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Aral Alexander Vorkosigan (vor-KO-suh-g'n), or Lord Aral, was the eldest child and first son of Miles Naismith Vorkosigan and Ekaterin Nile Vorkosigan. He was second in line to the Vorkosigan's District Countship, and had black hair like his father. In keeping with High Vor family tradition, he was named after his paternal grandfather Aral Vorkosigan and his maternal grandfather Alexander Vorvayne.

He had trouble deciding what he wanted his nickname to be: He was first known as Sasha, before trying Xander, Lexie, and A.A., before finally settling on Alex. 

Following the death of his grandfather Aral in Cryoburn, he became Lord Vorkosigan. 

During the events of  Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, Alex became disenchanted with the idea of being a Count. Cordelia counseled him, and it became apparent that Alex had artistic leanings. She informed him that he could be a future Count and an artist, showing him sketches Aral had drawn throughout his life. Alex was impressed by the fine detail Aral showed.

Later in the book, Alex got involved in a scuffle when Mikos ghem Soren's Discernment Booth was wrecked by older teens, and was saved from painful burns by Admiral Jole when the latter shielded him against acidic entrails of radials that had been ignited by a plasma arc.

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