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Pulp Ivan Ivanov

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"Sergent Ivan Ivanov,

neuf ans de service,

compagnie de le génie, cinquième escadron motorisé,

1er Régiment étranger de cavalerie."

 

("nine years of service, engineer company, 5th motorised squadron, 1st Legion Cavalry Regiment")

 

Ivan Yankovsky Ivanov:  5' 9", 260 lbs., born 1897, age 36. Grizzled black beard (by regulation), short black hair (with a few gray hairs), hairy knuckles, arms, etc. Heavyset, immensely strong, extremely leathery and suntanned -- imagine Festus Haggen from Gunsmoke as a Russian weightlifter. Various military and religious tattoos. Uses glasses for reading. Very carefully turned out (when in garrison at least).

 

Born to a peasant farming family in the town of Petrova, in Tula province. Raised as an Orthodox believer, still reasonably devout in the fine peasant way -- carries a crucifix.

 
  • Conscripted in 1914 into the Russian army, assigned to an engineer unit ("mostly digging trenches and gun pits").

  • From 1918 to 1922, served with various White units in Siberia.

  • 1922 to 1924, serving with General Nechayez's mercenary Russian units around Peking, in the Second Zhili-Fengtian War

  • Joined the French Foreign Legion in March, 1925.

  • From 1925 to December of 1933, working all over Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. The 1er REC is based at Sousse, midway between Tunis and Sfax along the coast road. Now in his second five-year term of enlistment, he's achieved (and been reduced to) the rank of Sergent. He has received the Medaille Militaire, the Medaille Coloniale (with clasps AFRIQUE, MAROC and SAHARA) and the Medaille Blesse (with star); he is also entitled to wear the fourragere of the Medaille Militaire (as part of the 1er REC); plus the St. George Medal while he was with the Russian army.

  • In January of 1934, he was assigned to Major DeLacy as his batman/assistant.

 

Has been a machinist, steam-shovel operator, locomotive driver, mule handler, trench digger, fortress builder, (simple) demolitionist, bridge-builder, (primitive) hardhat diver, miner, officer's valet, etc. Knows just enough about electrical repair to fix cars and splice field telephones and telegraphs. Hard-drinking, good bass-baritone singing voice. Fairly good at "camping" type skills (cooking in the field, cleaning game, etc.), and at desert survival. Can drive trucks, cars, motorcycles, tractors, etc., and ride horses ... none with any attempts at speed. His pay in the FFL is 60 centimes a day ... 24 cents American ($7.30 per month).

 

 

STR 18

DEX 10

INT 10

CON 14

APP 8

EDU 8

SIZ 17

POW 10

SAN 35

 

     damage bonus:  +1d6

     hit points:  16
 

Climbing 45%

Craft (Military Engineer) 50%

Crystal Communication 8%

Defense 15%

Dodge 20%

Drive Auto 35%

Drive Horses 30%

Electrical Repair 10%

First Aid 30%

Handgun 40%

Hide 10%

Knife 35%

Language (Russian) 40%

Language (Mandarin) 25%

Language (Chinese Pidgin) 30%

Language (French) 30%

Language (North African Arabic) 20%

Language (English) 30%

Language (Hyborian Trade Talk) 40%

Language (Aquilonian) 20%

Listen 30%

Machine Gun 50%

Mechanical Repair 80%

Natural History 25%

Operate Heavy Machine 30%

Parachuting 5%

Punch/Fist 50%

Ride 50%

Ride (Camel) 20%

Rifle 75%

Sailing 10%

Scrounge 30%

Sneak 20%

Spot Hidden 50%

Submachinegun 25%

 

 

Here are some typical loads for Ivanov. Load limits are 59.4 lbs (ordinary), 118.8 lbs (heavily loaded), and 237.6 lbs (burdened). As of his arrival at Corfu in 1932, he's got a sea-salt stained set of tunic and trousers, underclothing, leather sandals, and a thong around his neck with an Orthodox crucifix, dogtags, and a Saint Barbara's medal.

 

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