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==Overview==
[[Image:WaterCaste9th.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Member of the Water Caste{{Fn|10}}]]
The Water Caste serve the Tau Empire as traders, merchants, public servants, bureaucrats, administrators, diplomats, and ambassadors. The Water Caste are used as orators and propagandists for the Tau, hailing the exploits of successful [[Fire Caste]] Commanders.{{Fn|12a}} They have a keen sense of recognizing beauty, and thus act as the Tau's artists.{{Fn|12b}} They also act as academics relating to history, sociology, anthropology, and the study of alien cultures.{{Fn|12b}}
The Water Caste 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. Like water, Water Caste bureaucrats fluidly move between other Castes and alien races incorporated within the Empire to make sure that it flows smoothly. The Water Caste are known for their great linguistic, diplomatic, and negotiation skills.{{Fn|3}}
