Shas'ui T'au Kais
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This article is about the main character of the game and novel; Fire Warrior. For other uses of Kais, see Kais (disambiguation). |
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| Homeworld | T'au |
| Born | c. 900s.M41 |
| Active Period | 900s.M41 - ??? |
| Species | Tau |
| Type | Shas |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Shas'O T'au Shi'ur (Father) |
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Shas'la T'au Kais was a Tau Fire Warrior who played a major role in the rescue attempt of the kidnapped Ethereal El'Ko'vash.[1]
Overview
Late in the 41st Millennium, the Ethereal Aun'el Ko'vash was kidnapped by Space Marines of the Raptors chapter under the orders of Imperial Governor Severus. The Tau response was swift. Fire Warriors descended upon the world of Dolumar IV with a vengeance, intent on getting their Ethereal back.[1]
One of these Fire Warriors was a young Shas'la by the name of Kais. In his very first battle, Kais proved instrumental not only in the initial rescue, but also in the resulting battle against the forces of Chaos, who had orchestrated the entire incident in an attempt to release the Daemon Tarkh'ax from a dimensional prison.[2] Guided only by his commander Shas'el T'au Lusha, and later Captain Ardias, Commander of the 3rd Company of the Ultramarines, Kais fought through a hell of blood and fire before finally facing down Tarkh'ax himself.[3]
Reports on the incident are varied, and often contradictory. Some claim that Kais was able to defeat the Daemon singlehandedly,[3] while others state that he was helped by both Captain Ardias and a Crisis Suit team led by El'Lusha.[4]
In the end, Ko'vash was unfortunately killed,[4] and Dolumar IV was duly cleansed by the Imperial Navy. Kais ended up in a mental hospital suffering from a extremely severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is possible that he may recover himself of the Mont'au within, perhaps using the sliver of display wafer given by his father O'Shi'ur as a guide.[5] The display wafer reads:
Kais broke the display wafer in two and dropped it before entering the Tarkh'ax's temple, where it was later found by El'Lusha's command team.[7]. The remaining sliver only reads “With pride”.[5]
Trivia
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- There are multiple prominent Tau Fire Caste members named Kais. The Kais in this article first appeared in 2001 in Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. When Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade was released in 2006 there was much speculation that the leader of Tau forces in the game, Shas'O Kais, was the same Kais after having been elevated to 'O rank. Relic entertainment employees gave contradictory answers. Later appearances of a Shas'O Kais in Tau codices and Phil Kelly novels have also been speculated by fans to be the same Kais. Phil Kelly has been vauge about who the Kais in his novels is. Chronologically speaking, it is unlikely Shas'la T'au Kais is the Shas'O Kais from Dawn of War, as the events of Dawn of War happen before the events of Fire Warrior. Though similarities exist between how Shas'la T'au Kais is written in the novelisation of Fire Warrior and how Phil Kelly's Shas'O Kais are written, that O'Kais would have been training under Puretide before La'Kais was born.
Sources
- 1: Fire Warrior (Novel), chapter III
- 2: Fire Warrior (Novel), chapter VI
- 3: Warhammer 40,000: Fire_Warrior
- 4: Fire Warrior (Novel), chapter IX
- 5: Fire Warrior (Novel), epilogue
- 6: Fire Warrior (Novel), chapter I
- 7: Fire Warrior (Novel), chapter VII
