[hider=The Omertas Crime Family]

[u][b]Faction Name:[/b][/u] The Omertas Crime Family  aka The Slitherkin Tribe

[u][b]Faction Leader:[/b][/u] Dominic “Fat Dom ” Omerta

[u][b]Description:[/b][/u] The Omertas are one of “Three Families” established by Mr. House who control the strip. Originally known as the Slitherkin, the Omertas were taken from their violent tribal roots and ‘civilized’ by House to serve as his employees. Now known as the Omertas, the family was given control of the seedy Gomorrah casino to run as their base of operations. 

The Omertas rule Gomorrah as their own little fiefdom and are responsible for much of the unsavory business tainting the strip. Examples of this business include a steady export of narcotics to Vegas and beyond, arms dealing, and sex trafficking.

As of this point, the Omertas have a good relationship with the White Gloves of the Gourmand (largely due to Domics relationship with Marjorie)  but on the other hand have a boiling rivalry with the Chairmen at the Tops. While not overtly hostile, encounters between Chairman and Omerta button men outside of the strip have led to gunfights in recent months and there is even talk on the strip of open war looming. 

[u][b]Territory: [/b] [/u]The Gomorrah Casino on the Strip, as well as a number of other minor establishments in Freeside and Outer Vegas. They also own several warehouse compounds in Outer Vegas, where most of their weapons and chem production takes place. 

[u][b]Sphere of influence: [/b][/u]Primarily the Strip and Outer Vegas, but they also have a lesser influence over Freeside. 

[u][b]Force Composition:[/b][/u] Approximately 350 direct Omerta “Made men” including Caporegime and their soldiers (approximately 10 soldiers per Capo). However when you include various associates, affiliated gangs, and hired mercenary goons the total force that the Omertas can bring to bear climbs to little over a thousand. 

The Omertas themselves are considered to be decently well trained within their own organization: but they are not a military force by any means. They are better equipped than either of the other two families however, and include some real military hardware they’ve “acquired” (and are now starting to produce) stocked away in their armory. Most of the time their soldiers are equipped with 10mm submachine guns and pistols, and some hidden form of light bodyarmor underneath their business suits. 

The rest of their associates and affiliates can have varying levels of quality and thus usefulness: ranging anywhere from hardened mercs in advanced combat armor wielding plasma weaponry to street level thugs armed with little more than switchblades that roam the dingy streets of Freeside. 

[u][b]History:[/b][/u] Ever since the appearance of the “The Green” and the immediate aftermath of the chaos and confusion its arrival caused, the Omertas have been slowly but steadily regrowing their power base on the Strip. The botched alliance with Caesar’s legion and the huge dip in revenue experienced with the NCR’s withdrawal from the Mojave caused the Omertas to experience a shakeup in leadership. “Big Sal” and Nero were ousted from power and replaced by an ambitious Capo by the name of Dominic aka “Fat Dom”: a man whose appetite for wealth and power is only eclipsed by his love of food. Dom proved a shrewd boss for the crime family, and was able to quickly reverse their fortunes by growing their stakes in the chem and weapons trades, and forgoing any immediate attempts to take over the strip: although he’s never let go of that ambition completely. Dom also had a unique ‘in’ to the White Gloves, as his ongoing casual romantic relationship with Marjorie, their leader, allowed the two previous rival Families to work more closely together, much to the chagrin of the Chairmen. 

With Mr. House becoming even more of a recluse than before, the Three Families have largely been left to their own devices, ruling the Strip and Vegas at large via a general agreement between them informally known as the “The Contract”. The Omertas, as key orchestrators of The Contract, ensured that their business interests were protected including those that were previously illegal even under House’s administration.

Now five years after ‘The Green’ the Omertas are poised to take over Vegas completely, but in order to do so they’ll need to eliminate their rivals and work to broker relations with outside powers, such as the NCR: or even The Legion, should they show themselves again.

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