[b]Full Name:[/b] Shas'la Vior'la Ko'vash

[b]Shortened Name:[/b] Ko'vash

[b]Age:[/b] 9

[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Appearance:[/b]
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With smoother features and a more pronounced jawline than most tau of his gender, Ko'vash has an 'almost' human look to him, a fact enhanced by the fact unlike most Fire Caste recruits he is neither bald nor shaven, wearing his hair in a ceremonial braid. He is what one might consider to be fresh-faced, an air of joviality to his look that is at odds with the generally hotheadedness of the Sept.

[b]Personality:[/b] Ko'vash, at least for a young tau, exhibits something of a free spirit, a propensity to joke and not see the serious side of things that at times has earned him ire, especially his willingness to make jest of matters that the Tau as a people hold very dear. This is not to say he is not as dedicated as his peers, for he too has undergone the same level of cultural indoctrination, it is simply that there is a sardonic layer which he projects for his own amusement, and sometimes, the amusement of others. Despite this, he holds few true doubts about the Tau's place in the galaxy and his own role within the Caste system.

[b]History:[/b] As with many from Vior'la, Ko'vash grew up through the Sept's renown Fire Caste Academies. He was not particularly close to his family, as with many Tau, but still felt the sting of their loss during one of many orcish attacks upon the Empire, both his mother and father lost as part of the Sept's many campaigns against the hated for. It is perhaps this specific loss which formed his coping mechanism of dry humour, at odds with the rest of the generally straight-talking Fire Caste.

Alongside the other members of the Squad, he has recently graduated through Fire Caste training, and feels particularly keen to finally get out and into the wider Galaxy, perhaps with some thoughts of revenge, despite the calming words of the Ethereals.

[b]Skills:[/b] Ko'vash has particularly fast mental and physical reflexes for a Tau, having excelled at simulations requiring both rapid mental tracking and physical agility. This makes him subtle in his movements for one of the Fire Caste, and more than capable of operating the sensitive weapons of war that the Fire Caste brings to bear.



Character Art by Phoebe Herring