- "Captain Lord Vorpatril's parade red-and-blues set off his dark-haired good looks to perfection. Lady Vorpatril barely outshone him in a carnelian dress with matching roses woven into her cloud of black hair, stunning against her velvety white skin. They made, Cordelia thought, an archetypal Vor couple, sophisticated and serene, the effect only slightly spoiled by the gradual awareness from his disjointed conversation that Captain Vorpatril was drunk."
- ―Padma Vorpatril at the Emperor's Birthday celebration[src]
Padma Xav Vorpatril (PAHD-mah vohr-PAA-trihl) was a member of House Vorpatril and a Captain in the Barrayaran Imperial Service.
Biography[]
He was the son of Sonia Vorbarra Vorpatril and the grandson of Xav Vorbarra. When he was a year old, many of his relatives were murdered in Yuri's Massacre. His father died either in the Massacre or in the civil war. His mother survived both, dying at some point between the end of the civil war and Shards of Honor.[1]
Upon reaching adulthood, Padma went into the Imperial Service, where he served on ship duty, achieving the rank of Captain. He then married Alys Vorpatril and was the father of Ivan Vorpatril.
He was the first cousin of Aral Vorkosigan; their mothers were sisters. When Aral Vorkosigan became the Lord Regent, Padma was assigned to be on his staff.
He was killed in the caravanserai in Vorbarr Sultana during Vordarian's Pretendership on the same day that his son was born.
Personality and traits[]
In general, Padma came across as something of a mature version of his son, Ivan Vorpatril: Easy-going, surprisingly insightful at times, and sometimes not sober.