Dava Tambuur was a young woman, one of two members of Kiith Tambuur who managed to become one of the sleepers. She, and her husband, Iifrit Tambuur were frozen in Cryo Pods, next to each other in one of Cryo Trays left in orbit of Kharak when the Kushan Mothership made it's first hyperspace jump. Soon after, Kharak was attacked by the Taiidan Empire, as a result of it, Cryo Trays were attacked by four Assault Frigates. The Mothership fleet manage to repel the attack, however several Cryo Trays were damaged, and some of the cryo pods suffered irreparable damage, including the one which housed Dava Tambuur.