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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (alternatively, '''Wintertide Cadre''') was an insurgent movement fighting against [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] rule on [[Phaedra]] with support from and in partnership with the [[Tau Empire]] and, at times, elements of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and [[Imperium of Man]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1k}}
{{SpoilerNewTest|source=[[Fire Caste (Novel)]], [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Vanguard (Short Story)]]}}
==Overview==
{{QuoteBox
|quote = ''If you do not know your place in the [[Greater Good|Tau’va]], you do not know yourself. And if you do not know yourself you have no place at all.''
|source=-'''Winter’s Tide''' propaganda pamphlet{{Fn|1f}}
|align = center
}}
Primarily composed of indigenous [[Saathlaa]] guerillas and [[Human]] [[Gue'vesa Auxiliaries|gue'vesa]] (colloquially known as “janissaries”) recruited, ironically, from [[Astra Militarum|Imperial Guard]] forces sent to fight them, the rebellion received little official support from the [[T'au Empire]]. Small contingents of [[Kroot]], [[Vespid]]s, and [[Loxatl]] [[Tau Auxiliaries|auxiliaries]] made up the bulk of reinforcements, as well as a trickle of [[Tau]] who had been judged “irredeemably flawed.” At some points in the conflict no more than a few hundred to two thousand individual T’au were involved in the insurgency.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1g}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
Equipment issued to the rebellion, including [[Tau Vehicles (List)|vehicles]] like the [[Hover barge|hover barge]] and [[Cuttlefish]], [[Drone|Drones]], and [[Battlesuit|Battlesuits]], tended to be older materiel passed down from regular line troops. Janissaries often mixed stripped-down, modified [[Fire Warrior]] pieces such as open-faced helmets and [[Tau Equipment (List)|targeting arrays]] with captured Imperial hardware. [[Ogryn|O’grinn]] were known to utilize salvaged Battlesuit weaponry.{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|3}}
Limited access to advanced technologies forced the Concordance to be exceptionally resourceful. While some Saathlaa used [[Rail Rifle|rail rifles]], for example, most fought with bows, arrows, cudgels, and spears tipped with coral points. The alliance with [[Magos]] [[Caul]] saw the creation of bizarre T’au-augmented [[Servitor|servitors]]. Assassinations of Imperial leaders were undertaken by, in some cases, sewing [[Melta bomb|melta charges]] into a Saathlaa’s abdomen, turning the demi-humans into suicide bombers.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|3}}
Janissaries were organized into squads known as “clusters.” All cluster members referred to each other by the honorific “Friend,” with the sergeant called the “First Friend” or “Cluster Leader.” Converted gue’vesa went above and beyond to prove their loyalty, commonly tattooing or carving '''Commander Wintertide'''’s geometric snowflake heraldry into their faces. Some [[Fire Warriors]] had also adopted this practice, much to their superior’s concern, as many viewed janissaries as something more than mercenaries but less than respected allies.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1h}}
Concordance camps were often, but not always, coastal, helping to limit troop exposure to [[Phaedra]]’s inland corruption and endemic pathogens. Still, it was common for soldiers of several species to be afflicted with diseases like [[List of diseases|splinterskin]]. Insurgent headquarters were built inside and around ancient Saathlaa coral structures like the abandoned city known as '''the Shell''' and, after the deaths of most Concordance leadership saw Magos Caul eject his former partners from his [[Dolorosa|Iron Diadem]] base, a series of estuary ruins. They were constructed from solid walls of geodesic panels buttressed by saucer-like towers, more geodesic pieces used inside to form dome habs, the forts layed out to give every allied species their own district. Strong antiseptics were used to beat back Phaedra’s fungal infestation, though success was only ever temporary.{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==History==
Originally an offshoot of the [[Whispertide Concordance]] diplomatic mission to the [[Imperium of Man]]’s [[Yuxa System]], the organization that would become the '''Wintertide Concordance''' morphed into an armed insurgency following the early deaths of its [[Ethereal]] '''Aun’o Hamaan''' as well as its [[Tau Commander|military commander]] '''Shas’o Gheza'''. Without oversight from an [[Ethereal]] the expedition’s other caste members fell into disorder, pursuing their own agendas. To control the situation senior [[Water Caste]] diplomat '''Por’o Dal’yth Seishin''' and Shas’o Gheza’s second-in-command '''Shas’el Aabal''' constructed a mythical Tau hero called '''Commander Wintertide''', naming their venture after him.{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|1j}}{{Fn|1k}}{{Fn|5}}
Over the course of the conflict large numbers of [[Saathlaa]] and [[Astra Militarum]] soldiers were won over to the cause, often through creative propaganda. Alliances were struck with [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Heretek|heretek]] [[Explorator]] [[Caul]] (also spelled “''Kaul''”{{Fn|1f}}) and, through a secret treaty called the '''Invisible Accord''', overall [[Imperial Commander|Imperial commander]] '''Sky Marshall Zebasteyn Kircher'''. Individual motives varied, but the arrangements were mutually beneficial enough to see the war of attrition intentionally extend for nearly a century. Only after the assassinations of '''Seishin''', '''Aabal''', '''Kircher''', and finally '''Caul''' did the war end and the '''Wintertide Concordance''' dissolve.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|2}}
==Key Personnel==
*[[Ethereal|Aun’o]] '''Hamaan'''{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|1j}}
*[[Water Caste|Por’o]] '''Dal’yth Seishin'''{{Fn|1e}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’o]] '''Gheza'''{{Fn|1j}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’el]] '''Aabal'''{{Fn|1k}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’ui]] '''Jhi’kaara'''{{Fn|1c}}
*'''Commander Wintertide'''{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Magos]] [[Caul]]{{Fn|1f}}
*[[Imperial Commander]] '''Zebasteyn Kircher'''{{Fn|1k}}
==Sources==
*1: [[Fire Caste (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Prologue
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter Four
**{{Endn|1d}}: Chapter Five
**{{Endn|1e}}: Chapter Seven
**{{Endn|1f}}: Chapter Eight
**{{Endn|1g}}: Chapter Eleven
**{{Endn|1h}}: Chapter Twelve
**{{Endn|1i}}: Chapter Thirteen
**{{Endn|1j}}: Chapter Fourteen
**{{Endn|1k}}: Chapter Sixteen
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Vanguard (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Altar of Maws (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[A Sanctuary of Wyrms (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Greater Evil (Short Story)]]
[[Category:Tau]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (alternatively, '''Wintertide Cadre''') was an insurgent movement fighting against [[Imperium of Man|Imperial]] rule on [[Phaedra]] with support from and in partnership with the [[Tau Empire]] and, at times, elements of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and [[Imperium of Man]].{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1k}}
{{SpoilerNewTest|source=[[Fire Caste (Novel)]], [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Vanguard (Short Story)]]}}
==Overview==
{{QuoteBox
|quote = ''If you do not know your place in the [[Greater Good|Tau’va]], you do not know yourself. And if you do not know yourself you have no place at all.''
|source=-'''Winter’s Tide''' propaganda pamphlet{{Fn|1f}}
|align = center
}}
Primarily composed of indigenous [[Saathlaa]] guerillas and [[Human]] [[Gue'vesa Auxiliaries|gue'vesa]] (colloquially known as “janissaries”) recruited, ironically, from [[Astra Militarum|Imperial Guard]] forces sent to fight them, the rebellion received little official support from the [[T'au Empire]]. Small contingents of [[Kroot]], [[Vespid]]s, and [[Loxatl]] [[Tau Auxiliaries|auxiliaries]] made up the bulk of reinforcements, as well as a trickle of [[Tau]] who had been judged “irredeemably flawed.” At some points in the conflict no more than a few hundred to two thousand individual T’au were involved in the insurgency.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1g}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
Equipment issued to the rebellion, including [[Tau Vehicles (List)|vehicles]] like the [[Hover barge|hover barge]] and [[Cuttlefish]], [[Drone|Drones]], and [[Battlesuit|Battlesuits]], tended to be older materiel passed down from regular line troops. Janissaries often mixed stripped-down, modified [[Fire Warrior]] pieces such as open-faced helmets and [[Tau Equipment (List)|targeting arrays]] with captured Imperial hardware. [[Ogryn|O’grinn]] were known to utilize salvaged Battlesuit weaponry.{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|3}}
Limited access to advanced technologies forced the Concordance to be exceptionally resourceful. While some Saathlaa used [[Rail Rifle|rail rifles]], for example, most fought with bows, arrows, cudgels, and spears tipped with coral points. The alliance with [[Magos]] [[Caul]] saw the creation of bizarre T’au-augmented [[Servitor|servitors]]. Assassinations of Imperial leaders were undertaken by, in some cases, sewing [[Melta bomb|melta charges]] into a Saathlaa’s abdomen, turning the demi-humans into suicide bombers.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|3}}
Janissaries were organized into squads known as “clusters.” All cluster members referred to each other by the honorific “Friend,” with the sergeant called the “First Friend” or “Cluster Leader.” Converted gue’vesa went above and beyond to prove their loyalty, commonly tattooing or carving '''Commander Wintertide'''’s geometric snowflake heraldry into their faces. Some [[Fire Warriors]] had also adopted this practice, much to their superior’s concern, as many viewed janissaries as something more than mercenaries but less than respected allies.{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1d}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|1h}}
Concordance camps were often, but not always, coastal, helping to limit troop exposure to [[Phaedra]]’s inland corruption and endemic pathogens. Still, it was common for soldiers of several species to be afflicted with diseases like [[List of diseases|splinterskin]]. Insurgent headquarters were built inside and around ancient Saathlaa coral structures like the abandoned city known as '''the Shell''' and, after the deaths of most Concordance leadership saw Magos Caul eject his former partners from his [[Dolorosa|Iron Diadem]] base, a series of estuary ruins. They were constructed from solid walls of geodesic panels buttressed by saucer-like towers, more geodesic pieces used inside to form dome habs, the forts layed out to give every allied species their own district. Strong antiseptics were used to beat back Phaedra’s fungal infestation, though success was only ever temporary.{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
==History==
Originally an offshoot of the [[Whispertide Concordance]] diplomatic mission to the [[Imperium of Man]]’s [[Yuxa System]], the organization that would become the '''Wintertide Concordance''' morphed into an armed insurgency following the early deaths of its [[Ethereal]] '''Aun’o Hamaan''' as well as its [[Tau Commander|military commander]] '''Shas’o Gheza'''. Without oversight from an [[Ethereal]] the expedition’s other caste members fell into disorder, pursuing their own agendas. To control the situation senior [[Water Caste]] diplomat '''Por’o Dal’yth Seishin''' and Shas’o Gheza’s second-in-command '''Shas’el Aabal''' constructed a mythical Tau hero called '''Commander Wintertide''', naming their venture after him.{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|1j}}{{Fn|1k}}{{Fn|5}}
Over the course of the conflict large numbers of [[Saathlaa]] and [[Astra Militarum]] soldiers were won over to the cause, often through creative propaganda. Alliances were struck with [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] [[Heretek|heretek]] [[Explorator]] [[Caul]] (also spelled “''Kaul''”{{Fn|1f}}) and, through a secret treaty called the '''Invisible Accord''', overall [[Imperial Commander|Imperial commander]] '''Sky Marshall Zebasteyn Kircher'''. Individual motives varied, but the arrangements were mutually beneficial enough to see the war of attrition intentionally extend for nearly a century. Only after the assassinations of '''Seishin''', '''Aabal''', '''Kircher''', and finally '''Caul''' did the war end and the '''Wintertide Concordance''' dissolve.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1f}}{{Fn|2}}
==Key Personnel==
*[[Ethereal|Aun’o]] '''Hamaan'''{{Fn|1h}}{{Fn|1j}}
*[[Water Caste|Por’o]] '''Dal’yth Seishin'''{{Fn|1e}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’o]] '''Gheza'''{{Fn|1j}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’el]] '''Aabal'''{{Fn|1k}}
*[[Fire Caste|Shas’ui]] '''Jhi’kaara'''{{Fn|1c}}
*'''Commander Wintertide'''{{Fn|1a}}
*[[Magos]] [[Caul]]{{Fn|1f}}
*[[Imperial Commander]] '''Zebasteyn Kircher'''{{Fn|1k}}
==Sources==
*1: [[Fire Caste (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Prologue
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter One
**{{Endn|1c}}: Chapter Four
**{{Endn|1d}}: Chapter Five
**{{Endn|1e}}: Chapter Seven
**{{Endn|1f}}: Chapter Eight
**{{Endn|1g}}: Chapter Eleven
**{{Endn|1h}}: Chapter Twelve
**{{Endn|1i}}: Chapter Thirteen
**{{Endn|1j}}: Chapter Fourteen
**{{Endn|1k}}: Chapter Sixteen
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Adeptus Mechanicus: Vanguard (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Altar of Maws (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[A Sanctuary of Wyrms (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Greater Evil (Short Story)]]
[[Category:Tau]]
