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  1. 31st May 2010 18:21 #1
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    Tau Names

    Is there a fluff reason forall tau vehicles having fish names? Hammerhead devilfish pirhanna skyray?

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  3. 31st May 2010 18:57 #2
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    Re: Tau Names

    Imperial designation, they just relate them to something useful, in this case fish, maybe because they see the Tau as less evolved beings...

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  4. 31st May 2010 19:24 #3
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    Re: Tau Names

    Do the Tau not call them themselves, cus Imperial wouldn't call some of them Sha'sui or whatever they are.

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    Re: Tau Names

    Tau personal names are easy, they're done by puttin the Taus Rank, caste, birthplace and main personal attribute together. For example...
    Shas'O Vior'la Shovah Kais Mont'yr (Commander Farsight) would be broken down as follows:
    Shas - The individual is a member of the Fire Caste
    O - Who is a high-ranking Commander and hero
    Vior'la - Who comes from the Sept of Vior'la
    And has a personal name translated as being far-sighted (Shovah), Skilled (Kais), and having seen many battles (Mont'yr, meaning "blooded").


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  6. 31st May 2010 21:19 #5
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    Re: Tau Names

    I even gave my own commander his name:

    Commander Shas'ka Kauyon meaning Sun Hunter

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    Re: Tau Names

    Most vehicles and the like from all races are given Imperial Designations.

    So yeah, the reason they have fish like names is due to the fact the imperials think the tau fish like, and that their vehicles are fish like.

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  8. 1st June 2010 01:35 #7
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    Re: Tau Names

    And that they generally look like fish...

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    Re: Tau Names

    that is true very fishy looking, except with hooves

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    Re: Tau Names

    They are seahorses.

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    Re: Tau Names

    Originally Posted by Thatfatguy
    They are seahorses.

    Ba-dum-tish!

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    Re: Tau Names

    sea horses with laser guns... what madness does the future have in store for us?

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