Marko Alexandrovich Ramius

## Personal Information

#### Personality

Marko is full of himself, thinking he can do anything he chooses to and has a hard time refusing challenges. He'll always try and get something out of any challenge levelled against him, either money or favours.

#### Mortal World

Marko was born and grew up in the Soviet Union in Leningrad. He saw the fall of the USSR from the inside and the rise of the Russian Mob as "Legitimate" businesses. His growing expertise with computers got him a lot of attention from various groups including the Bratva. At some point in 2004 he disappeared from online view for a period of eight months, after which he became more active again.

Not much else is known about him apart from in the online Hactivist community in which he uses the name **красная химера** or "RedChimera".

#### Kindred Life - *Not actively known*.

His disappearance was organised by a Bratva Boss, an Invictus who was able to convince an American Invictus to travel to Russia and embrace Marko. He was subsequently embraced in an Invictus ritual before his Sire declared him released and handed him over to the Boss.

Marko’s new job was to help handle the Bratva’s money laundering system and oversee its future development. Marko played along for a while, learning about being a Vampire and about his Bloodline. While he was doing this, he set several back doors into the Bratva’s computers and money laundering system, as well as setting it to send a miniscule amount (0.0002% of a rouble) of each transaction into a numbered Swiss account for himself.

It took him 3 years before he was prepared to leave his employ with the Bratva. He’d made lots of friends online and had a handy amount of cash, prefect for helping him leave Russia. He timed it to coincide with the arrival of an underground death metal group in the city and left with him as they moved out into Eastern Europe. He fell in with a group of hackers travelling with the group.

The group left the underground movement they had been travelling with and started moving more westerly through Europe. They ended up in Paris for a while where he set them up in a warehouse. While there, he got several vehicles for the group. The first was an old Tour Bus they ripped apart and rebuilt to better suit their needs. They installed a Satellite dish and various wireless internet connections, a solar system on the roof and a bigger generator to supply enough power for their equipment and finally a completely lightproof room for Marko to sleep in during the day.

The second was a large van. This they use for moving around in the city while the Tour Bus stays in one spot. The van has a power system so they can run equipment in it if they want to. The last vehicle is a street bike for Marko to use.

2017 saw them arrive in Rome. They followed their usual MO of finding a warehouse and setting up in it. Their reason for leaving Rome was the local Prince getting most upset about Marko stealing a Ferrari from a dealership across town and driving it right up to his door. But really, the Prince was the one who challenged him. Probably just pissed ‘cause it didn’t come with keys. The police following him most of the way, and still being after the car probably didn’t help.

## Information Known by Kindred Society

* Embraced in Russia.
* Joined The Carthian Movement sometime after 2007.
* Known prankster and troublemaker.
* Bloodhunted in Rome by their Prince.

#### Timeline

* **2004**
	+ Embraced by **Lady Karleshia Curry**.
* **2007**
	+ March - Leaves Leningrad, Russia & meets up with Sabertooth.
	+ March - Arrives in Helinski, Finland.
* From 2007 until 2009, he travelled through Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and then Belgium. He met **Sphinx** in Latvia in Gulbene, **Answer** in Poland and then finally **Nemesis** in Germany. It was in the Ukraine in 2008 that he joined the Carthians.
* **2010**
	+ October 2010 – November 2012 – Marko stays in Paris. There he met Alexis Strange and Paige Ní’Rose.

* **2012**
	+ **June** - Marko travels to Geneva, arriving on June 10th. He left on June 24th, being chased from the city by the Invictus
	+ **July** - Arrives in Turin, Piemonte,
* **2013**
	+ Tavels to Milan, Lombardia in May.
* **2013**
	+ Travels to Bolonga, Emilia-Romagna in December
* **2014**
	+ Travels to Florence in September.
* **2015**
	+ Moves to Rome after being invited to the city by Brother Wilhelm Albrecht on August 19th.

* **2017**
	+ **January** - Almost bloodhunted in Rome, leaves immediately on the 25th of January. He travels to Frosinone.
	+ **Febuary** - Arrives in Naples.
	+ **April** - Opens Makerspace Naples
	+ **May** - Hosts court in airport hanger. Kine are there. It's a nightclub situation. It went *well*.
	+ **August** - Opens Secondigliano Makerspace
* **2018**
	+ **March** - Assisted Chiara and Dominico Rogero open an orphanage in Soccavo
	+ **August** - Leaves the city for the month with no explaination.
* **2019**
	+ **January** - Opens San Giorno Makerspace

* **2022**
	+ **March** - Hosts court at his haven, runs tank races and gambling tables at the least.
	+ **October -** Disappeared right before the shit hit the fan.

## Lineage

#### Known Sire

* Lady Karleshia Curry

#### Known Siblings

* Anya Yahontov

#### Known Childer

* Arden Whittaker

## Ghouls

### Sabertooth

Italian born Aiden Fedele was recruited by Marko in 2007 and quickly became one of his ghouls. Aiden, AKA Sabertooth in their communications and therefore using that as a replacement name from then on, is primarily Marko's source of equipment maintenance, logistics and model design. He has an interest in flying, and has certification to prove it.

Sabertooth could easily be considered the *face* of the group, and has gotten them out of trouble more times than he could count. Some say he is more skilled than a Ventrue using Dominate to get himself out of trouble. A flash of a smile and people tend to just trust him without knowing why. It has gotten Marko and his group past security in high tech buildings, into clubs and concerts, and out of quite a few speeding fines to say the least.

### Sphinx

Originally calling Latvia home, Evita Baltazoss, known in online Hacker circles as Sphinx *[$ph1nX]* was recruited by Marko in 2008 and became the second of his ghouls to join his group. She was originally recruited for her skills in hacking related to AI design and implementation, and has pushed her skill since into robotics and other forms of specialisations related to the craft of artificial intelligence.

Sphinx has always had a interest in firearms, taking her time off to go to local paintball or airsoft locations, and she was the one who prompted Marko with the idea of opening Slaughterhouse, even though she didn't get to be a part of recruitment or the running of the business, she still believes it is her brainchild.

## Rumours

* You all heard about the Ferrari in Rome, the Runaway Tesla *had* to be him, right?
* He'll help you with his security, but he'll charge you extra to keep himself out too.
* Was a Lord within the Invictus.
* Sent the Prince of Rome a Ferrari this year.
* Helped the Carthians overthrow the Prince of London.
* Was heavily involved with the Carthian take over of Paris
* Has a video of himself walking around Berlin during the day. It isn't blurry and he's not visibly taking damage.
* Once hacked the CIA using a flip phone on a dare.
* Is blood hunted in all of Russia.
* Was chased from Geneva by the Invictus of the city.
* Will accept any challenge to prove how good a hacker he is.
* Highjacked Fylakas' Yacht.
* Had something to do with Lady Belladonna Ossatura going into Torpor.
* Knows how to Scuba Dive.
* His party bus once belonged to a RABM band who died in riots they started in Estonia.
* Bought the Ripsaw tank as part of a plot to overthrow Lady Baptiste de Veronese when she was in power.
* Has an old cargo ship that has been converted into a secret submarine base.
* Is building a robot and artificial intelligence that will probably become Sky Net.
* His farm is a training facility for cyber-terrorists.

## Inspirations and Soundtrack

* Boris Grishenko
* Marko's Playlist