Pavel (Pasha) Vasilyovech Krepuskin

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Pavel (Pasha) Vasilyovech Krepuskin

Victoria Wood's Chauffeur and ex-Russian soldier

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Statistics

Investigator Name: Pavel (Pasha) Vasilyovech Krepuskin Occupation: Chauffeur Colleges, Degrees: Imperial Nicholas Military Academy, St Petersburg. BSc. Birthplace: Kiev, Russia Mental Disorders: Sex: m Age: 36

STR: 14 DEX: 15 INT: 12 Idea: 60% CON: 14 APP: 12 POW: 11 Luck: 55% SIZ: 15 SAN: 50 EDU: 19 Know: 95% 99-Cthulhu Mythos: 99 Damage Bonus: none Hit Point: 15 Magic points: 11

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Skills

Accounting 10%	Climb 50%	Bargain 05%
Anthropology 01%	Conceal 15%	Credit Rating 25%
Archaeology 01%	Disguise 01%	Fast Talk 30%
Astronomy 01%	Dodge 36%	First Aid 30%
Biology 01%	Drive Auto 60%	Persuade 15%
Chemistry 01%	Electrical Repair 10%
Cthulhu Mythos 00%	Hide 10%	Handgun 50%
Geology 01%	Jump 25%	Machine Gun 30%
History 20%	Listen 25%	Martial Arts 01%
Library Use 25%	Mechanical Repair 50%	Shotgun 30%
Medicine 05%	Operate Heavy Machine 36%	Submachine Gun 15%
Natural History 10%	Ride 65%	Fist/Punch 65%
Navigate 50%	Sneak 50%	Head Butt 10%
Occult 05%	Spot Hidden 50%	Kick 25%
Other Language: English 21%	Swim 50%	Grapple 65%
Other Language: German 21%	Throw 25%	Hand Grenade: Throw%
Own Language: Russian 95%	Track 10%	Cavalry Lance 45%
Pharmacy 01%		Cavalry Sabre 54%
Photography 10%		Field Gun 30%
Physics 01%		Combat Knife 32%
Psychoanalysis 01%
Psychology 05%

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History

Pavel Vasilyovech Krepuskin, 'Pasha' to his friends, was born in Kiev in 1886 and went to military school at Imperial Nicholas Military Academy, St Petersburg where he was (un)fortunate enough to be trained by the future General Brusilov in the Cavalry Academy. His youth was idealistic, but the Revolution of 1905 when he was 17 brought home the inequality of his dear Mother Russia. The reforms, too few and too late, were amazing to him as he had little to compare them to. The next revolution, after his was more worldly, would surprise him not at all.

He served in The First World War as a 'Rotmistr'/'Rittmiester' (Captain) of Cavalry and soon enough ended up serving under his old tutor Brusilov and had to bear the commander's need for energy and aggression. While the man was a great commander, he was difficult to soldier under and his troops - like all of Russia - were exhausted. Still, they won the 'Brusilov Offensive' but his unit was decimated. Shortage of horses led to him serving dismounted aboard armoured trains for the rest of the war. This sort of war; fast, modern and mechanised appealed to Pavel and he officially transferred to the Armoured Train Corps in 1916, serving as sub commander of scouts on the 'Cossack' in Poland, Austria and Serbia.

When the war fell apart the trains went to the Bolsheviks, but Pavel did not go with them. He was an nepredreshentsi or 'unpredetermined'; he believed the civil war should stop and a Russia-wide plebiscite held. He left for Germany through the porous border and scrubbed around Berlin looking for any work he could get as his Russia changed beyond his recognition. In 1918 he got the job as chauffeur to Victoria Woods, who he calls 'Viktoriya' of course. The friendly term between Russians for the name is 'Vika', but he would never her address her such a way in front of strangers. Likewise, the name 'James' in 'James Stewart' he renders as 'Yakov', or 'Yashi' if on a familiar basis. The other player's names are untranslatable to him and he has trouble with them.

Pavel is tall, slim waisted but heavy around the shoulders with black hair slightly too long to be reputable and a blue jaw under his slavic cheek-bones. His idea of discipline is a bit harsh from his Russian military days and he's liable to beat the daylights out of people being impudent to his employer. When not on duty he smokes vile black machorka cigarettes and sips imported vodka he buys from Polish traders.

Equipment

Wealth: 27 Guineas/pa. 135 Guineas Assets. £283 10/- Saved.

Items
Nagant M1895 revolver and belt holster
Mosin–Nagant bolt action 'Cossack' carbine and sling, ammunition pouches and bayonet.
Trench Knife and scabbard
Pen knife
Sleeping bag
Electric torch
Traveller's medicine case
Gold fob watch
Trunk x 3
London post office directory
Dunlop British touring atlas
Baedecker's guide to foreign countries
Chauffeur's uniform
Evening dress suit
Plain white shirt
Evening dress shirt
Men's shoes (Oxford brogues)
Bowler hat
Leather driving coat
Silk four-in-hand tie
20 cigarettes
Cigarette case
Brandy flask

Name	Calibre	Weight	Cost	Shots	HPs	Atks	Range	Damage
Mosin–Nagant bolt action rifle	7.62mmR	4.0 kg	£7 18/-	5(i)	12	1/2	90y	2D6+4
Rifle + 1891/30 Nagant bayonet	melee	1.3 kg	£2 3/-	---	12	1	melee	1d8+1+1d4
Rifle Butt	melee	as 'rifle'	as 'rifle	---	12	1	melee	1d8+1d4
Nagant M1895 revolver	7.62mmNR	0.8 kg	£5 12/8	7(i)	10	2	15y	1D10
Club	melee	5.0 kg	---	---	20	1	melee	1d8+1d4
Cavalry Sabre	melee	3.0 kg	£7 15/-	---	20	1	melee	1d8+1+1d4
Trench Knife	melee	1.0 kg	9/-	---	18	1	melee	1d4+2+1d4
Fist	melee	---	---	---	---	1	melee	1d3+1d4
Grapple	melee	---	---	---	---	1	melee	Special

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