Laurent Hanousek

**Laurent Hanousek** was a male Penumbrian settler, pioneer, physician, and herbalist who served the United Cassiopeian Republic as part of an expedition to the planet Jalanthea. Hanousek helped found the Orla Quarry settlement on behalf of the UCR, alongside fellow pioneers Nikola Sulitan, Valery Caviss, and his husband Patrick Bareketh.

## Biography

### Early Life and Education

In 5447 ASA, Laurent Hanousek was born on the planet Uplarias, a UCR colony covered in advanced domed cities that comfortably housed billions of people. Like many others, Laurent grew up in relative convenience with a comprehensive education. His Penumbrian family encouraged him to routinely work out, in order to maintain his stamina, physical strength, and physical health. As a teenager going through school, he befriended Patrick Bareketh, a Human boy in his class. Both students focused on learning medicine, from modern inventions to herbal and magical remedies.

### Herbalists in the Expanse

By the time they were adults, Hanousek and Bareketh eventually became licensed physicians after years of education. Together, they traveled to the Central Expanse and helped others in need of modern medicine and healthcare. At some point in their lives, Hanousek and Bareketh worked as herbalists on a backwater planet, aiding villagers with quality salves and poultices.

Hanousek and Bareketh's shared experiences in the Expanse made them grow closer than they ever were. The two ultimately became romantically involved.

### Settling on Jalanthea

In 5500 ASA, Laurent Hanousek and his partner Patrick Bareketh were selected by the UCR to join an expedition team to the planet Jalanthea in the southwestern Central Expanse. Their team's goal was to establish a base for the UCR and gather resources, as well as to create connections with the Jalanthean inhabitants. Leading Laurent and Patrick's assigned team was Nikola Sulitan, who had previously worked with the Cassiopeian Military as a physical instructor. The only other individual assigned to the small expedition team was the pioneer Valery Caviss. In that same year, the four UCR officials founded the Orla Quarry base and settlement.

A few months after the creation of Orla Quarry, Laurent and Patrick had a wedding, with their guests being the other settlers of the town.

## Personality and Traits

Laurent was a Penumbrian man with purple-colored skin, white hair, and four dark-fuchsia-colored eyes. As a Penumbrian, he towered over most other humanoid sentient species and had a large, stout, broad-shouldered build. He styled his hair into a mohawk and had a big beard.

In contrast to his partner Patrick, Laurent was a more measured and careful individual who stayed extremely organize and kept a rather logical approach to most situations in life. Almost in contrast to his methodical way of thinking, Laurent was deeply ambitious and extroverted, which made him a generally positive person. Many knew Laurent as someone who loved to talk, tell stories, and discuss insightful things with others whenever he had the opportunity. He tended to have longer conversations than most, as he often had trouble ending conversations. Luckily, most found Laurent to be entertaining and fun to speak with. He was highly cooperative and a clever planner.

## Skills and Abilities

Laurent's best skills were as a doctor and as an herbalist. Out of everyone in Orla Quarry, he was the most qualified to tend to the plants and crops that grew in the settlement. Like Patrick, Laurent was a professional when it came to identifying and tending to plants, which greatly improved farming efforts for Orla Quarry. His Penumbrian biology gave him considerable strength, which came in handy during fights and whenever something needed to be hauled and carried by hand. Most acts of physical labor came easy to Laurent.

## Trivia

* Laurent is based off of a randomly generated colonist character from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.