Solov

**Solov** is a character from the **Record of Tavern** verse. He is a human with the ability to control ice, who lived in Europe in the early Middle Ages, ruling over a small kingdom in what would eventually become Poland. He is known as the **The Tyrant of Frost**.

He takes part in the tournament between Aegis and Pagun, as a fighter for Aegis. He fights against Eden during the 1st round.

## Appearance

Solov is a clean-shaven, muscular, lean man of above average height who appears to be in his late twenties with pale skin, a youthful face, yellow eyes, and wind-swept black hair accented by a single streak of white. He wears a white coat, pants, and boots with black highlights and a yellow trim, accented by a fur collar. He also wears a white cloak with a black underside divided into two segments and carries a long blue sword on his waist without a sheath. His eyes sometimes glow white or blue.

## Personality

Solov is typically dismissive towards nearly everyone and everything around him, acting like they are completely beneath him. He believes that he deserves to rule over everything, and will not hesitate to strike down anything in his way. Even so, he is not typically cruel for the sake of being cruel. However, sometimes, Solov will grow increasingly aggressive and coldhearted, and will perform incredibly cruel and violent actions for the sake of his rule or goals.

## Background

Originally born as Albert in a quaint village in what would later become Poland. As soon as Albert was born his father, also named Albert, became extremely wary of him due to a single white streak on his hair. This lead his father to believe that Albert is a cursed child, intentionally worsening his childhood for it. Slowly through his childhood, his father Albert became more and more cold towards him, becoming consumed with hatred and fear. Unlike his father, Albert's grandfather, Solov, dearly loved him. As such, Albert eventually changed his name into Solov to honor his grandfather.

After the Red Snow Incident, Solov split off from his village, gaining more combat prowess until he eventually became a king leading the kingdom of Spee. Over time, something began to change within Solov himself. His personality, the way he used his powers and ruled over turned into a cold blooded tyrant, earning himself the title of "The Ice Tyrant".

## Powers and abilities

* **Cryomancy:** Solov is an extremely skilled icebender, with the power to create and manipulate large amounts of ice and snow. He is also immune to the adverse effects of low temperatures. He is particularly skilled at created constructs out of ice.
* **Physical abilities:** Solov is highly durable, along with enough strength and speed to battle against any taverngoer.
* **Gradobicie:** A long sword with a blue blade and unique guard that Solov wields in battle. The blade is extremely durable and can channel Solov's ice magic.

## Relationships

* **Albert:** The father of Solov.
* **Solov:** The grandfather of Solov, who would later be the reason for Solov's change in name
* **Eden:** Solov was initially dismissive of his opponent, but their relationship evolved through their fight

## Trivia

* Solov's original writer left the Record of Tavern project. The character was picked up by a group of community members, who all worked together to update the character in order to rewrite round 1. The character's name was changed following this change.
* Solov is the fifth character to have changed his epithet after the beginning of the project, being initially called "King of the End" before becoming "The Tyrant of Frost."
	+ The four first ones to do so were chronologically Utopia, Taskneat, Kell and Ba Xian. They were also followed by Eden.

## See also

* Eden
* Round 1