Hidden Allies

An unexpected visitor arrives in the Farsight Enclaves; the Vision of Aun'Shi, a ship seemingly devoid of crew and earmarked for the imminent Third Sphere Expansion. After checking thoroughly for some sort of trap, the stasis holds are opened and a young T'au, Commander Torchstar, is found among the frozen passengers. She awakens and explains how some old friends and sympathizers still remain among the septs who illicitly arranged for the ship's course to be altered before launch. Secreted away in the cargo is a sizable collection of some of the T'au's newest, untested technological prototypes, including several XV104 Riptide Battlesuits and the blueprints and schematics for much more.