Portal:Tau

Portal:Tau "To follow any path other than the Tau'va is to doom us all. Only together, and with courage and discipline, shall we stand victorious. Fight with fire and courage, and nothing can stand against us." -- Commander Shadowsun2   Mont'au and the Ethereals Mont'au (“The Terror”) refers to a time when the Tau had fought amongst themselves to the point where disease and famine were so wide spread that the species, itself, was threatened with extinction. (This was late in the 37th millennium by Imperial dating) The Ethereals of Fio'taun tells the story of the coming of the Ethereals and the start of Tau'va. On the plain of Fio'taun, an alliance of air-Tau and plains dwellers sieged a city-fortress of the builder-Tau for five seasons. The alliance ignored negotiations attempted by the trader-Tau. One night a Tau of "unusual appearance" walked into the alliance' camp and commanded the sentry to escort him to the leaders. At the same time another Tau, of the same manner, appeared within the walls of the city-fortress and also commanded to be taken to the city leaders. Within an hour, the gates of the city-fortress were opened and, led by the strange Tau, the city leaders met with the leaders of the alliance. These strange Tau called themselves Ethereals. The Ethereals spoke of how the talents of each Tau could be harnessed for the Greater Good if only they could put aside their wars and work together. By daybreak, a truce was agreed to by both sides. This was the beginning. Soon more Ethereals emerged and peace spread throughout the planet. Tau now worked together to build a society that benefited all Tau.1 . Important Articles Tau'va Tau'va (The Greater Good) is the motivating philosophy of the Tau Empire. . Tau Language Tau Lexicon . The Tau Empire Septs Farsight Enclaves Other Tau Worlds Alien Worlds . Tau Military Battlesuits Support Systems Vehicles Weapons Kor'vattra - Tau Space Fleet . Notable Battles War of the Place of Union Damocles Crusade Nimbosa Crusade Great War of Confederation Farsight Expedition Hive Fleet Gorgon . The Caste System Tau society is structured around a Caste System. Each individual knows his/her place, function, and duties. Each strives to bring value to the whole of society. The Castes (in no particular order): Air Caste Earth Caste Fire Caste Ethereal Water Caste Alien Auxillaries Demiurg Gue'vesa Kroot Nicassar Vespid . Notable Entities Anghkor Prok Aun'shi Aun'Va Commander Puretide O'Shovah (Commander Farsight) O'Shaserra (Commander Shadowsun) O'var (Commander Brightsword) R'myr (Commander Longknife) El'Myamoto (Sub-Commander Darkstrider) T'au Sha'ng (Longstrike) . Codices and Background Books Codex: Tau (3rd Edition) Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition) Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition) Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition) Codex Supplement : Farsight Enclaves War Zone Damocles . Portal Maintenance Recently Added/Modified Updated all the Sept Symbols and available Sept Markings 28 May 2008 Devilfish - images 2007.08.06 Hammerhead Gunship images 2007.08.06 Pathfinders images 2007.08.06 Add entry for Arthas Moloch 2007.04.21 . Requested Articles Add Weapon Pictures Continue to add to Tau Lexicon Check that Battles listed in both codexes have a page. Add entry for Q-15 Add image for shield Generator .

Sources

• ¹Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)
• ²Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)