The Tau Empire's long and protracted war with the Orks in their Second Sphere of Expansion proved early on that the numerous but relatively fragile merchantmen that were the life-blood of the rapidly expanding Tau Empire were woefully inadequate. Continuing raids decimated the fleets of these small ships, leading to the development of a much larger class of heavily armed transport in the form of the Il'Fannor. As time progressed, smaller transport classes almost disappeared entirely until the development if the Il'Emaar. The Tau Empire thrives on the trade between its Septs, and transports are the workhorses of the trade routes. While this vessel was originally designed to support the Kor'or'vesh, the obvious utility of these vessels was expanded to the greater Empire, and now these easily