- live in an impenetrable fortress from which they launch raids on the innocent, never suffering the consequences of the evil they commit
- ruled by the most cruel and decadent amongst them, but don’t do anything about it because they dream of being on top of the horrific pyramid of torture and pain one day
- innately cruel and horrific society where seeing others suffer is the only source of pleasure
- slavers
- violence is the only language they understand
- sense of racial superiority
- entire sectors of society dedicated to coming up with evil and sadistic weaponry with which to commit war crimes
- hopelessly addicted to drugs of all kinds
- complete lack of compassion
- piracy
- love to torture
The Tau were never commies because the caste system has always been a part of their foundation. Their best analogue is probably the Incan Empire, safety, security, and plenty as long as you are comfortable in your spot on the hierarchy. Also the whole mind control thing has always been largely imperial propaganda. The newest Tau book, Elemental Council, provides strong explanations for why the Ethereals are followed without resorting to mind control nonsense.
Oh neat. Any place someone on a tight budget might find said book for relatively cheap? (Bonus points if audiobook ADHD brain must save that amount of mental energy for reading theory and posting).
Epub (Sorry it’s not Catbox - it seems to be down for me right now. Use an adblocker and use your discretion.)
Audiobook (1gb m4b)
Same caveat as the other link - I’m not familiar with this site etc. etc. but I can upload it somewhere else if you know of a better site.
Now where do I go to collect my points?