Battle of the Startide Nexus

Battle of the Startide Nexus The Tau and Death Guard battle Conflict Fifth Sphere of Expansion Date ~M42 Location Nem'yar Atoll Outcome Ongoing Combatants Tau Empire Chaos Commanders Commander Shadowsun Unknown Strength Significant Death Guard Daemons of Nurgle Casualties Heavy Heavy

The Battle of the Startide Nexus is an ongoing war between the Tau Empire and Forces of Chaos.

Overview

The battle began mere months after the commencement of the Fifth Sphere of Expansion when a sizable Death Guard armada invaded the Tau Empire's newly colonised area of space, known as the Nem'yar Atoll. The Chaos Space Marines launched boarding craft attacks on the Orbital Stations guarding the entrance to the Startide Nexus, which is located within the Atoll and serves as a stable dimensional pathway between the Atoll and the Tau Empire proper. The shocked Tau responded with remarkable speed, destroying many vessels but were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers. The Death Guard were able to board the stations, and a vicious melee battle erupted.^[1]

The Tau's forces within the Nem'yar Atoll are led by Commander Shadowsun, and she is now leading them in a desperate battle to stop the Death Guard from reaching the Startide Nexus, as well as the heartlands of the Tau Empire. Many thousands of Tau are sacrificing themselves to prevent the Nexus from falling.^[1]

Source

• 1: Codex: T'au Empire (8th Edition), pg. 39 - March of Conquest: Battle of the Startide Nexus