Markos Zhaida

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**Markos Zhaida** is a primary antagonist for the Clawbreakers, being the one responsible for their predicaments as a Memory Smith Wizard who has stolen their memories. A vampire wizard from Milly's world, he is a vicious man. Although initially appearing in name only, his role has become increasingly more apparent when talking with Saracen and discovering the existence of Memory Books.

Although he is aligned with Saracen he has repeatedly shown himself to be a free agent who is not controlled by anyone.

## **Role In The Game**

Markos is the Primary Antagonist in ROC. Although direct interaction with him has been limited so far, he has had far reaching consequences to his decisions and actions which have affected every single member of the Clawbreakers in one way or another.

## **Appearance**

With pale almost grey-hued skin and dirty blonde hair which is swept back with a few strands falling across his face, Markos is not the most vibrant of people, and yet he is surprisingly well built for a wizard. He has a dark goatee and moustache, a strong jawline, ear piercings, and narrow red eyes, with an almost permanent expression of smugness on his face.

### **Attire**

Markos insists on being well dressed at all times, wearing suits and ties with various tie pins made of different precious gems. In his concept art he is also shown to be wearing a pair of Pince-nez glasses. He also wears silk gloves the entire time.

### **Other Appearance**

#### **Glitch Effect**

It is not yet known how the glitches have affected him.

#### **Corrupted Form**

Markos' Corrupted form takes on the appearance of a nightmarish spider.

## **Personality**

From what the Clawbreakers know in passing of Markos he is a highly intelligent and seemingly well liked man by his students and colleagues, however in other circles he is despised for what he does with Memory Smithing, as the concept of removing memories is seen as barbaric or a form of torture to some.

Despite his well-spoken and polite attitude, Markos is vicious and ruthless. If he want's something done, he'll do it himself. If he doesn't like something, he'll destroy it. If he thinks he can do better, then he'll demonstrate it and then tear the other person down as he does so. If there is a way to manipulate others into getting his own way, then he'll go as low as he needs so that he can achieve his goals.

### **Class**

#### **Memory Smith**

* Extract Memory

* Bind Memory

* Alter Memory
* Destroy Memory
* Mass Memory Alteration
* Mass Memory Destruction
* Mass Memory Extraction

## **Companions**

### **Other**

* **Markos' Receptionists:** Linda and Sandra

## **Quotes**

* "Hello Miss Potts."
* "There is no need to over react."
* "The mind, albeit fragile, is a highly flexible thing. The brain can rewire its self when damaged to compensate for that which has been destroyed by illness or injury. The study of the mind and the brain are different however it must be understood that they are intrinsically linked. The theory of the mind, is in essence, the theory of the soul, as without a mind you are nothing."
* "We consider acts of violence to be 'mindless' reserved for those without metaphorical hearts or souls, as our only way of comprehending why violent creatures and individuals can be so cruel. We use the term mindless, to be less than what we are."
* "Can a memory be trusted? Truly? We all perceive the world in different ways, and it directly affects the way in which we live. Is the sensory memory of an animal any less valuable to its life than a blacksmith being able to remember the exact measurements needed to craft a weapon verses a tool?"

## **Trivia**

* Markos Zhaida was slowly introduced, with his name appearing more and more on certain things until it became highly apparent to the Clawbreakers that he was the one responsible for it all
* Markos is the first official Memory Smith
* He is highly fashion conscious and has a collection of ties.
* Markos has been beaten up by multiple characters, including: Chuukle, Grinn, Pretty, Yuki, Saracen, and Jack'O'Lantern.
* Markos has lost one ass cheek, his nose, one eye, his left foot, and both kidneys as a vampire.
* His lectures take up to a minimum of 4 hours because he wont stop talking.