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A Kroot Shaper armed with a Pulse Rifle.

Shapers make up the leadership of the Kroot, both as individual Kindreds fighting under the Tau Empire or as mercenary forces, and oversee the consumption, direction and distribution of genetic material among the most basic Kroot and between various different Kroot forces. The Shapers are referred to as the Shaper Caste in one source, indicating a cultural link between the Tau and Kroot.

The Shapers lead individual Kindreds into battle, directing them as a Sergeant would. A large kindred is typically run by a Master Shaper, while a group consisting of multiple kindreds may be headed by a Shaper Council of three to five kroot, who act as overseers to the other shapers, and ensure that shapers do not lead their warriors down a dangerous evolutionary path. Occasionally Shaper Chief may rise to power in times of emergency, such as Anghkor Prok, and unite hundreds of kindreds as a single army.

The other job of a shaper is to direct the evolution of the Kroot in their Kindred by consuming certain enemies. For example, if a Shaper wanted his Kindred to become more muscular, he would have them pursue Orks, likewise a Shaper who wanted more agile or swift Kroot, they would hunt Eldar. The Imperium has designated them Primary Intermediate Trophic.

Known Shapers

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