The Tau are a new force in the galaxy, optimistic and bright. Yet even they have their dark secrets. When the warrior hero Farsight conquered the worlds of the Damocles Gulf, he learned forbidden truths that would divide the Tau Empire forever.

The Tau Empire is bound fast by an unwavering belief in the Greater Good; the concept that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. It is a system rigidly enforced by the mysterious Ethereal Caste, governor-priests so influential that they could order their people to commit suicide and be obeyed on the spot. There has only ever been one Tau who has challenged their rule and lived to tell of it. That individual is O’Shovah, the infamous Commander Farsight, and despite the best efforts of the Ethereals to erase him from history, his exploits are legend.

WARHAMMER 40,000

If you are reading this codex supplement, then you have already taken your first steps into the Warhammer 40,000 hobby. The Warhammer 40,000 rulebook contains all the rules you need to fight battles with your Citadel miniatures, and every army has its own codex that acts as a definitive guide to collecting and unleashing it upon the tabletop battlefields of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This codex supplement allows you to turn your collection of Tau into the warrior elite of the Farsight Enclaves.

THE FARSIGHT ENCLAVES

The region of space known to the Tau as the Forbidden Zone holds within it the Farsight Enclaves, each world a triumph of science and artistry blended into a perfect meritocracy. To understand their origin, one must learn the story of Commander Farsight himself; warrior lord, hero, exiled rebel and cursed fiend alike. His battlesuit-clad armies are lethal in the extreme, but it is the independent mind of O’Shovah that is the Tau Empire’s greatest weapon and the one weakness that threatens its unity.

HOW THIS SUPPLEMENT WORKS

Codex: Tau Empire contains everything you need to field a force of Tau in your games of Warhammer 40,000, and this volume allows you to tailor that force into an army from the Farsight Enclaves, armed to the teeth and ready for battle. Within these pages, you will find the history of the Farsight Enclaves, from O’Shovah’s first conflicts to the brink of their destruction. You’ll also find a showcase of beautifully painted miniatures and the heroes of Commander O’Shovah’s enclaves. Finally, you’ll discover new missions that recreate Farsight’s most famous battles, as well as additional rules to customise your games of Cities of Death and Planetstrike.