Jakob Romanov

Jakob Romanov is a character of Russian descent from the Chronicles of Vaahn, created by Kaido. She appears in the fifth installment - Bad Christmas.

Origin
When the Icaran Project was announced, five members of the Romanov Family signed up for the first colony ship heading out. Outwardly good, kind people, the Romanovs were in fact fleeing a life of crime; the colonies on which they operated had already caught and Rejuvenated many of their associates, and the noose was closing fast. For a time, the Romanov family seemed to have left their wicked ways behind them, but before long their bad habits resurfaced. Following a short, yet profitable criminal career, three of the Romanov family chose to cut and run just as the authorities began to suspect foul play. They vanished into the wilderness of Kyyreni space, and were never seen or heard from again.

The two remaining brothers, Jakob and Osip Romanov, settled on the colony world of Maribahl. During the Kyyreni war Jakob vanished, presumed captured by Kyyreni slavers. In reality, Jakob had gone willingly to the Kyyreni, selling them information about the Icaran military deployments. For the remainder of the war he lived within Kyyreni space and working as an arms dealer, moving from planet to planet in search of better 'business opportunities'. At the end of the conflict he returned to Icara, supposedly being released by his captors as a good will gesture. His life on Icara was more than comfortable, as he had amassed enough money to set himself and his brother, Osip, up in the lap of luxury.

Rejuvenation
It was not until many years later that Jakob's luck ran out. Osip secretly poisoned Jakob with a chrono-reactive agent, and when Jakob was Rejuvenated the toxins kicked in. Rejuve technicians were horrified as his body violently began to reject its own blood, and the boy underwent repeated cardiac arrests. After an emergency blood transfusion, Jakob was subjected to an Emergency Rejuvenation, his injuries too severe for medical treatment to save him. After recovering, Jakob discovered his brother, Osip, had also perished; he was tortured and burned alive, the blaze also destroying their home. Jakob also learned Osip had transferred most of their money to off-world accounts, which were now mysteriously empty.

Suddenly deprived of his family, his home and his riches, Jakob was put into the care of a foster family; Anthrony and Alison Colbert. Despite his parent's request, he refused to adopt a new name and instead demanded to retain his male name.

Current Events
Jakob appears in the fifth Chapter of the Chronicles of Vaahn, where his rejection of his female gender is made apparent.

It is revealed in the sixth Chapter that Jakob is a fan of Dungeons & Dragons.

Cultural References
His name and former occupation as an arms merchant are both a reference to the game "Borderlands", which includes a weapons manufacturing company named "Jakobs".

Jakob's family motto, Ego Requiro Solus Unus Sagittae roughly translates as "I need only one arrow", a reference to the Jakob's company motto "If it took more than one shot, you weren't using a Jakobs".