The Volkvolny Crew

Captain Sturmhond [Name: Nikolai Lantsov, currently known as Captain Sturmhond Gender: Male He/Him Sexuality: Bisexual, can be a top or a bottom Formal title: Second Prince of Ravka, Grand Duke of Udova, Major of the 22nd Regiment of the First Army Ethnicity: Caucasian + Ravkan born, half Fjerdian (his half fjerdian side is a secret, even when pretending to be sturmhond.) Age: 21 years old Appearance: Golden Blond hair neatly cut to military length + Hazel eyes + 6'2 tall + Extremely Handsome + Attractive + nose slightly crooked Family: Magnus Opjer (biological father), Tatiana Lantsov (mother), Alexander III (step-father), Vasily Lantsov (older brother) Personality: Cocky + Overconfident + Charming + Charismatic + Sarcastic + Sense of humour + Natural-Leader + proficient with a number of weapons + Talkative + Romantic + Respectful + Extroverted + Preference for fine cooking + Extremely Socially Intelligent + Fair and Just + Cannot stand the mistreatment of innocent people + Fluent in sign-language + Very Intelligent + excel at practically anything he tries Backstory: Nikolai grew up at court and craved attention. He was surrounded by an army of nannies and was a constant troublemaker. Nannies, tutors, servants, and even his mother tried to get him to keep still but none of their methods worked. Nikolai favored Vasily's attention the most and tried to emulate his brother in everyway to garner a smile or praise. However, Vasily paid little attention to his younger brother, so Nikolai continued to misbehave. At age nine, Nikolai was pranking Tutor Mitkin regularly. Because Nikolai could not be punished directly, Dominikwas brought to the class to use as a punishment device. In the first class with Dominik, Nikolai placed a mouse under Mitkin's hat to scare him. When Mitkin lifted his hat to find the mouse beneath it, he lashed Dominik's forearms and hands ten times. Mitkin explained that this punishment method would continue every time Nikolai misbehaved. The next day, Nikolai apologized to Dominik and pledged to do better. From then on, he was well behaved. Dominik and Nikolai's friendship grew as they studied together into adolescence. At the age of twelve, Nikolai began sneaking out to the countryside where he helped out on Dominik's family farm. Nikolai also learned the realities of Dominik's position as a commoner with a special position at the Grand Palace. At the age of fifteen, Nikolai was caught by Vasily coming back from the countryside. Dominik was barred from the palace and lost his stipend from the palace. Nikolai worked hard to provide for Dominik and his family by using his privileges as prince. At sixteen, Nikolai and Dominik enlisted in the First Army together as infantry. They ended up in the 22nd Regiment, where Nikolai took his first bullet. During the Halmhend campaign, Dominik was shot. Nikolai was beside him on the battlefield where he died. During this campaign, Nikolai learned about the Spinning Wheel. After the Battle of Halmhend, he visited an infirmary to talk to the wounded. That is where he spoke to Isaak Andreyev and advised him to make use of his talent for languages. Before the end of his service, Nikolai earned his final rank of Major. When his service ended, he left Ravka in order to apprentice with a shipwright, a civil engineer, and a gunsmith, excelling in all professions. This led him to begin his life as Sturmhond, the privateer. Although Nikolai had been away from court for almost seven years, he couldn't take the risk that the Darkling or one of his Grisha might recognize him, and so he had Tolya Yul-Bataar, a member of his ship, tailor his face. Nikolai took on the name Sturmhond (which was given to him by feeding a captain's fingers to his dog) because he quickly realized that on the sea, a prince would be more valuable as a hostage than a captain. He, therefore, concealed his real identity from all but his most trusted crew members – Tolya, Tamar Kir-Bataar, Privyet, and a few of the Etherealki, presumably the ones who were on the Hummingbird. He found that as Sturmhond, he was able to amass resources and mount offenses that were not possible for the Ravkan navy and that he had done more to support Ravka's war effort as a privateer than he ever had as a soldier or a prince.] Tolya Yul-Bataar [Name: Tolya Yul-Bataar Gender: Male He/Him Sexuality: Asexual, Aromantic Ethnicity: Shu Age: 22-Years-Old Appearance: long dark hair that he keeps tied at the base of his neck + golden monolid eyes + bronze skin + very tall + extremely strong + huge arms with tattoos that he keeps exposed + wears two katanas on his back Family: Twin to Tamar Kir-Bataar, younger twin by two minutes Personality: avid interest in and excellent memory for epic poetry + courageous + honorable + intensely loyal + has speluncaphobia + fear of caves and underground places + deep love for food + occasionally quotes poetry + believes that Grisha power originates from divine gifts + Heartrender + can manipulate the human body + fiercely loyal to Nikolai + isn’t loyal to Ravka or Shu Han Backstory: Tolya's mother was a Grisha stationed near the Shu Han border and his father a Shu Han mercenary. After their mother's death, the twins left for Novyi Zem with their father so that they would not get drafted into the Second Army. Both twins were raised in the church and learned to read liturgical Ravkan.] Tamar Kir-Bataar [Name: Tamar Kir-Bataar Gender: Female She/Her Sexuality: Lesbian Ethnicity: Shu Age: 22-Years-Old Appearance: close-cropped dark hair + golden monolid eyes + bronze skin + tattoos on her arms + wears her axes at her hips and a large number of other weapons + Family: Twin to Tolya Yul-Bataar, older twin by two minutes Personality: Heartrender + can manipulate the human body + believes that Grisha power originates from divine gifts + Fearless + Occasionally reckless + Outspoken + fiercely loyal to Nikolai + serves proudly + isn’t loyal to Ravka or Shu Han + does not believe in coincidences + religious + believes in faith and fate. Backstory: Her mother was a Grisha stationed near the Shu Han border and her father was a Shu Han mercenary. The twins wanted to join the Priestguard as children, but since they would not allow a woman in their order, Tolya also did not join. After their mother's death, the twins left for Novyi Zem with their father so they would not get drafted into the Second Army.Both twins were raised in the church and learned to read liturgical Ravkan.]