Te'lrin Zenk

## Biography

Born on **Exorna Regalis** in **2425**, Te'lrin Zenk is the CEO of renowned pharmaceutical company, **Pu'rik Industries***.* His father, a company shareholder in Pu'rik, started a hostile takeover of the company with the consent of the occupying **Aventis Empire** in **2425**, securing the Zenk family as the priority shareholders for the company.

However this rampant power play by his father, resulted in a difficult childhood for his son as he was often ostracised from **Rothian Union** academies due to his father being considered an Aventis collaborator and was not accepted by the ruling Aventis army either, leaving Te'lrin to have an isolated and friendless childhood, spent reading, his parents spending money on private tutors.

Despite his sheltered upbringing, rarely venturing beyond the family estate, Te'lrin proved to be an exceptional student, quickly developing a passion for genetics with a zeal that completely eclipsed that of his father, who had hoped he would prove be more of a businessman, rather then a scientist.

At age 6, Te'lrin witnessed his father extend a deal to secure the legacy of Empress **Celia MacLowan** in exchange for increased land rights on **Exorna Regalis**. Although he was not told of the development of **Osgar** and **Hild MacLowan**, a young Te'lrin did entertain a general of the **Black Eye Dominion** at his family estate. Te'lrin was inspired by General **Sylveris Lunamonde**, although this was a ploy set up by his father to obtain DNA from the General, he spoke a length with Lunamonde about the application of genetics as weaponry, impressing the Dominion general.

At age 17, Te'lrin's father and mother were killed while overseeing a mining operation on Exorna Regalis's Class D moon. In the aftermath, Te'lrin discovered that the attack had been the work of the terrorist faction known as the **Rothian Liberation Army**, a small liberation front that sought to reclaim **Rothian Union** space from the occupying Aventis Empire.

As a direct result of this, Te'lrin was elevated to the head of Pu'rik Industries and shifted the companies focus from pharmaceuticals and medicines, to developing advanced biological and chemical weaponry for the Aventis to use against the resistant sectors of Rothian society. His contribution, directly elevated him to the equivalent status of an **Aventis House Lord** and **House Zenk** was formally established in **2440** as an official Aventis house, the first aliens to be allowed to participate in Aventis politics.

In **2451**, Pu'rik Industries approached **The Shadow Commonwealth** for permission to establish a hospital complex on **Io (Arkhosia II-D)**, which was granted by Vice President **Ahnoh Echegaray** to help victims of the **Avalid Empire** attack on the planet. Unknown to the Vice President or President **Aaru Dedef’ti**, Pu'rik Industries established a secret research facility under the **Normandy Memorial Hospital** in the central city of **Ionis**, which they kept several members of the Avalid species alive for study, causing the Avalid to attack the planet again in **2452** after a psionic signal sent by these captives.

In **2453**, Zenk was killed after founding **The Pu'rik Alliance**, an independent state which had taken over control of **Exorna Regalis's** democratic **Rothian Federation** government. He studied the **Rannis Consensus** which convinced him to serve it and attempt to open a **Dimensional Tear** to escape the **Tasi Universe**. The resulting battle with the **United Systems Commonwealth** resulted in the destruction of **Exorna Regalis** and the creation of **The Great Scar**, killing Zenk and millions of innocent civilians.