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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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The assault on the city of ''Lo'vasht'au'' as the Tau called it began with a Space Marine drop pod assault under Shrike and Kor'sarro Khan. The Space Marines endured vicious fighting, attempting to fight off Tau pathfinder and [[Drone Sniper]] team ambushes. It was then that the main Imperial assault began, commenced with a thundering artillery bombardment. They were followed by rows of infantry and armor, advancing beneath a storm that made communications difficult. Imperial Super-Heavy Tanks and Knights were the last wave, forming the Imperium's own Killing blow. Lord Tybalt and House Terryn struck in the thickest of the fighting, battling Tau Stormsurge Battlesuits.{{Fn|1h}}
[[Image:AgrellanWar.jpg|thumb|right|Tau [[Riptide]]s in combat]]
As the fighting raged, Tau Pathfinders began being picked off one by one. The Assassin Execution Force had arrived. They were followed by [[Darkstrider]] and a force of elite Pathfinders, determined to prevent the assassins from carrying out their mission. Nonetheless a [[Vindicate Vindicare Assassin]] was able to get into position and take a shot at Farsight, who was saved thanks to the effort of [[Commander Bravestorm]]. As chaos gripped the Tau command, Darkstrider managed to take down the Vindicare, losing all of his Pathfinders in the process. Farsight then was assaulted by an [[Everor Eversor Assassin]] who took down several Crisis Battlesuits. [[Ob'lotai 9-0]] engaged the crazed warrior, becoming badly injured but allowing the rest of the Eight to take down the Eversor.{{Fn|1i}}
Meanwhile on the battlefield, Shadowsun managed to rally Tau forces and wither wave after wave of Imperial assaults. However while in her mobile command post Shadowsun was beset by a [[Callidus Assassin]] disguised as the [[Ethereal]] [[Aun'Kar]], Shadowsun was wounded, but with the aid of a force of Pathfinder bodyguards managed to take down the shapeshifter. The threat was not eleviated for the Tau leadership however, as [[Ethereal Supreme]] [[Aun'va]], who had become trapped on Mu'gulath Bay, was assaulted by a sinister [[Culexus Assassin]] in his hidden bunker in the ruins of Agrellan Prime. The Culexus mentally overwhelmed all of Aun'va's bodyguards before pursuing and killing the Supreme Leader of the Tau Empire.{{Fn|1j}}
