Commander Farsight - The Eight: "The Eight" are a specialist T'au Battlesuit command team consisting of Commander Farsight and seven of his closest advisors and top T'au Commanders. The Eight have become legend amongst the T'au in the Farsight Enclaves, for they are warriors beyond compare.Led by O'Shovah himself, each of the battlesuit pilots in the unit is a veteran of dozens of battles. In the case of Commander Bravestorm and Farsight himself, they bring almost six hundred years of cumulative experience in the arts of war to an already potent assembly of warriors.Upon the rare times they are deployed together, they form a powerful fighting force on the battlefield capable of defeating a diverse range of foes; for they are a nigh-unstoppable team.The current members of The Eight include:Commander Farsight - The renegade Fire Caste Commander is Shas'o Vior'la Shovah Kais Mont'yr, often shortened to O'Shovah, and even better known as Commander Farsight. Over his unnaturally long life span, Farsight has been known by many other names as well, for he was the most exalted of all the protégés of the legendary Commander Puretide. He was also the "Hero of Vior'la," and "The Bane of Greenskins," and after he left the T'au Empire, he became known as the "Great Traitor" or "He who Renounced the Greater Good". To the T'au of the Farsight Enclaves, he is their one true leader, a warrior who will take his people to their great destiny.Honour-Shas'vre O'Vesa - O'Vesa is not a shas'vre at all, but an old Earth Caste colleague of Farsight, kept alive by microdrones of his own invention. Given that Commander Farsight is a die-hard Fire Caste traditionalist, it speaks to the bond between the two that he allows any other caste the great honour of piloting a battlesuit, much less a powerful XV104 Riptide. Many A.I. suites that O'Vesa invented are integrated into the Riptide's piloting array -- his technological genius offering him great aid in targeting and compensating for his lack of a lifetime's worth of intense training and experience in battle.Commander Bravestorm - Commander Bravestorm was entombed in life support systems after sustaining critical injuries during the battle at Blackthunder Mesa on Dal'yth. Since that fateful day, the scorched and twisted T'au has been confined to a battlesuit, although his core support cocoon has been reinstalled into an XV8-02 Crisis "Iridium" mantle. Despite his hardships, Bravestorm has lost neither his fervour for the Greater Good, nor his lightning quick mind. He fights with a battle prowess and bravado that few can equal, for he has passed beyond fear and courted death itself.Commander Brightsword - Few deliver a deathblow with such deadly efficiency as Commander Brightsword. With his pair of Fusion Blasters, Brightsword leads his Rapid Insertion Force from the front, and his war exploits have proven more than worthy. Many famous warriors have previously borne the same name, and its current bearer is mindful of the heritage that accompanies the honoured title. In battle, he always chooses the most powerful enemy target to annihilate first, and thus far, none have escaped his fusion blasts. He has destroyed the most hulking of war engines and monsters, and his aggressive attack style has been modelled upon the tactics of O'Shovah himself.Commander Sha'vastos - The first T'au to be fitted with a Puretide Engram Neurochip prototype known as a Sword of Puretide, Sha'vastos was saved from his subsequent lobotomisation by the intervention of Commander Farsight. His prototype neurochip suffered rapid degeneration after the battle however, so Farsight had the commander secreted away in stasis until he could find a cure. Many Terran decades later, O'Vesa was able to recalibrate the neurochip and reawaken the old warrior so that he might fight and live once more. A tactical genius, Commander Sha'vastos leads his cadres to victory after victory, for he always seems to know the enemy's battle plans even before setting foot on the battlefield.Shas'vre Ob'lotai 9-0 - Although it is not known outside of the Eight and their Earth Caste attendants, the XV88 Broadside Battlesuit Ob'lotai 9-0 is not piloted by flesh and blood. Instead, the Broadside is controlled by a late-generation mnemonic A.I. engram of the original Shas'vre Ob'lotai. Long ago, at the Fire Caste training domes, it was Shas'vre Ob'lotai who first taught the piloting arts to the young warrior who would one day become Commander Farsight. Using multi-trackers and advanced scanfeeds, Ob'lotai 9-0 is a master at supplying the rest of the Eight with deadly accurate supporting fire.Commander Arrak'kon - Equipped with an XV8-05 Crisis "Enforcer" battlesuit, and mounting an extensive suite of anti-infantry weapons, Commander Arra'kon can leave even the largest formations of enemy troops in ruins in an instant. Willingly leaving the larger targets to Commander Brightsword, Arra'kon instead seeks out masses of enemy foot soldiers. An analytical warrior, Arra'kon encourages the Eight to review and critique all of their past battles on holo-vid -- for it is his constant goal to further hone his battle arts.Sub-Commander Torchstar - A defector from the T'au Empire to the Farsight Enclaves, Sub-Commander Torchstar is the youngest and most impetuous of the Eight. Bearing twin flamers, the Vior'lan borders on reckless as she bounds headlong into battle.When not operating as part of the Eight, Commander Farsight will typically be part of another command team consisting of up to seven XV8 Crisis Battlesuit bodyguards.