Shas'O Torith

## History

### Early Life

Born in the snowy slopes of Bork'an Shas'saal Torith was quickly taken to the exemplary academies present on the Sept world. She did well within her studies and within a year she was brought before her peers in the first Trial by Fire she would face. It was a grueling trek through the mountains with her squadmates, learning to survive with the help of the other, and putting the needs of oneself behind. The mountains of Bork'an are harsh, and a lone wanderer is bound to perish. After a week of freezing nights, warmed by the fire built alongside her bondmates,

    they returned down the mountain triumphant. She preformed her first Ta'lissera with her bondmates when they returned, a proof of their bond throughout the Trial. They were to be Breachers, the close quarters combat units of the Empire. It is a dangerous job, but with the increasingly populated areas the T'au Empire were attempting to convert, they were needed to help clear the buildings of those who would not tolerate the kind words of the Water Caste. Under the guidance of Shas'O Ril'min and the rest of his cadre, they would partake in the expansion of the Fourth Sphere and the defense of the T'au worlds against any threat. She served under Ril'min for many years, even past when she had earned her Mantle of Heroes and started her first steps as a Battlesuit pilot.

### The Mantle of Heroes

She was assigned an XV8 Crisis Suit for her first mission, and always drawn to the close quarters, it was outfitted with 2 Fusion Blasters and a Shield Generator. Sometimes her squad mates would find her conversing with the onboard AI of the suit, giving it the nickname "IQ". IQ and Torith would partake in many battles for the T'au'va, all under the watchful eye of O'Ril'min, guiding her along and making sure she did not go too far into her reckless nature. Her bondmates also recieved their Mantle at the same time, most of them choosing to take Cyclic Ion Blasters. Over time those, each of them fell in battle due to their reckless nature as breachers, and eventually only Ui'Torith and her last bondmate, Ui'Bog'dan.

During a particular mission against an encroaching Tyranid Swarm, she and O'Ril'min were assigned to help protect evacuating citizens as the bioforms marched towards the city. Ui'Torith and Ui'Bog'dan were bodyguards for O'Rilmin as they carreid out their mission. They were to delay until the main fleet could arrive with reinforcements to both take back the planet and help with the evacuation. It was a grueling battle and after several days of fighting, Torith and O'Ril'min were riddled with claw marks and deep wounds within their Battlesuits. Ui'Bog'dan was slain in the battle, and Ui'Torith watched as a Hive Tyrant ripped apart his battlesuit. Still the two carried on despite their injuries until the last citizen was evacuated. They were the last two to leave the planet, carrying each other aboard the manta before an orbital Ion beam decimated the bioforms devouring the organic life on the planet. While they were enroute back to their homeworld, O'Ril'min passed away due to his injuries. Without her commander and her last bondmate, she was lost. The ethereals gave her 2 months of rest, and she spent the time spent in self-imposed exile in the mountains. Torith built a memorial to O'Ril'min on the peak of the mountain, and by the time she returned she was changed from the reckless Shas'vre. A cold, calculating leader from them on, the only ones who felt her kindness being her closest friends and allies. The ethereals assigned her to train under Shas'O Kais as he lead a campaign in the Fourth Sphere.

### The Path of the Monat

The Fourth Sphere was when the T'au Empire first started to expand into the edges of the Veil Sector. They established the base on Ko'vash and used that as their point of expansion. Shas'vre Torith would begin many solo missions in her newly assigned XV95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit. After many campaigns and induction into the empire, the systems Lhas'rhen'na and Or'es were brought into the welcoming folds of the Greater Good. The colonies had been cut off from the Imperium for many decades due to a warp storm in the sector, making them ripe for the kind hands of the T'au Empire.

During these campaigns, Shas'vre Torith would become withdrawn and began to converse more with her suit AI on the long missions of interception and espionage. The path of the Lone Hero was natural for her as others began to see her as a cold and ruthless soldier. But despite being called the "Ice Queen" she was still a kind hearted soul. The teachings of O'Ril'min and O'Kais were ingrained in her being. These lessons would drive her decisions in the campaign of Shi'ur. With the assistance of the Tash'var sept and her cadre, she managed to draw a ceasefire from the Imperial Guard regime stationed there. While it was a fierce battle, Shas'vre Torith managed to infiltrate and isolate the commander of the Regime. She had the opportunity, but gave him a choice. Join the T'au'va, serve something bigger than yourself. The commander looked at his people suffering from being cut off from the Imperium for so long and begrudgingly agreed.

However, there was one specific member of the regime there who did not seem to be informed of the surrender of his forces. The newly inducted Gue'vesa of the colony attempted to approach him, but found their efforts thwarted as his well-aimed shots prevented their advance. Eventually after many days, they did manage to talk him out of his sniper nest, and he was brought before Shas'vre Torith. This Gue'vesa would be given the name of Gue'vesa Sha'he, as he had a propensity for constantly smoking Lho Sticks. In him she saw a drive to protect people no matter what. Shas'vre Torith had him inducted into a pathfinder training program, and he excelled. With her mission a success, and knowing the Gue'vesa colony of Shi'ur was in safe hands, she returned to the system of Ko'vash, where upon her return she was promoted to Shas'El.

After the campaign on Shi'ur, Shas'El Torith would continue to serve under O'Kais for 4 more years before he conducted her final trial of fire. The two left the sector for a year, and when Torith returned she was a Shas'O, commanding the R'alai'tadie Cadre.

## Present Day

Shas'O Torith was last ordered to return to her homeworld of Bork'an in order to undergo cryosleep in order to preserve the teachings of O'Kais for future generations of T'au. Her current whereabouts are thought to be in the space between stars, as she travels home.

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