Barok Van Zieks

The Honorable Sir Barok Sammael Gethen Van Zieks, Q.C is a Crown Prosecutor for the Ministry of Justice (UKGC).
== Early Life ==
Little is known about Van Zieks's early life. Other than he may have German or Austrian ancestry and a military history in his family.
He may be from an affluent background, seeing as he was born in a mansion, which he currently owns.
He had one older brother, Klimt.
== Career ==
=== Early Career ===
Van Zieks studied law and admired his brother, the then Chief Prosecutor Klimt Van Zieks. His attitude changed, however, when Klimt was murdered by a serial killer.
=== Career as a Prosecutor ===
Van Zieks is a renowned prosecutor and known for the "curse" of all those he prosecuted dying regardless of the "Not Guilty" verdict.
His courtroom attitude is a contradictory mix of seriousness and theatrics - having previously snifted wine, broken wine glasses, thrown wine glasses into candelabras, thrown wine bottles, and hit his "heels of steel" off of the desk.
=== The "Bringer of Death" of the Old Bailey ===
According to many, Van Zieks is cursed, as every defendant he has prosecuted unsuccessfully has died in some way afterwards. Sometimes through accident, and sometimes through the malicious acts of others.
It is said that this curse is enacted by the ghost of his brother Klimt, but there have been investigations into Van Zieks also to see if he shares any connections to these deaths.
== Personal Life ==
Van Zieks is a known curator of wines, and even has his own special line of wines custom-made by Froo De la Vine Inc., which are only for his consumption only.
He is a known reader of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and has previously said that his favourite story is The Sussex Vampire.
=== Relationships ===
==== Scotland Yard ====
Van Zieks has worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) before in-order to investigate and prosecute many criminal cases.
==== Hart Vortex ====
Van Zieks works directly under Vortex, who assigns him cases.
==== Tobias Gregson ====
Van Zieks has previously worked with Gregson in-order to investigate and prosecute many criminal cases.
==== Gregory Lestrade ====
Van Zieks has previously worked with Lestrade in-order to investigate and prosecute many criminal cases.
==== Bill Hawkes ====
Van Zieks has previously liaison often with Hawkes in relation to many major cases that are currently being prosecuted at the Old Bailey.
==== Sherlock Holmes ====
Van Zieks has a love/hate fondness of Holmes, who has previously accused him of being a vampire. Holmes, however, did send him an autographed copy of his favourite story, which Van Zieks keeps framed in his parlour.
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