Knyaz Markus Lyubov is the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Palischuk, hailing from a distant Varangian clan seeking to carve a kingdom. He is just, calculating, wise in his years, and protective of his daughter, the Princessa Lorina Starosta.
- Gender
- Male
- Eyes
- Brown
- Hair
- Black
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Dark-Skinned
Jarl Markus Luboff was contacted in 1479 DR by a Palischian priest, Father Kalyu, who requested his clan's aid against the Order of Warlock Knights in the Palischuk Schism on the agreement that he becomes will assume the throne of Palischuk. Arriving in Palischuk soon after the serf Vasilej Starosta's capture of Palischuk Castle, he was impressed by his heroism and entrusted him to Lorina to tend his wounds. Vasilej and Lorina would develop a romance, and Markus would lead the Varangian Guard to drive the rest of the Warlock Knights from the Ostraland region. During this time, he and the Varangian Guard would decisively defeat the newly-emboldened Dranja Confederacy under High-Chieftain Vottlu Kaskil and Warlock Knights under Knight-Vindicator Hulderad at Rolovsk in a three-way battle, securing the trust of the Pravdan revolutionaries and his future boyars that he led in the battle, Knight-Executor Igorr (Boyar Igorr Relkov), Knight-Fellthane Piotr (Boyar Piotr Obnigradskiy), and the serf Taisa Koloskiy (Boyar Taisa Koloskiy). He would establish the Kingdom of Palischuk when all Warlock Knights had been retreated and assume the title of King of Palischuk.
King Markus would raise Vasilej to knighthood and induct him into the Druzhina Knights. Markus would pursue a search and destroy policy on any Warlock Knights within the borders of his kingdom. With the Varangian Guard stationed in Palischuk, and the establishment of Druzhina retinues under each town's boyar, the remnants of the Order within Ostraland were decisively defeated. When Sir Vasilej's retinue, the Bogatyrs, were trapped behind enemy lines, his daughter, now Princessa Lorina Lyubova, ran away to find him. Enraged, he sent Vasilej on a quest to rescue her and secure the future of the Palischian Kingdom.
Fortunately, Vasilej would be able to rescue Lorina. Amazed by the tale that Vasilej would tell on how he rescued Lorina, he would give his blessing for Vasilej to marry Lorina. With the union of the Houses of Lyubov and Starosta, Vasilej would assume the title of prince. Not all was perfect however, as the assassination of Markus' friend Igorr Relkov would further remind him that the Warlock Knights needed to be exterminated at all costs. To do this, he would send Prince Vasilej and his Bogatyr to uncover the conspiracy against the kingdom.
Appearance
Identifying Characteristics
Knyaz Markus is bald, tall, and of a slender build, with a pair of glasses.
Mentality
Accomplishments & Achievements
Knyaz Markus inherited the rank of jarl in the Lyubov Clan, in the far-northern fjords of Icewind Vale. In return for helping the Pravdans gain their independence from the Warlock Knights, he was offered the throne of Palischuk, becoming the Knyaz of the Kingdom of Palischuk.
Personality
Motivation
Knyaz Markus is committed to the establishment of the Kingdom of Palischuk as an independent, militarily powerful, and sole power of the Vaasa. His mission hinges on the destruction of the Warlock Knights from the face of Toril.
Markus is also a family man, dedicated to the welfare and protection of his daugher and heiress to the throne, Princessa Lorina Starosta.
Social
Birthplace
Icewind Dale
Current Residence
Palischuk Castle
Family Ties
Knyaz Markus is the Knyaz, or King of the Kingdom of Palischuk. He rules the nation, acting as the custodian of the Pravdan Church and of the Palischians.
The members of his clan, the Lyubov, are not members of the House of Lyubov, but have become the Varangian Guard, the personal Druzhina retinue of the Knyaz.