Burian Volkov Overview 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. Basics Basics Name Burian Volkov Player KitsuneFire Chronicle Baltimore After Dark Nature Soldier Demeanor Director Concept Young Russian Mafia Boss Clan Ventrue Generation 10th Sire Stepan Arakcheyev Attributes Attributes Physical p Strength Vicious 11110 Dexterity 11100 Stamina 11100 Social s Charisma Smooth-talker 11110 Manipulation Well-reasoned 11110 Appearance 11100 Mental t Perception 11000 Intelligence 11100 Wits Detecting Lies 11110 Abilities Abilities Talents p Alertness 11100 Athletics 11100 Awareness 00000 Brawl 11000 Empathy 11000 Expression 00000 Intimidation Pulling Rank 11110 Leadership Military 11110 Streetwise 11100 Subterfuge 11100 00000 Skills s Animal Ken 11000 Crafts 00000 Drive 11000 Etiquette 11000 Firearms Revolvers 11110 Larceny 11100 Melee Knives 11111 Performance 00000 Stealth 11100 Survival 00000 00000 Knowledge t Academics Russian History 10000 Computers 10000 Finance 11000 Investigation 11000 Law 00000 Medicine 00000 Occult 10000 Politics 10000 Science 00000 Technology 00000 00000 Advantages Advantages Disciplines Dominate* 11100 Fortitude* 11100 Presence* 11000 Potence* 11100 Celerity 11100 00000 Backgrounds Generation 11100 Resources 11100 Domain 11110 Armory 11000 Allies 10000 HerdRetainer  (Ghoul)Haven (Security)Title (Aediles)Title (Warlord)Retainer (Boris) 10000 1000011100000001110011100 Virtues Conscience/Conviction 11100 Instinct 11100 Courage 11111 Humanity/Path 11111 00000 Path Power and Inner Voice Bearing Command Willpower 11111 11000 00000 00000 Blood Pool 11111 11111 11100 00000 Blood/Turn 1 Merits & Flaws Merits & Flaws Merit Type Cost Natural Leader Social 1 Additional Discipline (Potence) Supernatural 5 Languages (Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Mandarin, Morse Code) Mental 0 Eat Food Physical 1 Blush of Health Physical 2 Flaw Type Bonus 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 Enemy Social 1 Rituals & Paths Rituals & Paths Ritual Level Path 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 Experience & Derangements Experience Total 225 Spent 214 Notes Freebie Points (12)Domain 2,3,4 - 4Armory 1,2 - 2Willpower 6,7 - 2Leadership 4 - 2Allies 1 - 1ExperienceDominate 2, 3- 15Potence 2, 3- 15Presence 2- 5Fortitude 2 - 5Learning Celerity - 10Celerity 2 - 7Intimidation 3,4 - 10Subterfuge 2,3 - 6Etiquette 2 - 2Firearms 4 - 6Melee 3,4,5- 20Drive 2 - 2Larceny 2, 3 - 6Streetwise 2 - 2Herd 1- 3Finance 2- 2Streetwise 3 - 4Stamina 3- 8Alertness 3- 4Celerity 3- 14Stealth 3 - 4Empathy 1, 2- 5Intelligence 3 - 8Wits 4 - 12Retainer 1 - 3Investigation 2 - 2Fortitude dot 3 - 10Instinct 3 - 4Communal Haven (security) - 11Animal Ken 1 - 3Animal Ken 2 - 2Retainer (Boris) 3 1,2,3 - 9 Derangements Clan Weakness- Drinks smoked blood (smokers, people who have been near fires or smoke) Thorne owes him a Minor Boon Expanded Backgrounds Expanded Backgrounds Allies Burian's ally are the higher ups that manage the shipyard during the day. Contacts Fame Herd The workers in the shipyard make up his herd. Influence Mentor Resources Burian has gained resources from the work he has done over the years from military to criminal. He has smuggled weapons, drugs and goods in addition to lurking and maintaining a shipyard. Retainers Boris - Boris is a Caucasian Shepherd Ghouled during the Cold War era and passed around between Kindred as a loyal canine companion. Many Russian Kindred from this era have formed a close bond to the well behaved dog. Boris goes where he is needed and tends to get cashed in as a Boon reward as he acts as a fantastic guard dog. He will growl and bark when sensing any use of Obfuscate. Currently he is with Burian to assist in personal protection.Disciplines: Celerity 1, Fortitude 1Areas of Expertise: Alertness, Athletics, Brawl, Intimidation, Stealth, Awareness Status Other Generation- He's been around for a bit and has gotten lucky.Armory- Burian has a stash of guns and armour from his days involved in the KBG, wars and gang activity.Domain- Burian's Domain consists of the shipyards located around Baltimore's Southeast District. Rights & Possessions Rights & Possessions Gear (Carried) Silver KnifeRevolver, HvyCigarettesDeck of cardsWallet with cash and fake IDReinforced Clothing (hidden under his coat and vest)Wooden StakeMatchesSilver LighterBlackberry 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 Blood Bonds/Vinculi Blood Bonds/Vinculi Bound To Rating Bound To Rating Description Description Age 217 Apparent Age 19 D.O.B. 24 August 1807 R.I.P. 15 January 1826 Hair Dark brown almost black Eyes Royal Blue Race Ukrainian Nationality Russian Height 173cm Build Muscular Gender Male Face Claim AI 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. History History 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