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[[Image:Ethereal Caste.jpg|thumb|right|60px|Ethereal Caste Symbol{{Fn|6a}}]]
The [[Ethereal]]s serve as "philosopher kings", and guide the other castes, as well as alien member-races of the T'au empire, towards the enlightenment of the ''[[Tau'va]]'', the [[Greater Good]]. They serve as the undisputed rulers of the T'au Empire. Their unique role is a combination of spiritual and political duties, and their declarations shape and steer every action of the Empire. Were an Ethereal to order a T'au to kill himself, he would be met with instant obedience.{{Fn|6a}} Ethereals themselves rule from the [[Ethereal Council]], with the [[Ethereal Supreme]] being the highest ranked of the Caste. They are in turn protected by the [[Ethereal Guard]].{{Cite thisCME}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Fire Warrior (Novel)]], pg. 120{{Cite ThisCME}}, pg. 120
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Specialist Games Catalogue]], pg. 101
*{{Endn|3}}: http://web.archive.org/web/20130118035448/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Tau/TAU-ACCESSORIES/TAU-AIR-CASTE-PILOTS.html ''(saved archive page, dated Jan 2013, last accessed 9 August 2015)''
