Luka Yegorovitch Berkov

Luka Yegorovitch Berkov

The photo on Private Berkov's ID from the Lonwi General Hospital. They were a nurse.

Languages	Common, East Hillian II
Affiliations	19th Airborne Division
Date of Birth	18th of August, 21 CR
Place of Birth	Sonsha, East Hills
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	height
Airborne Rank	Private

Luka Yegorovitch Berkov is a Noman Radio Operator assigned to the 19th Airborne Division in 50CR during the Third Realm War.

A childhood immigrant from Zowski, he moved to Lonwi with his parents when he was very young for the shot at a better life. Despite being a naturalized NoMan Citizen, he still grew up with a great amount of East Hillian influence, and is often mistaken as one.

KILL COUNT: 2

WAR CRIMES COMITTED: 0

Physical Appearance

"Who I am and what my body can do is merely the fruits of my life. It may suit some. It may not suit others. It suits me." -Private Berkov

Luka is a tall, lanky, very pale-skinned East Hillian man with dirty blond hair and bright blue eyes, the former of which is always hidden under a very old fur hunting cap given to him by his father. Casually, around base, he wears a white t-shirt with scrub-like navy blue sweatpants and running sneakers, as well as a silver locket that contains a photo. The contents of the locket, though never revealed (and he will pull a knife on you if you try) is one of his old coworkers from the Lonwi General Hospital.

Personality

"At the end of the day, I work hard. Why would I not work hard? If I do not work hard, the work does not get done." -Pr

Luka views himself, more or less, as a machine. He is a hard-working instrument of death, beaten down into being someone of little emotion over years of working in healthcare and then the Marine Corps (although, this all flips on a dime when he's rewarded with whiskey.) Though always cold, he doesn't try to be ruthless, in fact, he does everything he does normally out of self-betterment for either himself or for others (though largely himself, since his resting asshole face tends to dissuade friends.) However, muscle memory can have him swiftly and efficiently take down foes where needed.

Equipment

"My radio is one luxury I afford myself. I do not afford myself many luxuries. If I live a life free of luxuries, the luxuries become more luxurious." -Private Berkov

Luka's gear consists of the following:

Gear Name	Quantity	Status (If applicable)
Standard Backpack	1
Leg Bag	1	LOSTFell off of Luka's leg in "The First Jump"
Musette Bag	1
M1 Ammo Bag	1
Cartridge Belt	1
Steel Helmet	1
Combat Knife	1
Smoke Grenade	5
Chute & Reserve Chute	1	LOSTIrreparably damaged in "The First Jump"
Entrenching Tools	1
KRations & Goodies	4
Gas Mask	1
Personal First Aid Kit	1
Corpseman First Aid Kit	1	LOSTIn Luka's Leg Bag (See above)
Hawkins Mine	1	LOSTIn Luka's Leg Bag (See above)
Block of TNT	2	LOSTIn Luka's Leg Bag (See above)
Compass & Map	1
Matches & Lighter	1
Clicker	1
Jump Boots & Webbing	1
SCR300 Main Radio Set	1
Standard Rations	1	LOSTGiven to Roy McFinnigan in "The First Jump"
Bottle of whiskey	2	LOSTGiven to Aleksandr Senaviev in "The First Jump"
Binoculars	1
Flashlight	1
Hygeine kit	1
Lonwi Locket	1

History

CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE

"How could I call it home? The breadlines stretch for ungodly distances, and my family is always one wrong step from joining them. Yet, it is home." -Private Berkov

YOUNG ADULTHOOD

"As kind as I may be, when they look in my eyes, they see Death. I have become Death to them. When they die, seeing that...I die as well." -Private Berkov

MID-ADULTHOOD/PRE-WAR

"I was what they needed. They don't say that they look for broken men. But they look for broken men. And I am a broken man." -Private Berkov

[More description will come later when Amia is not sick.]

CAMPAIGN HISTORY

THE FIRST JUMP - 3/15

Luka's first appearance was in the session "The First Jump," where they were on a platoon with Vincent "Mal" Praktesh, Mark Kilandro, Aleksandr Senaviev, Jane Doe, and Roy McFinnigan. The mission they were sent on was a harrowing one, a nighttime jump into LaCroix territory to kill some sharps and possibly prevent their armor from occupying a nearby town that NoMa had their sights on. The mission was...harrowing, to say the least. Being back in deployment is not something Luka expected, however, with the light leaving beyond the horizon, so too did the light in his eyes. He was ready to become death again. However, the platoon's plans were dashed when anti-aircraft fire threatened them, causing Luka to lose his leg bag, which contained a corpseman medical kit, 2 blocks of TNT, and a Hawkins Mine, with the party scattered upon the drop. Luka was ready to hit the ground rolling...if he'd ever make it there. Instead, his chute drifted him into a pack of trees, and after he cut himself loose, it was almost like he was home, sprinting quietly through the dark to the nearest source of cover, a nearby hedgerow. Once inside, he was jumped by two NoMan soldiers, and once he was cleared, he recruited the two of them to join him at Rendezvous Point Oscar, since the two of them were forced to jump early and could no longer make it to Rendezvous Point Bravo in time for the fight. Luka began leading them through the hedgerow, eventually coming across Aleksandr, who was stuck inside. He cut him loose, and the two ribbed on each other for a bit, before meeting up with everyone at the Rendezvous Point. Their primary officer, Lavelle, ordered that their plan was to go around the town of Oldham, and blow up the bridge, preventing tanks from entering the town and threatening NoMan forces. As they went in, Luka was able to put their experience on full display, ducking between trees and smoke bombs, popping one LaCroix soldier in the leg and instantly shattering his bones, and then another three shots into a smoke cloud hit a second. However, trouble arrives when a tank comes on the horizon, threatening trouble. Luka is commanded to radio for backup, which he tries to do, but he forgets that, in the dark, his solar-powered radio doesn't work, forcing him to spend time fishing in his bag for batteries. He eventually gets a firesquad to show up, just in time for the engineers to finish their objective of planting explosives on the bridge, and as the squadron flees into the night, the ruins are left behind.

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