Danil Driebergsky was a Russian inventor. Originally he was being held prisoner by the Russian Government for accused treason and was subsequently tortured. Begging for release, Rasputin freed the imprisoned inventor. But not before telling him that Danil would have to repay the smartest man in all the Soviet Union for what he did. Rasputin told Danil to make a bio-engineered formula that would allow anyone to fly, see in the dark and be insulated from the cold Russian winter. Danil chose the best animal he could find, an Owl.