The game focuses on the Tau Fire Warrior Shas'la T'au Kais, a newly-trained member of the Fire Caste seeking to rescue his Ethereal and defend his race from the aggressive assaults of the Imperium of Man and the Forces of Chaos on the Desert World of Dolumar IV.

The game focuses on the Tau Fire Warrior Shas'la T'au Kais, a newly-trained member of the Fire Caste seeking to rescue his Ethereal and defend his race from the aggressive assaults of the Imperium of Man and the Forces of Chaos on the Desert World of Dolumar IV.