Owner of the Five Hawks Logging Company and brother-in-law to Maksim Gold Finder. Nikolai, jealous of Maksim’s success and blaming him for the death of his sister Yelena, made a pact with the demon known as the Howler in the Woods with the aid of Magus Astrum. His plan to frame Maksim for diabolism was foiled by agents of the Inquisition, and he was killed during the Battle of Five Hawks Camp.