About Konstantin VolkovKonstantin Mikhailovich Volkov:
Name: Konstantin Mikhailovich Volkov Chronicle: Rage Across Ireland Breed: Homid Auspice: Ragabash Tribe: Silver Fangs Experience Earned: 9
Rage: 3
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Backgrounds: Fetish 3
Gifts: Blur of the Milky Eye
Fetish: Mirrorshades (black sunglasses with white tribal designs on them)
Rites: Cleansing Merits: Supporter (2pts)
Flaws: Camp Emnity (Royalist) (1pt)
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Freebies (15+7 flaws)
Experience Expenditures 07/02/2017: 2pts to raise Firearms from 1 to 2.
Background:
“Hello to you as well. What? Ah, you have noticed I have accent. Is it Russian accent you ask? Yes it is. What is Russian doing here in the United Kingdom? How do you know I was not born here from an immigrant family, hmm? No, no, don’t worry, you have not offended me. And you are not wrong. I am indeed Russian-born. I am...how you say...in exile, I suppose would be the term. How do I get exiled here? There was...a misunderstanding. Do you really want to know? Is not a short story. And is sad story. Okay, very well. I will tell you so long as you keep my cup full of your home-grown ale there. Is not vodka, but is good.” “My name is Konstantin Mikhailovich Volkov, of the Silver Fangs Tribe, of Clan Crescent Moon, of the Lodge of the Sun, of the Renewal Camp. No, you don't have to remember the whole thing, just call me Konstantin or Volkov as you prefer. I was born in city of Nizhny Novgorod. What? Nyet! Not everyone in Russia from Moscow! Moscow is not some giant city that makes up the whole damn country! Pfft! Don’t be silly! Now where was I? Oh yes, Novgorod. It is a very large city, though not as big as Moscow. But we had Gorky! Nevermind." "My family is powerful in Russia, though not as powerful as they once were. My father Mikhail was...he was like counselor, advisor. He had the ears of powerful men and women. He could influence things, make things happen. He was able to keep caerns safe, help protect both Garou and Kinfolk. He make deals and bargains, use power to do many things. What? Yes, this is important for story. You must know background of story or the ending is just...so much noise. You do not get full effect. Like eating meal that is not cooked properly. Very bad, leave bad taste in mouth, not filling." "Anyway. My father wishes me to be raised to be like him, follow in his footsteps, take over family business one day, lead Sept even. My mother Katya knows me, knows this will not make me happy, knows that this alone is not good childhood. So she make sure I get other things, like birthday parties, movies, art, toys, being child. Find balance. Something many of our kind could learn to do better, yes? I try to be good learner, but sometimes distractions happen." "I meet girl named Dominika. She is perfect. Beautiful. Smart. She laugh at my jokes. Her smile is heaven. Skin so soft. She...ahem. Yes. She is also Kinfolk. So is good, da? No. She is not Silver Fang Kinfolk. I meet her at moot. We talk, we laugh, we smile, we think this may be start of something. My father, he pull me aside, tell me it is good to make contacts and allies among other Tribes and their Kinfolk, can be useful. But don't get attached. Then he steer me away from Dominika to meet other people." "Dominika and I, we find times we can get together quietly, in private. Is not forbidden, just...frowned upon. So we meet several times, but one time we are followed or found out. Father is furious, yells at me, threatens me, threatens Dominika, says it must stop or else. Dominika is afraid, but we keep meeting, being even more secretive, very careful to lose followers. But we are caught again. Things get bad. I take her and run away with her, leave Moscow, try to leave Russia. We travel together, see many things, enjoy many things, enjoy each other. But always we keep on the move, never staying anywhere too long, just in case." "It does not last. Dominika get homesick and call her family. She finds out that her family has been imprisoned and worse. She is told to bring me home or they will kill her parents and older relatives one at a time. She tells me this, and we decide we must go back as we are not sure if it is a bluff or not (keep in mind the KGB was still very much active back then)." "On our way back we get attacked and captured by Fomori, tortured and interrogated for long time. They ask about my family, about my father, about Garou and more. I had not Changed yet so I did not know much back then, but they kept asking and hurting me. Worse was when they would hurt Dominika in front of me. Finally, I could take no more and I Changed. And Frenzied. I broke free and killed them. All of them. Everyone in the room....including Dominika." "I do not remember much after for a while, everything hazy. I was told that I was found and brought home, though I spent much time in therapy afterwards. Still cannot remember much after the First Change until I was back in Novgorod. But I know it was bad and messy. It was not a good way to become Garou." "I went through Rite of Passage about four years after my First Change. Yes, I know, is long time. I had to go through much therapy to get back to place where I could be in society and public again. I had to deal with depression, blaming myself for what happened, self-loathing, grief, and more. But I did for the most part, and I went through my Rite of Passage with some others. No, that is story for another time. Suffice to say, once it was completed and I was full Garou adult, my father quickly and quietly eased me in to the background once more. He was afraid I would do something to embarrass him or people might ask about what happened to me." "After a time, I got tired of being on shelf, so I ignored my father's wishes and began attending moots. I did not have pack, and I was sort of outsider, so at first it did not ease my loneliness much or help me feel like I belonged. Then a Shadowlord named Dmitry befriended me. My father warned me he was no good and was just using me for something, but I ignored him. Dmitry and I began to hang out together, do things together, he even let me come along with him and his pack on missions a few times. I felt like I belonged. All the while, he was slowly coaxing information out of me and looking up information on me, even one of the missions was to get data I later learned was some of video footage of my First Change that my father had covered up and hidden away." "Dmitry used the information about me to blackmail my father. My father began to immediately work on a plan to "eliminate the threat". I suspect he was working on two plans, one of which involved disappearing me. Instead, Dmitry was killed by Black Spiral Dancers and the other Shadowlords in town noted that all his hidden caches had been raided as well. Of course, no one actually see Black Spiral Dancers, just message left behind conveniently." "After that, my father had me publicly sent from Russian as an 'ambassador' to the United Kingdom. In private, he told me I was being exiled so that I did not cause any further disruptions. He blamed me for not being able to better control myself in the extraordinary circumstances I had my First Change in - a true leader, a true Garou, a TRUE Silver Fang would have been able to do so, to protect the Nation." "Is all I told you truth? Maybe. Maybe not. Could just be the ale talking. Maybe I made it all up for better story than truth. Maybe truth is don't like Russian winters, prefer rain to snow. Maybe truth is I am spy. Maybe truth is all of those things. Or none of them." Konstantin 10 Minute Background:
Step 1: Write 5 background and concept elements that you feel are important to your image of the character. These can be a concept overview, a list of important life events, a physical description, a personality profile...whatever you need to get an image in your mind. 5 is just a minimum...more elements are encouraged! 1) The thickness of his accent varies with attention and circumstance.
Step 2: List at least two goals for the character. At least one of these goals should be one that the character has, while another should be one that you, as a player, want to see developed over the course of the game. Goal 1: Find out what happened to the Silver Fang population.
Step 3: List at least two secrets about your character. One is a secret the character knows, one is a secret that involves him but that he is not actually aware of yet. This will help me in creating plots that center around your character. I will also be creating a third secret which you as a player will not be aware of, so expect some surprises! 1) Konstantin has a hidden copy of the information from his First Change, copied and stolen from Dmitry.
Step 4: Describe at least three people that are tied to the character. Two of them are friendly to the character, one is hostile. If you like, you can include an enemy of yours here as well, so I have an instant NPC nemesis to throw at you. 1) Hostile: Mikhail, his father, a ruthless Silver Fang desperate to keep the power he has, willing to do almost anything to keep and expand his power.
Step 5: Describe three memories, mannerisms, or quirks that your character has. They don't have to be elaborate, but they should provide some context and flavor. 1) Plays with a lighter at times, especially if vampires are around, but often just because he needs something to do with his hands. Carries several lighters with him and several packs of cigarettes at all times.
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