Stranger, I bid you greetings in the name of the Tau. If you are reading this then you will have encountered one of our messenger drones and are therefore a spacefaring race. Soon you will see more evidence of us. This is no cause for alarm. When you encounter one of our ships or outposts then welcome it. We have much to offer a faithful friend. We are five castes, one people. The Earth caste build and manufacture, the Air caste pilot and navigate, the Water caste liaise and arbitrate, the Fire caste guard our holdings and defeat our enemies. All are bound to the dream of bringing a new way to the universe. I hope you will choose to share the culture, technology and protection of the Tau Empire. The one constant in the universe is change, the wise adapt. Believe in our destiny.
- Transcript from alien probe discovered in the Koath System 696.M41
