Kalen Fordyce

Kalen Fordyce (カレン・フォーダイス) is a minor character in Finding the Garden of Eden.

Background
Kalen "Desert Mom" Fordyce was born October 7th, 2220 in the Boneyard, making her the oldest of her two siblings Nathan and Alex to their unknown mother and father. Shortly after her youngest brother Alex was born in 2228, their father died of unknown causes, causing her mother to demand she look after her little brothers more often so she could provide on her own as a single parent. According to Alex, she and the two brothers were obnoxious children and would drive their mother crazy until some freak accident in 2241, where Nathan stepped onto a landmine and died. This caused tension in the family and her mother to become strict, until four years later in 2245 Kalen had the idea to guide them all to Zion to start a new life with her family.

Alex seemed indifferent to the idea of relocating from New California, but their mother refused and deemed it far too dangerous, insisting all of them would die on the way over there. Kalen couldn't stand for her mother's over-protectiveness any longer and decided to make the trek to Zion Canyon on her own. Not long after she went off, Alex joined the NCR in hopes it would take care of their aging mother and give him purpose.

Eventually Kalen found her way into the canyon, becoming an ally to the Dead Horses tribe. She birthed her daughter Renata in 2249, the father unknown. In 2277 she encountered an injured man named Tycho who she and the tribe helped heal after he was beaten almost to death by the White Legs. He was taught by the tribe how to be relentless in combat, where Kalen served as a motherly figure to Tycho earning her the name "Desert Mom". With time, Tycho released his grudge and went off to the Mojave to explore more of the world.