Haruspex

The Haruspex; Artemiy Burakh, one of the three playable characters along with the Bachelor and the Changeling.

Background
Artemiy Burakh—a haruspex, a sage, the only heir to a local shaman, Isidor Burakh, and a member of a Menkhu family. He left the Town-on-Gorkhon at the age of 16 to study surgery. Alexander Saburov defines him as a "vagrant scholar". Indeed, Artemiy has lived in more than one place, while studying theoretical and practical surgery, prior to his return home at his father's request after 10 years of absence.

Abilities
Since, according to local traditions, only "Those Who Know the Lines"—specifically Menkhu and butchers—may dissect bodies, Artemiy, as an heir to Isidor, is the only one of the playable characters who can take organs from dead bodies, such as a heart, a liver, a kidney, or blood. Also he can gather Twir, White Whip, and Saviyur—or trade them from Worms. Both organs and herbage may be useful for making healing tinctures in the distiller inherited from Isidor. The Haruspex can gamble on rat racing or engage in fisticuffs with butchers. Unlike the other two playable characters, The Haruspex has no special weapon, and only can use what he gets in the course of the game. Or he can fight with his bare fists.

Adherents (The Termites)

 * Spichka
 * Mishka
 * Notkin
 * Khan (Kaspar Kain)
 * Mother Keeper (Taya Tychik)
 * Laska
 * Kapella (Victoria Olgimskaya)