Ivan the Impossible

Human Name: Ivan Markus Krilivsky
Wrestling Name: The Blue Russian
Court: Seelie
Seelie Legacy: Knight
Unseelie Legacy: Savage
Seeming: Wilder
Kith: Troll
Troll Origin Belief: Egalitarian
Belongs to the Brotherhood of Thor
Political Impulse: Reformer

Attributes: Str 7 (Specialty: Powerful), Dex 2, Sta 3, Cha 3, Man 1, App 2, Per 4 (Spec: Alert), Int 2, Wits 2

Abilities:
Talents: Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Brawl (Sanbo) 3, Intimidation 2, Kenning 1
Skills: Etiquette 1, Leadership 2, Melee 3, Security 1, Survival 2
Knowledges: Greymayre 1, Investigation 1, Law 1, Linguistics (Russian) 1, Medicine 1

Advantages:
Backgrounds: Chimerae 5 (I used the Chimerical Equipment option on pg 288 for this), Remembrance 5
Arts: Primal 3
Realms: Actor 1, Fae 1, Nature 1, Prop 2
Glamour 4, Willpower 2, Banality 3

Other Traits:
Merits: Blessing of Atlas (Troll book pg 63), Huge Size, Stone Skin (Troll 62)
Flaws: Overconfident, Surreal Quality, Ward (Myra), Yearning Soul (Troll 64)
Musing Threshold: Create Hope
Maneuvers per the World of Darkness Combat sourcebook: Athletics: Jump, Shoulder Smash. Brawl (Sanbo): Fighting Hold, Grappling Defense
Ivan's Description: Age 21; Height 7'8"; Weight 631 lbs.; Black, curly hair with a full beard; Blue eyes; Fair, freckled skin; Heavily muscled with a goodly amount of body fat
Fae looks: Over 10' tall; Slate blue skin; Large ears & nose; Fairly sizable horns & tusks; Fingernails tending to look almost like claws

Equipment:

• Wears whatever clothes happen to be around. Chimerical armor looks like this as well - happenstance & piecemeal, but effective (as Composite Armor).
• Wears Hammer of Thor pendant on a silver chain.
• Hill Axe (chimerical) - huge and wicked looking, and yes, he calls it the "Jolly Hatchet." Statistics similar to the Hill Axe (Troll 66-67). The size, difficulty and damage are as per the book. Differences: Jolly Hatchet's blade is made of silver. In addition, due to chimerical magic, the wielder won't slip/lose balance/footing due to ground conditions. The wielder may also use Wayfare - Quicksilver: only on wielder, and any bunk must be performed while wielding axe.
• Two throwing axes (chimerical) [statistics as Hatchet]
• Eating dagger (chimerical)
• Broadsword (chimerical)
• Wall Shield (chimerical) - of course this can't be used if Ivan is using the Jolly Hatchet.

Ivan's Background

Ivan's parents immigrated from Russia when he was five. They moved to Columbia, SC (oh boy, oh joy). So, Ivan speaks Southern with a Russian accent. When Ivan turned 16, he dropped out of "banal" school to join a circus. There, he met some "friends" who gave him copious amounts of "enhanced" alcohol (hidden agenda: he was to be their bodyguard). Ivan flipped out - his Chrysalis came on him suddenly & at once, as a dragon was terrorizing some Childlings who were out too late, wanting to come play in the circus grounds.

Well, Ivan acted without thinking, wielding the Jolly Hatchet (now where did that come from?) and driving off the dragon. Only then did he realize all the strangeness - but he remembered - he remembered being Ivan the Impossible since the days Thor defeated the Giants. Severely dazed, the Childlings heaped praise on him and took him to the local Court (in NW Alabama). It turned out the dragon was the circus master's chimerical guardian, and the circus master had good relations with King Meilge.

So, Ivan decided to stay with the court for a while, being fostered by Val Imrog, a full member of the Brotherhood of Thor, which, of course, Ivan joined. After his Saining, Ivan allowed himself to be recruited by a professional wrestling coach. But Ivan has never stayed with the program long enough to make a true living, preferring fae adventures any day.

Ivan ended up back in Columbia as his home base, and travels from there, having fun, adventure, and life.

Notes

When he needs money, Ivan joins in professional wrestling for a bit, or works for a circus, or participates in "strong man" and "iron man" competitions. The most annoying qualities about him in this is that Ivan always paints himself blue from head to food, and actually laughs in the ring! Kids always look to him as a clown (another pastime).

Ivan also lives for his medieval, fantastic past. Therefore, he loves anachronistic societies and fantasy LARPs (especially those who practice physical representation). He'll even sometimes get into table-top RPGs and wargames. Of course, a pick-up game of football will attract him just as easily - he and his troll buddies love playing such at midnight with a keg as the football!

Even though Ivan has a "Yearning Soul," he hasn't the slightest idea how to build a real romance. Consequently, he is easily taken advantage of by wrestling floozies. Ivan's poetry and singing are utterly horrible.

Ivan has a large Husky named Sliepnir. They love to go for long jogs. In fact, since Ivan can't drive (or fit into most vehicles), jogging is his preferred method of transportation.

Friends

Maia: she is Ivan's ward. The storyteller of the game made up most of Maia's background, but here is what Ivan has learned so far: Maia is a Sluagh Kinain. She runs a bookstore (specializing in rare and hart-to-find) in five points (near USC). There is a strange but seemingly harmless Wraith (who may actually be a spirit or a chimera) who hangs around the front door, holding his head in his hand. The head talks, but no sound comes out of it, and Ivan just hasn't thought of lip-reading yet. Ivan feels he must look after Maia, for she has no-one else.

Vargor: Leader of the local chapter of the Brotherhood of Thor. He has been knighted, and is more political and scheming than most Trolls (his Social & Mental attributes are also higher than most Trolls). Ivan has known Vargor forever.

Gorg: has the Flaw Shrinking Violet (Troll 64). Yet, with just Trolls, he is the life of the party. He knows all the Troll history and songs. His stamina is 5.

Gagnir: a Dwarf! (Not a Nocker.) Gagnir is a grump, a very good smith (Crafts 5), a member of an anachronistic society, and knows how to craft chimera.

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