{"product_id":"wh40k-tau-ethereal","title":"WH40K: T'au Ethereal (Warhammer 40k) ****","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthereal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a member of the fifth\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Caste\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Caste\"\u003ecaste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/T%27au\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"T'au\"\u003eT'au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003especies, forming a ruling elite above the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fire_Caste\" title=\"Fire Caste\"\u003eFire\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Earth_Caste\" title=\"Earth Caste\"\u003eEarth\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Air_Caste\" title=\"Air Caste\"\u003eAir\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Water_Caste\" title=\"Water Caste\"\u003eWater Castes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat make up the bulk of the T'au population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown by the titular designation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eaun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"T'au Lexicon (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvVCUyN2F1X0xleGljb24\/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x\"\u003eT'au Lexicon\u003c\/span\u003e, their name translates variously as the \"Celestial\" or \"Ethereal Caste.\" Though their numbers are small compared to the other castes, the Ethereals are the rulers of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/T%27au_Empire\" title=\"T'au Empire\"\u003eT'au Empire\u003c\/a\u003e, and command near-total authority and loyalty from every other T'au.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn to counsel, advise and steer their comrades towards the chosen path, the Ethereals embody the roles of both royalty and the priesthood in T'au society, and the deference paid to them is the closest thing to mysticism in T'au society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor weighty decisions, a wise Ethereal will take counsel from the senior members of each caste, although ultimate sovereignty falls upon them and them alone. The Ethereals find themselves in a binding role -- guiding the other castes to work together for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Greater_Good\" title=\"Greater Good\"\u003eGreater Good\u003c\/a\u003e, and they are headed by a council on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/T%27au_(Planet)\" title=\"T'au (Planet)\"\u003eT'au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the wisest Ethereals called the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Ethereal High Council (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvRXRoZXJlYWxfSGlnaF9Db3VuY2lsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==\"\u003eEthereal High Council\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat is headed by a presiding officer with the rank of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"new\" title=\"Ethereal Supreme (page does not exist)\" data-uncrawlable-url=\"L3dpa2kvRXRoZXJlYWxfU3VwcmVtZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=\"\u003eEthereal Supreme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAun'o\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ethereals' unique role in T'au society is a potent combination of spiritual and political command, and their declarations shape and steer every facet of the T'au Empire. An Ethereal must be a consummate leader and motivator: pushing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Earth_Caste\" title=\"Earth Caste\"\u003eEarth Caste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor more practical innovations, setting firm negotiation goals for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Water_Caste\" title=\"Water Caste\"\u003eWater Caste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto strive for, giving parameters to the great fleets of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Air_Caste\" title=\"Air Caste\"\u003eAir Caste\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand directing and containing the sometimes overzealous aggression of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warhammer40k.fandom.com\/wiki\/Fire_Caste\" title=\"Fire Caste\"\u003eFire Caste\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Games Workshop America, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796139626804,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/3416\/0948\/files\/games-workshop-ethereal-tau-empire-warhammer-40k.webp?v=1769016825","url":"https:\/\/forhonorandglory.com\/products\/wh40k-tau-ethereal","provider":"For Honor And Glory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}