Guns for Hire Minions

Descriptions of the minions of Armas Laine in the quest Guns for Hire, particularly those under the semi-direct control of the player base.

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Nameless Minion

Most Worthless Minion run by Your Name Goes Here Fool

Appearance: Generic and underdeveloped Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Soulless bastard Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Shooting people, punching things, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) OR Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Series #1-#7: The Korean Kapers (Varies) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Paydays every Wednesday ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Secondary weapon(s) or item(s) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: Six hours a day drinking One hour practicing melee Four hours trying to get into the pants of other minions, particularly when drunk Keeping an eye out for any incredibly stupid things to do and jumping on them Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here

Minion Profiles

Put your individualized minion's profile here. Be sure to keep it updated regularly, as it may be referenced at any time to determine their status. Now arranged alphabetically by first name.

Andrei

The (Social) Hacker run by ManOfTroy

Appearance: 5' 10", 160 pounds, dark hair, weak stubble, brown eyes, military buzz that's growing back in. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: His soul was skittish and almost hyper alert, like a ferret. But he has become more comfortable and started behaving normally. His eclecticness places him firmly in the 'overeager' phase Armas was in not too long ago. Background: Russian Black Operations Army because information doesn't want to be free Strengths: Twitch gaming, twitch shooting people, punching computer keys, information warfare, social warfare, social hacking, hacking, electrical engineering, social engineering, drinking prodigious quantities of Red Bull, Jolt, and vodka; and hacking Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world, being a fragile and squishy for a Russian. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #1: Identity Theft ($13,234) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Heart and soul ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Secondary weapon(s) or item(s) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: Four hours failing at teaching melee/learning da Chakras Three Hours socializing outside of the Russians with locals Six hours of dying with Camella, including Chakra Training Keeping an eye out for strange, invisible, thing and confronting it. Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here

Boris

The Minion Nobody Else Wanted run by MrTT

Appearance: Generic and underdeveloped Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Like the smell of home cooking in some reassuring way Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Shooting people, punching things, cooking, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world Has restless leg syndrome Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) OR Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny... ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: Sniper Role (prefered) *H&K MSG90-A2 (Sniper rifle) *Škorpion vz. 68 (Submachinegun Sidearm) *H&K USP Compact Tactical .45 ACP (concealed Sidearm) Assault Role (Secondary) *AN-94 [Carried in Hand] (Advanced Assault Rifle) *Škorpion vz. 68 (Submachinegun Sidearm) *H&K USP Compact Tactical .45 ACP (concealed Sidearm) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: Learning how to brew alcohol (Bought books MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2011; will take a week to study before being able to start implementing) Drinking Cooking magic meals One hour practicing melee Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here

Dmitrii

The Good Little Minion run by TMIoverload

Appearance: Generic and underdeveloped Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Rock-steady. Not much ever seems to faze this man-and his 'been there, done that' demeanor's still going strong. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Shooting people through walls, punching things, drinking prodigious quantities of spiced rum Weaknesses: Confronting his superiors, Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #3: Scandi-Slaying ($3900) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Wallflower ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Thomson Contender Encore .600 Nitro Express Magnum Thermal/Night Vision Goggles (ATN FIITS14 w/4th Gen. IIT) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket $8629.16 Activities: Two extra hours at Ito's Sunday through Thursday Description: A good little minion who avoids confrontation with his allies and especially superiors like the plague, and can be counted on to act on his own initiative when left or sent out alone. He's a little too good at falling in line though, so don't expect him to speak up when someone's about to do something really stupid. Primarily used to urban combat, he's come to prefer dealing with enemies from the otherside of a wall, using thermal goggles to aim through it and bringing armor-piercing rounds with just in case the walls are thicker then expected, or he needs to shoot through more then one.

Feodor

The Broken Man run by Seventeen

Appearance: 5'11"; short, light brown hair Date of Birth: Soul: His soul has a feeling to it as if it wanted to rip itself apart to give to those around it. In recent weeks it has gained an increased luster and sheen, a result of his increased involvement in the company. Background: Samara State Medical University, Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: MEAT MAINTENANCE (general medicine, first aid, and surgery); Driving; Hating Chugainov Weaknesses: "You've Got Mental Problems, Man" (PTSD, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, alcoholism); Overly self-sacrificing; Brusque and demanding with authority figures Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #6: Guarding Guns ($900) Jung Salvage Job ($0) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny... ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Medical supplies Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Weighted exercise vest ($385, yet to arrive) Cash ($10,278.16, $6000 earmarked for Finnigan) Activities: Chakra training with Camella (6hrs/day, Mon-Sat) Chakra training with Ito (2hrs/day, Mon-Sat) Night classes at Ito's (2hrs/day, Mon-Sat) Assistant instructor at Ito's (2hrs/day, Mon-Sat, +$150/wk) Assistant Surgeon at Finnigan's Fighting inanimate objects (when sufficiently drunk) Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here

Gloom

Stealthy Bastard Mk. II run by Alratan

Appearance: 6'6", whipcord thin, pale skin and completely hairless. Favors wearing dark digital camouflage gear. Almost never seen without a hat of some kind when not fighting. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Fractured and chaotic, Gloom's soul nearly started to crack along his mirror-like soul's core, but has stabilized and is rebounding strong. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Stealth, impersonation, using subsonic firearms, outdoorsmanship Weaknesses: Distinctive appearance, inability to let go of a grudge Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) - Team Leader Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) - Should not have been on both missions, probably an error, but was explicitly listed on both. Waiting for bob clarification. Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #6: Guarding Guns ($900) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Baby Don't Hurt Me ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: 9A-91 subsonic carbine assault rifle with sound suppressor cheesewire garotte night vision goggles Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: TBD Description: By training, gloom is a scout and an infiltrator, deployed to assess the lay of the land ahead of his squad and provide battlefield intelligence. He has supplemented this with a keen eye for opportunistic interventions, knowing exactly when and where a sentry must be eliminated to avoid notice and allow the mission to proceed unmolested, or how to raise a series of false alarms to reduce a security details readiness. Outside of combat, Gloom is both a dedicated outdoorsman and keen student of the city. Climbing, hiking, canoeing are all pastimes he has turned his hand to in the country, whilst in urban areas he enjoys disappearing into the crowds and people watching. One of his odder habits, and favourite comic turns for his squad, is to adopt the mannerisms of passing strangers, and mimic them precisely as they go by. Before Gloom gained his name and attitude, he was an up-beat young man, who, despite the minor disfigurement of being hairless, managed to be a reasonably cheerful child and popular student. National Service soon put an end to that, where his unusual improvement lead to relentless and intense bullying from his fellow conscripts, inspired and directed by the NCOs. These were not pleasant years for Gloom, and he was lucky to survive some incidents, despite learning to bribe some of his superiors thanks to subsidy from his middle class parents. His inability to retaliate for his suffering twisted Gloom, and it was this dysfunction that caught the Russian Hidden Army's recruiters. Unfortunately for some of his erstwhile tormentors, these talent scouts knew their material well, and well offered the opportunity for vengeance in return for extended service, he took it. It was only later that he learned they never intended to let him go. Gloom is known around Ito's Dojo as 'oh god don't get that instructor he HURTS you. But he does teach how to block and dodge better than ANYONE.'

Grisha

Bomb-throwing Bastion Beater run by Shifter##

Appearance: 193cm tall, noticeably thick-limbed [for height], somewhat wide shoulders. Grey eyes, short dark blonde hair. Date of Birth: December 14th, 1983 Soul: Her soul feels playful, but determined: like life's a game for her to play, and that she will follow the rules she chose to play by. She seems to have transitioned rather well to the world of magic. Background: Transferred from Russian Ground Forces to Russian Black Operations Army after several accidents in and out of the field. Strengths: Grenade specialist, some training and experience training in machining and drafting, Good spatial awareness. Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world, brash demeanour when not keeping quiet, somewhat low alcohol tolerance (for a russian), will attempt to put people in dangerous situations if they commit acts she deems unacceptable. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish. Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Van Halen ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 10 RGN Offensive Fragmentation Grenades 5 RGO Defensive Fragmentation Grenades 5 RDG-1 Floating Smoke Grenades 5 RDG-3 Smoke Grenades Two bandoliers, hip wrap and thigh straps Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs ($9513.16 US) Activities: 4 hours a weekday split between chakra training and instructing at Ito's. 6 hours a weekday chakra training with Camella. 3 hours a week marksmanship training Camella. 3 hours a week melee training with Camella. 4 hours a week[end] long-distance shooting training with Camella. Keeping an eye out for any incredibly stupid things to do and jumping on them. Catching sleep when she can. Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here Grisha is known around Ito's Dojo as 'one of the hot instructors.' If you are into getting bony points being rapped.

Igor

Patient Armorer run by Arkeus

Appearance: 6'2”, Dark Hair, not only a big man but a large one, he seems singularly solid. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: His soul resounds like a metronomic clock, as if keeping time for the universe simply by being. He has a fundamental out-of-place feel to his soul, a result of his difficulties in recent weeks. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Using heavy guns, taking hits, a tinkerer especially when it comes to Armors, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka Weaknesses: Being a squishy mundane, inept when it comes to common modern electronic use. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny... ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: XM25 Makarov PMM, Ten round version. Heirloom pocket watch Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs: currently nothing. Activities: Currently setting up a forge, as well as the work every Russians is doing at the dojo. First forge experiment seems to be a request from Nikifor about arm armor. Description: Igor is not slow per say, but he does prefer to take his time mulling things over. He is the kind of man that is not only capable of patience, but actually enjoys the passing flow of time. He obviously dislikes using rapid firearms, but somehow prefers the use of Heavy ones like RPGs to being a sniper. He not so secretly has a love for big booms, so his strategies tend to focus on herding the targets in a group for him to blow them up. He has a deep love and affinity for clocks, which comes from his late grandfather, a clockmaker who raised him. When his family fell on hard times, the only thing he could keep was a pocket watch he pilfered, and has been repairing ever since. Igor only touches his pocket-watches when sober, but has gotten into the habit of heavily tinkering on everything else he could get his hand on when he gets drunk- that is to say, almost every night if he can help it. Not a big talker, he nonetheless is liked on his team if only for his habit to cobble-up emergency repairs on his squad's equipment, especially armors. His talent with tinkering mechanical parts is matched by his utter inability to do anything when it comes to modern electronics. He is utterly inept with them and doesn't like microwaves, ovens, microwave ovens, toasters, TV, the internet-he's QUITE detached from modern media, and only reads magazines and journals-such as ones on Armor. Igor is known around Ito's Dojo as 'the instructor that's out of touch when he gives examples, but strong enough to be less dangerous than Gloom for learning good defenses.'

Iosef Markovic

Heavy weapons guy run by Dkay

Appearance: Generic and underdeveloped Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: His soul is like a fogged over light, shining brightly, though less so than before; maybe due to some mental clarity loss, or imagined loss. On the other hand, his flame of a soul is now less desperate to illuminate everything around it, and more stable for it. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Higher than average diligence, proficient with heavy weapons Weaknesses: Afraid of the darkness Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny... ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: Primary: GatMalite Secondary: AN-94, Ruger SR1911 Amen-made armor (German vintage WW2 uniform) Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket *Current dosh: 7,513.16$ *[01.13.11]: Gave 3,000$ to Camella to buy ammo. *[01.21.11]: Bought a 32" HDTV and a Blue-ray player for 500$ Activities: 1,5h/day shooting practice and in-mansion range. Starting 19.01.11 use 500 7.62x51mm and 500 5.56x45mm from armory every day. 1,5h/day extra martial practice at Ito's 1h/day observing Vlad with his gun-shenanigans, attempting to play assistant to pick up relevant knowledge of tinkering with heavier weaponry. Appointment at Kardemir Steel on JANUARY 24th Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here Iosef is known around Ito's Dojo as 'the instructor that is totally okay with being a punching bag, great for working on practical form against a live partner with.'

Ivan

Most Worthless Minion run by ac6c03

Appearance: Generic and underdeveloped Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: His soul's still a harshly observant eye-but it feels... less alien, less suspicious of us now. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Shooting people, punching things, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Taciturn Tactician ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Secondary weapon(s) or item(s) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: Six hours a day drinking One hour practicing melee Four hours trying to get into the pants of other minions, particularly when drunk Keeping an eye out for any incredibly stupid things to do and jumping on them Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here Ivan is known around Ito's Dojo as 'the instructor that's like Ito sensei.'

Lev Soloyov

The Tainted Blade run by InsufferableMystic

Appearance: He has ash-blond hair, including a rugged beard and a veritable mane of hair. He is more wirey than bulky and is a bit on the short side. Green eyes and gnarled hands. Date of Birth: October, 1989 Soul: Lev's soul seems to be warring with some tightly held beliefs from childhood. It doesn't look innately dangerous. Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Throwing Knives, Cutting Things, Woodcarving , Almost dying, Bad Jokes, Drunken Inspiration Weaknesses: Fleshy human meatbag, Coward/Berserk[Why yes he IS conflicted], avacado, orange dogs, medics, guady ornaments, folklore knowledge, [aversion to sunlight], logic Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #6: Guarding Guns ($900) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: But, God gave us Blades! ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 Assorted Knives Heirloom Shashka[maintained] Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Some Quantity of Wood Activities: THERE ARE NO ACTIVITIES ONLY CHAKRA! ... Halfhour-hour woodcarving [NOTE he'll always carry one piece to work on in odd moments] Hour Knife throwing Trying to please a Shadow Description: A rugged man who's instincts are better than his considerations, He is quite battle hungry, lurking beneath that, however, is a cowardice that lends it's self as a leash to his wild blood, Will most likely be restrained until he throws himself in. In the past he's struggled between a strong primal desire to live and an insane deathwish, he was afraid of life and death, now since joining the company he fears death somewhat more. He never knew his blood parents, both died while trying to perform some bogus ritual, turns out candles are not the friend of dry wood. He ended up in a small Orphanage, run by a kindly old woman who's name Lev does not know to this day. She instilled in him a love of folklore and woodcarving. However, Lev fell in with a bad lot, and was used by criminals to kill people, he'd walk up and stab them to death. The Eldest child of the Orphanage, Karp tried to save Lev, lost an arm for his troubles and Lev ended up in jail, when Lev got out, he decided to spend some time in the army, offically, he died on duty. In actuality, he ended up through misfortune under Chuganov's domain, misfortune being seeing a few things he shouldn't of, not shutting up and savage murder of a target which was supposed to be captured. Until Armas "saved" him and the other russians, he spent most of his time wondering why he wasn't yet dead. Lev is known around Ito's Dojo as 'one of the instructors who is really good at melee weapons training.'

Lyubov Ivanna Khorobrova

The Vigilant Spear Carrier run by CaptainButthead a.k.a. BUTTZ

Appearance: 5'11", 150lbs, muscular build. Light skin, short brown hair. Date of Birth: March 13th, 1989 Soul: Her soul feels vigilant, like a warning cry against the dark perpetually held at the ready, the one to refuse silence in the face of the unthinkable. It is, as ever, a cheerful-possibly overly so-soul of impishness, distraction and capriciousness. In the past three weeks her soul has become more spread out, more expressed than it used to be. Background: Russian Black Operations Army, Russian Army Mechanic, University Drop-out Strengths: Very Vigilant, Decidedly Determined, Sambo Specialist, Способный солдата, Guitar Gal Weaknesses: Cold Fish, Incapable Commander, Maladjusted Multitasker Languages: Russian, English, Turkish, Japanese Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1,500) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5,263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #4: Meatpack the Brothers ($5,750) Armas Assignment #1: Identity Theft ($21,433.34) Armas Assignment #2: The Dooney Hit ($3000) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Booze Foot ($150) Ironhead Job #1: I want it all ($3000) Equipment: AN-94 (fitted with green laser) Škorpion vz. 68 (with 2 20-rd magazines, personal weapon) Walther PPS pistol (concealed carry, usually on her person) Amen-made armor (Casual suit) Amen-made Formal wear and rifle-concealing jacket Full wardrobe (outfits for sleeping, casual wear, workout, swimming, formal and business wear, and a robe) Jewelry, shoes, and accessories Acoustic guitar, guitar case, music books Netbook, phone recording rig, camera, and MP3 player Portable sewing machine and sewing kit Holster making materials (2 bolts of nylon, wadding, 10 yards "slip-not" material, assorted elastics, snaps, and buckles) $2,262.00 cash $37,683.73 on her cash card Activities: Jogging with Camella 6 hours chakra practice with Camella daily 2 hours chakra practice with Ito daily 4 hours chakra practice with Armas/Sake/Shadowbro/Hummingbird weekly Jamming with Sake and Zhenya nightly Prank Calls with Sake Night Sessions at Ito's Dojo Description: Very Vigilant: Lyubov enjoys superb awareness, and thus is harder to ambush. Her vigilant attitude extends to proactively looking for opportunities and anticipating problems. This trait synergizes with Decidedly Determined so that even if taken by surprise Lyubov has a greater chance of warning allies about the danger. Decidedly Determined: Some people have more grit and verve than others. Lyubov's determination is such that she's hard to pull off a task once she sets her mind to it. Sambo Specialist: Lyubov is a qualified - though not accredited - Kandidat Master (rank 2) of combat sambo. While she can coach, her Cold Fish trait means she's bad at teaching people she doesn't already know, and her Maladjusted Multitasker trait means she can't teach classes, just individual pupils. Способный солдата (Sposobney Soldata, "Capable Soldier"): Lyubov was a good soldier, and has above-average marksmanship with small arms and grenades. Guitar Gal: Lyubov is a fair to decent classical and jazz guitar player. Before she enlisted, she briefly considered a career as a musician. Cold Fish: Lyubov's first impression is usually a bad one. She tends to leave people with the sense that she's aloof and cold. With repeated interactions with individuals this impression fades. Incapable Commander: Lyubov is downright horrible at leadership. While she is a good spear carrier, and sufficient by herself, she is bad at directing others effectively. This is due to her trouble with coordinating anything beyond personal actions. Maladjusted Multitasker: Lyubov's inability to coordinate beyond what's right in front of her extends beyond leadership and into some difficulty with general multitasking. Lyubov served as an army mechanic, and is qualified to run a basic, if slow, garage. Alterations, repairs, tune-ups, part swaps, etc. are all within her ability, given the right tools. She is also good at working with crafts, having some modest skill at sewing and planning projects. Lyubov grew up in Mozhaysk, which despite Lyubov's bellyaching about isn't so horrible. Her mother (Svetlana) met Lyubov's father (Ivan) while he was on leave, visiting his grandfather. She got pregnant right before Ivan ended up getting deployed to Afghanistan, and they got married. Four months later he died to a stray RPG round, and Svetlana was left raising Lyubov with just her parents' help (both of whom were in their 50's at the time, having not had Svetlana until they were in their 30s). She got a job as a secretary, and stuck with it despite bosses who were not the best of people. Lyubov grew up being, well... Lyubov. Even as kid she had a way of finding trouble, or making it. Svetlana thought her only child was a layabout for not going to a conservatory to pursue her guitar playing, a fool for dropping out of university, and was utterly worried when one day Lyubov announced she was going to enlist. The past three years have been a combination of Svetlana being very religious and praying for her foolish daughter, constantly reminding Lyubov to go to church when she can, and doing her job (which is no great shakes, but pays the bills). Between medical and funerary expenses for the father-in-law and her own parents, Svetlana doesn't have much left in the way of savings, so the lawsuit is just the icing on the cake of losing her daughter. For Lyubov's part, foolish young person that she is, she didn't quite realize how much she'd taken her mother for granted until she read the news story about her own death. Lyubov is known around Ito's Dojo as "Booze Foot" by the Night Lesson students, and as 'the instructor who will distract you constantly, don't look at her butt it's a trick' by the day students.

Matvey Baich

The Cossack run by Grail

Appearance: 6'0", brown hair and brown eyes. Has his hair clean cut and his face freshly shaved. He is usually well groomed and cleanly out of habit. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Soulless bastard Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Leading, marksmanship, use of burst fire weaponry, punching things, and drinking prodigious quantities of vodka. Weaknesses: Does not do well when put into positions of long term leadership without a set of directives. A terrible gambler, avoids it when possible. Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) - Team Leader Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $10,000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Slippery, ain't he? ($150) Equipment: AN-94 L129A1 Sharpshooter (with bipod, GL and soundmoderator) OTs-20 Gnom Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket $17,078.16 on his cash card Activities: Officer Duties (?-hours/week) Camella's Chakra training (42-hours/week) Instructor at Ito's Gym (14-hours/week minimum)-On hold Ito's Chakra training (28-hours/week) Hiking (7-hours/week)-On hold Sharpshooting practice (-28 hours/week) Horseback riding lessons (7-hours/week)-On hold Attend to weekly Brownie gifts (nominal amt. of time/week) Description: Insert absurdly detailed personality and history description here Matvey is known around Ito's Dojo as 'a really irritating all-rounder that never, never, never sticks to a rhythm for more than a few seconds, because he's an ass that has no real strengths to play to except the fact he has no strengths. He could have you in a lock and abruptly back off with a knee strike and go for high kicks'

Nikifor Kaveldun

The Mad Gambler run by DoubleU and Captain-Lightning

Appearance: Nikifor is a stocky muscular figure, weighing in at 176 pounds and 5'8" in height. Fair skinned, with a wide squarish jaw. Usually adorned with a thick coat of stubble. Brown haired and green eyed, Nikifor is most notable for his piercingly observant gaze. Identifiable by the wide scar close to his jugular.[Handsome bastard here.] Date of Birth: September 17th, 1978 Soul: Unseen Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Swordplay, urban infiltration, (still in progress). Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world. More to come. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #3: Slay the Scandinavian Jung Mission #7: Road Trip to Samandria Ito's Dojo Week #1: But, God gave us knives ($150) Equipment: AN-94 A 34" Scimitar acquired from an Arabian weapons vendor A 12" parrying dagger with wave-shaped edges and "sword-breaker" slots near the hilt A pair of 6-sided bone dice, with worn, barely visible pips 1 Vector SMG w/ 3 30-round mags 1 MSG90-A2 w/ 2 mags Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket $5180.16 $7200 (wait a sec guys, lemme calculate some stuff later) A new set of Bone/Ivory carving tools and $2000 worth of raw ivory Activities: TBD Description: Er...still under construction! Nikifor is known as 'one of the instructors who is really good at melee weapons training.'

Rostislav

The Clawed Bear run by Shot_

Appearance: Large and thick Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Like looking into a prison cell, to find it glaring back. Background: Russian Black Operations Army, Prison time, abusive father, dead mother, lots of time on the streets in small-time gangs. Prison time is from a killing as a result of this, father disowned him and promised him death if they ever met again. Strengths: Punching people, stabbing people, drinking beer and vodka. Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #6: Guarding Guns ($900) Ito's Dojo Week #1: But, God gave us shivs! ($150) Equipment: AN-94 Self-made rusted shiv, old-fashioned bayonet Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Cash from jobs Activities: Two hours practicing melee a day Two hours a day practicing shooting Looking for good 'fight clubs' Description: Rostislav is almost literally a bear of a man. Thick facial hair has covered most of his head, despite being trimmed and maintained with care. His black eyes are, some might say, shifty, or beady. His time in prison has made him very appreciative of extremely close quarters combat, especially with pointy objects. While he is strong in melee, he is also adept at assault tactics, especially indoors.

Satai

The Cautious Tinkerer run by Ironybot

Appearance: 5'10", dark brown hair, average build leaning toward fast over strong, Siberian facial features and skin coloration. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Unseen Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Shooting people, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka, tinkering with electronic hardware, setting traps, building and flying RC vehicles Weaknesses: Being a fragile, squishy mundane in a nasty, supernatural world; lack of melee talent Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Company Quartermaster ($1,000/month plus side benefits) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny... ($150) Equipment: Barret M107A1 Serbu Super-Shorty PVV-5A Plastic Explosive, 1.5 lbs (2) RGN Offensive Grenade (4) and tripwire triggers Claymore Mine (1) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Disposable fake ID (3) 300 .50 BMG rounds (-$1,500) Various webcams, encrypted wireless dongles, industrial grade batteries, motors, transmitters, low-grade professional RC parts, micro-PC (-$3,000) $2,680.16 Activities: (completed) Carouse with Dmitri, Nikifor, mafia grunts (-$2,333) (on hold) Tinker with electronics to create useful and entertaining items (-0 hours/week) Work with Titus in creation of armored sleeve/stungun device (-10 hours/week) Sharpshooting practice (-28 hours/week) Quartermaster duties (-ungodly huge number of hours/week) Description: Satai is of the opinion that this whole fighting things that can end him with a wave of their hand sucks, and all the more so when they are trying to eat his face. In fact, he doesn't even like fighting things that can shoot at him normally. His idea of how to kill someone right is to use a car bomb. Mines? Great. Grenades also good, grenades+tripwire traps are even better. Those flying drones that shoot missiles that the Americans pilot around like video games to kill hapless enemies in countries they want to abuse while sitting back and drinking soda- where the hell can he get one? His military skills and hobbies strongly reflect these preferences; he puts significantly less emphasis on melee training in his personal regimen, and more on effectively designing, building, and setting traps both manufactured and improvised, and on tooling around with scratch-built electronics with a particular emphasis on RC toys.

Titus Yakimov

The Nice Guy run by Guile

Appearance: A short (5'9") bulldog of a man with thick brown hair, in the process of growing out a short moustache and full beard now that the squad is no longer part of any formalized military. Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: A bearded bogatyr, clad in damaged kalantar and kol'chuga, upper face covered by a misyurka Background: Russian Ground Forces, folded into Russian Black Operations Army after impressing the wrong people Strengths: Shooting people, punching things, drinking prodigious quantities of vodka, The Bodyguard, Sambo Specialist Weaknesses: Being mundane, Mind of a Sportsman Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Triads v. Yakuza: Golden Guard ($1250) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Oruzhiya? I barely know ya. ($150) Equipment: AN-94 SR-1 Armstar BodyGuard 9xi-hd01 (in progress) Russian military gear (supplemented with QuadEye, gasmask, comm) Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket WWII German Army Uniform Cash from jobs Activities: Sambo one hour a day at Crash Course Working on the mk.I with Satai Description: Mind of a Sportsman: Titus dislikes killing humans. On such missions, his conscience hinders his performance. The Bodyguard: Perhaps because of this mindset, Titus is exceptionally good at protecting a mission objective. He is also familiar enough with modern armors to make his own if given access to polymerized weaves or ceramic plating. Sambo Specialist: Titus is a qualified - though not accredited - Kandidat Master (rank 2) of combat sambo. He also has the proper mindset to teach or coach.

Vladimir Maksimovich Volkov

The Man Who Arranges The Bombs run by Gunpowder Symphony

Appearance: 6'5", 322lbs, light brown hair, perpetual five o'clock shadow, green eyes, heavyweight build Date of Birth: January 1st, 1980 Soul: Volatile, uncomfortably warm and fully of energy Background: Russian Black Operations Army, factory worker Strengths: Natural Shotgun Surgeon (as Bob termed it), explosives, basic firearm maintenence, basic metallurgy and metalworking, massive alcohol tolerance (even for a Russian) Weaknesses: Poor in general military skill compared to the other Russians, except in use of shotguns and explosives. Terrible at controlling automatic fire, too used to massive shotgun recoil and thus overcompensates when trying to keep lighter weapons in line. Only accurate when firing one shot at a time or when using the AN-94's 2-round burst due to its recoil mechanics. Horrible driver, could probably crash a golf cart in an open field. Cannot cook. At all. Managed to set a stove on fire when boiling water at one point. Eats a lot of microwave meals and fast food as a result, if someone else isn't cooking. That and his huge appetite might explain why he's a bit on the heavy side. Known to sow terror and discord amongst all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants due to aforementioned gastronomic capacity. Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party ($0) Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep ($1500) Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu ($5263.16 + $3000 bonus) Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #5: The Bodyguard ($10,500) Ito's Dojo Week #1: In for a penny...($150) Equipment: AN-94 KS-23 23mm shotgun with extended barrel Barrikada slug rounds (9) Shrapnel-25 shot rounds (9) Zvezda flashbang rounds (2) Cheremukha-7M CN gas rounds (2) Detonation tools and accessories 1.5lb PVV-5A plastic explosive charges (4) Russian military gear Formal wear Rugged, worn-out old jacket Gunsmithing tools Laptop with mouse and scanner/printer $500 worth of random busted gun parts for practicing with Current funds: $18,543.15 Activities: Gunsmithing practice (8 hours/week) Trolling/searching for gunsmithing information on the internet, with one hour dedicated exclusively to info related to ammo fabrication (10 hours/week) Description: Vlad is a big man who likes big bangs, whether they might come from the enormous shotgun he carries or a well-placed series of demolition charges. As long as it goes BOOM, he's happy with it. Despite his lack of general skill in comparison with the rest of his unit, he's enthusiastic about his work and always looking for an opportunity to blast something into smaller pieces than it originally consisted of. Though capable of limited discretion when on the job or otherwise called for, his manner tends to be much like his tools of the trade; energetic, unsubtle, and with a complete lack of volume control. Needless to say, he tends to give the impression that sobriety is a terrible condition that only happens to other people, even when he's not actually drunk. Additionally, he has a marked interest in becoming a gunsmith. Vlad is known around Ito's Dojo as 'the other instructor that is totally okay with being a punching bag, great for working on practical form against a live partner with.'

Zhenya Koslov

The Burned Gun run by The_Falcon

Appearance: 5'3", Black hair usually bound up in a bun or ponytail, dark brown irises. Date of Birth: July 12st, 1979 Soul: Unseen Background: Russian Black Operations Army Strengths: Gun expert (pistols), standard alcohol tolerance, minor experience in a variety of martial arts, violin virtuoso Weaknesses: Bad liar, Arsonphobia(large), Can't cook Languages: Russian, English, Turkish Work History: Armas v. Blackbeard: Raiding Party Mafia v. Nazis I: Clean Sweep Mafia v. Nazis II: Electric Snafu Ito's Dojo Week #0: Trial Run ($50) Jung Mission #1: Dead Dealer on the Docks (2.4k) Jung Mission #7: Road Trip to Samandria (6.6k) Ito's Dojo Week #1: Van Halen ($150) Equipment: AN-94 (Primary) 1 TT-33 + 3 Extended Mags (armory, stored) 1 Heckler & Koch HK4 (armory, stored) 1 Heckler & Koch P7 K3 (armory, stored) 1 Heckler & Koch USP 9 left handed (Second) 1 Heckler & Koch USP 9 right handed (other second) 2 EMF Hartford 45. Revolvers(equipped with moon clips) (2900 rounds) (Stored)(Not armory) 10 moon clips Mateba MTRC-12 .38special with Carbine attachments(50 rounds) Mateba MT1 .22LR (550 rounds) 2 illegal 20-round magazines for Colt 1911s and variants (SR 1911s inclusive) Russian military gear Formal wear Elegantly tailored and rifle-concealing jacket Violin (This is a very nice old violin. It has a printed name inside on a piece of paper "GIUSEPPE SCARAMPELLA""FECE IN FIRENZE ANNO 18 89") Three casual wear outfits. $9,763.16 - $600(violin) - $300(clothes) -$1000(EMF HartfordS) -$960(3000 .45rounds and 10moon clips) - 6,913.16(mateba MTRC and MT1)-Pingpongballs(84) +9k(Jung missions)+Itopay(150)+Doony,guns,IDwork(7333) = $16,399 Activities: Practice with Violin Practice with Magic pistols CRAZY CAMELLA FUNTIMES Description: Zhenya is a short woman with a naturally calm, quiet demeanor. She enjoys reading and classical music and herself plays the violin quite well. A good problem solver and likes to think outside of the box when planning time comes. Dabbles in a wide variety of martial arts, though not reaching very far in any other than what she learned in the military. Is a pistol nut and would love to collect a representative of every pistol on the face of the earth. Can rattle of pistol specs without seeming to stop and think. Zhenya is terribly afraid of fire due to a childhood experience where her house burned down. She can handle herself acceptably with small ones (matches, candles) without showing much anxiety, but much bigger(campfires and up) and she will start to freak out. This, among other things stopped her from learning how to cook. She is also a terrible liar as she cannot do so without smiling or looking away. Owes Satai a favour. Zhenya is known around Ito's Dojo as 'one of the hot instructors.'