Zoru

Zoru was a member of Quwaru's Tribe. Victor first meets him when he saves them from The Burners. Zoru is asexual, neither male nor female. Victor assumes he is male because of his deeper voice.

Appearance
"The purple skinned creature walked on the trail. I hadn’t gotten that great of a look at it earlier, but now I had time to examine it as it moved. The skin actually looked like it was short fur and not skin, and while the shape and movements of its tail made me think of a monkey, the creature walked tall like a human, and its arms were proportioned about the same as a human’s would be when compared to torso length. The creature didn’t wear any clothes I could see, but I didn’t really see breasts, so I guessed that it was male. Then it turned to me as it walked along the path, and its face looked somewhat fox-like. There was a bit of a long pointed mouth and nose, along with which came to small points."

Abilities
His Eye-Q ability is Jaunt. It gives him a limited ability to manipulate time, particularly to go back to a moment in the past, approximately 10 seconds prior to the ability's activation. When he demonstrates it to Victor, he simply appears where he was a few seconds before. It seems to have no affect on how he interacts with others, merely taking him into his own past without affecting what others remember.

Homeworld and Background
On his own homeworld, the entire population is asexual. During mating "seasons", when 2 people encounter each other, they battle. The winner inseminates the loser. The loser becomes "female" in the sense that they are responsible for carrying and birthing the child.

Personality and Interaction
Zoru is at first confused by Victor's reference to him as male, being as there is no male and female on his own world. Victor explains that he thought Zoru was male due to his deeper voice. Zoru then proceeds to inform Victor that he has mis-gendered him; however, he is pleased that Victor thinks of him as "male" and "dominant." This gender assignment has not changed as of book 6.

Fighting and Combat
Zoru is extensively injured by "the flying asshole" in book 4.

Voice
His voice is described as deeper, leading Victor to assume he is male. He is voiced by Christopher Bouche in the audiobooks. His speech is softer and more deliberate.

Artwork
Zoru has not appeared in any artwork as of the publication of book 6.