Scott "Skip" Morris was an esteemed business man. An owner of a well known hat shop, husband and father of two. He always showed up to work dressed in his finest. He talked respectfully to the gentlemen and charmed the ladies. He had a way with persuasion.

But the hat shop wasn't his only place of work. Skip has business with other men. Less admirable men. In 1920, the United States passed the eighteenth amendment to the constitution: The Volstead Act, making it illegal to make, sell or drink any form of alcohol. When this happened, business everywhere went down as men lost their jobs and businesses. Skip's hat shop also suffered, but the man managed to stay afloat. Many wondered why and other speculated that he had a hand in the illegal making and selling of alcohol. 

This was true, however, he hid it well. He owned several distilleries and lead what some might call a "gang," though he was no gangster himself. He just gave the orders. 

Another gang had been competing against him for years. They had managed to work things out for the most part; totally avoiding each other and conducting business in their own regions. But one day, someone new showed up and threw everything off balance.

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RULES
-No one is invincible. Which means (s)he cannot have an army of five thousand. That includes the feds.
-No one can kill or severely injure another character without their permission.
-It is preferred that each player have multiple characters in case severe injury or death does occur.
-Make it your own story. However, if asked to change something, please do so kindly. If you are intent on something happening a certain way, we will vote.
-POST FREQUENTLY. I cannot stress this enough. I understand that life happens. If you know you will be unavailable for more than two days, please give us a heads up. Same goes for dropping out. I encourage you to stay. Even if you can't be on for a while, I would like for you to still stick around.
-Have fun.

CHARACTERS
(for now until we have bosses)
-Name
-Gender
-Age
-Personality
-Some need-to-know info. Not necessarily a bio.
-Appearance (pictures are okay)

THUS FAR
[hider=Scott "Skip" Morris]Name: Scott "Skip" Morris
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Personality: Overall charming. Has a tendency to go from calm to angry without warning. 
Need-to-know: Rich. Powerful. Doesn't much care for alcohol. Scottish. Smokes. Swears a lot.
Appearance: Graying black hair. No facial hair. Blue eyes. Slightly heavyset. Always well dressed.[/hider]

[hider=Giovanni "Johnny" Bracco]
Name: Giovanni "Johnny" Bracco
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Personality: Hard working, diligent, careful, meticulous, socially intelligent, short-temper.
Info: Giovanni Bracco was born somewhere in Sicily before his parents brought him over in Brooklyn, New York City in the 1890's. His family had owned and established bar and local business known as "Bracco's Bewry." When his father died when Johnny was young, he was left to take control of his father's business because he was the eldest of his family. Even at a very young age, Giovanni Bracco was shown to have an affinity to both persuasion and keeping his father's business alive even after prohibition. He grew to be a responsible, hard working man who would do anything for his both his family and his family's reputation.

After Prohibition, Giovanni (along with his brothers) established an illegal speakeasies, several distilleries, and later a gang known as the "Bracco Brothers" which was lead by his four brothers: Francisco, Lorenzo, Michael and Alessandro. Each of which had a responsibility but Giovanni was in charge of everything. He was once rivals with Scott Morris and other gangs who reside in Brooklyn (I lead other people to think of names of other rival gangs and characters) before they had managed to work things out so there would be no violence. Although Giovanni is known for his calm, meticulous appearance, he is known for having a quick temper in getting his men in line as well as holding grudges against others.

Appearance: (Description) Johnny Bracco was your average Italian American from Sicily: medium height, a somewhat broad and good looking face, he was a handsome young man with dark skin (like most Southern Italians), brown hair and a somewhat intelligent face.[/hider]

[hider=Antonio Destefano]Name:Antonino Destefano
Gender:Male
Age:28
Personality:To those outside the"Family" he tends to be quiet, reserve and observant, though self-confident in his abilities, he's not boisterous or display's in aire of bravado, and most times his demeanor is taken as being aloof, Standoffish and with more than a measure of arrogance. He can, but rarely makes friends easily, but prefers to put his full trust only in those who prove worthy of it. To friends,he is attentive, kind and protective. Has a strong sense of responsibility and Duty to those within the "Family" once they have proven their loyalty. He's not hesitant to take up arms in defense of the "Family" and business interests, he's not a push over and once engaged in combat he can be ruthless and overpowering, fully intent on winning.

Some need-to-know info:Antonino is 3rd generation Enforcer whom at the age a 20 was being groomed by his Father to take over his spot as the Corleonesi Family Enforcer, but was forced to leave Sicily in order to save honor after he was caught deflowering the twin daughters of Tommaso Buscetta, a valued ally of the Corleonesi's. After being shipped of to America, He stayed in New York, at first Looking to use his experience and family ties in Sicily got him a position as a Hitter in one of the "American Families", but for now he freelances his skills to the highest bidder.[/hider]

[hider=Dimitri Andronikov]-Name: Dimitri Andronikov

-Gender: Male

-Age: 42

-Personality: Quick witted, sharp tongued, wise, forgiving.

-Info: Born and raised in Siberia, Dimitri learned the true meanings of hardship from the barren wastes of the North and thus learned how to cope or protect himself against any danger in a quick manner. Whenever there is trouble, this man knows how to get out of it quickly. Dimitri Andronikov immigrated Brighton Beach in 1889 where he worked and co-owned a small shoe company with his older brother, Andrei Andronikov. However, when his brother died of a heart attack in 1898, Dimitri became head of both the company and organized gang. In 1920, the Andronikov family is known as one of the deadliest gangs in New York City and has been made that way by Dimitri's innovation.

Despite being a little aggressive at times, Dimitri is as man who is known for fairness and is a man who lives up to his values and morales. Dimitri Andronikov is both experienced in what he does and to this day, has never been wronged or questioned by his own men in his 22 years of service.[/hider]

[hider=Kevin James]Name: Kevin James
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Personality: Overall a very nice and respectful person but also has a few bad traits. For example he is impulsive and gets upset quite easily, he has a bad mouth and curses alot and also has a very high level of disrespect when it comes to the law(cops, feds etc.) especially now that they prohibited alcohol. But if you can get past all of these, you will see that he's quite a charm, especially with the ladies.
Bio: Born and raised in New York, Kevin grew up with just his father, who was an officer in the US Army. His mother died after giving birth to him. Her death being the result of some complications. At the age of 17, Kevin joined the army himself after a series of discussions with his father. He fought in World War 1 out of which he came out alive. His father however, didn't have the same fate as he lost his life in it. After returning from the war, Kevin quit the army and got himself a day job as a mechanic, especially since he liked cars and knew some stuff about them. As time passed, he and the owner created quite a bond becoming very good friends. Nowadays Kevin owns the car shop, after the owner died of leukemia. In the eyes of society, Kevin is a war hero, owner of his own business and an overall established person. However Kevin has his roots deep in the underground world. He's been working for years for Scottish mobster Scott "Skip" Morris. At first he started downlow as he was just a simple soldier and muscle but eventually raised to the rank of enforcer, mostly due to his military background, hard work and loyalty.[/hider]

[hider=Enzo Tuscino]Name: Enzo Tuscini
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Personality: Polite, Respectful and Humble, he tried not to be a rude person, however that changes when he is fighting, becoming dominant and large in battle yet eerily calm, making his gang and the others know that he is no pushover. He is quite the smiler, not a grin or a mad face breaking lip curl but a small smile, making him quite sociable, even in the most uncomfortable situations, even if his smile drops he would never show negative attitude.
Bio: Born to two relatively poor parents he is a second generation Italian in America, his parents being the first generation, making the trip over to the New World in a the steamy guts of a cramped, trans-atlantic liner. Born in 1891, he was raised in the suburban sprawl, exposed to it's grey, gritty glory. His parents never did have enough money to give him a proper education, opting to send him to much cheaper night school, surrounded by people in their 30-40s trying to pick up education while they still have time he learnt that there were some problems in society. Instead of going of to normal 'day school' he and his father along with some other Italians piled into the back of truck and were driven to the farms on the outskirts of town, working long days under the sun to earn a Dime between us a week, which was enough -barely. After graduating school Enzo persued a career in law enforcment, becoming a police officer at 20, about a year later in 1912 while walking the streets his partner Ed was shot, he knew him since night school, though he was a good 20 years older he was as fit as Enzo, claiming that the farm air back west made him strong, though the stories annoyed him at the time, Enzo grew to miss them after the shooting of his friend. A few months afterwards he was given the opportunity by the FBI to find the killer who had apparently been part of the Opium black market, after landing the ass in prison for life the Feds were impressed with his work and offered him a deal he couldn't refuse, working under cover and job after job brought him to where he is now, deep undercover in the clockworks of an Italian Alchohol cartel, The Bracco's. Though not as a thug, which he thought he would be but as a chauffeud, driving people around and making pleasant conversation.[/hider]

[hider=Annalisa Cavallo]Name: Annalisa Cavallo
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Personality: Annalisa comes off as charming, soft spoken, and polite to those who don't know her. Underneath that fascade is a completely different person- she is in reality quite hostile and manipulative. She is generally cold and strong- willed, and can turn on anyone in an instant for any given reason. She doesn't like being told what to do, and will purposely do things she shouldn't just to spite people. The only time that the charming side comes out to people who know her is when she wants something- and she'll do anything to get what she wants.
Info: Annalisa's parents came over to America from Italy shortly before she was born. Her parents, Dante and Giovanna, had done relatively well in their native country, and decided that they wanted to have a shot in America. She was lucky to grow up in a middle class home in Brooklyn, but the one thing that wasn't right was the fact that her father had joined the Mafia. It didn't directly affect her until 1915 when her parents were executed by members of a rival family. Then, in 1918, shortly after she got engaged, her fiancé was killed. Now she is out to try and avenge the deaths of the people she loved, because she doubts anyone else will.
Appearance: Annalisa is about 5'3 with a curvy figure. Her skin is slightly tanned and radiant. Her face is rounded with large round sky blue eyes with golden flecks within them. Her nose is turned up slightly, and her lips are plump with a natural pinkish tint to them. Her chocolate- colored hair is soft, thick and slightly wavy, it goes down to her shoulders, but usually is pulled up in a tight bun. She usually wears dresses, but occasionally wears men's suits, as she feels it puts her on the same playing level as them.[/hider]

[hider=Grigoriy Pavlov Zaburdaajev]Full name: Grigoriy Pavlov Zaburdaajev.
Gender: Male.
Age: 28
Personality: Grigoriy is known amongst his friends and fellow Russians for his aggressive tendencies. He angers quickly and believes that violence is a solution to anything - something enforced by most of the Russians. The only ones in the organization that use wits and smarts to achieve anything are the higher ups. And even they know that violence is a solution to everything... but that doesn't say much at the costs. Grigoriy has spent a lot of time in Russian hospitals, which are not the best you'll find in the world. He has many scars lining his body, which is all that is left of the aggressiveness that he has.

He believes in brotherhood, family and protecting your comrades. These are values instilled into him by the communist leaders. They are good values Grigoriy finds. He often wonders why Americans are so anti communist - they could learn something from the red ones. However he also marvels at the American way of doing things, earning money and the general freedom. This clashes heavily with his idea that people, given enough freedom, will mess up one way or the other as America has shown that this isn't the case.

His values in life, bratva, sem'y and comrades, are what compell him to send home money he earns to his poor father and mother, who have been a victim of the communist system. He also urged his parents to convince young Russians to come to America and earn money for their parents - it would benefit the country.

Biography: Grigoriy was born on the outskirts of Moskva, or as the Western people know it, Moscow. He was born in a poor family, and like many before him he got into the criminal circuit because there was no other means to sustain himself. Everyone else had forsaken them in favor of themselves, so Grigoriy and his friends took it upon himself to earn their daily keep. All that was left was the bratva, the sem'y.

Due to reasons such as having trouble keeping up the profit with their activities he moved to the US. Here, he hopes to earn more money and send back a profitable sum to his parents so they can set up their own shop as they are still young enough. Silently Grigoriy dreams of a nice and quiet life in the outskirts of his hometown Moskva, and to set up his own little café and serve drinks and food to his guests. Sadly this life is likely not laid away for Grigoriy.[/hider]

[hider=Ashland Reynolds]Name: Ashland Reynolds
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Personality: Bubbly. Go-getter. Big flirt. Little bit airheaded.
Need-to-know: Showgirl. Lives alone. 
Appearance: [img]http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/image-files/1920s-hairstyles-fingerwaves.jpg[/img]
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