Basyev runs a factory and the pit-fghting ring in the Vory complex on Deimos. He is mid-management, but is aiming to ascend higher. He originally came from the Ingushetia region of Russia, and was caught up the life from a young age. Red Vory ties.

Resettled in Vladivostok following his release from prison, and moved right back in to Vory life.