Mikhail Zakharov

Михаил Андреевич Заха́ров (Mikhail Andreyevich Zakharov) is a monster hunter based in the Canadian town of Port Dawson. He is originally from Russia.

Mikhail is a player character in the Monster of the Week campaign An Iceberg Outside Port Dawson. He is played by Oorlog.

Appearance
Mikhail is a 29-year-old white man, described as rugged in his appearance. He is 185 cm tall and has a relatively strong- though not entirely fit- build. His physical appearance largely reflects his cold personality, with icy blue eyes and tightly knitted brows, on top of a constantly present frown. His hair is light blonde and often seen unkept. He keeps a short beard, mostly because he can't be bothered to shave regularly.

Mikhail carries several physical means after the Amaroq attack. He has an evident claw-shaped scar running over the right side of his face, and several more on his chest and legs.

Mikhail is usually seen wearing combat boots, hiking pants and a flannel shirt. Mikhail owns a surprising amount of clothes, though with little variation in terms of content and with large parts of it currently "borrowed" by Naja.

Biography
Mikhail was born in Samara, Russia. His father, Andrey Zakharov, had recently established himself business mogul and held a lot of influence as a Russian oligarch in the 90's. While Mikhail and his two sisters had a strict upbringing, Mikhail was blatantly favored by his father due to being the sole son.

Mikhail was a talented child and excelled both in school and in the musical training. He was very passionate about his piano playing and wanted to go to a music college, but was pushed by his father to pursue a business education instead.

Mikhail left Russia in his early 20's to work as a fisherman, first in Alaska and later along the Canadian coast. It was during this time he met Caspian Fray.

Mikhail's first meeting with Port Dawson was just by happenstance and was by all means not intended to be nothing more than a stop on the road. That was until a summer night in 2012, when Mikhail and Aleksandr were attacked by an abnormally large wolf during a walk home from the harbour. Powerless to stop Aleksandr from getting mauled, Mikhail barely managed to escape with his life. Although no body was found, it was presumed Aleksandr died following the attack.

Naja Qinnuayuak
Naja and Mikhail are close friends and have an almost sibling-like relationship. They were both brought into hunting by Caspian at the same time and were both very young when they started their training. To this day, the pair spend a lot of time together and often accompany each other when hunting.

In Act 1, Naja is upset with Mikhail as he decided not to tell her that Elsa was returning to Port Dawson. Mikhail explains that he did so only to protect her feelings, and the two eventually make up.

Elsa Ragnarsdóttir
Elsa is one of Mikhail's closest friends. The two get along well and are shown to be very comfortable around each other.

Moves
I Know My Pray

You get +1 ongoing when knowingly investigating, pursuing or fighting the breed of monster that caused your loss. (Amaroks specifically, but this extends to any kind of wolf-like creature).

Fervor

When you manipulate someone, roll +Tough instead of +Charm.

Never Again

In combat, you may choose to protect someone without rolling, as if you had rolled a 10+, but you may not choose to “suffer little harm.”

Gear
Hunter's Vest (1-armor)

Fighting Knife (2-harm hand quiet)

Hunting Rifle (2-harm far loud)

9mm (2-harm close loud)

Plain Pickup

Trivia

 * Mikhail has two sisters, one older and one younger.
 * Mikhail has cynophobia- a fear of dogs.
 * Mikhail is a talented pianist. His younger sister Irina is a famous violinist.