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To whom it may concern,

As head investigator on the current "situation" involving the Damocles Gulf and the Farsight Enclaves located there, it is my pleasure to offer the following info on what should be considered "recent" developments.

While it was once considered that the Farsight Enclaves were a relatively united yet small offshoot hiding in the Damocles region, recent information gathered by investigations insist this is anything but true. The Enclaves have established steady trade with nearby imperial worlds, and have gathered quite substantial monetary income and renown by offering mercenary services as well as providing safe haven for many gue'la renegades.

It is my belief that while the original Commander O'Shovah, also known as Farsight, is no longer alive, it has become customary for his mantle to be passed on to a ranking commander, possibly even to the next of kin. This could mean that while O'Shovah no longer exists in reality, he does in spirit or blood. Due to the continued sightings of battlesuits that resemble the original O'Shovah, wielding the infamous "Dawn Blade", I am 100% positive that in some form or another, the mantle of Farsight is passed on and serves as a uniting figure to the Enclaves.

An alternative theory presented to me by one of my subordinates is that the "Dawn Blade" is believed to possess completely unnatural powers that may have extended the lifespan of O'Shovah far beyond what we Tau would consider possible. While at first I discounted this theory, it has continued to intrigue me, as I have often witnessed the damning power of "Warp" in my lifetime. This would explain why over the several centuries of Enclave existence there have been almost no doctrinal changes in the operations of the Enclave. If this theory is true it would present a great liability, presenting the notion that despite our supposed immunity to the foul corruptions of the Warp, it is possible for our genome to be mutated at least at a physical level.

In reference to my earlier theory concerning multiple Enclaves, I believe that the Enclave is no longer acting as an isolated, hidden sanctuary but rather an expanding and growing "empire" of sorts. To support this, during one of our massive drone patrols operating near the Damocles region, our drones located a world operating at a Class 3 level while flying the banner of the Enclaves. This world has incredibly advanced housing and military facilities, and in no way resembles the rag-tag Enclave homeworld. It is my firm belief that the Enclaves are using their vast income to support and develop new world colonies to resemble and challenge our own. While not technically a threat as of now, it could come to a time where Enclave production capabilities become a liability to our own. Research facilities, manafactorums and large shipyards have all been identified and noted by orbital drones. In further support to this theory, one of the light carriers that houses these drone scouts was engaged by what resembled a Lar'shi cruiser of new design, rather than the ancient ones that O'Shovah originally departed with. While obviously of very different design, this cruiser had all the capabilities of its original copy, while also possessing powerful shield and drive capabilities only seen in gue'la designs. When our carrier tried to escape, it was beaten to its destination by the cruiser and subsequently destroyed by a massive volley of firepower. Only by disgourging thousands of drones carrying the carriers memory banks in its last moments were we able to learn of this.

I hope that this report has been of help to any of those involved with pursuing an answer to the Enclave situation. I strongly recommend that action be taken before their capabilities further increase, as preventative action will ensure that they never reach a point in which they could possibly challenge us.



The De'lannoii Nan Enclave, mentioned in the report above, is a thriving Enclave faction located on what was once an imperial Hive World. It is equipped with shipyards, starports, manufacturing facilities and extensive research and development operations. In addition, the population of nearly 6.8 billion gue'la has wholeheartedly accepted the rule of Tau, mostly due to the fact that they are treated as equals by the Enclave and no longer suffer from the brutal treatment endured by the Imperial rule.

The only stipulation was that all males age 18-30 serve in the Tau military, after which they are released back into society with quite hefty pay, something that was also gladly accepted by the population. This act, combined with the planets already stalwart PDF and three regiments of Imperial Guard, allowed the De'lannoii Enclave to establish quite an impressive military presence.

Ok enough history. As some of you know, I took a longgggg break from Tau but now, I can not seem to stay away from it much longer. Thanks to Ebay, i found some really good deals and plan to restart my Tau forces in preparation for the new codex(whenever that comes out, lol). I plan on running a Farsight list, preferably one that can still compete but is still highly themed. Therefore Crisis suits will be emphasized and maximized, while the remainder of the list is crafted to fit around my elites. My basic plan is simply three mounted FW teams, a Hammerhead, 2-3 Broadsides and then as many XV8s as I can fit within 2000 points.

Here are some pics of my "first" converted battlesuit for the new army, as I am starting over completely with the battlesuits.

So I humbly present to you the first of O'Shovah's bodyguards, Shas'vre Mont'yr Kannoi. This is not my first conversion, but it is my first attempt at the combined "urban" thrusters.



And a solo shot of his trusty shield drone, Kor'vesa XO9983

Comments appreciated, on both the fluff and models.

EDIT: PS: Obviously the suit is still slightly WIP, I need some new greenstuff to fill in some gaps and plasticard to add some more little touches. What do you think of my converted plasma rifle?

Please downsize your images.

I like the introduction, fluff is always good for an army! As for you conversions, I love the smaller profile of the jump packs on the crisis suits. Is your paint scheme the same red from Farsight?

Thanks for the comments.

@Theambit: I tried resizing them on Photobucket but they keep posting the same size on my post.

You could try thumbnails with links to the larger image. I don't want to prevent people from seeing close-ups of your work; we just can't have mandatory side scrolling in main posts where possible. -TA

@Terminatorinhell: Hey thanks, glad you like the intro and the jump packs. My paint scheme isn't going to be quite the same. I want to do black undercoat with a very very light brown drybrushing, while the paneling and other details will be in a mix of blood red and a darker red. I've also thought it would be a nice pairing to have a little orange placed here and there to offbalance the red.

Oh I am really looking forward to this! Your background is very good and really interesting. It raises some interesting questions about Farsight and it allows for some great alternate theories.

I wish I could actually see the pictures though! Maybe if you uploaded them to Dakka Dakka? I love their gallery and find it very easy to use and get the perfect size photos each time.

Thanks the kind comments are much appreciated!

Is there any admin/mod who could resize them a bit to make them a tad bit larger? I'd like for people to be able to really see the conversions on the suits so they could critique them.

Anyways, I'm glad you liked the fluff/history. I've always been a HUGE fan of Farsight Enclave fluff, and figured that my new start of a Tau army would be an excellent opportunity to create some new speculations on Commander Farsight and his renegade forces.

I hope at least a few of you follow this thread, hopefully I can continue to add high quality updates as I get new units. So far I have found Ebay to be a big help, since I found an online seller store that sells Battleforce boxes for about 65 dollars. I bought two so far, and also won a pre-owned kit of two hammerheads and about 7 rough and broken suits for about 35 dollars. Really the only reason I bought the set was because one of the suits is a Farsight model, and I need his blade and shield . I've also got about 100 dollars of store credit at my local store so I'll be picking up about five brand new suits in the next two weeks or so.

Keep watching/commenting for new stuff!

Hey man, this is a great idea to compliment your fluff thread.

I think the plasma rifle looks pretty cool, and I have a suggestion. I did a similar conversion recently but I find that just using the PR barrel leaves a heap of flat space of the BC base which I find a bit odd. So I lowered the PR barrel down, and directly on top of that I put a Flamer Barrel with the holes filled in on top, and added a Plasma Rifle ammo canister thing to the end as kind of a built in targetter. Looks good and can count as a Target Array if need be.

Keep us posted!

Thanks Sherpa. I noticed the same thing and had mixed feelings about it. On one side it makes it look like its channeling a lot of power into a more concentrated barrel, while on the other side it's as you said, the large "ring" around the plasma barrel kind of looks out of place. I'll try out your suggestion on my next suit, and if I like it better, I'll definitely change up the first suit too.

I was actually surprised at how well the burst cannon and plasma rifle bits fit together. There are a ton of spaces where you can transfer items from the plasma rifle to the burst cannon housing, making it still have that "plasma rifle" look.

Here's an extremely exciting update!!!! This is the beginning of a very very intense background story, I hope you like it, follow it and hopefully catch the twist!!!!




As Shas’Ui Sa’cea Mont’re walked the corpse covered plain, his team not far behind, he could only feel sadness at the sight. Gue'la and tyranid bodies, broken and still bleeding, covered the open fields like dense carpet. He could barely handle the fact that it was not earth he was treading upon, but dead bodies.

"If only we had been here sooner..."

A voice broke through his comm set, "Do not despair Shas'Ui. We came as quickly as we could. Honour the dead and know that in the coming days we shall save many allies and slay many y'he".

Yet Mont're was no longer listening, the wise words passing through one ear and out the other. His eyes had fallen upon a single, broken piece of rubble half buried beneath the body of a large y'he monster. He moved closer, reached down and wrenched the burnt shoulder paulron from under the creatures body.

"Shas'la, were any of our soldiers present in this battle?"

"No, Shas'Ui. We are the only team in the immediate area. Why do you ask, Mont're?"

Mont're responded only with silence. Staring at the blood red shoulder guard, a clear Tau sept marking still visible, he had only one thought: "This is not ARC-16 armor..."

Here are some updates on my Enclave forces!

I finally got my two box sets off ebay, still waitin for a few more things. Have a look at my newest creation. It's a Helios pattern battlesuit for my "Command Squad". I still need to do some touching up and add some elements to complete his "urban" pattern but he is about 90% complete! Also some family shots of what I've got finished!

First off my completed first suit, with some touch ups on his weapon patterns.

My newest suit, the Helios 'Vre. Do you like the mod weapons I created for him?


The whole lot so far lol


Comments and critiques greatly appreciated. I'd like to know if you like the weapons, as they are very much non standard


Please downsize your images. This is the second warning within the same thread. -TheAmbit

Now that is a Plasma Rifle! Nice job.

But where's his foot??

Also, are you just using a singular thruster for their Jetpacks? It'd probably make more sense to have some additional thruster type things [kind of like the Burst Cannon bits shown here, on the 'Thrust' suit, but mounted on the side of the jetpack], but they're your models - if it looks badass, keep it

Haha thanks, glad you like the plasma rifle. I think this one has a much more "bravado" feel than the stock PR, don't you?

His foot is MIA because I cut the legs and reverse them a la "digigrade" style, but the glue wasn't dry enough to force the foot on...

BTW Sherpa, you can gladly know that the "beefed" up version of the plasma rifle you commented on was inspired by your comments. Hope you like it.

PS: Did anyone notice the fluff from my last update? If you've been following other WIP threads you peeps might catch on to a very neat collaboration effort between me and another member

Of course we did, as if the bold underlined txt wasn't enough

Yes I could certainly tell that you'd used my idea. But I can't quite pin down what that third piece is!

Cheers

Now I can finally see those suits of yours! The custom plasma rifle on the first suit is a great idea and very well executed. As for the Missile Pod on the same suit, I don't know. It looks a little too elongated. Unlike the Plasma Rifle, it doesn't blend with the parts it's attached to. Instead it kind of looks stuck on there. Maybe if you cut out a chunk of the Missile Pod and attached it Forgeworld style? Or what if you just cut a bit off the back and attached it simply to shorten the length?

The Helios is looking really good. I like what you did with the Plasma Rifle! That's an idea I'm gonna have to adopt for my R'myr conversion. Anyway, I like the way the Fusion Blaster is mounted on top and the added Carbine bitz fit well. I'm not to sold on the Shield Drone though. I mean, it just kinnda looks stuck on there. And with it's delicate antenna it doesn't seem to fit the role of a shield very well. Oh and please, please clean up those mold lines!

Oh and the Shas'Ui down there is looks pretty good! Can we get a closer shot?

As for that bit of background, I could have sworn that I responded to it! Anyway, I am interested to see where this is going. The ARC-16's are often sent on missions that put them face to face with an encroaching Tyranid swarm acting as the vanguard of a larger Tau force. Yet, many of their assignments involve them being sent to clean up and sterilize the area from any surviving Tyranid. This often leads to the cadre making some interesting discoveries.

Ancient weapons, discarded or broken often litter the surface as the planets inhabitants struggled in vain to stop the incoming tide. On other worlds, pockets of survivors can be found and unsurprisingly, they are more than happy to join the Empire. Of course, all discoveries are to be reported back to the respective Ar'tol, but that does not mean that the ARC-16's report everything they find. It is a dark time and only those willing to take decisive action survive. This often leads compromises being made for the sake of the Greater Good. While this may seem to be in line with the tenants of the Tau philosophy, many would argue that the means do not always justify the ends. After all, it is known that Farsight himself started with noble intentions, yet many would debate whether his actions can still be justified as being for the Greater Good.

But those observations are easy to make for one who does not have to face the true terrors that lurk in the depths of space. And as the ARC-16's well know, when a Tau is pressed in by a threat, they will do whatever is necessary to survive. Perhaps the true embodiment of the Tau spirit can be seen in Farsight after all?