Nicassar

The Nicassar are driven by an insatiable curiosity to explore and travel. It was this which led them into contact with the Tau and becoming the first addition to the fledgling empire. They continue to serve the Greater Good by providing fleets to scout and explore. Their ships are very maneuverable but have little interstellar capabilities and as such are often towed by other Tau ships into battles, and with upgraded weaponry provided by the Tau are now a match for any other escort.

The ships themselves are piloted by the captain’s psychic powers and often join together to form a larger community when embarking on longer journeys. The crew enter deep states of hibernation to overcome their lack of interstellar propulsion.

The first encounter with the Tau was when a Tau explorer was setting up a waystation in interstellar space and sighted a Nicassar flotilla. In battle, the Nicassar use their formidable psychic powers to augment their Tau allies, as well as utilizing the highly potent boson launchers, short-ranged anti-armour guns, and the dreaded ice weaponry, like the cryorifle and Froster cannon. These weapons reduce body temperature to absolute zero, totally destroying all cellular activity