# Burian Volkov
### Overview
A seemingly young man who holds the titles Burian the Wolf and the Russian Wolf from his achievements in war and underground activity. Burian holds much tenacity although few would realise it behind his jovial attitude and youthful appearance even by the standards of Kindred.
Manipulation
Well-reasoned
11110
Intimidation
Pulling Rank
11110
Backgrounds
Herd
Retainer (Ghoul)
Haven (Security)
Title (Aediles)
Title (Warlord)
Retainer (Boris)
10000
10000
11100
00000
11100
11100
Willpower
11111 11000
00000 00000
Blood Pool
11111 11111 11100 00000
Additional Discipline (Potence)
Supernatural
5
Languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Mandarin, Morse Code)
Mental
0
Blush of Health
Physical
2
Vulnerability to Silver
Physical
2
Special Responsibility (Maintains shipyard)
Social
1
Youthful Appearance
Physical
1
Dark Secret (has killed Kindred in the Cold War)
Social
1
Freebie Points (12)
Domain 2,3,4 - 4
Armory 1,2 - 2
Willpower 6,7 - 2
Leadership 4 - 2
Allies 1 - 1
Experience
Dominate 2, 3- 15
Potence 2, 3- 15
Presence 2- 5
Fortitude 2 - 5
Learning Celerity - 10
Celerity 2 - 7
Intimidation 3,4 - 10
Subterfuge 2,3 - 6
Etiquette 2 - 2
Firearms 4 - 6
Melee 3,4,5- 20
Drive 2 - 2
Larceny 2, 3 - 6
Streetwise 2 - 2
Herd 1- 3
Finance 2- 2
Streetwise 3 - 4
Stamina 3- 8
Alertness 3- 4
Celerity 3- 14
Stealth 3 - 4
Empathy 1, 2- 5
Intelligence 3 - 8
Wits 4 - 12
Retainer 1 - 3
Investigation 2 - 2
Fortitude dot 3 - 10
Instinct 3 - 4
Communal Haven (security) - 11
Animal Ken 1 - 3
Animal Ken 2 - 2
Retainer (Boris) 3 1,2,3 - 9
Clan Weakness- Drinks smoked blood (smokers, people who have been near fires or smoke)
Thorne owes him a Minor Boon
Gear (Carried)
Silver Knife
Revolver, Hvy
Cigarettes
Deck of cards
Wallet with cash and fake ID
Reinforced Clothing (hidden under his coat and vest)
Wooden Stake
Matches
Silver Lighter
Blackberry
Feeding Grounds
Southeast Baltimore shipyards.
Havens
A collection of shipping containers stacked together and luxuriously outfitted with everything he needs.
Equipment (Owned)
An assortment of weapons, armour, drugs and alcohol from Russia.
Vehicles
Motorcycle
Other
A seemingly young man that dresses to impress with his dress pants, overcoats, vests and polished shoes. A grey fedora is normally worn just for the sake of fashion. Much of his personal carried gear is kept in the inner pockets of his coat which is reinforced to provide minor protection. Weaponry is hidden on his body for just in case scenarios but you get more allies with carrots than sticks.
For someone who pokes his head around a lot of militaristic and gang related areas, you would think him young, too young at times but a charming face and the use of Disciplines tends to make people think otherwise.
Born into a lower ranking noble family in Kiev, Burian was fortunate in his upbringing. He received an education, had reasonable access to food and shelter and generally was happy. In his mid-teens he joined the Russian army and was specifically put in regiments that protected nobility. His first big battle was the Decembrist Revolt where he took charge and was among the first of the soldiers to follow orders to fire grape shot rounds without question into the crowd of revolutionists. History of his duty, willingness to take action and patience when observing the best course of action caught the attention of Stepan Arakcheyev, a Ventrue also within the Russian Army. After the day's executions for the Decembrist Revolt occurred on the 15th of January 1826, Burian was Embraced and taken under Stepan's wing. From learning about his new condition to the supernatural aspects of warfare and subjected to Ventrue agoge. Burian was let free of Stepan towards the end of the Crimean War and fully accepted into Ventrue society when he successfully lead a squadron of soldiers in the Baltic states.
Loyal to war and upholding regiment, Burian continued to participate in following conflicts even when a lot of Ventrue were ousted from Russian territory. He went to Poland for the January Uprising then was stationed in Manchuria to observe the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. For both WW1 and a decent amount of WW2, he remained stationed around the railway and Siberia until a call from help came from Moscow. Along with others stationed in Siberia, Burian raced to Moscow to assist with the battle there before moving south to participate in Stalingrad. After WW2 ended, he joined the NKVD which then became the MVD then the KGB. For most of his time he worked in East Germany and Poland where he manned the boarder whilst occasionally smuggling in media, weapons, drugs and food for information. Also during this time he teamed up with the Hunters who weaselled their way into the KGB, pretending to be one of them. Together they fought the supernatural where Burian actively killed Garou and Kindred idiotic enough to be spotted.
His time in the USSR ended when it dissolved. Overtime personal thoughts had been building about Russia and how it acted over history. From being underprepared to being walked over in the later half of the Cold War, loyalties were slipping. So, he moved to good ol' USA and found himself in Baltimore. He carved out a section of territory for himself in the southeast shipyards and went relatively unbothered due to the work he was doing running it for both mortals and Kindred. Due to a combination of Dignitas earnt during the wars he participated in and work in the shipyard, he was granted the Ventrue title of Aediles along with the pressure to keep maintaining it.
In 2012 when the Camarilla charged on in to take control of Baltimore, Burian swiftly sided with the Camarilla. As a Fledgling and as a Neonate, the Camarilla had been his faction. With time, it fluctuated but he always valued the order and structure it aimed for over the other factions. Once the war was fought, he kept maintaining the shipyard like always.
Currently, he continues participating in his duties. With William gone and the Anarch Julien in charge, Burian observes and waits to see if the former Herald is truly fit to run the city whilst keeping ties with what little Camarilla remain.
**Fun Facts:**
- He loves dogs despite dogs not loving him.
- He used to have a ghouled a black Kabarda horse named Kirill. Said horse was his companion up until WW1 where she got caught in barbed wire and machine gunned down. he hasn't had a horse since due to realising modern technology would outpace cavalry.
- He has fought bears and Nazi aligned Get of Fenris
- His lineage is the following: Ventru -> Erik Eigermann -> Hardestadt the Elder -> Rosenkrantz the Elder -> Veronika Kovaleva -> Gervasii Ivanova ->Tatyana Kuzmina -> Stepan Arakcheyev