Editing Codex - Tau Auxiliary (section)

==Anthrazods==
The Anthrazods are a species of the Tau Empire. They are considered by the Tau to be a sturdy (if dim-witted) race and have proved well-suited for asteroid mining. When called upon to serve the greater good, the strongest of the group battle in a trial to see who will get the honor of serving the Empire. 

The Anthrazods have naturally thick skin and as they age their skin continues to thicken eventually growing into thick plates of hide that can even stop a bolter shell. This thick skin combined with the natural retractable claws in their hands made them extremely deadly on their home world. However to the bafflement of the Ordo Xenos and the Tau this race is naturally herbivorous. 

(Anthrazods are similar in many ways to rhino's with their thick plates of hide.)
===Wargear===
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| Flechette Burst gun || 12" || 6 || 5 || Rending, Large Blast
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This weapon is designed to launch an orb that bursts in the air above an unit raining down shards of Flechettes. Each orb is equipped with a rudimentary drone intelligence to know when to burst.

'''Flechette Shield''' ''Nothing more than a slab of refined Fio'tak outfitted with Flechette Dischargers, Anthrazod auxiliaries have taken to carrying these immense slabs of metal as shields'' A model equipped with a Slab Shield gains the '''Slow and Purposeful''' USR, increases its Armour Save by +1, all of it's Melee attacks gain the '''Unwieldy''' USR, and any unit that charges a model equipped with this piece of wargear suffers a number of S:3, AP- hits equal to the number of models it has in base contact at initiative step 10.

===HQ: Anthrazod Old Skin - ''120 points''===
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The Elders of the Anthrazod's are admired for their experience and skill. Age has thickened their hide to be able to become as armoured as the Vaunted Adaptus Astartes.
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! Name !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! I !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Old Skin || 5 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 8 || 3+
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:'''Unit Composition''': 1 Old Skin<br>
:'''Unit Type''': Monstrous Creature (Character)<br>
:'''Wargear''': Burst Cannon, Photon Grenades
:'''Options''':
*May replace the Burst Cannon with a:
:-Twin-Linked Flamer for ''free''
:-Fusion Blaster for ''5pts''
:-Plasma Rifle for ''5pts''
:-Flechette Burst gun for ''20 pts''
:'''Special Rules''': Stubborn, Feel No pain (5+), Independent Character

===HQ: Old Mountain Hide - ''190 Points''===
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''No Fury Like the Mountains Fury''
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One of the oldest Anthrazod elders, "Thoom-Aroosh-Teen-Gun" or "Eldest Living Mountain" has worked with the Tau Fire Caste for most of his known life.

He first came to attention of the Fire Caste commanders during an Ork invasion of the asteroid mining platforms of the Gri-Lok Asteroid Field, where he, alongside his mining crew held back an invading force of Orks with only their mining tools and natural strength. When the Fire Caste embarked on the plan to drive back the Ork infestation, Mountain Hide and his mining crew decided to go with the Fire Warriors on the initial counter-strike

However the initial plan failed, the confusing layout of the Orks Rok base dividing the squads, and the extremely high EM Density of the asteroid interfering with their communications, leaving each squad to function individually, something that had not been planned for.

When the Ork forces led by Warboss Arashk Rok-Crusha found Mountain Hide's squad they had already suffered critical losses and were planning on just taking down as many Orks as possible rather than extraction.

Rok-Crusha seeing the chance for "a damned good brawl" with the Anthrazod miner decided to challenge him to a fight, planning on taking the miners gore coated tools as a trophy, what he didn't expect was the ferocity with which the miner fought, which brought the Warboss down despite Mountain Hide suffering multiple gruesome wounds in the short, but brutal, melee.

With their warboss brought down, the Ork Warband's morale dropped down, and the surviving Tau managed to find a spot where they could call for reinforcements, allowing a Hunter Cadre to establish a Foot-hold which allowed them to sweep the Rok, exterminating the Orks with Fire and Plasma.

For his actions in the initial combats, and personally taking down the Ork Warboss, Mountain Hide has been included in the Fire Caste as an honorary Shas'El and granted access to experimental weaponry when he is called to battle, but despite all of the experimental gear he is given he still weilds his old pickaxe, which has gone through a multitude of upgrades to make it truly battle worthy.
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! Name !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! I !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Old Mountain Hide || 6 || 5 || 5 || 7 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 9 || 3+
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:'''Unit Composition''': Old Mountain Hide<br>
:'''Unit Type''': Monstrous Creature (Character, Unique)<br>
:'''Wargear''': Photon Grenades
* Experimental High-Output Plasma Rifle (Range 18", S:6, AP2, Assault 4, Gets Hot!)
* Greenskin's Bane Flamer (Template, S:6, AP6, Assault 1)
* Mountain Breaker (Melee, S:10, AP1, Strikedown, Concussive, Sweep Attack)
:'''Special Rules''': Independent Character, Stubborn, Feel No Pain (4+)

===Elite: Anthrazods Painted Ones - ''150 points''===
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| Painted ones || 4 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 7 || 5+/6++
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:'''Unit Composition''': 3 painted ones<br>
:'''Unit Type''': Monstrous Creature<br>
:'''Options''':
*May take 3 additional Painted Ones for ''50pts/model''
:'''Special Rules''': Stubborn, Feel No pain (6+), It will not die (6+)

===Elites: Anthrazod Bulwarks - ''145 Points''===
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| Bulwark || 4 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 4+
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| Unmoving Bulwark || 4 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 8 || 4+
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:'''Unit Composition''': 3 Bulwarks<br>
:'''Unit Type''': Monstrous Creature<br>
:'''Wargear''': Burst Cannon, Flechette Shield
:'''Options''':
*May take 3 additional Bulwarks for ''45pts/model''
* One Bulwark may be upgraded to an Unmoving Bulwark for ''10 points''
:'''Special Rules''': Stubborn, Feel No pain (6+), Slow and Purposeful

===Heavy Support: Anthrazods Shock Troops - ''130 points''===
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| Shock Troop || 4 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 5+
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| Tough Skin || 4 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 7 || 4+
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:'''Unit Composition''': 2 Shock Troops, 1 Tough Skin<br>
:'''Unit Type''': Monstrous Creature (Tough skin is a character)<br>
:'''Wargear''': Burst Cannon, Photon Grenades
:'''Options''':
*May take 3 additional Shock troops for ''40pts/model''
*Two models may replace their Burst cannons with Fusion Blasters for ''5 pts/model''
*Two Models may replace their Burst Cannons with Plasma Rifles for ''5pts/model''
*Two Models may replace their Burst Cannons with Twin-Linked Flamers for ''free''
:'''Special Rules''': Stubborn, Feel No pain (6+)