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{{Character
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|Name                =Aun'O T'au Acaya'Va'Denta 
|Image               =Aunva6.jpg
|Caption             =Aun'va and his [[Ethereal Guard|Honour Guards]]{{Fn|1b}}
|Title               =''
*Master of the Undying Spirit
*Aun'Va
|Homeworld           =
|Birth               =c. [[M41]]
|Active Period       =[[M41]] - Present
|Death               =c. 999.[[M41]], [[Mu'gulath Bay]]<br><small>(Continues on as [[AI]] program){{Fn|3}}</small>
|Cause of Death      =Killed by an [[Eversor Assassin]]{{Fn|3}}
|Species             ='' ''
*[[Tau]] <small>(Former)</small>
*[[A.I.]]{{Fn|3}}
|Type                = [[Aun]]
|Gender              =Male
|Relatives           =
|Occupation          =[[Ethereal Supreme]] of the [[Tau Empire]]
|Preceded by         =[[Aun'Wei]] <small>(As Ethereal Supreme)</small>
|Succeeded by        =
|Faction             ='' ''
*[[Tau Empire]]
**[[Ethereal Caste]]
|Notes               =
}}
'''Aun'Va''' is the most recent known [[T'au]] [[Ethereal Supreme]], the '''Aun'o''' of the [[T'au Empire]] and '''Master of the Undying Spirit'''.{{Fn|1a}}

His full name was '''Aun'o'T'au'Acaya'Va'Denta''' and his title included Master of the Undying Spirit and stood as supreme Ethereal in the new [[Spheres of Expansion]] with [[T'au Commander|Commander]] [[Shadowsun]] at his side at all times. He led them forward to new frontiers and enemies.{{Fn|1a}}

==History==
Replacing the aging [[Aun'wei]], he was said to be the oldest of Ethereals and it was easy to see his effect on the expansion of the T'au Empire. He sat upon the highest councils governing not just [[Sept]]s but also the entire empire. Any advice he gave was always followed as his experience surpasses anything any other T'au has.{{Fn|1a}} It was said that none could deny his will, and that to even show disagreement with him seemed the most crass and boorish admission of ignorance.{{Fn|2a}}

Although he was the spiritual leader of the T'au, he has also served on the very front lines in the early expansionist phase of the T'au Empire. He was instrumental in T'au planning during the [[Farsight Expedition]] and [[Great War of Confederation]]. His presence at the [[Si'coa system]] allowed the [[Fire Warrior]]s to destroy the [[Reek]] and upon the flanks of Mount Scion he described the fate of the [[Ork]] [[Waaagh! Grognik]], which the T'au swiftly followed, utterly destroying the Orks. During the [[Battle of Mu'gulath Bay]] during the [[Third Sphere of Expansion]], he personally accompanied [[Commander Shadowsun]] in the battle, which turned into one of the greatest Tau victories over the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1a}}

[[Image:AunvaDies.png|thumb|right|230px|The death of Aun'va and his entourage at the hands of a [[Culexus Assassin]] ]]
During the [[Second Agrellan Campaign]], Aun'va became stranded on [[Mu'gulath Bay]] due to an Imperial blockade and took shelter in a hidden command bunker. However, his position was eventually discovered by the [[Officio Assassinorum]], which dispatched a [[Culexus Assassin]] to deal with him. The Culexus successfully infiltrated Aun'va's bunker, killing his bodyguards before pursuing and catching the Ethereal Supreme. Aun'va's end was neither swift or merciful. The [[Ethereal Council]] covered up his demise, using holograms of Aun'va to broadcast a victory speech after the loss of Mu'gulath Bay.{{Fn|3}}

Few know of Aun'va's fate; instead, the Ethereal Supreme continues his duties as a hologram, with the original's personality and memories implanted into a AI-like device.{{Fn|4}} New edicts were declared to hide this deception, including forbidding any to touch Aun'Va and making sure his Honour Guards never leave him at any time.{{Fn|6}} This projection later appeared on [[Arthas Moloch]] to the embattled [[Commander Farsight]] in the [[Arks of Omen Campaign]]. Farsight had requested aid from the Tau Empire against common [[Ork]] and [[Chaos]] foes, but Aun'va informed the Commander that he was cursed for turning his back on the Greater Good and that all of his people were condemned with him.{{Fn|5}}

==Wargear==
*Aun'va was armed with the staff [[Paradox of Duality]]{{Fn|2b}}

==Images==
[[Image:AunVa2.jpg|center|thumb|Aun'Va on his hover chair with his [[Ethereal Guard|Honour Guard]]]]

==Sources==
*1: [[Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: pgs. 28-30
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 60
*2: [[Codex: Tau Empire (7th Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: ''Ethereals - Ethereal Aun'Va''
**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 80 - ''Aun'va - Master of the Undying Spirit''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[War Zone Damocles: Mont'ka]] - ''Spectre of Death''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Tau Empire (8th Edition)]], pgs. 33-36
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Arks of Omen: Farsight]], pg. 24-25
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: T'au Empire (10th Edition)]], pg. 19

==Uncited==
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*[http://uk.games-workshop.com/tau/gallery/17/ Tau miniatures gallery]

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