Theodore Faulkner

**Theodore Faulkner** was a male Human nobleman and a member of House Faulkner, a vassal house to House Lafayette. Theodore founded Faulkner Keep, a colonial outpost settlement on the planet Octus, with the help of his wife Triona Faulkner, Cadence Stone of House Stone, and a laborer named Oscar Balsam.

Theodore and Triona had one son together who they named Hugo Faulkner.

## Biography

### Early Life and Adulthood

In 5849 ASA, Theodore Faulkner was born on the planet Borealis, the castle-covered capital homeworld of the Borealans. Theodore was raised in nobility alongside several other siblings, some of whom were older than he was by several years. Because never much cared for the seat of Lord of House Faulkner, Theodore spent much of his life pursuing a variety of different interests. When he wasn't socializing with other nobles and learning the ins and outs of aristocratic society, he was taking to the stars and visiting countless worlds. Theodore took up a hobby in collecting the many trinkets and works of art he would come across throughout his travels. To other nobles, Theodore seemed like an eccentric man who was more fascinated and interested by his hobbies than any claim to climb up the social ladder.

#### Meeting Triona

During his travels, Theodore met a Tarrthailese woman named Triona Catri on one of the many worlds he visited. As Triona was only present on the same world as Theodore for work reasons, Theodore considered this a chance meeting. The two fell in love and one day married each other, thus making Triona a noblewoman of House Faulkner through marriage.

### Settling on Octus

In 5890 ASA, Theodore Faulkner set out on a mission to establish a colonial outpost settlement on the planet Octus, which was over two dozen thousand light-years away from Borealis. He enlisted the help of his architect wife Triona and his close friend Cadence Stone, the latter of whom was a noblewoman of House Stone. He also enlisted the help of a common laborer named Oscar Balsam, who had previous experience with settling on new lands. The four of them founded the settlement of Faulkner Keep, in honor of House Faulkner and the group's Borealan roots.

## Personality and Traits

Theodore Faulkner was a Human man with dark-toned skin, kinky black hair, and silver eyes. In his adulthood, he sported an impressive beard and thick dreads.

Many knew Theodore as a stoic, iron-willed man capable of persevering even in the toughest of times. A tolerant, open-minded individual, Theodore was deeply ambitious and worked endlessly to fulfill his own goals, graciously accepting the help of others whenever possible. Despite his ambition, he was not impulsive, as he often took a rather measured approach to most things in life. Theodore was also a collector of sorts, fancying himself the many trinkets and artisanal creations he acquired during his travels. Some thought of Theodore as an intellectual.

## Skills and Abilities

As a member of a noble house, Theodore was raised with the values of effective socialization and thus knew how to use speech to his advantage. He was an expert at finding things and was an overall observant, perceptive person. Some skills he adopted as a settler on Octus were crafting, mining, and animal tending. Theodore was also a surprisingly skilled cook.

## Trivia

* Theodore is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.