[b]BACKGROUND[/b]

Personville, Montana. Population 21,279. Not much of a town, really. The copper mine was stripped out and abandoned back in the Fifties, the big company lost interest and moved away. Personville died a slow death, up until a couple years ago.

Things started to turn around when Roman Cunningham arrived in town with a great deal of cash and declared that Personville was to be the headquarters of his trucking company. Even though it was the middle of nowhere, the transportation firm started to turn around the local economy. There was work to be had, people were actually coming to Personville instead of leaving it. Everyone seemed satisfied, even as Cunningham Transport bought up more and more property and brought in more and more roughnecks who never seemed to go near a truck. Even though Roman seemed to have way more money than a guy who ran a modest-sized trucking company really should. Even as the mayor and chief of police seemed to have more money than they really should.

The rumors started to flow. Roman Cunningham was really producing enormous quantities of crystal meth and using his trucks to ship it to Boise, Denver, Provo, Billings, Las Vegas, Salt Lake, even Phoenix and Los Angeles. The rumors said he had bribed officials to turn a blind eye, but Montana's state police and the federal government were beginning to investigate. The rumors even said that Las Vegas mafia families were getting jealous of the operation. 

For once, the rumors were all true.

[b]THE STORY[/b]

Roman Cunningham has built his empire. Millions of illegal dollars are coming in, and he virtually owns Personville- which the locals are starting to call Poisonville. But Roman has made his share of enemies on the way up, and it's time to consolidate.

Somehow, in some way, Roman has gotten the idea that what he needs is a personal hitman, one well-paid permanent employee to handle all of his assassination work. The local criminals are somewhat lacking, so Roman is looking beyond Montana. He has used his criminal contacts to reach out to the top hitmen in numerous American cities, inviting them to come to Poisonville for their chance to get this exclusive position. 

Naturally, there is only one available job opening. An interview won't cut it- Roman needs to see these skills displayed with his own eyes. And he might as well get something out of it, right? On arrival, each assassin is given a list of ten of Roman's worst enemies- outspoken citizens, investigative journalists, law enforcement officials, anyone who might jeopardize his position.

They are also given a list of each other assassin.

After all, there's only one opening.

Let the auditions begin.

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Characters play as professional assassins invited to compete for an opening as a personal hitman for a small-town druglord. Ultimately, there is only one job opening. Characters are free to interact with one another however they like- they can ally with one another or fight, as they prefer.

Death is on the table. [b]If you're not alright with the idea of your character potentially dying, then this RP may not be for you.[/b] As the GM, I reserve the right to place your character into dangerous situations, though I will not kill your character outright without first discussing it with you.

I expect fights between players to be conducted in a civil manner and the outcome decided between the two (or however many) of you. I will intercede if necessary.

Please feel free to PM me with concerns, I'm willing to discuss any and all ideas.

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[b]Name/ City of Origin:[/b] For the purpose of this RP, these will be one and the same. For instance, if you're from Boston, your name in this RP will be Boston. There is only one from each city, so please, no duplicates of other players. 

[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Appearance:[/b] I'm happy with either a detailed description or a photograph. No drawings, no animation.

[b]Weapon/ Method of Choice:[/b] How does your character kill people? Do they quietly garotte them in an alley or use a submachine gun in full public? If you can link it to your city of origin (for instance, Los Angeles doing drive-by shootings or Dallas doing quickdraws), that'd be ideal, but not essential. By the way, if anyone puts down "katana" they will be automatically disqualified.

[b]Personality[/b]: Tell me a little about your character. How do they act? What do they like and dislike? Do they smoke, do they listen to jazz? Feel free to make them as bland or eccentric as you like.

You'll notice there is no space for real name or personal history, as is common. This is deliberate. Your characters are meant to have a bit of mystery to them- after all, they're meant to be private killers. 
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[b]THE RULES[/b]

All rules of RPG apply.

Please behave in a civil and respectful manner. If something bad happens to your character, don't make baseless accusations of a "personal vendetta"- it's all in good fun and part of the story.

While there is no minimum post length, I expect all posts to be legible and of good quality.

I encourage you to PM me with any questions or concerns. Don't worry about annoying me, I'd really rather have any confusions cleared up than have people operating under incorrect assumptions.

Finally, have fun! Cut loose, relax, enjoy yourself!

[b]ACTIVE ROSTER[/b]

[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1743340]Chicago[/url]- CidTheKid
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1743507]Rhode Island[/url]/ [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1749379]Las Vegas[/url]- Emuxe
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1743770]Los Angeles[/url]/ [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1749735]New York[/url]- MrDiadact
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=1#post-1747384]Cheyenne[/url]- Doctor Trapezoid
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/56704/posts/ooc?page=3#post-1798206]Silicon Valley[/url]- Orchestratic
Pittsburgh- GM control
Buffalo- GM control
Honolulu- GM control
Oklahoma City- GM control

[b]TARGETS[/b]

1. Joel Crenshaw, [i]alderman, City of Personville[/i]
2. Sigurd Lindquist, [i]editor, Personville Herald[/i]
3. [s]Joanna Carver, [i]principal, Personville High School[/i][/s] [b]KILLED BY CHEYENNE[/b]
4. Elizabeth Nguyen, [i]DEA agent, Denver Field Office[/i]
5. Harlan Kohler, [i]rancher and entrepreneur[/i]
6. Arkady Gorschibov, [i]teamster. Cunningham Transport[/i]
7. Samuel Twentykiller, [i]captain, Montana Highway Patrol[/i]
8. [s]James Bachmeier, [i]pastor, Personville Lutheran Church[/i][/s] [b]KILLED BY LOS ANGELES[/b]
9. Justine Schertheim, [i]blogger and e-journalist[/i]
10. Giacomo Salviati, [i]"olive oil salesman", Las Vegas[/i]