Birth name: Artyom Pavlov { Артём Па́влов }
Nickname(s): Arty [only by English-speaking acquaintances]
Alias: Viktor Berezhnoy { Виктор Бережной }
Age: 26
Occupation: Messenger soldier for the Soviet military; in secret, also a messenger for the Templars
Affiliation: Templar
Appearance:
-Stands at 5'8''
-Dark brown hair, military buzz cut [though growing out a little on top)
-Light gold/brown eyes
-Lean, wiry body built for strength and agility
-He has a unique birthmark on his left hip, something that's been passed down through his family line and can distinguish him from the rest of the soldiers
Personality: Artyom can put on many faces. Trustworthiness, dangerous, jubilant, innocent... It's a trait he'd learned during his childhood, something that has helped him survive the streets of Leningrad and his father. Sometimes he questions who he really is; with all the lying about his identity and his true motives, he's not sure what's a lie and what's true about himself. As a child, Artyom was quiet and observant, asking little but always attentive. He used to love books, and would hoard them away, out of his father's sight. He learned quickly in school and was quick to earn the trust of the other children; he also had a special skill to rally up any of the kid's support and interest, thus keeping him out of the way of bullies.
Equiped Weapons: SVT-40, NR-40 combat knife
Other: Kept tucked away in a hidden pocket on his uniform is a Templar necklace once belonging to his deceased sister
Strengths:
-He has a strong sense of honor [ex. will not scorn those asking for mercy
-Can speak Russian and English, also has a convincing English accent
-Excellent hand-to-hand combat
Weaknesses:
-Somewhat mentally disturbed due to physical abuse [from father], the war, seeing his sister's death
-Constantly questions whose side he should be on; often desires to be on no man's side and to simply bring an end to the war
-Hesitates, a trait his father used to try and beat out of him
Background/Biography: Born in Leningrad, USSR, Artyom Pavlov was raised into the Templar Order by his father since the day he first opened his eyes. He and his older sister Ekatarina were drilled with various exercises, both mentally and physically. For years he did not dare question what his father taught him, especially since his father beat him whenever he let his tongue slip, especially whenever he asked about his mother whom he's never met. It wasn't until the death of his sister that he began to question whose side he was really on; his sister had died at the hands of a Templar who accused her of siding with the Assassins. Which was anything but true, as the man had been trying to get back at his father for bumping him down from his high-ranking position in the Order. Since the war began, Artyom was drafted into the Soviet army and has been a messenger for both the Soviet generals and his father's Templar allies. As a soldier, he has taken on the alias Viktor Berezhnoy to protect his identity, especially since his father has become a high-ranking Templar and thus a major target to the Assassins.
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