Arkady Todorov

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Official Title: General.

Sobriquet: Little Bear

Appearance: Arkady is a tall man of 1.9 meters in height and he weights a solid 107 kilograms. He is muscular, without being bulky and has a lean hard look about him. He has dark hair cropped short and pale skin with a soldier’s tan. He is neat to a fault, but still has a strong five o’clock shadow; his eyes are dark and alert.

Behavior: Arkady is stolid to a fault and only three things really ignite his emotions: opportunity for advancement, women and the family he left behind. In all respects, he is a disciplined soldier and despite his self serving nature, he is utterly loyal to the motherland. His ambition isn’t so much a vice as a virtue which has kept his nose relatively clean compared to his compatriots who long ago gave into avarice and self gratification. Graft in the Bulgarian military is an unspoken rule and if one wants to advance, one must have the funds necessary to cover your superior’s vices.

History: Arkady was born in 1975 in the coal mining and industrial town of Pernik. The men of his family had been coal miners for nearly twelve generations; black-lung, cave-ins and 14 hour days were not just realities, but traditions in the Todorov family. While attending the mass funeral of a number of his father’s friends who had died in a mine explosion (coal dust is extremely explosive), young Arkady vowed to god that he would grow up to live a different kind of life, one where he had a fighting chance. Thus Arkady broke family tradition and his mother’s heart on his 18th birthday, when he joined the Bulgarian Army. Seventeen years of service in defense of his country earned him the rank of Kapitan, the loyalty of his men and a small fortune from the under-the-table sale of Soviet armaments after the fall of communism. But Arkady was searching for more than wealth, status was his siren and he sought her where-ever he could. His ultimate goal was to be elevated to the General Staff. Before than could happen, he knew he must prove his loyalty to those above him in station and also prove his skill as a strategist. Fortunately for Arkady, Bulgaria entered another period of warfare and conquest. Unfortunately, he was assigned by the general staff to a support position hundred of kilometers from the Serbian Front.

Influence: Arkady is a Lieutenant Colonel in Bulgaria’s Active Army; through great effort and numerous bribes he has managed to gain a posting to the Main Defense Force of Sofia which places him very close to the General Staff (the central military command of Bulgaria’s armed forces). He has 1,200 men in his Battalion; they are broken down into 48 platoons of 25 men each. He has everyday access to heavy weapons, armored vehicles, explosives (including mines), body armor, medical supplies and communications gear. He can requisition additional troops and military intelligence or exchange a favor with an equal in the Air Force / Navy for the transport of troops or hard to find items (smuggling).

Notes: Circa 2016 He was directly involved with the clean up of Gabrovo Grad. He planned to stay in the military until his ageless condition became a threat. Then he will come to work directly for me. He would like to attain higher rank, which might be possible in the upcoming war or the clean up depending on how that pans out. Circa 2020 due to direct intervention of Mikhail of Sophia he was promoted to General and put in direct command of a portion of Bulgrian attack force into Serbia.

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