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[[Image:Ethereal6.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tau Ethereal]]

[[Image:Ethereal Caste.jpg|thumb|right|Ethereal Caste symbol{{Fn|12}}]]

The '''Ethereals''', or '''Aun''' in the [[T'au Lexicon]], are members of the [[Caste System|Ethereal Caste]], the leaders of [[Tau]] society.

Not appearing in the earliest Tau mythos, their arrival is credited with starting the unification process between the various Tau tribes and coincided with the implementation of the concept of the [[Greater Good]]. They first appeared during a siege between the Tau of the plains (later known as the [[Fire Caste]]) and the Tau of the city of [[Fio'taun]] (later known as the [[Earth Caste]]). The Ethereals brought the two sides together to negotiate and convinced them to follow the [[Greater Good]].{{Fn|1}}

==Sources==

*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm]]

*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], pgs. 18-21

*{{Endn|13}}: [[The Greater Evil (Short Story)]]

*{{Endn|14}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/01/01/celebrate-this-years-store-anniversaries-with-a-fyreslayer-and-a-tau-empire-ethereal/ Warhammer Community : Celebrate This Year’s Store Anniversaries With a Fyreslayer and a T’au Empire Ethereal (01/01/24)]

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