Kron

> Kron stands as a reminder that a good score does not a good combatant make.
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> - Personal remarks of Archivist Immersfeld

Kron was a 1st Hunger Games selection from District 9. He was a mild-mannered and comparatively uninteresting Tortle who grew up tending to rice fields in District 9. Unfortunately for many viewers (and Kron himself), Kron had taken an oath of silence in service of his god, Talos. This being the case, Kron failed to capture the interest of viewers and sponsors alike.

## Character Bio

### Appearance

Kron was an average-sized Tortle with a 1 3/4" shell bearing traces of *Riccia Rhenana*, a liverwort from the northern reaches of District 9. He had dark tubercles with light brown skin. His shell was almost black, with a blue mark resembling a lightning bolt running from just behind his left shoulder down to his waist.

### Character History

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#### Childhood

District 9's endless fields of grain were not to Kron's liking. Instead, he grew up on his family's rice farm. Here, he seemed to feel at home tending to the rice paddies in peace day after day. When he was a young boy, Kron was nearly killed when lightning struck a paddy that he was working in. After this near-death experience, Kron left his farm, perhaps in search of greater purpose.

#### Adolescence

Kron wandered for weeks aimlessly before entering a temple of Talos to escape from a particularly bad rainstorm. Talos is a popular deity in District 9, as he was a god that the citizens prayed to when rain was needed for their grain fields. Upon meeting with the high priest of Talos, Kron took an Vow of Silence and became an acolyte and cleric of Talos.

## Preparing For The Games

### Interview

Due to his oath of silence in service of Talos, Kron respectfully declined his interview. While this added a certain amount of intrigue for many of the viewers, Kron saw no sponsor gifts in the arena.

### Time in the Training Grounds

While in the Training Grounds, Kron isolated himself from the others in an attempt to center his thoughts and feelings. Kron displayed a balanced mastery of skills in his Evaluation, earning a score of 7.1 (tenth best among tributes).

## During The Games

### Bloodbath

Kron was able to secure a spear and shield during the Bloodbath chaos, relying on his shell to fend off attacks from Cefrey and Betha. Harried by the siblings, the Tortle fled into the forest without retrieving further supplies.

### Death

Kron's failure to secure supplies proved to be his undoing. The Celeste siblings did not relent after his flight from the Cornucopia and, without a holy symbol, the Tortle was unable to invoke Talos' aid as they hunted him down. As he had chosen to live, the Tortle died in silence.

## Trivia

Although most Tortles only live to be about fifty years old, they can live considerably longer with healthy diet and exercise.

Kron delivered his request for a platform in writing, in accordance with his Vow of Silence. This note has been catalogued and is held in reserve by the Archive.

Kron's home parish, in northern District 9, requested permission to bury his remains behind his former temple. Funds collected for the purpose of sponsorship were instead used to erect a small shrine in his honor at the location where he was nearly struck by lightning.