Kroot Carnivore Squads are the most common auxiliaries serving alongside the Tau armies. The Kroot worlds have long been part of the Empire, ever since a Tau expeditionary force helped liberate several Kroot enclaves from Ork domination. The Kroot warriors have a strict code of honor and, in return for the support of the Tau Empire, supply large numbers of warriors as exclusive mercenaries. Their self-sufficiency and unparalleled fieldcraft are a major asset to the Tau and a useful contrast to their more technologically dependent masters. Kroot squads may also contain the lumbering Krootox and agile Kroot Hounds.

Whilst the Tau find the Kroot's predilection for eating the flesh of their vanquished foes barbaric, it is hoped that prolonged exposure to the Tau's sensibilities and culture will eventually purge them of this distasteful habit. Despite this, the Kroot are afforded virtually the same level of respect as a Tau, since their skill at arms is much valued by the less physically able Tau. The Kroot are honored for their martial prowess and are rewarded for their efforts, as befits loyal citizens of the Tau Empire.

You may take a Kroot Carnivore Squad as a Troops choice in your Tau army. You can also augment your Kroot Carnivore Squad Boxed Set with a Kroot Shaper Blister Pack, a Kroot Hounds Blister Pack, or a Krootox Blister Pack as a part of that Troops choice.