Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
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: orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer
TWITCH: twitch.tv/poorhammer
PATREON: 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:
youtube.com/watch?v=puQx2-n5KHg
The Lion Book Review:
youtube.com/watch?v=KNM7sAIFZrw
The Fall of Cadia Book Club:
youtube.com/watch?v=UWc1ss3JD84
Collecting T’au:
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
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: orchideight.com/collections/poorhammer
TWITCH: twitch.tv/poorhammer
PATREON: 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:
youtube.com/watch?v=puQx2-n5KHg
The Lion Book Review:
youtube.com/watch?v=KNM7sAIFZrw
The Fall of Cadia Book Club:
youtube.com/watch?v=UWc1ss3JD84
Collecting T’au:
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
