Editing Codex - Tau Auxiliary 8th edition (section)

===Elites: Vespid Hive Guardian - ''PL9 <span style="color: red"> '''WIP''' </span>''===

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''They're coming out of the walls! -Last words of Guardsman 198507, during an invasion of a Vespid Hive Complex on Mugalath Bay.''
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Hive Guardians are the Elite warriors of Vespid society, trained as bodyguards to the Hive’s current leaders. They were the first point of contact between the Tau Empire’s Water Caste, and the Vespid Government, acting as Interpreters & Wardens.

Rarely seen working alongside Tau forces in the battlefield, Hive Guardians specialize in Hit & Run tactics, much like the Stingwings. However Hive Guardians are also trained in Close Quarters combat with their specially designed spears, which are coated in a deadly paralytic agent, derived from a Vespid Queens Pheromones.

Hive Guardians who demonstrate extreme loyalty in battle are allowed access to a unique mix of proteins and natural steroids, normally consumed by Vespid queens. If their body can handle the strain of the forced transformation, they are changed into "Queen Guardians", a sub-species of Vespid that are tougher, faster, and more steadfast than their brethren.
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! Name !! M !! WS !! BS !! S !! T !! W !! A !! Ld !! Sv
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| Hive Guardian || 12" || 4+ || 4+ || 3 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 4+
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| Queen Guardian || 12" || 4+ || 4+ || 3 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 9 || 4+
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'''Unit Composition''': This unit contains 3 Vespid Hive Guardians. It may take up to 5 additional Vespid Hive Guards for +3 PL per model. One Hive Guardian may be upgraded to a Queen Guardian for +1PL.
<br>'''Wargear''': Each Vespid Hive Guardian is equipped with a Focused Neutron Blaster and a Hive Spear.
<br>'''Weapons'''
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! Name !! Range !! Type !! S !! AP !! D !! Abilities 
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| Focused Neutron Blaster || 18" || Assault 1 || 7 || -3 || 2 || 
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| Heavy Neutron Blaster || 30" || Heavy 2 || 7 || -3 || 2 ||
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| Hive Spear || Melee || Melee || +1 || -1 || 1 || If a model with this weapon charges increase its S, AP, and Damage by 1, until the end of the fight phase.
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| Queen's Sting || Melee || Melee || User || -2 || 1 || This weapon always wounds on a roll of 2+, unless it is used against a '''<VEHICLE>''' in which case it only wounds on a 6+. If this weapon rolls a 6+ to wound, the target suffers an additional Mortal wound.
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'''Wargear Options'''
* Up to two Hive Guardians may replace their Focused Neutron Blasters & Hive Spears with Heavy Neutron Blasters
* A Queen Guardian may replace their Hive Spear with a Queen's Sting

'''Abilities'''

*'''Plunge From The Skies'''
*'''Wing Song, Concert of the Hives'''
*'''Vengeful Swarm''': Whenever a model is removed from this unit during the fight phase, all remaining models in the unit may make a single melee attack against an enemy unit they are locked in combat with.

'''Faction Keywords'''
:{{W40kKeyword|T'au Empire, <'''HIVE'''>}}
'''Keywords''': 
: {{W40kKeyword|Fly; Infantry; Hive Guardian}}