Formerly a member of the Company of the Blackened Cross and a close friend of Karlos Beck. Present during the Battle of Clach Duhn though fighting on the wrong side, Ivan held his own in combat against several of the heroes simultaneously, continuing to fight even after losing an eye in the conflict and holding up their pursuit of Sabine Wren; he was eventually taken out of action when Bjorn knocked him through a window but he was briefly seen being tended to in one of the medical tents after the battle.
Some months later Ivan, mostly recovered, now commands his own mercenary group called the Thunderbolt Regiment. Ivan once again encountered the heroes while in the employ of Enyalius worshippers (and seeking revenge against Felix Rex for the cold blooded murder of Karlos Beck). With the priests dead, the battle going poorly and realising that Felix was no longer with the group - Ivan and his surviving men stood down and now find themselves in the employ of Johannes Kal helping to defend Kalsguard and train up it's growing militia.