A insular Lasombra seeking refuge from the chaos in Europe, Michalis seems content to work at a small synagogue for the time being. Given his experience in Camarilla courts from his time in Milan he sometimes acts as a guide or advisor for the occasional Lasombra Sabbat looking to integrate into Camarilla society.

As is befitting his station, Rabbi Basaras tends to dress in black with a yarmulke. He has a weather-beaten face with deep lines around his often-furrowed brow and a thick, graying beard. His skin is olive colored and his eyes are a dark brown that often appears black. He almost never seems to blink. Michalis regularly carries a small, brown satchel in which he keeps books, paper, and pens. He writes
carefully and calligraphically with great attention to what he is doing. He also wears a necklace with two pendants, a Star of David and a crude metal outline of a man with a circular hollow cut from the center of his chest.