|Profile=Cutting a somewhat ideologically inconvenient figure as a sellsword among the faithful of Althena's Guard, Ivan is quick to fulfill any negative expectations of his occupation, with a roiling temper, questionable moral code, and money grubbing nature. On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have quite gotten the hang of ordering a beer yet, so perhaps he's just a sheltered noble who's only playing at being a ruffian. Whatever the case, he's a capable fighter -- a fire mage who also utilizes a dagger, a short sword, and occasionally, something more unusual, such as a whip or giant warhammer--though he rarely seems to be carrying an excess of weaponry on his person.
|Profile=Cutting a somewhat ideologically inconvenient figure as a sellsword among the faithful of Althena's Guard, Ivan is quick to fulfill any negative expectations of his occupation, with a roiling temper, questionable moral code, and money grubbing nature. On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have quite gotten the hang of ordering a beer yet, so perhaps he's just a sheltered noble who's only playing at being a ruffian. Whatever the case, he's a capable fighter -- a fire mage who also utilizes a dagger, a short sword, and occasionally, something more unusual, such as a whip or giant warhammer--though he rarely seems to be carrying an excess of weaponry on his person.
|Background=Ivan is a mercenary assigned to Althena's Guard by his employer, Lubov Yemelin, who is also his father (though this family tie is not acknowledged publicly). He and his twin sister were raised into the role of assassins who murdered their father's political enemies. Recently, Talia managed to escape from his employ, but Ivan refused to follow.
|Background=Ivan is a mercenary assigned to Althena's Guard by his employer, Lubov Yemelin, who is also his father (though this family tie is not acknowledged publicly). He and his twin sister were raised into the role of assassins who murdered their father's political enemies. Recently, Talia managed to escape from his employ, but Ivan refused to follow.
|Powers=Ivan has a magical weapon called Memory that he received from his father's artifact stores, a ring that was allegedly forged by one of the Four Heroes long ago. It has a red stone that can "memorize" up to seven weapons--copies of actual weapons it has touched and create copies of them that he can use in battle. Ivan was taught by the same teacher as Talia, Sasha Zhirov, and has a similar fighting style, with a form and moves reminiscent of her style, which pairs a dagger for rapid parrying strikes with a short sword. His version of the style favors his own unique weapon, and as such, it is highly adaptive and focuses on quick surprise changes in stances and reach. Because he needs to change quickly to two-handed weapons at times, instead of a dagger-and-short-sword, he uses a bladed bracer on his off hand. Because of Memory, Ivan has dabbled in more weapon types than Talia, under Sasha's supervision. He has a basic competency in most common weapon types, but lacks the strength to use heavier, oversized weapons extensively in a fight,. He will still use them for shock value and surprise to get a few heavy blows in before putting them away again. One subject of particular independent weapon practice and interest was throwing weapon accuracy. As a resident of Lunar, Ivan has the Blessing of Althena and uses fire and smoke-based magic. His style is primarily offensive and destructive, but also includes some spells focused more around distraction, spectacle, and escape.
|Powers=Ivan has a magical weapon called Memory that he received from his father's artifact stores, a ring that was allegedly forged by one of the Four Heroes long ago. It has a red stone that can "memorize" up to seven weapons--copies of actual weapons it has touched and create copies of them that he can use in battle.
Ivan was taught by the same teacher as Talia, Sasha Zhirov, and has a similar fighting style, with a form and moves reminiscent of her style, which pairs a dagger for rapid parrying strikes with a short sword. His version of the style favors his own unique weapon, and as such, it is highly adaptive and focuses on quick surprise changes in stances and reach. Because he needs to change quickly to two-handed weapons at times, instead of a dagger-and-short-sword, he uses a bladed bracer on his off hand. Because of Memory, Ivan has dabbled in more weapon types than Talia, under Sasha's supervision. He has a basic competency in most common weapon types, but lacks the strength to use heavier, oversized weapons extensively in a fight,. He will still use them for shock value and surprise to get a few heavy blows in before putting them away again. One subject of particular independent weapon practice and interest was throwing weapon accuracy.
As a resident of Lunar, Ivan has the Blessing of Althena and uses fire and smoke-based magic. His style is primarily offensive and destructive, but also includes some spells focused more around distraction, spectacle, and escape.
Cutting a somewhat ideologically inconvenient figure as a sellsword among the faithful of Althena's Guard, Ivan is quick to fulfill any negative expectations of his occupation, with a roiling temper, questionable moral code, and money grubbing nature. On the other hand, he doesn't seem to have quite gotten the hang of ordering a beer yet, so perhaps he's just a sheltered noble who's only playing at being a ruffian. Whatever the case, he's a capable fighter -- a fire mage who also utilizes a dagger, a short sword, and occasionally, something more unusual, such as a whip or giant warhammer--though he rarely seems to be carrying an excess of weaponry on his person.
Ivan has a magical weapon called Memory that he received from his father's artifact stores, a ring that was allegedly forged by one of the Four Heroes long ago. It has a red stone that can "memorize" up to seven weapons--copies of actual weapons it has touched and create copies of them that he can use in battle.
Ivan was taught by the same teacher as Talia, Sasha Zhirov, and has a similar fighting style, with a form and moves reminiscent of her style, which pairs a dagger for rapid parrying strikes with a short sword. His version of the style favors his own unique weapon, and as such, it is highly adaptive and focuses on quick surprise changes in stances and reach. Because he needs to change quickly to two-handed weapons at times, instead of a dagger-and-short-sword, he uses a bladed bracer on his off hand. Because of Memory, Ivan has dabbled in more weapon types than Talia, under Sasha's supervision. He has a basic competency in most common weapon types, but lacks the strength to use heavier, oversized weapons extensively in a fight,. He will still use them for shock value and surprise to get a few heavy blows in before putting them away again. One subject of particular independent weapon practice and interest was throwing weapon accuracy.
As a resident of Lunar, Ivan has the Blessing of Althena and uses fire and smoke-based magic. His style is primarily offensive and destructive, but also includes some spells focused more around distraction, spectacle, and escape.
