The T'au Caste System (Warhammer 40k Lore Video)

water Earth fire air far away into wind in another star system the four tribes of the TOA waged Civil War that was until the ethereals showed up these mysterious individuals brought the idea of unity which created an end to the era of violence known as the montau and introduced the idea of the greater good or the TA VA to the taao on their home planet taao are you following along so far the ethereals saw the four tribes and believe that they could do so much more if they could work together and use their talents to better Advance their civilization they created the cast system the idea that no individual is unimportant but that no one is above the needs of the society no one in the TOA cast is allowed to interbreed with a different cast member nor are they allowed to perform duties that are done by a different cast to do so would be considered vasia or between spheres which is considered taboo different ranks within each cast are possible for an individual to obtain after years of service the TOA understand this and willfully work within these rules all for the sake of the greater good in only 6,000 years since discovering fire the TOA evolved from A Primitive species into a space fairing Planet colonizing Empire all thanks to the guidance of the ethereals and the enforcement of the cast system Millennia in this kind of society has changed the members of the cast system significantly and has allowed them to better spread the teachings of the greater good among the planets they visit SLC conquer join the TOA Empire we have hoof picks watercast poor the verbally masterful and graceful members of the watercast act as the Traders negotiators ambassadors and overall diplomats they are usually the first to arrive when introducing the Empire to a prospective new member species watercast members can pick up on new languages easily and they are incredibly proud of their speechcraft a unique thing about their physiology is that they have advanced tongues capable of copying the utterances and necessary sounds used in different languages do not ever try to out insult a watercast member as they are always able to find ways to get under a person's skin they work in conjunction with the air and fire casts during Battles by wiretapping enemy Communications using advanced technology using their knowledge of linguistics to translate enemy orders and then relaying beneficial tactical data to Allied combatants they also work with these casts by taking video footage of their successes in missions to use in propaganda reals for future Empire expansions this footage must first be scrutinized by the Ethereal cast during the time of the montau they were the first cast to have the idea that Unity between tribes would be better than constant War but the Ethereal showed up and made the once- thought Monumental task a comparably simple chore being so easily outperformed made the Water cast take longer than the other tribes to rever the ethereals the six ranks in the Water cast are appr bureaucrat Envoy Magister Diplomat and Ambassador I sometimes hear the Gesa call me a blue squat is that a type of insult Earth cast Foo the most numerous of the casts these to contribute to the Empire by working as laborers Farmers technicians Engineers Medics and for Masters this cast is usually the second one that will appear on a prospective world to entice the populace with the advanced technology that the TOA can give them they are responsible for the many technological achievements the TOA have benefited from as a whole they built the battle suits that are used by the firecast the air and spacecrafts used by the aircast the drones and Communications equipment valued by both the water and the Ethereal casts and they synthesize the densest metal tow have ever made aridium the members of the earth cast are usually very Dow and stoic in attitude but they all have a shared love for Learning and Innovation they will look at technology foreign to them and try to reverse engineer it for TOA application such as disassembling an Imperium warp drive to possibly achieve faster than light travel reverse engineering is done alongside the watercast who are capable of translating the foreign text found on unknown machines some Earth casts are willing to push ethical boundaries for the sake of progress such as using technology to create a neural map of a subject with a consequence being that subject's mental degradation terraforming planets and creating strong fortifications are things they are well versed in handling they usually work alongside the firecast when building as the firecast can be deployed to demolish and clear an area for construction the medical Sciences they use are so Advanced that they Master to to AI transference and cloning the six ranks of the earth cast are Apprentice worker senior overseer engineer and planner I wonder what'll be around the next star aircast core the tall and lanky Pilots Transporters and messengers of the TOA Empire they are the third to arrive on a new planet with intelligent life on it bring bringing the bulk of the TOA colonization effort the aircast are in charge of the TOA Fleet and they are the only ones that can pilot toao ships aircast members are never found on the ground as they find it uncomfortable preferring to live up in low orbit aboard orbital stations or ships this stems from the fact that they are raised in Low Gravity environments and the force of standard levels of gravity feels taxing to them this fact can sometimes have them be referred to as the invisible cast since they are hardly seen by other species compared to the earth and water casts the love of flying is deeply ingrained in their psyche their ancestors once having membranous wings that allowed them to glide on air currents the results of this are that they have hollow bones and the vestigial remains of those membranes their traveling nature helps them chart paths through the void as they can't make use of faster than light travel the aircast have an excellent innate sense of direction and they are able to tell the the slightest change in a ship's course that most other TOA won't take notice of a TOA fighter pilot has better depth perception and higher G tolerance compared to a human pilot the aircast basically helps hold the entire empire together in the physical sense the six ranks of the aircast are Apprentice messenger carrier pilot captain and Admiral another day of protecting the TVA little drone friend and I'll watch yours as well firecast Shaz the Warriors of the taao Empire they make up the significant majority of ground troops on a battlefield firecast members never stop readying for battle they constantly train and hone their martial arts for future conflict their ancestors were originally hunters and warriors residing on the plains of their home World they are shown to be more muscular than the other casts and far more physically strong a fire cast can be assumed to be incredibly passionate and they can be quick to anger but they are trained from birth to temper their fires and only use them when appropriate the firecast has a strong and established tradition of testing their Warriors in something known as the trial by fire this can involve gladiatorial combat exposure survival or some other Warriors test the test is administered every four Teran standard years after the firecast individual becomes a fire warrior with each successful clearance of the trial their rank goes up the firecast works in the military for Life The Only Exception being the obtaining of Commander rank where they can retire and become an adviser on their world's Council a firecast member will start to see active combat once they obtain Warrior Rank and they can only begin learning how to Pilot a battle suit at veteran they can become Incredibly Close to the drones that they fight alongside their force fields and remote projectiles are incredibly useful tools that keep a fire warrior alive longer out on a battlefield the fir cast believes in two forms of combat known as Mona and cowon monka or the killing blow involves a cter of fire Warriors identifying a target of opportunity and attacking it swiftly Kon or the patient Hunter uses foresight to determine where and when AAR Target will be to deliver the best strike against them the strongest firecast members are chosen to become ethereal guards the self-explanatory title usually involves two of the hulking brutes guarding an ethereal and addressing those that wish to speak to them the six ranks for the fir cast are Cadet Warrior veteran hero Knight and Commander believe me when I say what is happening to your planet and your species is all for the sake of the greater good ethereal cast a the enigmatic and mysterious fifth cast that just showed up one day in the toa's relatively Short History they are the political and spiritual leaders of the taao Empire and their word is basically the word of the greater good members of the Ethereal cast all resemble the water and fire casts physically but the incredibly notable thing about them is a red gemstone protruding from their foreheads some scientists have a hard time deciding whether this is some kind of inorganic material or an actual organ but it is definitely a Mark that makes them Stand Out amongst their fellow toao they talk with authority and certainty never showing an ounce of doubt in their voices to a tow to be in the presence of one is a rare sight and a blessing also the highest ranked non- aethereal TOA can feel humbled when in the presence of even the lowest ranked ethereal an ethereal will sometimes find it beneficial to show up onto a war zone to better Inspire its Allied combatants this works to a significant degree but should an ethereal fall in battle the towel around them will be struck by such a wave of grief that battle plans will quickly fall apart the way other Tower are beholden to the ethereals has been noted by other species as incredibly disturbing an ethereal can be delivering a speech to a massive crowd of too and not one of them will dare to focus on anything else an ethereal could tell a TOA to kill thems on the spot and the individual wouldn't hesitate to follow the command such instances have led some Megos biologists to speculate if the ethereals have a certain control over the other tow through means such as mental manipulation or pheromones one ethereal was able to quell a massive ride of of ta that were blocking a train departing a city about to be destroyed by an orc invasion they are both the saviors and the leaders of the tow but are their intentions really for the betterment of the Galaxy as a whole or just Their Own cast specifically and why do they seem so steadfast in trying to hide the existence of demons and Chaos the six ranks for the Ethereal cast are Apprentice Prince prelate King holy and ethereal Supreme most humans would shoot me on sight but you're different if it gets me out of the manufactorum I'll even kiss a zenos auxiliary forces the colonists and integrated species of the taao Empire who take up the belief of the greater good anyone can join the Empire provided you are intelligent and capable of diplomacy when the TOA come into contact with an unknown species they prioritize open communication with them first before any kind of military action they'll send out water and Earth cast members to sell the idea of joining the Empire and should the new species approve of them then they are welcomed with open arms should they refuse then they will be forcefully annexed into the Empire through a military campaign you aren't placed into a cast system like the toar and you can even be given a seat on your planet's newly created Elemental Council every species is able to continue worshiping the old religions they had before colonization though the TOA do encourage the integration of the TVA you will be expected to work for the benefit of the Empire as a whole but compared to other brutal regimes out there this can be seen as a positive as you will be given access to Advanced TOA Technologies and economic opportunities you could find Safety and Security in a galaxy filled to the brim with unspeakable Horrors humans called Gesa by the to are some of the more common members in these forces given the incredibly terrible standards of living under the Imperium they will fight alongside xenos that would immediately get them labeled as heretical in any other circumstance humans bring their Ingenuity in fighting Spirit the cruit bring their hyper Evolution the vespids bring their large numbers in Flight capabilities the nasar have their psychic abilities the voton offer ion technology and so on he'll be a part of a Utopia and as we all know something that has been labeled as such has never come with its share of [Music] problems my first zenos lore video I've always been fascinated by the tow as a concept how would a race of aliens preaching about goodness be handled in such a dark setting turns out they have their own dark moments but they are still kept as the zenos race you'd most likely want to find your planet and in that Galaxy what greater good could there possibly be

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Length: 15min 4sec (904 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 01 2024