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===Tau===
[[Tau ]] society is centred around the concept of the Greater Good, where individual Tau sacrifice personal gain in favour of benefiting the Tau race as a whole. It is from this philosophy that the Tau's all-purpose motto, "For the Greater Good!", is derived. The castes, although different in role and organisation, work together for the benefit of all Tau: the Earth caste provide and produce, the Water caste communicate and distribute, the Air caste connect the worlds of the Tau Empire, and the Fire caste protect. The external image of the Tau is that they are altruistic and idealistic, believing in the unification of all "for the Greater Good".
===Kroot===
[[File:kroot.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Kroot.]]
[[Kroot ]] society is divided into tribes, known as [[Kindred]]s. Each Kindred is an extended family group of Kroot and is led by a Shaper, one Kroot with an intuitive understanding of the DNA absorption process all Kroot possess, and responsible for guiding the evolution of their Kindred. The Shaper, upon identifying a beneficial genetic trait, will instruct his Kindred to hunt and consume that animal, and then control the breeding of the Kindred to ensure that the offspring are born with the selected trait. Often, Kindreds will band together, and the Shapers will form a Council, of which the most influential Kindred's Shaper will be made leader of the group. On rare occasions, a Chief will unite a large number of Kindreds underneath him.
Kroot dwell in warm, temperate conditions on the worlds they inhabit, and construct large tree houses from animal hides, bound together by regurgitated dead wood. Some Kindreds reside in the ruins of the hive cities. There has been no obvious industry on Pech since the coming of the [[Ork]]s, but Tau Research Teams have detected strange energy emissions, emanating from a collection of hills near their base.
[[File:Vespidwarrior.JPG|thumb|right|100px|A Vespid warrior.]]
The [[Vespid ]] warriors, called ''Stingwings'', form tactical units referred to as ''Strains''. Each Strain is lead by a Strain leader.{{Fn|1}} Because the Vespid language is so complex (presumably because of their complex mouths) and only the Strain Leaders are given the apparatus to translate their language to their Tau allies, Vespid Strains are very close knit and a lot of reliance on Strain Leaders come from both sides.
Stingwing Strains are highly sought after in Tau [[Fire Warrior]] [[Cadre]]s because of their high level of maneuverability. They are often used by Tau commanders alongside [[Battlesuit#Crisis Battlesuit|Crisis Battlesuit]]s or used in a scouting role, backing up [[Tau Pathfinder|Pathfinders]]. In the Tau language they are referred to as "Mal'kor," which comes from "Mal" meaning insect and "kor" meaning air.
