Trent

Trent, a character in the Wake the Dead book, is the self-proclaimed King of Ironmount. He is first seen in Chapter 9.

Appearance
Trent has medium-length wavy black hair, blue eyes and light skin with a small beard. He wears a golden crown, a crimson and white ripped cape, and a blue ripped jacket with a leather shirt underneath.

Personality
While most people of Ironmount hold Trent to a high regard, underneath that facade Trent is nothing more than a cruel, selfish and violent man. He has no regard for human life given that he sacrifices people to drones for his own amusement.

Background
When the apocalypse started, Trent was the owner of the lands surrounding Ironmount. He opened the place to all, supervised the construction of the village, and took the burden of leadership. After that, he assigned roles to all the villagers and divided them to nobles and farmers, and gave them a place in the Kingdom.

Wake the Dead

 * Chapter 9: Throw Down The Gauntlet
 * Chapter 13: Under One Banner (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 18: Brought Low (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 19: The Solstice (Determinant)

Your Character
You meet Trent for the first time when you and your group are captured by the Knights of Ironmount. He claims that you were trespassing on his land. When you try to explain the situation to him, he says that while he sympathizes with you, this isn't a matter that is handled by the court, and sentences you to a Trial by Combat. When a zombie scout attracts more drones to invade the town, he tries to flee, but is eventually captured by you. Aliyah gives lets you decide his fate: whether to hand him to the villagers or if he should only be stripped of his title. If you choose the first, the villagers behead him. If you choose the second, he is shocked that he will have to do manual labor.

If you spared his life, in Chapter 18, Dirk tells you that Trent conspired against you ever since you left Ironmount. When you are brought in front of your colony, Marcus Blackstock, and his guards to be executed, if you managed to free your hands from their bindings, you can choose to punch Trent in the face. Once the tide has turned and you kill Blackstock, you have the option to put the traitors to death, including Trent, or sparing his life once again. If you choose the first, you shoot Trent in the head. If you choose the second, he runs during the zombie attack in Chapter 19 and is killed by a horde of drones.

Aliyah
He and Aliyah have been friends since childhood. When Trent is captured, she admits to you she let her friendship with him blind her, and she lets you decide his fate. She says that while she'd prefer that he didn't die, it's not her decision to make, and that you should do what you think is best. If you decide to let the villagers have him and he is killed, Aliyah mentions during the alliance talks that you hardly shy away from violence.

Trivia

 * His character model resembles Cyrus Vescovi from The Royal Masquerade.
 * He shares the same name as Ex-Fiance's default name in the Rules of Engagement series.
 * His crimes include murder and treason.