Fal'shia

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Map	Tau Sept Data			Planetary Image
	Name	Fal'shia
	Expansion:	First
	Location:	Eastern Fringe
	Markings:	Tan[6b][7]
	Armour Colours:	Green[7]

Fal'shia is a Tau Sept, a world within the Tau Empire. It was founded during the first Tau expansion.

Overview

The Earth Caste of Fal'shia are renowned for their artisans and problem-solving. A good number of the Tau Empire's technical innovations were developed on this Sept.^[3][4] Fal'shia is also known to have vast quantities of munitions factories.^[6a]

Fire Caste warriors from this Sept are often the first to try out prototype armour, weapons and system upgrades, perceiving this as a great honour despite the casualties and malfunctions.^[5a] They are more rerstrained and cerebral then warriors from other Septs.^[5b]

History

Forces of this Sept were involved in the Kaurava Crusade, commanded by Or'es'Ka.^[1]

The famed hero Commander O’Shi’ur was killed fighting in the battle to save Fal'shia from a Tyranid invasion.^[2]

Notable Characters

• Or'es'Ka^[1]
• O’Shi’ur^[2]

Notable Vehicles

• Grace of Aun'Shi – Razorshark^[7]

Images

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  Fal'shia Razorshark Grace of Aun'Shi^[7]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

Conflicting Sources

Dawn of War: Soulstorm Fal'shia

• While the Fal'shia Tau which appeared in Dawn of War: Soulstorm wore dark red,^[1] later sources have corrected their colours to green with tan sept markings.^[7]

Sources

• 1: Dawn of War: Soulstorm
• 2: Fire Warrior (Novel), Chapter 1, pg. 10
• 3: Codex: Tau (3rd Edition), pg. 64
• 4: Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition), pg. 18
• 5: Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition):
  • 5a: The Sept Worlds
  • 5b: Commanders
• 6: Codex: T'au Empire (8th Edition):
  • 6a: pg. 13
  • 6b: pgs. 32-35 – Markings of the Fire Caste
• 7: Flyers of the Dark Millennium, pg. 45