The Shadowdancer

Want: Three things I would do to you if we were alone.

Nikolai is from a family that for generations has been intimately connected to shadows and illusions. The Mikhailov family has devoted themselves to Lyssa above the other human deities. Therefore the dark glasses are because Nikolai through this bond with shadows can actually see better in the dark than in the light so the dark glasses are more of practical choice than aesthetic choice.

One that he has recieved relatively recently and is not visible is a scar on his kidney from where a stake of wood through his abdomen cut into it. The stitched up hole on his stomach his still showing a scar as well and his still being worked on to be removed. He got the injury from when an undead abomination broke through a building he was on the roof of causing him to fall and be stabbed by it during a rescue operation of one of Nazahah's associates. The injury was treated by a Charr surgeon of the Blackclaw Mercenary Company before Nikolai joined the company as a Rabble.

First, without a doubt is his skin. In-character and out-of-character the thing most mentioned about Nikolai is how pale he is. He definitely has the gothic Kurzick look going on and dressing in dark colours helps to accentuate it. Next, though not as often mentioned would be his hair. When making him I chose the long single pony tail hair style with the bangs on one side. And I couldn’t just go with simple black because that is just so common for a guy who epitomizes cool with his dark glasses at night while he smokes a cigarette giving absolutely no fucks what people think of him. No for Nikolai I had to go with the Midnight Ice dye to give a blue sheen to his long silky locks.

Currently both of his parents are dead yet if they were still alive he would have a good relationship with them but would also be a different person than he is today. His mother died of an illness when she succumbed to one of the plagues that have ravaged Tyria. His father died of sadness a few months later at the loss of his wife and believed loss of his only son Nikolai when he went missing in action in fighting in Orr with the Pact Forces.

Looked down at the mistletoe with an amused snort. “You’re supposed to hang it up somewhere and trick someone to stand under it.” Despite that he took her cheeks in the palms of his hands. Turning his head a little to the side he brought his lips to hers and kissed her softly once. The second kiss came shortly afterwards with his lips pressed firmly into hers with a heated lingering kiss.

He was her patient but he had to die. He knew too much and if he recovered he could and would inform on him. The pistol with the silencer was enough to tell his intent along with the hard look from his blue eyes. His eyes flicked to the Kurzick woman standing beside the man in the bed. “Are you with me or against me?”

Wonderful, just wonderful, trapped and there was no way out. At least not until the rescue party came and with the interference to their MMTs that was going to be hours at least. Now was the question of what to do until then. Nikolai turned around from the sealed entrance to Nora and said, “Any ideas?”