At the very least, I'm sure Grendel is a good, platonic friend to both Elijah and Will.  For the curious, I see Grendel and an underendowed androgyne who can slowly become more masculine or feminine over time (the process is not<em>completely </em>under Grendel's control).  This resembles the Gethen from<em>The Left Hand of Darkness</em>(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness)more than any other reference I can think of.<br/><br/>Thank you, Wander, for the info on homeworlds.  And thank you, LizzieV, for giving me Grendel's homeworld.  Nonym's nice (and Grendel may have spent some misspent youth there) but...<br/><br/>Arden (http://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Arden_(world)) is a great choice for Grendel's homeworld.  In the New Era (which we are not playing in but still gives an insight), Arden either refuses Zhodani refugees or turns them over to the Regency.  Grendel has arguable legal claim to both Arden and Imperium citizenry.  In general, the wishes of Imperial representatives are respected given the vast difference of power between the two polities.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>