Natalya Volkov

Natalya Volkov Played by Ham

## Overview

*Selfless and kind, Natalya has always been for the people around her. With a love for humanity and all its flaws, she’s always wanted to preserve it however this is not to say she doesn’t have her faults. Although optimistic, Natalya has also been seen to be rather cruel showing little mercy in what she does. With a grueling background, she had to mature fast and with this, she often has a habit of falling between the blissful ignorance of childhood around those she cares about and trusts or a sort of professional seriousness that comes with her line of work. Natalya has however been seen to have a rather soft spot for those not entirely human oftentimes empathizing, that is not to say however that she is any less brutal when it comes to her job.*

## Mental Strengths

**Strong-willed -** *Growing up the way she did, Natalya is quite mentally strong, she’s not one to back down nor is she one to give in.*

**Morally aligned -** *Although her moral compass is not exactly straight pointed by regular standards she is extremely set in her own moral idea and will not sway for anything, No matter where she is at the time, it will not matter, if it goes beyond her beliefs she will not take part or in turn search to throw a wrench in plans.*

**Multi-lingual -** *Due to both her profession as well as her early life, Natalya has grown to be quite the linguist, hopping from place to place she always had a knack for picking up languages and learning them to their full potential.*

## Mental Weaknesses

**Fickle -** *Due to Natalya’s moral ideas, Natalya is seen to not fully be beholden to one side, once they start pushing her boundaries she will pull away and follow what she believes to be right.*

**Stubborn -** *Not willing to give up on what she believes in, Natalya is known to stand her ground no matter what. She will not give up on anyone or anything once she sets her mind to it.*

**Self-sacrificing -** *Natalya is not one for her own safety or general well-being when it comes to those she cares for, she will always put herself last when it comes to these people fully willing to give up her own health and life.*

**Cruel -** *Natalya is relentless when it comes to filling out her tasks, she is harsh and can be quite cruel oftentimes caring very little for the repercussions of her actions as long as the job is done that’s all that matters.*

## History

*Throughout Natalya’s life, she had been made to be the perfect soldier, following close behind her father’s footsteps; it had been no surprise when she ended up signing for the armed forces when she came of age. After hours of training and getting herself mentally and physically prepared beforehand, it was always known this is what she would do with her life, not to mention at the end of the day, her father’s pride was something extremely important for her, she was willing to do whatever it took to ensure he was proud of her. Fresh out of training, Natalya was sent on her first mission, it wasn’t meant to be anything dangerous, just routine surveillance, however, this mission would end up the catalyst to her fall. Routine surveillance became a fight for survival, a rogue supernatural being causing havoc, it wasn’t their fault, if shots hadn’t been fired things may have been different. Her crew was torn apart swiftly as the being hopped between them like a bouncy ball taking them out one by one until Natalya was the only one left standing. Fear and hatred bubbled up within her only momentarily before it subsided, with death, she guessed, came a sense of understanding, her mind racing through the various outcomes, what could have gone differently or perhaps even just the piss poor state of the world. Would she react any differently if placed in the same situation? They didn’t get to choose what they were, how was it fair that they got to choose who lived and who died just because of fear. Watching as the individual charged forth, Natalya gave up any hope that she would survive, and as the world dimmed and she lost consciousness the last thought she had was one of forgiveness.*

*Not long later, she awoke in a pile of snow and blood, she had no recollection of the event however she did wake with a flute in her hand and a faint thought of a god she had become beholden to. It would take months for her to fully grasp what had happened, a deal had been struck, a deal with a god not of this world, an old god whose pantheon was only just emerging. The terms and conditions of said deal became a well-kept secret, something Natalya vowed never to tell anyone of however with that said and done, she transferred. The events of that day ringing loudly in the back of her mind, the face of those lost etched in her memory and what caused their deaths setting a fire in her heart. Building a name for herself as “The Pied Piper” she was soon recruited to join an elite task force in Japan, taking the offer she moved her life hoping to find a fresh start as well as maybe try to reason with a corrupt system.*