**The T'au are a young race of blue-skinned humanoid aliens inhabiting a relatively small but growing empire located on the fringes of the Imperium of Man. The T'au Empire is the only playable faction in the setting that integrates different alien species into their society. They seek to unite all other races under an ideology they call "the Greater Good" or "T'au'va". Some human worlds have willingly defected from the Imperium to join the T'au Empire. Such humans tend to have a better quality of life than Imperial citizens because the T'au practice humane ethics and encourage scientific progress. The T'au are divided into five endogamous castes: the Ethereals, who are the spiritual leaders; the Fire Caste, who form the T'au military; the Air Caste, who operate starships; the Water Caste, who are merchants and diplomats; and the Earth Caste, who are scientists, engineers, and labourers. The T'au are oriented towards ranged combat and generally shun melee. They have some of the most powerful firearms in the game in terms of both range and stopping power. For instance, their pulse rifle surpasses the firepower of the Space Marine boltgun,[33] and the railgun on their main battle tank (the Hammerhead) is more powerful than its Imperium counterparts. The T'au do not have any psykers nor units that specialise in countering psykers, which makes them somewhat more vulnerable to psychic attacks. Most T'au vehicles are classified as flyers or skimmers, meaning they can move swiftly over difficult terrain.** - Image #1 <@422487813750128640>
The Tau are a young race of blueskinned humanoid aliens inhabiting a relatively small but growing empire located on the fringes of the Imperium of Man. The Tau Empire is the only playable faction in the setting that integrates different alien species into their society. They seek to unite all other races under an ideology they call the Greater Good or Tauva. Some human worlds have willingly defected from the Imperium to join the Tau Empire. Such humans tend to have a better quality of life than Imperial citizens because the Tau practice humane ethics and encourage scientific progress. The Tau are divided into five endogamous castes the Ethereals, who are the spiritual leaders the Fire Caste, who form the Tau military the Air Caste, who operate starships the Water Caste, who are merchants and diplomats and the Earth Caste, who are scientists, engineers, and labourers. The Tau are oriented towards ranged combat and generally shun melee. They have some of the most powerful firearms in the game in terms of both range and stopping power. For instance, their pulse rifle surpasses the firepower of the Space Marine boltgun,33 and the railgun on their main battle tank the Hammerhead is more powerful than its Imperium counterparts. The Tau do not have any psykers nor units that specialise in countering psykers, which makes them somewhat more vulnerable to psychic attacks. Most Tau vehicles are classified as flyers or skimmers, meaning they can move swiftly over difficult terrain.