While Asano Clan was young Fortis met Zanzor Feare. Zanzor was a the owner of a codeshop, and he taught Fortis about building a codeshop. The two became fast friends, and Zanzor joined Asano Clan as it's first member. Asano Clan successfully grew under Fortis and Zanzor, and the old clans that Fortis was in wanted Asano Clan as an ally as they fought The Red Order. Fortis reluctantly allied them, but kept the help to a minimum. In order to keep clan members who didn't want to see battle out of the conflict, Fortis and Zanzor worked together to form the Asano Clan Elite, a small military for war purposes. This was effective in keeping Asano Clan out of conflict while also helping the other clans a little. One day Fortis was approached by Senlok. He told Fortis that he wished to be Fortis an