Big Vlad
Vladislav Olgimsky, Sr. (a.k.a. Big Vlad, Fat Vlad, Vlad the Heavy, Böos)
Vladislav Olgimsky Sr, also known as Big Vlad, is the head of the Olgimsky family and the leader of The Town's industrial world, the Bull Enterprise.
Vlad Olgimsky Sr. is clever, but quick-tempered and unrestrained. He is capricious, cruel and biased in his judgement of others. He wields absolute economic and social power and is unafraid to flaunt it. He holds his money and business in high regard, prioritising his wallet over all. He speaks very slowly, often taking deep breaths before he says what is on his mind.
Background
Through the creation of the Bull Enterprise the Town's industry is concentrated in Big Vlad's hands. At the time the story unfolds, a great deal of his power has been passed to his son, Vlad the Younger, possibly in turn to prepare him for inheritance. His son doesn't have the best relationship with his father because they disagree about how best to manage and subordinate the workers and the Steppe: the father thinks is right to treat them almost as though half-animal; the son believes in the value of their culture and communicates with them on an almost-equal footing. Allegedly, Big Vlad cares for his children, yet it is obscured by capitalist gloat and contempt for his children's empathy.
Despite the seemingly obvious contempt for The Kin, he received the title of Böos, "like a bull." He assigned Oyun as the Foreman of the Abbatoir, and spoke closely with Isdor Burakh though his respect for the man seemed limited as a business relationship.
Big Vlad met his wife Victoria Olgimskaya in a store in the Backbone, where she was buying a brooch. They were married within a year of meeting.
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