Other Major Species and Races
- Necrons: An ancient race with unparalleled technology, entombed for countless millennia, who wish to rebuild their ancient empire.
- Tau: A young race just entering the galactic scene, with an amazingly high degree of technological utilization, who fight for a concept called The Greater Good. The playable race is the Tau Empire, which includes the Tau themselves as well as their allies:
- Kroot: An arboreal race that serves to hold battle lines and fight in close quarters as auxiliaries to the Tau and operates as mercenaries elsewhere.
- Vespid: An insect-like race allied with the Tau, with roles similar to the Kroot.
- Tyranids: A horde of bio-engineered beasts from another galaxy, operating under one hive mind, and built to kill and make more of their kind from the compounds they devour.
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