Wood Grover Crowfern

Wood Grover Crowfern, more commonly known as Grover, is a plant husbandrist from Lire, a tiny, remote planet in the outskirts of the Milky Way.

## Appearance

Grover is taller than most, standing at 6'2. Though skinnier than the other men in his family, he still maintains an athletic build thanks to the rigorous farmwork he did daily back at home. He has bright orange hair in a shag that reaches the nape of his neck. His eyes are green. His freckled skin is beige, but it tans fairly easily. His limbs and torso have several scars and scratches from work accidents and playfights with his brother.

Under his colonization outfit, he wears a bodysuit. It gives him the mobility he needs to tend to crops quickly while keeping him dry and warm. Attached to its back are fins from which he can hang small materials, such as seed packets and soil flatteners.

## Personality

Grover is a very optimistic and good-natured person. He is loyal to those he cares about to the point where he'll sacrifice his own comfort for theirs. He feels for those in need or pain, be it emotionally or physically, even if they have wronged him in the past.

While normally happy-go-lucky, he is very irritable when rudely awoken. Because of this, he enjoys caffeinated drinks.

He tries to be tolerant and understanding of rude or cold personalities, but if caught at the wrong time or provoked too much, he will retort in turn.

Combat terrifies him. In times of great peril, he loses himself to the adrenaline and fights primitively. It takes quite awhile to console him afterwards.

## Background

### Childhood

Grover grew up on Lire, where he had a quiet, monotonous childhood. Every day was comprised of getting up early, breaking his back doing tending to the fields, studying, then going back to sleep to get ready for the next day.

Grover lived with his family of four, comprised of his mother, father, and seven years older brother, Harvest Bartholomew. Grover idolized Harvest B and spent the majority of his time with him. Everything that came out of his brother's mouth was the gospel truth, every request or favor asked for was done immediately—every moment without Harvest was time wasted.

Grover learned most of what he knew from Harvest. He became a skilled agriculturalist in time, but never felt on par with his brother. He was never envious, however. Grover was instead determined to become the fountain of knowledge his brother was.

He never did learn every corner of the trade, as his time with his brother was cut short when he was twelve years old. Harvest Bartholomew went missing after he went out to finish some chores. He was not found for several months and was eventually pronounced dead. His body was not found until wintertime that year, when several bones were discovered their silo. This marked the end of his childhood in many ways.

### STaN

It wasn't long before Grover learned of STaN through propaganda circling the galaxy. Tired of living with reminders of his brother's death, he studied hard. As soon as he was of age, Grover joined STaN as a plant husbandrist.

After being mocked at STaN, "Wood" began introducing himself as Grover.

Due to being a well-rounded agriculturalist, Grover was passed around through different departments. Because of the frequency of his transfers, he was never able to develop any meaningful relationships with his coworkers. For this reason, he can occasionally be found talking to plants. There were perks to this constant change, however: he honed his skills and knowledge every time he was moved, which allowed him to climb up the ranks fairly quickly over a span of three years.

Around the middle of this third year, Grover was assigned to his first mission: Nimrod IX. Trusting of his superiors, he felt as though he would be taking a great step for his posterity. He gladly accepted the mission.

### Nimrod IX

After crashing on Cetrilles, Grover fell into a state of quiet shock. He followed the others, occasionally commenting on the plan. Jumping into the water snapped him out of it. It was on that day that Grover discovered he hated the feeling of being wet.

Grover was easily irritable while they were in their makeshift base. The uncertainty and tension in the air did not mix well with the size of the place. Due to this and their rather callous behavior, he would occasionally get into arguments with Q56. The move to Aquarius IV, which was bigger and richer in resources, helped Grover loosen up slightly. Those who he had previously forged small bonds with, such as ***(to be linked) Keitel***, soon became friends.

To keep himself occupied, he tends to the farms found on IV.