Tau Empire.
Dao'Is Sept World.
It served as a transit hub for countless goods within the Tau Empire.
A great deal of supplies from across the Tau Empire passed through this world before being shipped onward to other planets.
Its importance was no less than that of Karamat Forge World in Gamma World.
On this planet, the Water Caste held absolute authority.
The diplomats and trade officials appointed by the Water Caste excelled at forging lasting trade relations and conducting negotiations with other races. The Water Caste diplomat Ze'en of this sept world was an exemplar of the Water Caste, a formidable Tau written into textbooks. He lacked the mind-control abilities of an Ethereal, and possessed no exaggerated individual combat power.
Yet through his exceptional diplomatic skills and persuasive charisma, he had successfully convinced vast numbers of hostile alien races to join them. His negotiating tactics became a model for the Tau Empire, even serving as a template for bringing large numbers of alien races into the Greater Good.
Of course, the Water Caste had produced its oddballs as well. Ze'en's younger brother had once tried to persuade Orks to join the Greater Good, only to be smashed into pulp. He had also attempted to speak with some bugs, and failed there too.
As usual, Ze'en inspected the kingdom he had built.
Dao'Is World had once caused all manner of trouble due to the large number of alien factions gathered there, but each crisis had been resolved through the efforts of his trade corps and diplomatic corps. Now, the normal operation of the Tau Empire's worlds—at least their surface prosperity—had been built step by step by Ze'en's line. It could be said that without the Ze'en Water Caste, there would be no Tau Empire supposedly led by the Ethereals.
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