Mark Immortell

Mark Immortell (Марк Бессмертник) is the owner and head of the Municipal Theatre. His direct influence upon events is very small, but many of the residents of the Town-on-Gorkhon believe that in fact it is he who controls what happens in the city, although there are no obvious reasons to think so.

Background
Once Mark was a great circus performer, and possibly a co-owner of the circus. Later, due to a spinal injury (apparently connected with circus work) he had to stop performing and focus on the management of the affairs of the troupe. Over time, he gathered a separate small troupe, consisting of the disabled, within which he probably played himself. However, shortly after this company started to generate income, Mark again injured his spine and was left for dead.

Mark was lucky enough to survive. The place where he had been betrayed turned out to be the Town-on-Gorkhon (it is noteworthy that, apparently, this is where Mark's disabled troupe was finally appreciated by the public). Isidor Burakh managed to save him; however, Mark does not know to whom he owes his life. Since then he has been charge of the city theater. However, he makes most of his money through card tricks.

Portrait Quotes
"I think it's the Masks who play him and not the other way around. This Theatre generally gives me a dark vibe... I can't really put it into words. It's not a theatre, but rather a well pretending to be one. It's intimidating. Also, Mark's mime shows seem to incorporate us too... everyone's playing along to avoid disrupting the performance, and that's exactly how he's manipulating us."

- Lara Ravel's take on him "He makes me anxious; his performances don't show a person's fate, they impose it. I'd really like to see someone grab and pull the puppeteer's strings. Or maybe we ought to loop the whole thing, offering the strings to the people at the very bottom? That would be funny... All in all, one day I shall tame this crafty imp—no matter what it takes."

- Maria Kaina's take on him