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Kolea has two children; [[List of Gaunt's Ghosts Characters|Dalin]] and Yoncy. However, he has no direct contact with them as their father, even though they are present with the regiment, Dalin in fact being a recently activated Guardsman. The children were just toddlers when Vervunhive was destroyed, and were considered orphans by the authorities – their mother, Livvy, was killed during the war, and Gol was written off as dead; unknown to the Hive authorities, Kolea (believing his family was deceased) had enlisted in the Tanith Ghosts as a Sergeant. It was not until the [[Hagia|Hagian]] Campaign that Kolea learned that his children were still alive; he was not sure what to do at first, and eventually decided to leave them to be raised by their adoptive mother, [[List of Gaunt's Ghosts Characters|Tona Criid]] without disrupting their world further by making his presence known.
Kolea had a hard time finding his heart again after the experiences he had during the Zoican Invasion, despite the best efforts of his scratch-company colleagues and [[Colonel]] [[Corbec]]. Kolea remained withdrawn and uncommunicative for almost a year, performing his duties perfectly, but hardly showing any emotion. Colonel Corbec eventually decided to twin Kolea’s platoon with Sergeant [[List of Gaunt's Ghosts Characters|Varl’s]]. Shortly, as Corbec had hoped, the garrulous and witty Sgt. Varl finally managed to get Kolea to laugh, and the two quickly became fast friends. Kolea also formed a connection to [[Medic|Surgeon]] [[List of Gaunt's Ghosts Characters|Ana Curth]] around this time, and found that he could speak to her with honesty due to her understanding nature and Hippocratic oath. She tried to convince Kolea to reveal himself to his family, but before he could act further on the matter, Sgt. Kolea received a serious head-wound during the [[Phantine (planet)|Phantine]] Campaign that effectively destroyed his personality; he suffered severe brain-damage and was reduced to the mental age of a pre-teen. Kept on the strength of the regiment, Kolea served as a standard Guardsman until the [[Herodor]] campaign, where he was apparently completely healed by the [[Beati]]. Kolea then reconciled his situation with Tona Criid. Criid, who had been looking after the children for several years by this point, would continue to do so. The children would apparently not be told their real father was alive. It seems however, that Dalin may now in fact know that Kolea is his biological father, but the topic still appears largely taboo.
A powerful presence in the regiment, especially to the [[Verghast]] element, Gol was eventually promoted to Major around the time of the [[Gereon]] mission, and serves as the senior Verghastite representative in the officer's mess.
