O'var

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O'var, short for Shas'o Tash'var Ol'nan B'kak (which loosely translates as Commander Brightsword^[1a], was a student of Commander Farsight and the commander of Es'Tau.^[1a]

Following the Second Phase Expansion Brightsword led the Tau forces against the Imperium attacking the world of Nimbosa.^[2] During the initial assault he annihilated the Vostroyan Firstborn IX at the battle for Polia.^[3] When the Imperium counter-attacked, Brightsword wiped out the first invasion force at a battle now known as the Koloth Gorge Massacre.^[2] As a result of his particularly brutal tactics he was recalled back to T'au^[2] and the world of Nimbosa was reconquered by the Imperium shortly after.^[3] He was assassinated by The Last Chancers with the help of some members of the Water Caste who feared his aggression would spark an unnecessary war with the Imperium.^[1x]

Related Articles

• Brightsword
• O'Shovah
• Tau Lexicon

Sources

• 1: Kill Team (Novel)
  • 1a: ^{[Needs Citation]}, pg. 167
  • 1x: Chapter 7
• 2: Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition), pgs. 14, 15
• 3: Cities of Death, pgs. 56, 57

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• Kill Team (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}, pg. 137
• Codex Supplement: Farsight Enclaves