[hider= Artyom Barkov of Blood River]

Name: 
(Count) Artyom Barkov

Age: 
23

Gender: 
Male

Appearance: 
Artyom Barkov, third son of Count Barkov of the Ori River, was rather average looking compared to his two elder brothers. Pale skin, tired looking blue eyes, well kept short brown hair and a rather slender body shape, Artyom looked more suited to the role of a lawyer or judge then a Count like his father. The curse of undeath has resulted in the dark mark that he has been forced to bare in the middle of his back, a symbol of his fate as one of the undead.  

Weapon:
Currently favors a solid looking shield combined with a well made longsword. 

Armor:
Artyom wears the plate armor of a minor noble; rather plain looking but effective at the job that it is being asked to do in trying to keep its wearer alive.

Curse: Undead

Minor History: The Ori River that ran through the lands of the Barkov family was believed by many to have been blessed by the gods and thus the waters were considered holy. In an attempt to deal with the undead plague in his lands, Count Barkov (Artyom's father) would slay those afflicted with undeath and dump their corpses in the river to let the holiness purify and purge the taint while carrying the body away. While it quickly became clear that the river's holiness didn't cure undeath, it [i]did[/i] get the undead out of his lands (And no longer his problem) and thus the practice continued.  

So many corpses were dumped in the Ori River that the waters turned crimson with blood. The Ori River was renamed the Blood River shortly afterwards. 
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