Tau is a shai, a species of beings who are basically human albinos, with the exception that their eyes are also entirely white, devoid of any retina or expression.
Thus, if eyes are the window to the soul, it’s nearly impossible to tell what a shai is thinking.
When his parents were murdered by the Cabal, Master Ashakti took young Voss into his chaizo (dojo). Voss trained alongside a younger Tau in Umquai, a shai martial art.
Their training requires that if either one is to kill the other, it must only be through a fair duel, lest they forfeit their chance at an afterlife in “The Great Beyond.”
Sourcemind thinks that’s superstitious bullshit and cuts to the chase, so to speak.
I removed my duster and laid it across a fluffy white couch. I felt naked without it, even in my black shirt.
Izok took off his robe to reveal a six pack. Damn show off. Made me wish I’d worked out more.
The kubazi spear. The most deadly of all the ancient, pre-gunpowder weapons. Two jagged ends, each so sharp they leave you feeling like they’ll slice you to ribbons just by looking at them. The middle disconnects to form a chain, leaving the weapon to be wielded like a pair of nunchaku or more accurately, a giant flail. The chain can even be retracted and the weapon broken apart entirely to allow the the user to wield each end as a pair of dual blades.
Long before they discovered space travel, the shai warlords of old reigned supreme over their world with…
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