Brian O'Reilly's Retainers
The Lithuanian Guard
Private Morta Karolis (deceased - KIA in October 2022 in Quebec City by the Sabbat Librarians Coven)
Private Tomas Petras - Likes Freddy Murcury (deceased - KIA in October 2022 in Quebec City by the Sabbat Librarians Coven)
The Prince's Other Servants
Detective Boyana Luben (Homicide) (New Major Retainer)
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Background: Boyana is a 35 year old, female police officer; she is a seven year veteran of Sofia's growing homicide department. She grew up wanting to be a police officer and spent every extra bit of her time preparing for that eventuality; she is one of Bulgaria’s most highly rated female marksman and competes each year for standing and occasionally prizes.
Notes: circa 2016 I use her influence very spareingly, as the senechel in the city keeps direct control of the police. She is now a senior Detective and we speak about every two weeks. She understand that she will need to start using makeup or something similar to show signs of age. We have spoken about what she wants to do in the next decade or so. She plans to continue her career until she can no longer hide and then move to my personal service.
Lieutenant Colonel Arkady Todorov
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.
Background: Arkady was born in 1975 in the coal mining and industrial town of Pernik. The men of his family have 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.
Arkady broke family tradition and his mother’s heart on his 18th birthday, when joined the Bulgarian Army; 17 years of service in defense of his country has 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 is searching for more than wealth, status is his siren and he seeks her where-ever he can; his ultimate goal is to be elevated to the General Staff. Before than can happen, he must not only prove his loyalty to those above him in station, he must also prove his skill as a soldier and strategist. Unfortunately for Arkady, Bulgaria is currently at peace and though he has served abroad on numerous tours, only a land battle in defense of the motherland will give him the prestige he needs for appointment to the highest ranks of the Army.
Personality: 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.
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 is directly involved with the clean up of Gabrovo Grad. He plans to stay in the military until he can longer hide that he doesn't age. 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.
