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[[Image:AirCaste.jpg|thumb|right|60px|Air Caste Symbol{{Fn|6a}}]]
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 Orbital]]s and [[Fortress Station]]s. 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. Living in [[Orbital City|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. In the past, before the time of the [[Mont'au]], the Tau that originally became the Air Caste had membranes stretching between their limbs, allowing them to glide on air currents. Tau pilots tend to be superior pilots compared to their human counterparts because they have a better depth perception and higher G-tolerance, but lack battle-experience compared to the best Imperial fighter-pilots.{{Fn|6a}}
The Air Caste also operates air defenses within Tau territory.{{Fn|13}}
===Notable Members of the Air Caste===
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Voice of Experience (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|12}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/06/05/take-to-the-skies-with-the-tau-air-castegw-homepage-post-2/ Warhammer Community: Take to the Skies with the T’au Air Caste (posted 6/5/2020)] (last accessed 6/5/2020)
*{{Endn|13}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/10/20/flight-plan-youre-grounded/ Warhammer Community: Flight Plan: You're Grounded (posted 10/20/2020)] (last accessed 10/20/2020)
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