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Lorenz (Japanese: ロレンスRolence) was a general in the service of Grust. A close friend of Mostyn, he assisted him in the formation of the Kingdom of Talys. In the War of Shadows, he unsuccessfully attempted to persuade King Ludwik from allying with Dolhr, and in his devotion to his country resigned himself to following Grust's course in its alliance with Dolhr and its domination of the world. When the Archanea/Altea/Aurelis resistance army under Prince Marth came to Grust, Lorenz and Camus were the commanders of the country's defence, and Lorenz was convinced by Caeda, Mostyn's daughter, to ally with Marth for the good of Grust.
When King Ludwik died some time after the war's end, Lorenz was appointed the regent to the young Prince Yubello. However, the Archanean forces occuping Grust were handed over to the command of Lang, and under him they began abusing the people of Grust. In response, Lorenz and the Grust army attempted to resist the Archanean hold on Grust, without success. By the time Marth, on deployment to Grust on Hardin's request, reached Lorenz he was already dying of wounds sustained in earlier battles, with his forces since wiped out.
Along with Camus, Lorenz led the forces of Grust in defence of the country in the closing days of the War of Shadows and with Marth's army impending, with Lorenz personally guarding the Grusthold. He was approached by Caeda, who reminded him that the interests of a king are not always in the interests of the country, and that to join Marth's army would be to preserve Grust's future. Impressed and amused by Caeda's "mad logic", Lorenz allied with Marth's forces.
As in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, along with Camus, Lorenz led the forces of Grust in defence of the country in the closing days of the War of Shadows and with Marth's army impending, with Lorenz personally guarding the Grusthold. He was approached by Caeda, who reminded him that the interests of a king are not always in the interests of the country, and that to join Marth's army would be to preserve Grust's future. Impressed and amused by Caeda's "mad logic", Lorenz allied with Marth's forces.
Lorenz's resistance against the Archanean oppression under Lang had failed, and by the time Marth arrived, all that remained was a wounded Lorenz alone occupying a single fort, protecting the young Yubello and Yumina. As Marth's forces drew near, Lorenz ordered Ogma - dispatched to him by Mostyn - to take the two away, but they refused, so Ogma left alone to prepare to seek revenge for Lorenz's imminent loss. When Marth approached Lorenz, he entrusted Marth with the fates of the two royal children, then died of his grave wounds.
As in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, along with Camus, Lorenz led the forces of Grust in defence of the country in the closing days of the War of Shadows and with Marth's army impending, with Lorenz personally guarding the Grusthold. He was approached by Caeda or Marth, who reminded him that the interests of a king are not always in the interests of the country, and that to join Marth's army would be to preserve Grust's future. Impressed and amused by their "mad logic", Lorenz allied with Marth's forces.
In Shadow Dragon, he is moved onto the throne, and Camus is put in his former spot. This was possibly to make the chapter easier, as Camus is able to be bypassed, or to make killing him optional.
As in Mystery of the Emblem, Lorenz's resistance against the Archanean oppression under Lang had failed, and by the time Marth arrived, all that remained was a wounded Lorenz alone occupying a single fort, protecting the young Yubello and Yumina. As Marth's forces drew near, Lorenz ordered Ogma - dispatched to him by Mostyn - to take the two away, but they refused, so Ogma left alone to prepare to seek revenge for Lorenz's imminent loss. When Marth approached Lorenz, he entrusted Marth with the fates of the two royal children, then died of his grave wounds.