Things are heating up in the Damocles Gulf – LITERALLY. Come see the top three spoilers to the latest episode in the battle for Agrellan or Mu’gulath Bay.
++++++ Warning: Spoiler Alert ++++++
Duel in the Sands
Knight Commander Pask and Longstike engage each other in the opening battles of the engagement, neither knowing the identity of the other. Pask shreds the tanks around Longstrike, and only Longsrike’s innate reflexes keep his tank alive enough to limp away initially.
Later on Pask’s tank is obliterated by Longstrikes’ new squad mates, after Farsight and his fabled 8 wreck Pask’s tank column.
Pask survives, injured and will fight on another day.
The Gulf is On Fire..
After the Tau’s ability to use the planet’s storms against the imperial forces becomes clear, and Farsight’s arrival tips the balance of the campaign into the xeno’s hands, the ultimate sanction is granted and a new type of Exterminatus is visited upon Mu’gulath Bay.
Unexpectedly the resulting firestorm ignites most of the celestial storms in the system, and the majority of the Damocles Gulf burns.
The Tau may now be cut off from their own sept space on the other side of the Gulf, as well. The Earth caste is on the case trying to invent new technologies to get back though the gulf, but odds are they are going to tinker a little too much with the warp now I would imagine?
Killing Blow
But before all that, an Imperial Assassin Execution Strike Force is dispatched to take out the Tau high command, The Vindicare, and Eversor engage Farsight only to be thwarted at the last second. The Callidus also nearly succeeds in taking out Shadowsun as well. However the Supreme Ethereal Aun’Va is not so lucky and dies alone in an Imperial ruin to the psychic anomaly that is the Culuxus.
Strangely, videos of Aun’va surface after the battle, leading the survivors and speaking of the ongoing campaign. It is however all an elaborate ruse, as the Ethereal is indeed dead. Worse yet, Farsight knows it…
Checkout a first look at the expansion below!
Tau Mont’ka New Rules Roundup
First Look Review – Tau Mont’ka Expansion Supplement
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
