The growing sense of crisis drove the T'au from their scattered tribal primitive society toward a more cohesive social structure. They realized the necessity of unity.
With the Fire Caste at its core, the T'au of the Air Caste, Earth Caste, and Water Caste formed a temporary cooperative alliance to resist the enemies said to have come from beyond the sky.
Sparks of innovation kept bursting forth. Inspired by rumors, the craftsmen and technicians of the Earth Caste smelted and tempered the exposed ores that had always been there, using bronze and pig iron to create entirely new equipment.
Hard bronze spears replaced wooden ones, while armor forged from pig iron replaced protective garments of beast hides and woven reeds. Kuran Shova received equipment tailored for him by Earth Caste craftsmen, and at that moment, he felt capable of easily defeating his former self.
He could lift a spear cast entirely from bronze. For a T'au, this was a feat worth boasting of; their muscles and bones were too frail to bear overly heavy weapons.
"We already have an invincible army, Lord Kuran. Please lead us in taking the initiative and defeating those demons who fell from the sky."
The newly equipped Fire Caste warriors were fired up and eager to test the might of the weapons forged by the Earth Caste.
Surely, beneath such sharp divine weapons, even those demons who only dared to ride iron birds and kill brave T'au warriors with metal projectiles from afar would be slain.
"Calm yourselves, everyone. We are in the open while the enemy lurks in the shadows. These shameless demons only ambush weak tribes incapable of resistance, which proves that they are not as powerful as we imagined."
Kuran restrained his subordinates' desire for battle and instead laid out his own