Ke
Fio'ui Tau'n Ke, simply known as Ke, is an Earth Caste Engineer.[1a]
History
Ke was deployed for the war for Cao Quo and its moon Thapes Quo against the Imperium where she was responsible for helping erect a communications amplifier at Castellum Epiphania.[1a] They are attacked by human rebels, and Ke is rescued by a squad of Fire Warriors led by Swordlight and the Water Caste operative Orr.[1b] Ke and the others evacuate back to Thapes Quo Operating base, where the Ethereal Aun'ui Yor'i reveals that to rescue the missing Ethereal Aun'ui Kir'qath, an Elemental Council would be formed with Ke, Swordlight, Orr, Sei, and the Human Gue'vesa agent Jules Rare.[1c]
During their subsequent mission, Ke grows close to most of the squad as they unravel a conspiracy involving the mysterious Syra group that spreads to the highest levels of Tau command which the rescued Kir'qath had discovered. In the final battle at the Cao Quo floating forward operating base, Orr is killed by a Imperial Callidus Assassin who is revealed to have been impersonating Yor'i[1d] while Ke and Swordlight battle the Raptors Sergeant Artamax. Ke is able to interfere with Artamax's armour interface, allowing Swordlight to slash his throat and kill the Marine. Ke and Swordlight, alongside the Kroot Ghodh, are then able to corner and wound the Imperial assassin.[1e]
Ultimately, Ke survives the mission on Cao Quo alongside Swordlight and meets with the real Yor'i, who commends them for their work but notes that to spare the Human population of Cao Quo future violence that he had ordered a withdrawal from the planet.[1f]
