Can Tau change castes?
Can Tau change castes?
A Tau’s caste is determined at birth and inherited by one’s parents. Inter-breeding is forbidden by the Ethereals. For a Tau to choose another caste for himself seems to be impossible, and held contrary to the notions of the Greater Good.
Did the Tau have wings?
Originally, they had wing membranes, which allowed them to fly, but over time their bodies have evolved from spending so much time in low, or zero, gravity.
Is Aun Va dead?
Aun’Va stood and died as supreme Ethereal within the newly won Septs of the Third Sphere Expansion, Commander Shadowsun ever loyal at his side.
How old are the Tau?
6,000 Terran years
The T’au are a relatively young species (it has been only 6,000 Terran years since Imperial Inquisitors first noted that the T’au had only just mastered fire and the wheel), and they have evolved rapidly over the past few millennia.
Who created the Tau?
Gavin Thorpe
Gavin Thorpe began developing what eventually became the Tau in the early 1990s. Initially, he conceived them as the counterpart to the Lizardmen faction from Warhammer Fantasy, in the same way the Eldar are the counterpart of the High Elves, and he called them “the Shishell”.
Is Tau Ethereals Psykers?
Tau have access to psykers from other species but they don’t really use them in any major way. Tau have very little presence in the Warp, they barely register within it all. Because of this, their race has no psykers. Ethereals could be psykers, but that’s just conjecture at this point.
Where did the tau ethereal come from?
They first appeared during a siege between the Tau of the plains (later known as the Fire Caste) and the Tau of the city of Fio’taun(later known as the Earth Caste). The Ethereals brought the two sides together to negotiate and convinced them to follow the Greater Good.
What Colour is tau blood?
The color of Tau blood is blue to purple because of their cobalt-based food.
Who created Tau?
Is Tau an Imperium?
The T’au Empire (or Tau Empire) is a rapidly expanding empire situated inside of the Ultima Segmentum, near the Eastern Fringe. Founded by the Ethereals, who lead the Tau empire in the name of the Greater Good. The Tau empire borders the Imperium, and lies within the reach of the Astronomican.
What does the Tau Air caste do?
The Air Caste is charged with holding the Tau Empire together through the Kor’vattra, the Tau Empire’s merchant and war-fleet in addition to operating Tau Orbitals and Fortress Stations. Formerly functioning as messengers, these days they are the Tau Navy and are sometimes called the “Invisible Caste”, for they rarely if ever set foot upon planets.
What does the water caste do in Warhammer 40k?
The Water Caste serve the Tau Empire as traders, merchants, public servants, bureaucrats, administrators, diplomats, and ambassadors. They interact with other races when such affairs are not handled by the Fire Caste, and often act as administrators of Tau worlds in the absence of an Ethereal governor.
Where do Tau live in space?
Living in Orbital Cities, Tau of the Air Caste are the tallest and most slender of all Tau, with long, skinny limbs and hollow bones developed due to lives lived mostly in low- and zero-gravity ships and space stations.
What is the Fire Caste in Star Wars?
For the novel by Peter Fehervari, see Fire Caste (Novel). Members of the Fire Caste are the warriors of the Tau Empire, and as such are most often seen on the field of battle. They have been bred to be the strongest and most aggressive Tau, and weak strains are quickly weeded out.
