Mitsuo Palmatum

**Mitsuo Palmatum** was a former male Human politician of the Southeast Duchy, a political faction on the planet Cephor III. Disgraced from his position of power, Mitsuo became a beggar who lived on the outskirts of civilization, before being granted a new chance at life by the people of the Crash Coast settlement. He was the boyfriend of Darius Deathrend.

## Biography

### Early Life

Mitsuo Palmatum was born on the planet Cephor III, a boreal world situated at the inner northeastern edge of the Outer Expanse. Born in one of the outer, less wealthier settlements under the Southeast Duchy, Mitsuo Palmatum had the luxury of being born to a rather important family in Southeasterner high society. His family was able to afford an education for him in the Southeast Duchy capital city. As a transfer student, Mitsuo was a talented, intelligent mind. He was popular among social circles during his time at school. Because of his prestige as a student, however, he rarely had to perform any acts of menial labor.

### Life of a Politician

By the time he was a young adult, Mitsuo became a politician who served the people of the Southeast Duchy at an official capacity. While his time as a politician strengthened his abilities in the art of persuasion and speech, he also received considerable combat training from the Southeasterner government. This granted him the means to defend himself should he had ever been left unprotected in public spaces.

#### Descent Into Corruption

Palmatum maintained his government position for several years, but he was not without his faults. With his greed getting the best of him, he fell into the habit of taking bribes from lobbyists, influencing decisions that were detrimental to the quality of living for Southeasterners. This level of corruption was eventually discovered by the public. As a result, Palmatum was denounced and disgraced for accepting bribes. Out of shame, he fled Southeasterner territory and made a living on the outskirts of civilization.

### A New Path: Joining Crash Coast

For several months, Palmatum traveled on a caravan across the Cephorian supercontinent. He only made stops into cities and settlements for supplies. When he ran out of money, he resorted to begging for necessities like food, water, and medicine.

By the time Palmatum reached the southwestern coast of the supercontinent, he was incredibly worn down by poverty and the wilderness. He managed to discover the small settlement of Crash Coast, who he decided to ask its inhabitants for food and water. Seeing the ragged state that Palmatum was in, they gave him what he requested as well as housing and access to hygiene. As Palmatum provided extra hands in keeping up the maintenance of Crash Coast, the townsfolk decided to offer him a permanent place to stay in the settlement, to which he graciously accepted. Palmatum would continue living as a contributing member of the Crash Coast society for many years.

Eventually, Palmatum found love in another newcomer to Crash Coast—a former scavenger named Darius Deathrend.

## Personality and Traits

Mitsuo Palmatum was a Human man with narrow dark brown eyes, lightly tanned skin, and black hair. The sides of his head were shaved and his hair was often spiked up and kept short. He preferred wearing more fanciful and cleaner outfits, as he liked to keep up appearances. He often wore a signature white geranium flower as an accessory.

Mitsuo was largely an upbeat and friendly individual who was well-educated and polite to others, as a result of his upper class background. For the same reasoning, however, Mitsuo was easily influenced by greed and was accustomed to a certain level of luxury. Even as a beggar, some would comment on how Mitsuo would ask for too much from the small settlements he went to for supplies. He was stingy with his belongings, which made it more difficult for him to adjust to the communal nature of Crash Coast. Despite these qualities, many also recognized Mitsuo for his trust of others (sometimes to a naive degree) and for his surprisingly gentle nature.

## Skills and Abilities

As a former politician, Mitsuo's best skills were as a negotiator and as a general conversationalist. He was capable of holding his own weight, which aided in construction efforts for Crash Coast.

## Trivia

* Mitsuo is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.
	+ Mitsuo's original procedurally-generated name was "Yiyang 'Mitsuya' Jiang," which is a backer-submitted name.
* His surname "Palmatum" comes from *Geranium palmatum*, a species of flowering plant.