The Eight are an elite [[Battlesuit]] Strike team and war council operating out of the [[Farsight Enclave]], led by [[O'Shovah]] himself. They are legends among the Enclaves ' [[Sept]]s.{{Fn|1}}

The Eight take to the battlefield as one, a band of fearless warriors operating some of the most powerful Tau T'au weapons systems. Despite their rebel status, the Eight arean inspirational embodiment of the Tau T'au warrior spirit, for whom no foe is too great, and no fight so desperate that victory cannot be seized. They are as devoted as any to the supremacy of the Tau T'au race, and it is this conviction that carries Farsight’s elite to victory over every foe that stands against them.{{Fn|2}}