ViktorC23

Mines, fuel and explosives

Age at landing

28

From

Ukrainian, from a Donbas mining family

Before

Mining engineer and shot-firer

Main skill

Mining, timbering and blasting

Other skills

Charcoal and coke, well drilling, heavy lifting gear

Personality

Gruff, with a dark sense of humour. Fiercely protective of anyone who works under him.

Strength

Fearless underground, and the strongest man on the island.

Flaw

A temper. Drinks. Quarrels with Luca. Takes the worst job himself as a kind of penance.

Wants

A mine where nobody dies.

Story arc

The gas explosion in the coal mine kills Diego and nearly breaks him; the safety lamp and the pumping engine are his answer.

Dies

Year 39, aged 67. Miner's lung, from a life of rock dust.

First partner

Nadia, from month 18

Leads phases

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Helps in phases

04 Clay, kilns, charcoal and lime
05 Copper and bronze
06 Iron and steel
10 Blast furnace, coal, cast iron and rolling
11 Glass, chemistry, petroleum, rubber and cement
13 Steam power