Horcos Farren

Horcos Farren is a character in the "Skeleton Knight in Another World" series.

Appearance
An older gentleman sporting an impressive mustache and a muscular body that his expensive clothing strained to contain.

Personality
Horcos was said to be a very disorganized man and lack in manners, something that was unbecoming of a knight. Though the man justified himself that rural knight need not be concerned with such things.

Background
Horcos is the father of Rita Farren, and serves as the head of the knight regiment protecting the Luvierte family.

Light Novel Volume 01
When word reached Horcos that there to be two Giant Basilisks near Rita Village, the commander feverishly searched his library for a copy of Carcy Held's bestiary. He nearly tore the room apart searching for the book, much to his daughter's annoyance as she just cleaned it.

The next morning Horcos led a contingent of 140 men to kill the monster. While eating his breakfast and riding he spoke with his junior, Giovanni who was envious of the homemade meal by his daughter. Knowing that the young man had feelings for his daughter, Horcos tried to urge Giovanni to propose to her or he will find something else. Once the soldiers reached Rita Village, his scouts located the body of a dead Giant Basilisk, causing some concern of who or what could have killed it.

The next day, Horcos devised a plan to kill the remaining basilisk by drawing it out in the open and ambushing it. Under the command of Horcos the was beset by archers and spears from a shield wall. Giovanni attempted to spear it in the neck, but was knocked, drawing concern from the older knight. To save the young knight from being killed, Horcos stabbed the monster in the eye finally killing it. Once that beast was killed, Horcos scolded the knight for making him ruin his sword, but was glad that Giovanni was safe. He then planned to deliver the bodies of the monsters to the central government as a tribute and hopefully get a weapon stipend from his lord.

Abilities and Powers
Horcos is a formidable warrior serving as the head of the armed forces at the Luvierte estate. In combat the veteran knight wields a sword.

Giovanni
Giovanni is Rita's boyfriend and it appears Horcos has a friendly relationship with the young man and even adheres to his advice. Though he at times chatises the young knight for his brash behavior. and also teases him to hurry and marry his daughter.

Trivia

 * In the Manga he is not named, though a character matching his role and description appears.