Loren Khirzo

**Loren Khirzo**, né **Trembling**, was a male Human junior guardsman who served the Viridian Dominion. Under imperial decree, Khirzo was assigned to live in the settlement of Crash Coast, where he became both a citizen and protector of the community. He was the boyfriend of Makoto Larai.

## Biography

### Early Life: A Scavenger Turned Soldier

Loren was born on the planet Cephor III, a boreal world situated at the inner northeastern edge of the Outer Expanse. Born illegitimately, Loren was given the surname Trembling at an early age as per Viridianite custom. Loren Trembling spent the early years of his life scrounging for food in the streets of the imperial city he called home.

One day, a commander of the Viridian Dominion military saw Loren and was impressed by his agility and strength, when Loren got himself into a fight with another boy his age. Under the promise of consistent food, water, and shelter, the commander offered to take Loren under his wing and train him as a young imperial guardsman. Loren accepted the commander's offer and gladly underwent the training necessary to become a skilled fighter, well into his teenaged years. As a sign of respect, Loren adopted his commander's surname, becoming Loren Khirzo.

### Assignment to Crash Coast

When Loren Khirzo was 16, he had already become recognized as a formidable junior guardsman throughout the ranks of the Viridian Dominion. One day, an allied settlement of the empire called Crash Coast protected Baroness Lilibeth Dendo after her shuttle was attacked by pirates. As reward for their act of servitude for the empire, the Viridian Dominion assigned Loren to Crash Coast as an act of solidarity between the two factions. Loren was soon transferred away from the imperial Viridianite cities to the small colony of Crash Coast.

Loren found it slow to adjust to his new environment, but eventually found a friend in another boy his age, Fabio Pineda.

## Personality and Traits

Loren Khirzo was a young Human man with dark-toned skin, ash brown hair, and burgundy-colored eyes. He had a teardrop-shaped tattoo beneath his right eye. Loren was known have had a rather robust figure, as a result of imperial military training. He was trained to be able to endure heavy hits more easily than others.

Those who knew Loren always knew him as an extroverted and generally friendly person. Some viewed him as rather chatty, as he always liked to talk about plenty of different things with others, perhaps to a fault. He was often introspective and critical when it came to thinking on important matters. Confident, compassionate, and loyal, Loren was a great ally to those he aligned himself with and worked effortlessly in a team environment. Having had military training, Loren was often cautious and skeptical when faced with unclear situations, which was appreciated by his more strategic neighbors and friends. Many considered Loren a great judge of character who was always aware of his surroundings.

## Skills and Abilities

As a skilled and respected junior guardsman, Loren was rather skilled in combat, capable of fighting with both melee and long-ranged weapons. He was an expert at finding things that would aid in his survival. As a member of the Crash Coast community, Loren also acquired a handful of helpful skills in cooking, crafting, and mining. Loren had significant familiarity in medicinal practices, thanks to his military training, which was largely helpful to his community.

## Trivia

* Loren is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.
	+ Loren's original procedurally-generated name was "Lorenzo Kirby".