Stanislav Rubin

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Rubintrade Name Stanislav Rubin (Станислав Рубин) Nickname Stakh (Стах) Faction Humbles Army (Marble Nest) Layer Bones Blood* Pieces (Marble Nest) Age late 20s Status Alive* Location Rubin's Apartment Rubin's Hideout Voice Russian Voice Vladislav Kopp English Voice Adam Wakeling Stanislav Rubin is a faithful student of Isidor Burakh. After the death of his teacher, he becomes the only local physician.

Description “ The most gifted and active of Isidor’s disciples, his right hand. Artemy Burakh’s doppelganger and rival in a lot more ways than one. “A candle, burning up.” A man dealt a hard hand in life. Values resolve for resolve’s sake, which results in one poorly-thought-out act after another, leading to severe and sometimes fateful consequences. Rubin is not a nice guy. He’s exceptionally attached to Isidor, but there’s not a lot of love in him. He’s the fiery zealot type, like Levi Matvei in The Master and Margarita. „

—From the game's design documents Stakh Rubin is headstrong and determined, attached deeply to his morals and willing to break the law should they conflict. During the outbreak of the Sand Plague he is one of the only four healers in The Town.

Background Isidor Burakh's apprentice and one of the local doctors, a pathoanatomist by training. He is disliked by the Kin for cutting bodies as part of his job, which he implies he partly did to shield Isidor's reputation. During his childhood Rubin was friends with Grigory Filin (better known as Bad Grief), Lara Ravel (nicknamed Gravel), and Artemy Burakh. Artemy claims that the group of them used to disappear for weeks, enjoying their freedom in a way that children of the Town normally cannot. However, sometime prior to the events of the game Rubin and Bad Grief had a falling out and he deeply resents Artemy for having left the Town, believing that he had abandoned Isidor.

Appearance Rubin is a very tall man, with intense hazel eyes and a bald head, which seems to be a new decision of his; Artemy comments that he looks like either a monk or a soldier[1]. He has an unshaven stubble growing on his face. He wears a brown button down shirt beneath a periwinkle blue robe, with several tassels up the chest that tie across. He wears pants in a similar shade to his robe, and makeshift shoes made out of brown cloth tied around his ankles. He is usually seen sitting when in game, but seems to stand with a slouch.

Plot Haruspex Route “ My path was called "The Warden." With the fruits of my sacrilege, I sated the Town. „ Rubin is one of three childhood friends that the Haruspex thinks of visiting on his return to the Town. However, on arriving at Rubin's apartment, he will find the Bachelor instead, who informs him that Rubin blames him for Isidor's death. The Bachelor also says he has gotten Rubin to enter his service. It isn't until later that the Haruspex can find him in his apartment along with Lara Ravel.

On Day 3 he will be found at the Crucible, reporting on the disappearance of Simon Kain's body, and he can be invited to come to the Basket that night along with Lara and Bad Grief. He is also present at the Town Hall once the alarm bell rings, and if spoken to will tell the Haruspex to abandon his plans of vengeance in favor of focusing on finding a cure by falling back on Isidor's teachings. Once the hospital is set up in the Theatre, Rubin can be found working there during daytime.

Over the course of his investigations, the Haruspex can learn that the Kin are looking for Rubin. If he chooses to investigate, he can learn that Rubin has a hideout in the Warehouses district where he is performing experiments. During the early mornings of Days 5 and 6, Rubin will ask that the Haruspex distract members of the Kin surrounding his hideout so that he can continue his work, the details of which he refuses explain. If successfully helped, Rubin reveals that he has been helping the Bachelor to come up with a vaccine against the Sand Pest, but with unsatisfactory results.

If the Haruspex has retrieved a vial of Panacea from his brewery before the Inquisition arrives, Rubin will be found deeply asleep in his apartment. If the Haruspex helped him the previous nights, the Haruspex will reminisce about their relationship and express a wish for Rubin to stay; if not, he will simply observe Rubin in his slumber.

If the Haruspex does not secure a Panacea before then, Rubin will be absent. During the first conversation with Aglaya Lilich, she will reveal that Rubin died during the night but left a sample of a cure and credited its existence to the Haruspex. The Haruspex can confront Aspity about Rubin's death, but she denies that the Kin touched him at all and implies he killed himself out of a guilty conscience.

If alive on Day 11, Rubin can be found near the Train Station, preparing to leave with the army. The Haruspex can convince him to stay and become the Haruspex's assistant, or let him go.

In the Diurnal Ending, if he was convinced to stay, he will be found on the same Stairway to Heaven as Lara and Bad Grief. He seems sullen when spoken to and torn about his decision to stay, and remarks that the Haruspex has turned out to be just like his father in the end. If he was not spoken to on Day 11, or if was convinced to leave, he will be absent.

In the Nocturnal Ending, he flees the Town with many of the Utopians and Humbles.

Pathologic: The Marble Nest “ Stakh Rubin, one of the few local doctors, used to live here. Now he sleeps in the Army train. Any soldier’s mask may hide Stakh Rubin's face. „ Though he cannot be found or interacted with, Rubin is still alive during the events of The Marble Nest, having joined the Army.

Notes Rubin's survival is solely dependent on whether or not the Haruspex has made and tested the panacea by 7:30 on Day 7. Ignoring or starting but not completing his night-time quests will only affect the dialogue available with him when found asleep. The name 'Rubin' may derive from the Hebrew personal name "Reuven", which means 'behold; my son'.[2] Rubin refers to Isidor Burakh as his "Father".[3] In the open alpha of Pathologic 2, Rubin is first met inside Lara's office, instead of his apartment. He also has a different animation when standing.[4]a Rubin will be moved from Bones to Blood on the player’s menu after Day 3.