Unbeknownst to Farsight, the ancient sword has a dark secret. Its blade is made from alien chronophagic alloys. This means that whenever its wielder cuts a life short with the blade, the natural lifespan that he stole from his victim is added to the wielder’s own. This has allowed Commander Farsight to live for almost three Terran centuries, far beyond the natural lifespan of the Tau race. Though he has his suspicions that it is the Dawn Blade that had prolonged his lifespan to such a degree, if Farsight ever found out the horrible truth, he would likely end his own life in ritual suicide then and there.