Sarim Trum-Cassthar

Sarim (left) and his adopted daughter Seri (right)

Sarim Trum-Cassthar is a semi-retired Ablar Drasgahe Finnem operative, currently serving as captain of the *CS Vikham*, and thus one of Ad Astra's protagonists. Although his past in the ADF isn't known to any of the other protagonists, he is obviously haunted by it.

In 2236, Sarim adopted young Terran orphan named Seri, and has raised her as his own on Chor's Gutters. She, of course, has come with him onto the *Vikham*.

## Biography

### Early Life

Born on the Zaydran Union and Technocratic Alliance capital planet of Doman, Sarim was the child of two Directorate administrators, and it was naturally assumed he would follow their footsteps. Despite this, he always showed a fondness for more physical pursuits, and of course great skill at them. As a child, Sarim would amaze his peers and elders alike with physical feats, and it was only natural that, when he turned 10, he would enlist in the Zaydran Union Armed Forces

### Military Service

For a period of five years, Sarim served in the Zaydran Army, regularly scoring near perfect on all physical examinations. His lack of control was counteracted by his loyalty, and he regularly received good marks from his superiors. He did so well that, upon retirement, Sarim was approached by the Ablar Drasgahe Finnem (ADF), and offered potential recruitment into their ranks. Sarim accepted, and was taken off to a blacksite to begin a new life.

### ADF Service

It was assumed, by the few who knew of Sarim's ADF training, that his lack of self-control would cause him to either die or fail out. Much to their surprise, he did neither, and became an ADF Operative in his own right. For the next ten years, Sarim travelled Directorate Space and beyond, participating in black ops and covert missions. His morals, at first, got in the way, but he learned to quell them, becoming steadily more consequentialist and fatalistic with each mission.

Finally, ten years after he enlisted, Sarim's service was complete; he retired with full honors, one of the few ADF operatives to survive the ten years to potential retirement.

### Retirement to Chor's Gutters

Upon leaving the ADF, Sarim became a drifter, taking on several odd jobs throughout Technocratic Alliance space; eventually, he would even move into the The Terran Federation, coming to settle eventually in Chor's Gutters as he felt the lawless wasteland that was the bottom of the Compass would suit him perfectly.

During this time, Sarim met and befriended two Terrans, who had a young daughter named Seri. For unknown reasons, the Terrans would perish, and, as a favor to them and out of sympathy for the young girl, Sarim would adopt her as his own. For the next sixteen years, Sarim would raise Seri as his own, teaching her the skills he learned in the ADF that would be necessary for her survival.

The two, during this time, would live aboard the hollowed out shell of the *CS Vikham*, and, although they never intended to have her fly again, they would collaboratively work on repairing several systems. When Maius Wiks arrived on the Gutters in 2315, he would come to meet both Sarim and Seri, Seri now a full-fledged Gutters resident of her own.

### Repairing the Vikham

When Don Santiago agreed to pay to repair the *Vikham* after the assassination of Mei Zhao, Sarim agreed; it was due time he and Seri left the gutters. Along with Kitadel Kluxared, Zavis Halifax, and Shan Radley, Sarim, Seri and Wiks would spend the next three months doing various odd jobs, while the *Vikham* was in repair.

During this time, Sarim would form a close relationship with the various individuals he'd be travelling with; Zavis and Wiks were his favorites, who he viewed as professionals like himself - however, he had high hopes Klux would eventually "grow into his skin" and help the group greatly. Obviously, he was closest with Seri, as he always had been, and probably always would be. As for Shan, Sarim viewed them as too emotional; the countenance to his own coldness. He recognized their necessity, however, and was happy to have them on the team.

## Appearance

Tall, thin, and always looking around to study his surroundings, Sarim casts a rather intelligent and analytical figure. Although he always wears his trademark body armor, what he wears underneath varies, and under that is an athletic physique made perfect by a maintained ADF training regimen.

## Personality

A hardened consequentialist, Sarim holds the firm belief that the right ends can always justify the means, and lives his life accordingly. Despite these "reserved" morals, he is quite affable, especially around Seri, with whom he mutually shares a close bond.