NEW VIDEO: Elemental Council DEEP DIVE (Patreon)

T'au Lore that doesn't suck, FINALLY! - Elemental Council DEEP DIVE - Warhammer 40K

On this week’s episode, Brad, Eric and Jen talk about the blue guys most beloved by Warhammer 40K players. No, not space marines. The T’au Empire. Why would they do that you ask? This is a patron-decided episode! Our patrons voted for a Book Club about the newest Elemental Council book, by Noah Van Nguyen and they nailed it! The book is very well written and the audiobook very well narrated. Tune in to find out everything we thought about the plot, lore and more! NOTE: NO SPOILERS UNTIL 36 MINUTES OF VIDEO. SHOW LINKS: MERCH: https://orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/poorhammer PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/SolelySingleton Brad’s Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/drruler.bsky.social Eric’s Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/onekuosora.bsky.social RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: The Infinite and the Divine Book Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puQx2-n5KHg The Lion Book Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNM7sAIFZrw The Fall of Cadia Book Club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWc1ss3JD84 Collecting T’au: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unaFDLa0lHk TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:57 The Book is Great, Go Read It 04:18 Jen is our T'au Specialist 06:48 T'au Short Life Span 12:54 The Elemental Council Formation 14:32 The Audiobook Quality 17:47 Naming System and the Caste System 22:00 T'au Lore Background 29:51 T'au Language 31:46 Trapped in your Caste 34:39 T'au Relationships 35:40 FROM NOW ON, SPOILER ALERT! 36:24 First Impressions: Ke, Earth caste Engineer 42:50 First Impression: Sei, Air caste Pilot 44:18 First Impression: Orr, Water caste Spy 44:48 First Impression: Swordlight, Fire caste Hero 45:39 First Impression: Yor'i, the Paramount Mover 46:29 First Impression: Jules and Ghodh 46:58 The Plot 50:54 Space Marine Wankery 57:34 Worldbuilding 59:08 The Slums 01:00:51 Caste Roles Overlapping 01:04:19 Relo, Gigachad 01:05:56 The T'au Extremists 01:08:26 Jules' Story 19:09:23 Meeting the Kroot 01:10:32 The Auxiliary Perspective 01:15:04 Genestealer Cults Mentioned! 01:15:41 The Big Reveal 01:19:39 The Greater Good and the Ethereals 01:23:17 T'au Finally Submit Homework 01:24:00 Plot Conclusion 01:26:42 The Timeline 01:28:21 How old are the Kroot? 01:29:58 Everything Goes Wrong in the T'au Base 01:31:36 Plot Holes? 01:34:57 Pacing 01:36:02 Fire, Earth, Water... that's enough 01:40:23 Really Good Ending Solution 01:41:53 Brad blames the editor. Classic. 01:44:45 Greatest Line, Greatest Character 01:46:15 Final Thoughts Licensed Music Used By This Program: “Night Out” by LiQWYD, CC BY “Thursday & Snow (Reprise)” by Blank & Kytt, CC BY “First Class” by Peyruis, CC BY “Down for Whatever” by Silent Partner, Copyright Free