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Slight build, medium height, very fit. Dark brown hair slicked back, pencil moustache. Dresses like a professor but carries himself like a soldier - ladies seem to like this. Never leaves home without at least one handgun on his person. Played by [http://newmedia.kcrw.com/musicnews/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/django_reinhardt.jpg Django Reinhardt]. [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Shadows_over_Shanghai back]
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Slight build, medium height, very fit. Dark brown hair slicked back, pencil moustache. Dresses like a professor but carries himself like a soldier - ladies seem to like this. Never leaves home without at least one handgun on his person. [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Shadows_over_Shanghai back]
 
 
=Statistics=
 
  
 
*'''Investigator Name:''' Vladislav Simonov
 
*'''Investigator Name:''' Vladislav Simonov
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*SAN: 85
 
*SAN: 85
  
=Skills=
 
  
*Accounting 01%     
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*Accounting xx%     
*Anthropology 01%     
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*Anthropology xx%     
*Archaeology 01%
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*Archaeology xx%
 
*Art: Music (piano) 27%
 
*Art: Music (piano) 27%
*Astronomy 01%   
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*Astronomy xx%   
*Bargain 30%     
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*Bargain 60%     
*Biology 01%
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*Biology xx%
*Chemistry 01%     
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*Chemistry xx%     
*Climb 40%     
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*Climb xx%     
*Conceal 15%
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*Conceal xx%
 
*Credit Rating 30%     
 
*Credit Rating 30%     
 
*Cthulhu Mythos 0%     
 
*Cthulhu Mythos 0%     
*Disguise 01%
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*Disguise xx%
*Drive Auto 20%     
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*Drive Auto xx%     
*Electrical Repair 10%
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*Electrical Repair xx%
*Fast Talk 05%     
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*Fast Talk xx%     
*First Aid 30%     
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*First Aid xx%     
*Geology 01%   
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*Geology xx%   
*Hide 10%     
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*Hide xx%     
*History 50%
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*History 60%
*Jump 25%     
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*Jump xx%     
*Law 05%     
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*Law xx%     
 
*Library Use 45%
 
*Library Use 45%
*Listen 40%     
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*Listen 45%     
*Locksmith 01%     
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*Locksmith xx%     
*Mechanical Repair 20%     
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*Mechanical Repair xx%     
*Medicine 05%
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*Medicine xx%
*Natural History 10%     
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*Natural History xx%     
 
*Navigate 40%     
 
*Navigate 40%     
*Occult 05%
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*Occult xx%
*Operate Hvy. Machine 01%     
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*Operate Hvy. Machine xx%     
*Persuade 60%  
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*Persuade 55%  
*Pharmacy 01%
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*Pharmacy xx%
*Photography 10%     
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*Photography xx%     
*Physics 01%     
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*Physics xx%     
*Psychoanalysis 01%
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*Psychoanalysis xx%
 
*Psychology 55%     
 
*Psychology 55%     
*Ride 05%     
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*Ride xx%     
*Sneak 33%    
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*Sneak xx%  
*Spot Hidden 54%  
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*Spot Hidden 50%
*Swim 25%     
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*Swim xx%     
*Throw 25%
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*Throw xx%
*Track 10%     
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*Track xx%     
  
  
*Fist/Punch 50%     
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*Fist/Punch xx%     
*Head Butt 10%
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*Head Butt xx%
*Kick 25%     
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*Kick xx%     
*Grapple 25%
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*Grapple xx%
  
 
*Martial Arts xx%
 
*Martial Arts xx%
  
*Dodge 23%     
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*Dodge 22%     
  
 
*Handgun 60%  
 
*Handgun 60%  
*Machine Gun 40%  
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*Machine Gun xx%
*Rifle 56%  
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*Rifle 55%
 
*Shotgun (Skill not used, use 'rifle' instead. Place points elsewhere)
 
*Shotgun (Skill not used, use 'rifle' instead. Place points elsewhere)
 
*Submachine Gun (Skill not used, use 'rifle' instead. Place points elsewhere)   
 
*Submachine Gun (Skill not used, use 'rifle' instead. Place points elsewhere)   
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Languages: Russian 75%, English 35%, Wu 20%, German 20%
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Languages: Russian 75%, English 35%, Wu 20%
  
=Weapons=
 
  
 
'''Weapons'''
 
'''Weapons'''
  
*Nagant M1895 revolver (7.62mmNR) + Russian army gun belt and holster
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*Nagant M1895 revolver
*Colt M1908 pocket pistol (.25ACP)
 
*Bergmann MP-18 submachine gun (9mmP)
 
*Mosin-Nagant bolt action rifle (7.62mmR) + bayonet
 
  
  
 
'''Clothing'''
 
'''Clothing'''
  
*Several respectably middle-class suits
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Clothing goes here
*Well worn Russian uniform
 
*Chinese communist uniform
 
*Gabardine raincoat
 
*Fedora
 
*Fine leather shoes
 
*Russian army boots
 
*Winter fur coat
 
*Fur hat
 
*A few pairs of warm woolen socks
 
*WWI surplus airman's goggles
 
  
  
 
'''Kit'''
 
'''Kit'''
* Income: $10000 p/a (mostly tied up in various deals and properties)
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* Income: $10000 p/a (mostly tied up in various deals)
  
*Well-stocked firearm maintenance kit, including a big box of spare parts for many common weapons in China (Mauser mainsprings, Colt magazine springs, Bergmann firing pins, BAR ejectors, you name it) and another box of assorted magazines & clips
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Equipment goes here
*Leather backpack
 
*Leather map case
 
*Navy duffel bag
 
*Binoculars
 
*Compass
 
*Aluminium canteen
 
*Cigarettes (preferably American) & matches
 
*Pocket flask filled with vodka
 
*Shelf full of books, a few of which are valuable printings
 
  
  
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Vladislav is a native of St. Petersburg (aka Petrograd, Leningrad), probably the most western Soviet city in appearance and thinking. He was studying to become a teacher of history when the Russian revolution intervened. Vlad proudly joined the new Red Army, received some hurried training and ended up as a green platoon leader in Karelia to fight in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. His unit fared as well as the Red cause overall: many were killed or wounded and they were soon recalled from the front. Vlad had discovered that inspired rhetoric and passion of youth do not a combat officer make.
 
Vladislav is a native of St. Petersburg (aka Petrograd, Leningrad), probably the most western Soviet city in appearance and thinking. He was studying to become a teacher of history when the Russian revolution intervened. Vlad proudly joined the new Red Army, received some hurried training and ended up as a green platoon leader in Karelia to fight in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. His unit fared as well as the Red cause overall: many were killed or wounded and they were soon recalled from the front. Vlad had discovered that inspired rhetoric and passion of youth do not a combat officer make.
  
Vladislav spent most of the 1920s posted in various God-forsaken locations on the Far Eastern border and being always passed over for promotions. His belief in the Soviet cause and government finally gave out, and he deserted, crossing into China. An educated and long-serving (Vlad may have omitted some details of his service) Red officer was welcomed by Chinese communists, and Vlad fought with them as a front-line officer and advisor until ending up in Shanghai in 1935 after a series of tragic events. A Russian woman and considerable wealth were involved. Part of this wealth remains but isn't easily accessible or converted to cash.
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Vladislav spent most of the 1920s posted in various God-forsaken locations on the Far Eastern border and being always passed over for promotions. He did learn the trade of soldiering better during this time. His belief in the Soviet cause and government finally gave out, and he deserted, crossing into China. An educated and long-serving (Vlad may have omitted some details of his service) Red officer was welcomed by Chinese communists, and Vlad fought with them as a front-line captain and advisor until ending up in Shanghai in 1935 after a series of tragic events. A woman was involved.
 
 
He's been a mercenary since, not caring much about which cause he fights for. He would prefer to never lead a unit in combat again and command only himself, but life doesn't always work that way. Vladislav cuts a slightly forlorn figure these days, being wanted by his own government, the local White Russians and other communist-hating factions. He can often be found in night clubs drinking the strongest alcohol they have and reading a history book or entertaining an English or American woman who often find him impossibly tragic/romantic. Sometimes he seizes a piano and plays sad tunes (tolerably) until the manager politely talks him out of it. In the Shanghai gun-for-hire trade Vladislav is known as the Teacher. Sometimes people want to hire a man who can converse intelligently while guarding their lives.
 
 
 
During the last few months Vlad has worked as the aide of [http://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/Ulbrecht_von_Bernhard Ulbrecht von Bernhard], a German military advisor to the KMT. He seems a decent enough man for someone from the hated noble class; at least he likes to party hard. This job makes him, once again, a first lieutenant. Vlad can march with the best of them and run a rifle drill in his sleep, which makes him valuable if not always highly enthusiastic.
 
 
 
Vladislav is a long-time boarder at the Metropole Hotel on the Nanking Road, near the racetrack. He's been there long enough and tips the staff well enough for them to turn a blind eye when he sneaks out of the back door carrying a duffel bag full of weapons.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Goals'''
 
 
 
Simonov is a rebel without a cause, that is, he's looking for a worthy cause to fight for. Politics don't seem to offer it. Nor does serving some crime lord.
 
 
 
Other than that goal, he's trying to educate himself in more ways than one. Studying ancient history, drinking vodka until his innards are preserved for the next century, trying to learn Rachmaninoff on the piano and entertaining ladies are all part of life's continuing education. Deep down he also hopes to pass this education to others, that is, to become the teacher he has wanted to be since the age of 10. Sure, he has taught many men marksmanship and other military skills, but that's not his dream.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Contacts'''
 
  
In the early 1930s Vladislav met and briefly helped [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sorge Richard Sorge], then stationed in Shanghai. His cover as the editor of a German news service led Vladislav to socialize with some local Germans, which eventually led into his first meeting with von Bernhard during a night of vigorous carousing. Sorge is now in Japan, but a lot of his old network remains.
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He's been a mercenary since, not caring much about which cause he fights for. He has vowed to never lead a unit again, preferring to command only himself. Vladislav cuts a slightly forlorn figure these days, being wanted by his own government, the local White Russians and other communist-hating factions. He can often be found in night clubs drinking the strongest alcohol they have and reading a history book or entertaining an English or American woman who often find him impossibly tragic/romantic. Sometimes he seizes a piano and plays sad tunes (tolerably) until the manager politely talks him out of it. In the Shanghai gun-for-hire trade Vladislav is known as the Teacher. Sometimes people want to hire a man who can converse intelligently while guarding their lives.

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