Fire Warrior (Game) - Notable Characters: Shas'la T'au Kais -- Kais is the game's Tau protagonist. The game begins with Kais' first day of live combat action. Kais proved instrumental not only in the initial rescue of the Ethereal Ko'Vash from Dolumar IV, but also in the resulting battle against the Forces of Chaos, who had orchestrated the entire incident in an attempt to release the greater Daemon Tarkh'ax from a dimensional prison within the Webway. Guided only by his commander Shas'el T'au Lusha, and later Captain Ardias,of the 3rd Company of the Ultramarines, Kais fought through a whirlwind of blood and fire before finally facing down Tarkh'ax himself. Reports on the incident are varied, and often contradictory. Some claim that Kais was able to defeat the Lord of Change singlehandedly, while others state that he was helped by both Captain Ardias and an XV8 Crisis Battlesuit team led by El'Lusha. In the end, Ko'Vash was unfortunately killed, and Dolumar IV was duly cleansed by an Exterminatus ordered by Ardias and carried out by the Imperial Navy. Kais ended up in a Tau mental hospital suffering from an extremely severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder, though it seemed possible that he might recover. His ultimate fate remains unknown.Governor Meyloch Severus -- The corrupt Planetary Governor of the Imperial Desert World of Dolumar IV. Prior to the mission "No Rest for the Wicked", he was interested in the Tau psyche, and was disappointed that they were not a psychically attuned race. He aligned himself with the Greater Daemon Tarkh'ax, and summoned Chaos Space Marines of the Word Bearers Traitor Legion onto the Imperial Battleship. The Word Bearers destroyed the ship, and Severus holed up in his fortress on Dolumar IV, called "The Pit." Traitor Marines under his command also attempted to capture and control an Imperial Titan, but they were foiled when Kais destroyed the great war engine. When killed by Kais, Severus' corpse was possessed by Tarkh'ax.Admiral Constantine -- The Imperial Navy flag officer who commanded the Imperial Battleship that attacked the Tau in an attempt to retrieve the Ethereal after Kais rescues him. His boarding force is repelled, and the Tau launch a counter-boarding action, where Kais eventually attacks the bridge and nearly captures the Admiral. He is later taken by Governor Severus and the Word Bearers, and lasts just long enough to give Kais a final warning before he is turned into a Chaos Spawn.El'Lusha -- The Tau Commander of Kais' force. He guides Kais through the first half of the game. In the novel, he dons an XV8 Crisis Battlesuit and his team helps defeat the Daemon for good.Aun'el Ko'Vash -- Ko'Vash is a Tau Ethereal who has been captured by the Imperium. The first missions for Kais on Dolumar IV are to rescue Ko'Vash.Ardias -- Captain of the 3rd Company of the Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter. He saves Admiral Constantine's life when Kais storms the bridge. He negotiates a truce between the Imperial force and the Tau, where later, he overrides Kais' communications, allowing him to direct Kais through the second half of the game to fight the Chaos incursion. In the novelization, he also fights against the daemon Tarkh'ax in the Chaos temple. Despite showing a degree of respect for the Tau and La'Kais that is unusual for a servant of the xenophobic Imperium, he was later ironically killed battling the Tau in the Joran Retaliation in 745.M41.Tarkh'ax -- Tarkh'ax was a Lord of Change, a Greater Daemon of Tzeentch, who was trapped by the Eldar in the 31st Millennium on the Desert World of Dolumar IV, by means of a psychic incantation known as the Songweave. This held Tarkh'ax and his warband of Word Bearers Traitor Marines within a section of the Webway, which was then sealed off by the Eldar. it was only through actions of the planet's Imperial Governor, Severus, through the subtle manipulations of Tarkh'ax, that he and his troops were released. It took an orchestrated war between the Imperium and the Tau as well as a series of Chaotic incantations to release the Traitor Marines, and the blood sacrifice of Severus himself at the precise time of sundown at the hands of Kais to summon Tarkh'ax himself. During his brief foray into realspace he received blessings from each of the Chaos Gods before losing them again in conflict with Kais, Shas'el T'au Lusha and Captain Ardias before being destroyed entirely by Lusha and a squad of Tau wearing XV8 Crisis Battlesuits.