Darius Farren

## Appearances

Fleet Admiral **Darius Farren** is the commanding officer of the Centran Defence Force and father of Cassandra Farren.

## Biography

Born into a long line of military officers, Darius Farren joined the Centran Defence Force and ultimately rose to the rank of Fleet Admiral and professional head of the service. Farren became a mentor figure to the young Winston Redfield, who ultimately rose to the rank of Vice Admiral.

At some point, shortly before the onset of the Great Famine, Farren fathered a daughter, Cassandra Farren, whom he taught to follow in his footsteps into the CDF, instructing her in strategy and military history for eleven hours a day until she was old enough to attend war college. Cassandra would ultimately follow her father into the CDF.

Following the end of the Frontier War, Farren met Cassandra in Admiralty House to discuss the attack on the CSV *Acrisius*, a disastrous fratricide incident at the Battle of the Atamara Crossroads that she had been responsible for. Despite Cass' objections, the CDF chose to cover up the incident. This prompted Cass to resign from the Centran Defence Force.

Farren was in post as Fleet Admiral in 0301 PCU, when he signed his own daughter's Letter of Marque to legitimise her as a privateer.

## Relationships

### Cassandra Farren

> *"He was my father and I wanted him to be proud of me. I didn't have anyone else."*
> - Cassandra Farren on her childhood relationship with her father.
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Darius Farren is estranged from his daughter Cassandra. As a child, Cass was instructed in military theory for eleven hours a day, with her father frowning on activities like music as he felt they distracted from her studies. The young Cass once attempted to run away from this regime, but came to feel that a military career was what she desired.

During the Frontier War, Cass became convinced that she owed her advancement to nepotism and became desperate to prove herself in her own right. The ultimately led to a disastrous incident of fratricide in the aftermath of the Battle of the Atamara Crossroads, which prompted Cass to resign from the Centran Defence Force. As of 0304 PCU, Cass claims to have not spoken to her father for years.

### Winston Redfield

> *"Darius would often say that you must never let them see you bleed."*
> - Winston Redfield quotes Darius Farren.
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Early in his career, Winston Redfield came under Darius Farren's mentorship. Much like Cassandra Farren, Redfield became single-mindedly focused on his career thanks to Farren's influence, going as far as to choose not to marry for the sake of his career. Redfield would often quote Farren's maxims in conversation.

During Redfield's attempt to seize control of the Avalon Exploratory Initiative, Cassandra recognised her father's influence on Redfield and confronted him over it. This ultimately led Redfield to mellow some of his attitudes and end his attempt to control the Avalon Fleet.

## Appearances

* Volume 2
	+ *Dust and Shadow* (mentioned only)
	+ *Theirs Not to Make Reply* (mentioned only)

* Volume 3
	+ *Theirs Not to Reason Why* (mentioned only)

* Anthology Shorts
	+ *Discontinuity* (mentioned only)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition One*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Dust and Shadow*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
4. ↑ *Discontinuity*
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Make Reply*