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'''O'var''', which translates as '''Commander Brightsword'''^1p.167, was a student of [[O'Shovah|Commander Farsight]] and the commander of [[Es'Tau]]. Following the [[Tau Empire|Second Phase Expansion]] Brightsword led the Tau forces against the Imperium attacking the world of [[Nimbosa Crusade|Nimbosa]].² During the initial assault he annihilated the [[Vostroyan Firstborn|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 p.15} and the world of Nimbosa was reconquered by the Imperium shortly after.^{3 p.57} 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. ¹ 

* ¹[[Last Chancers (Novel Series)]] by [[Gavin Thorpe]]**¹ p.137,167**² p.137* [[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)]]p.14,15* ³[[Cities of Death]] p.56,57