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- The Vespid are a race of insect-like aliens, who are members of the Tau Empire. Known by their tau allies as the "Mal'kor" (the tau words for insect, "mal" and air, "kor"), their homeworld is a gas giant also called Vespid. At first, the tau and the vespids couldn't communicate, not just by a language barrier, but because the vespids didn't recognise them as sentient life. It was only when the tau's religious leaders, the ethereals, ordered the construction of an interface device, which not only showed the vespids that the tau were fellow sentients but also taught them of the Greater Good, the tau religion. Now, their leaders wear special "Communion Helms" which allow them to communicate with both the tau and their fellow members of the Tau Empire through the use of a similar device.
- The vespid are an insectoid species. Their bodies are encased in a chitinous exoskeletion, which sports many lethally sharp barbs. They have three pairs of eyes, the first working like human eyes while the second and third show ultraviolet and infrared versions of whatever they look at respectively. It is assumed that they see through all three sets of eyes at the same time, giving them their own unique perception of their surroundings. They have the ability to fly, thanks to the pair of chitin wings.
- When the Tau first encountered the Vespids, they saw a species of great potential value to the Greater Good and came to greatly covet their crystal-based technologies. Although the species had developed a reasonably stable planetary government and was able to utilise its advanced technology for a wide variety of uses, it had not yet achieved space flight. Tau Water Caste cadres established contact, yet were unable at first to communicate with the species. This was not a mundane matter of vocalisation or the understanding of language, for the Vespids have an utterly alien mindset. Initially, the Tau were not only unable to communicate, but incapable of getting the Vespids to even register that they were fellow sentients. The matter was eventually resolved at the command of the Ethereal Cast
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- The Vespid are a race of insect-like aliens, who are members of the Tau Empire. Known by their tau allies as the "Mal'kor" (the tau words for insect, "mal" and air, "kor"), their homeworld is a gas giant also called Vespid. At first, the tau and the vespids couldn't communicate, not just by a language barrier, but because the vespids didn't recognise them as sentient life. It was only when the tau's religious leaders, the ethereals, ordered the construction of an interface device, which not only showed the vespids that the tau were fellow sentients but also taught them of the Greater Good, the tau religion. Now, their leaders wear special "Communion Helms" which allow them to communicate with both the tau and their fellow members of the Tau Empire through the use of a similar device.
- The vespid are an insectoid species. Their bodies are encased in a chitinous exoskeletion, which sports many lethally sharp barbs. They have three pairs of eyes, the first working like human eyes while the second and third show ultraviolet and infrared versions of whatever they look at respectively. It is assumed that they see through all three sets of eyes at the same time, giving them their own unique perception of their surroundings. They have the ability to fly, thanks to the pair of chitin wings.
- When the Tau first encountered the Vespids, they saw a species of great potential value to the Greater Good and came to greatly covet their crystal-based technologies. Although the species had developed a reasonably stable planetary government and was able to utilise its advanced technology for a wide variety of uses, it had not yet achieved space flight. Tau Water Caste cadres established contact, yet were unable at first to communicate with the species. This was not a mundane matter of vocalisation or the understanding of language, for the Vespids have an utterly alien mindset. Initially, the Tau were not only unable to communicate, but incapable of getting the Vespids to even register that they were fellow sentients. The matter was eventually resolved at the command of the Ethereal Caste, who issued instructions for the construction of an interface device that forged a connection between the two species and facilitated communication. The moment the device was employed, the Vespid not only registered the Tau as fellow sentients, they instantly understood the concept of the Greater Good and their place within it. By gifting senior Vespids with "Communion Helms" fitted with the interface device, the Tau are able to communicate with the species at large. The will of the Tau Ethereals is disseminated to those Vespid under the command of these “strain leaders,” and they become able to decipher their role as befits the Greater Good. Needless to say, certain factions within the Inquisition would very much like to learn more about the workings of this Communion Helm device.
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