand of salvation out to Earth, granting its people vital technological know-how just as they were in danger of extinction. The first contact between the two races was described as shaky at best, with even communication a great difficulty, but eventually, the hardships were overcome and a blossoming friendship was formed. Years later on the planet Aeos, the Eldarians rendered aid to the stranded crewmembers of the SRF spaceships and the two species formed a joint colonization effort centered on an Eldarian Exploration Base. With this close working relationship with humans, the Eldarian workers of the base quickly became obsessed with the Earth game of table tennis, spending much of the time that they weren't working on their research or resting devote