Petrolos

**Petrolos** was a male Dremirian who served the Praeliorian Empire by selling out his fellow Dremirians in order to save himself from execution.

He was the romantic partner of a Praeliorian High Elite named Cirioma Thystamel, who by imperial legality made Petrolos her servant. Alongside the young Elite Jazzula Bornitas, the three of them eventually defected from the Praeliorian Empire to escape the only lives they ever truly knew.

## Biography

### Early Life

Petrolos was born on the moon of Viemirus, which orbited the Dremirian capital planet of Dremirus. As a Viemirian, Petrolos grew to be outspoken about his opinions on various things. He expressed his passion for artwork through tattooing.

### Capture and Servitude

At some point in his life, Petrolos was captured by Dremirian hunters serving the Praeliorian Empire. To save himself, Petrolos began working for the Empire, selling out other Dremirians and marking them as targets with his tattooing prowess.

Petrolos was later placed under the servitude of the High Elite Cirioma Thystamel. During his time as a servant, Petrolos and Cirioma developed feelings toward each other, although they were unable to fully communicate their mutual affection for quite some time. Neither of them tried contemplating too deeply on the imbalanced dynamic of their relationship until much later.

Petrolos would remain by Cirioma's side for at least several years.

## Personality and Traits

Petrolos was a Dremirian man with glittering hair colored dark red and eyes colored deep red. His skin was red as well, with his face consisting volatile-looking black, yellow, and orange marks almost reminiscent of lightning. He decorated his arms with tattoos etched in by himself.

A rather loose and informal man, Petrolos was someone who would do whatever it took to secure his own survival. This allowed him to betray his own people and work for the enemy with little to no hesitation, at least for a little while. With a rather rough and unfiltered exterior, Petrolos set himself apart from other imperial Dremirian servants, which made his relationship with Cirioma rather distinct and complicated. He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, and was willing to take dangerous initiatives, no matter how coarse or volatile they were.

Once he and Cirioma deserted the Praeliorian Empire, Petrolos began to realize how much he was capable of caring about the wellbeing of other people, and began to truly regret his betrayal of other Dremirians he sold out to the Empire. Petrolos evolved into someone who was willing to fight for others aside from himself out of the goodness of his heart, rather than as a means of self preservation. He grew to appreciate his own relationships and connections.

## Skills and Abilities

Petrolos was skilled at tattoo art, although as a servant of the Praeliorian Empire, he often used these skills to permanently mark the crystal skin of other Dremirians to mark them for 'pick-up' for the Empire.

While Petrolos possessed the ability to use Dremirian crystal magic, he disliked using these abilities. He much preferred fighting through other means, like through his own two fists.

## Trivia

* Petrolos was originally named Painite as a former *Steven Universe* fan character.
* His appearance, at least in terms of his face and hair, is based off of professional wrestler CM Punk.