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Is anyone interested in a mob RP?

Novgova
13-02-2005, 19:14
Is anyone interested in a mob rp?

It would take place in the Novgovan industrial port city Port Smolensk during the modern day (so that you can be almost any local or international mob).

You can be anybody or anything, ie a cop, detective, vigilante, CIB agent (CIB=Criminal Investigations Bureau, the equivalent of the FBI), special operations or SWAT team, or a mafia, crime family, gang, hitman, bank robber, cyberthief, assassin, thug, corrupt official and so on and so forth.

If your interested, just post information, stats, and the background of the person you want to be, and if you are a mob then also post your mob head, criminal activites, and businesses if you have any.

Note: The IC Thread has started!!!
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8198111#post8198111
South Osettia
13-02-2005, 20:11
I'd be interested, but from past experiences, these sorts of RPs don't tend to get off the ground. If a few more people join up I'll post some character stats here.
Novgova
13-02-2005, 21:34
I'd be interested, but from past experiences, these sorts of RPs don't tend to get off the ground. If a few more people join up I'll post some character stats here.

Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. We'll see.

*BUMP*
Khwarezmia
13-02-2005, 22:53
I was in one mob-type RP, it got going, but lost momentum.

Anywho, I'm certainly interested.
Thyne
13-02-2005, 23:15
I might be interested, but I've never heard of a "mob" rp. Would you like to enlighten me?
Snake Eaters
13-02-2005, 23:19
I'd be very interrested. TG me if it looks promising, then I'll post character stats for my hitman for hire character that I've hd in thw works 4 ages, or maybe a vigilante, sounds like a good plan... combine the two! :)
Imitora
13-02-2005, 23:34
If this gets going, I'd like to be a SWAT guy or if CID has an HRT, I'll go with that.
Mercenary Soldiers
14-02-2005, 02:47
OOC: I'll add my staple hitman/mercenary, Jack Bray.

I'd shoot a TG at Dregruk if he's still with NS. He seems to enjoy these type of RP's.
Novgova
14-02-2005, 03:04
I might be interested, but I've never heard of a "mob" rp. Would you like to enlighten me?

A mob rp is generally an RP that involves the role playing of mafias, crime families, or anything involving crime, politics, or law enforcement, etc.

If this gets going, I'd like to be a SWAT guy or if CID has an HRT, I'll go with that.

If by HRT you mean Hostage Rescue Team, then sure go ahead. I myself might be RPing some members of the OCTF 3 or Organized Crime Task Force 3, which is a branch of the CIB.

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Just for people to know, the whole concept is this: Port Smolensk is the "black mark of Novgova". Crime is rampant, unemployment is moderate to high, drugs use continues to skyrocket, and the local government is extremely corrupt or impartial to the situation. Gun smuggling is at an all-time high and almost daily there's a cop in the hospital from an automatic round. And the atmosphere is perfect: an industrial city mostly filled with dark alleyways, sleazy tenement buildings, abandoned factories, and large ports, where it is easy to smuggle things out and in with ease.

The police department is either ineffective or corrupt, as there are many crooked cops, and those that are honest tend to have to resort to semi-legal means of upholding justice. The mobs watch and effectively control the police and many police are threatened by the mob or the crooked cops in the department. Most cops find it easier to turn a blind eye to crime.

The murder of an extremely popular police officer, who was nationally renouned had caused an outrage amongst Novgovans so the national governmenth started to step in. The Novgovan State Police have begun to run the police departments itself, to reduce corruption. The government has mobilized the CIB. The CIB had cracked down on most of the old-time mobs. Only a few remain.

However, the vaccum created by the absens of the old-time mobs leaves room for many gangs or international crime syndicates to take their place, whether the Yukuza, Triads, or any other mafia. Thus, you can be anybody, from the honest cops, the noble vigilantes taking their streets back, or a CIB agent, to the coke dealers, pimps, assassins, thugs, mob bosses, and corrupt politians that inhabit the city. And if you prefer you can RP several people, ie a gang, mafia, CIB squad, police squad, or even a bunch of unrelated people- it doesn't matter. It's a big city. Anything could happen.

So join if you're interested.

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Mikatopia
14-02-2005, 03:06
I'm in

Name:Mickey Ciceroni
Age:18
Occupation: Hitman
IQ: 140
Height: 5'8
Weight:173 lbs
Bio: Mickey is a member of the Ciceroni family, headed by 120 year-old Mario Ciceroni. The Ciceroni's command the power of the Syndicate, a international crime ring that in recent years has become more cutthroat as people try to take advantage of Mario's aging. As a child, Mickey was never kept in one school for too long, Mario saw the poteintal in his great-grandson and made everthing tough for Mickey, to weed out weakness. Mickey is now out of high school and ready to make a name for himself.

Mickey is at times annoying, believing himself better than all and shoving it in your face. Surprisngly he's very sensitve, but he uses this to get into people's head's to make them do what he wants...
Novgova
14-02-2005, 03:08
OOC: I'll add my staple hitman/mercenary, Jack Bray.

I'd shoot a TG at Dregruk if he's still with NS. He seems to enjoy these type of RP's.

That's cool, thx. If on Monday or Tuesday everyone can post their
character(s) (or mafia or gang as I know some people enjoy being the Yakuza or Russian Mobs) then we could get this thread off the ground and actually start RPing.
Novgova
14-02-2005, 03:37
Since Mikatopia posted his character I'll post my characters.

Name: Andrew Grey
Age:31
Occupation: Organized Crime Task Force member
IQ: 120
Height: 5'11
Weight:164 lbs
Bio: Andrew Grey was born in the poor areas of Lipany, the capital of Novgova. He rose up off the streets of Lipany determined to help others after seeing countless people, including his mother, being beaten or robbed. He graduated from the police academy 2nd of his class. He showed particular skill as a cop in busting criminals and after the fall of Communism in the country, he joined the ranks of the newly formed CIB. He quickly rose in the ranks to become a Lieutenant. After the public outcry over the fallen famous police officer Ivan Uralsk, Andrew was assigned to the Organized Crime Task Force in Port Smolensk.

Andrew is one of 5 members of the crack team ( made up of 1 chief, 1 computer expert, 1 serveilence member, and 2 skilled agents, one of them being him.) He is rash and bold, often taking unacceptable risks. He's also a bit of a know-it-all because of his excellent record, but he's tough and hardened from living in the streets. He's also a good shot with a pistol and cool under fire.

Now for my second character.

Name: Segei Ivanov
Age: 48
Occupation: Mob boss of the Ivanov Crime Family
Mob businesses: Illegal gambling, art smuggling, extortion, credit card fraud, brothels, blackmailing, arm dealing, and car theft.
Legit businesses: Sasha's Kitchen (a restaurant), Brownhouse Cafe, Ivanov Storage, one small, four-story condominium and 3 tenements.
IQ:140
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 152 lbs

Bio: Sergei is head of one of the last "old-time" mobs. His mafia's power has shrunk dramatically because of the newer mobs moving in. The police are closing in on his businesses. Because of these factors, he now is a very desperate man with nothing to lose. No longer protected by politicians and his turf invaded daily by newer mafias, he feels the city is going to hell.

Sergei is still a usually a calm man, but is stressed by recent events. He's strictly anti-drug, as were many of the old-time mobs and he fights a seemingly losing battle for profits to the more lucrative drug trade. He feels depressed that the mobs are losing its moral values. He feels that there is not enough room for new mobs and that either he or the other mobs can be left.



New people are welcome by the way.
Imitora
14-02-2005, 04:01
I'll pop a character in, will type up a description later tonight.
Imitora
14-02-2005, 04:44
-ignore this post-
Rheinlandistan
14-02-2005, 08:03
I'll join. Make a description after noon.

(Isn't it supposed to be YAKUZA, not YUKUZA)
Snake Eaters
14-02-2005, 11:17
OK, now I am in for sure:

Character Background and Stats
Name: Carlos Santos
Occuaption: Vigilante/Hitman
Age: 36
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 150 lbs
IQ: 145
Bio: Born in Snake City, Carlos Santos was from a well to do family. He enjoyed the high-life until the age of 10, when a Helgast attack upon Snake Eater Prime claimed the life of both of his parents and his older brother and sister. Following his recovery by Rapid Response Forces, he was sent to an orphanage, from which he subsequently escaped. From an early age, he was noted to possess exceptional intelligence and reflexs.
From the ages of 11-16, he lived on the streets, making his way by any means. At 17, he joined the Snake Eater Army, to excape the gang-warfare that had begun to rise in Snake Eaters, since quashed. He was headhunted by SHADOW, Snake Eaters elite SF, and served with the unit for 15 years, even serving with Shadow Team Alpha, the best of the best. Having left the unit, he decided to travel, but his strong morals came back, and he entered the world of vigilante. Although never proved, he is said to be responsible for the capture of a large number of high-ranking Snakehead Triad members, working with his former unit. Since then, he has ben spotted in Port Smolensk offering his services to the CID for a resonable sum. However, he is rumoured to still be on the SHADOW payroll as a deep-cover agent in their fight against orgainised crime. His training has given him expert knowledge in all weapons and tactics, and he is also a master computer hacker and demolitions expert
Preferences: Depending on circumstance, Santos has the ablity to work silently, from distance or up-close and personal. He has a large range of weaponry at his disposal, all of which has been purchased off the black market or is a hallmark to his SHADOW days.
South Osettia
14-02-2005, 11:46
I wasn't sure about whether to have a Japanese or a Russian mob, so I decided on a German one instead.

These will be the two main characters I RP:

Name: Kaus Uberschaff
Age: 53
Occupation: Mob Leader/Businessman
IQ: 142
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 195lbs
Bio: Klaus was brought up in South Osettia after his parents were forced to flee their home in Germany in 1941. After living in peace for twelve years, his father was murdered on the way home from work by a mugger, who incidentally was never caught. Klaus vowed that he would hunt down his father's murderer and bring him to justice. He left education with a degree in Macroeconomics, and subsequently left South Osettia, and was never heard of again. His mother died of grief four years later, and Klaus, by that time a millionaire, came back for the funeral. There he met a man by the name of Radi Schapkoff (see below) who claimed to know the whereabouts of his father's killer. Together they disposed of the man, and they became good friends. Klaus, having enjoyed bringing justice to his father's killer, decided to set up an illegal organisation known as the Strassepolizei, to do much of the same thing. He asked Radi to be his personal advisor, and together they set up one of the most successful mobs in history.

Name: Radi Schapkoff
Age: 48
Occupation: Advisor/Lawyer
IQ: 148
Height: 6'3''
Weight: 182lbs
Bio: Born in Ts'khinvali (but with German heritage), Radi always had the best paths in life open to him. He chose to become a lawyer, and after seven years of hard training, became one of the best in the country. One of his clients told him in confidence that he was the murderer of Klaus' father. Radi decided to tell Klaus, and together they killed the man. After this, Radi went back to his normal life, but was uncomfortable with life. When Klaus asked him to be is personal advisor in the Strassepolizei, he jumped at the chance for something new and exciting, and together they built up a successful business and a reputation for taking justice into their own hands. However, Radi has a dark secret - one that, should Klaus ever find out, could bring the empire crashing to the ground.


I have a number of minor characters as well, but they don't really need stats, as they're only thugs really.
Khwarezmia
14-02-2005, 16:25
Name: Sgt. George Hancroft
Age: 32
Occupation: Mercenary (Soldier/Engineer)
Height: 6”
IQ: 137

Name: Jezebel Prichard
Age: 28
Occupation: Mercenary (Soldier/Medic)
Height: 5”10
IQ: 140

Name: Michael Philips
Age: 29
Occupation: Mercenary (Sniper)
Height: 5”11
IQ: 134

The arms trade is one of the biggest money earners in Port Smolensk, and as a result gets some of the biggest attentions. The three mercenaries work with one other to ship arms into Smolensk. Their task is to protect stock, receive payments, and when needed, to seek payment by other methods, and of course, keep competition down.

The small gang’s trade serves both the Law Enforcers, and the Law Breakers, and therefore can get away with a little more than most. But with the new arrivals into town, the lucrative business could hit some interesting times.
Cultivators
14-02-2005, 18:39
I would be very interested in this RP.
I'll develop the past history ofmy character during the Rp.

Brad "Dwarf" Wardington
Age:35
Height:1,57 m
weight:74 kg
Job: "specialist" for hire, military training
Very little it's known about Wardington, except his nickname "dwarf"(due to it's short height) and his obsession to be called by his surname instead of his name. He is an expert demolitionist, he always carries with him a wide range of explosives(spacing from classical frag grenades to EMP charges to C4 or even landmines and many other kinds) and he is able to refill his supply on the field (he knows how to make more than 50 model of explosives).
Novgova
14-02-2005, 22:26
This will now be the OOC Thread and sign-up thread for those who wish to join.

I feel there is a suitable amount of characters to begin an IC Thread but I will remind people that new people can join or members can add new characaters or mobs/factions at any time during the course of this Rp because it is so open (therefore do not feel bad about joining "late")
Novgova
14-02-2005, 22:42
The IC Thread has started!!!
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8198111#post8198111
Novgova
14-02-2005, 23:55
bump for newcomers
Novgova
15-02-2005, 00:02
bump for newcomers
Novgova
15-02-2005, 03:57
'el bump'
Imitora
15-02-2005, 10:15
Name:Andrew Lutz (http://www.benjaminmckenzie.co.uk/Benjamin-Mckenzie.jpg)
Age:32
Occupation:Merc., hired for sniper and marksman operations for CID Anti Crime Unit
IQ:144
Height:6'1"
Weight:215lbs
Bio:Andrew is one of the best examples of Imitoran Mercenaries. Cocky but reserved, smart but emotional, talented yet always gaining even more expierience. Andrew, after realising a college education and job in his father's law office jsut wasn't for him, and at the same time knowing he couldn't live off a career in street racing with his friends, joined the Imitora Colonial Marine Corp. Andrew excelled in the military enviroment, and showed exceptional skill in marksman ship and leadership qualities. After three years of serving within the regular ranks, he was accepted into the 22nd Special Operations Task Force, and then into the 22nds more specialized CRIWU (prounounced like crew), or Counter Revolutionary and Interdiciton Warfare Unit. He excelled in Urban combat, and doubled as a spoter for sniping teams, soon certifiying with a UMAC Custom Sniper Rifle.

Andrew is flexible with his operations, joining Performance Inititaves and Operations, Inc., a mercenary company owned by long time friend Robert Fortier. He has operational expierience in Forthon (RPed), Golden Simitar (RPing), Beiruit (Not RPed), and Lybia (Not RPed). He was hired out as a sniper/combat marksman to assist the war on crime being fought in Novgova.

Andrew is a more reserved type, letting his actions do the talking for him. He doesn't look like a merc, with soft features, and a quiet deamenor. However, he has been known to drive as some might consider reckless, and while no where near as cocky as Fortier (whose liscense plate reads RCKSTR), he is still somewhat flashy when it comes to cars (his plate reads 2FST4U) and girls, always picking the near loudest he can find. He is currently single, and has always been a sucker for a blonde.

Andrew is just at home behind the stock of an MP5 or M4 as he is the scope of his sniper rifle, and is flexible in his missions. He only takes contracts if he believes in what they stand for. He is atheletic, not really muscular, but with very little body fat. He is a non smoker, but like many Imitorans, drinks regularly, but not heavily. Just enough to get drunk or tipsy. He can never turn down a race in his car, and is very prideful of it, going as far in some instances to, in his words, 'destroy the world of anyone who messes with it'. Andrew is very loyal, and a good friend to many. He is the trustfull type, but it takes time to earn his trust. However, once you are on his good side, he remebers you for good, and can always be counted on.
Arthaga Nova
15-02-2005, 14:41
You know what? I'm in. Hey, Imitora is in this too, fun. This character will fit in pretty spiff I believe. Lemme know if this is good.

Name: Arthas Scipius
Race: Arthagan
Age: 27
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 145 lbs
Build: Thin, kind of lanky
Hair: Black, thin, straight about neck length, bangs same length, greasy/shiny, part straight down the middle, under high light, gets a slight dark purple tinge.
Eyes: Ash gray
Skin: Pale white
Speaking voice: Soft, quiet, almost feminine at times when calm, when angered or raised, gets kind of a piercing quality
Mannerisms: Hands in his pockets often, unsure and nervous around others, especially women, but he works better with them. Doesn't talk much. When he does, he's usually sarcastic and sort of rude or cold. Face usually kept with a cold straightness, often never breaks into a smile or frown, not mean to everyone, but isn't all cheery and friendly, especially if you are keeping him from something. About every job is just another job. Rumors aren't too uncommon that he still misses his girlfriend.
Knowledge: Historian, strategic, thinker, logic
IQ: 157
Hobbies and activities: Plays keyboarded instruments, such as an organ or piano. Decent at chess. Can beat about anyone at Go. Likes other strategy board games. Not much into computer or video games. Enjoys cards, but doesn't prefer them, good poker face. Likes to cook. Sword fights when he finds someone who has a sword too, which many others don't in this day and age.
Foods: Isn't picky, rather be making it than eating it. Likes wine though.
Health problems and diseases: Insomniac, few various pesonality disorders, but hides them well.
Experience: Did various gruntwork in the mafia before becoming more in the admin of it, a tough negotiator. His gunplay with the smaller guns though still wound him up going to the hot deals, more often than not firing his way out, has been hit a few times. His work on breaking a deal that stopped an all out war in Arthaga City earned him the highest respect in the mafia and he was promoted to consigliere and awarded the sword he still carries today. After the mafia collapsed, he has since taken small bounties, theives, bail-jumpers, ready for a big job again.
Skills: Due to his experience in the mob, his expertise is small arms and close range, very skilled with the sword he carries that he personally recieved from his don. His accuracy with small arms is only limited by the gun itself.
Brief Bio: Came from a rich family, mom was a lawyer, dad was a stay-at-home. Mom died in a car accident when he was 17, brother was 15. Dad took loans from loan sharks and took high-paying jobs in other regions to pay them off. Met and fell in love with his girlfriend. Dad died in a mine collapse when Arthas was 19, never found out.
While at the bus station to pick his dad up, a loan shark sent an assassin to kill the deceased father to the house. The only person home was his girlfriend, who got sniped. His brother, Daniel, was at a friend's place. Arthas came home, saw what happened, tied himself to the stair railings and started the house on fire, in an attempt to kill himself. The firefighters got him out, unconcious, and brought him to the hospital, where, upon becoming concious, pulled himself off life support and tries to kill himself again, failed, caught. Nurses strapped him down until he was sane enough.
His brother left him to become an actor, which he failed at. Arthas was more of a realist, and joined a mafia in Nova City he had been close to since he was 13, and had spent his days learning and going along in missions. He was with the mafia until he was 26, and it collapsed. He avoided being arrested like most of it's members and was de facto don for a day or two before stepping down and taking off.
Equipment: He loves any weapon and gets used to them quick. He likes, most of all, pistols, SMGs and sword and knife fighting. He carries two MAC11/9's, two 92FS's, and his trusty sword, a rapier about 3 feet long.
Imitora
15-02-2005, 19:28
Hey, Argatha, Im RPing this as being after teh GS event (Containment), so our two characters will have some background....Cool.
Novgova
15-02-2005, 22:48
You know what? I'm in. Hey, Imitora is in this too, fun. This character will fit in pretty spiff I believe. Lemme know if this is good.

Name: Arthas Scipius
Race: Arthagan
Age: 27
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 145 lbs
Build: Thin, kind of lanky
Hair: Black, thin, straight about neck length, bangs same length, greasy/shiny, part straight down the middle, under high light, gets a slight dark purple tinge.
Eyes: Ash gray
Skin: Pale white
Speaking voice: Soft, quiet, almost feminine at times when calm, when angered or raised, gets kind of a piercing quality
Mannerisms: Hands in his pockets often, unsure and nervous around others, especially women, but he works better with them. Doesn't talk much. When he does, he's usually sarcastic and sort of rude or cold. Face usually kept with a cold straightness, often never breaks into a smile or frown, not mean to everyone, but isn't all cheery and friendly, especially if you are keeping him from something. About every job is just another job. Rumors aren't too uncommon that he still misses his girlfriend.
Knowledge: Historian, strategic, thinker, logic
IQ: 157
Hobbies and activities: Plays keyboarded instruments, such as an organ or piano. Decent at chess. Can beat about anyone at Go. Likes other strategy board games. Not much into computer or video games. Enjoys cards, but doesn't prefer them, good poker face. Likes to cook. Sword fights when he finds someone who has a sword too, which many others don't in this day and age.
Foods: Isn't picky, rather be making it than eating it. Likes wine though.
Health problems and diseases: Insomniac, few various pesonality disorders, but hides them well.
Experience: Did various gruntwork in the mafia before becoming more in the admin of it, a tough negotiator. His gunplay with the smaller guns though still wound him up going to the hot deals, more often than not firing his way out, has been hit a few times. His work on breaking a deal that stopped an all out war in Arthaga City earned him the highest respect in the mafia and he was promoted to consigliere and awarded the sword he still carries today. After the mafia collapsed, he has since taken small bounties, theives, bail-jumpers, ready for a big job again.
Skills: Due to his experience in the mob, his expertise is small arms and close range, very skilled with the sword he carries that he personally recieved from his don. His accuracy with small arms is only limited by the gun itself.
Brief Bio: Came from a rich family, mom was a lawyer, dad was a stay-at-home. Mom died in a car accident when he was 17, brother was 15. Dad took loans from loan sharks and took high-paying jobs in other regions to pay them off. Met and fell in love with his girlfriend. Dad died in a mine collapse when Arthas was 19, never found out.
While at the bus station to pick his dad up, a loan shark sent an assassin to kill the deceased father to the house. The only person home was his girlfriend, who got sniped. His brother, Daniel, was at a friend's place. Arthas came home, saw what happened, tied himself to the stair railings and started the house on fire, in an attempt to kill himself. The firefighters got him out, unconcious, and brought him to the hospital, where, upon becoming concious, pulled himself off life support and tries to kill himself again, failed, caught. Nurses strapped him down until he was sane enough.
His brother left him to become an actor, which he failed at. Arthas was more of a realist, and joined a mafia in Nova City he had been close to since he was 13, and had spent his days learning and going along in missions. He was with the mafia until he was 26, and it collapsed. He avoided being arrested like most of it's members and was de facto don for a day or two before stepping down and taking off.
Equipment: He loves any weapon and gets used to them quick. He likes, most of all, pistols, SMGs and sword and knife fighting. He carries two MAC11/9's, two 92FS's, and his trusty sword, a rapier about 3 feet long.

Cool.
Arthaga Nova
16-02-2005, 02:22
Hey, Argatha, Im RPing this as being after teh GS event (Containment), so our two characters will have some background....Cool.

Alright, I'll do that too then, it's gonna be one of those "Holy hell, look who it is" moments. The thing is though, how did our two characters like each other in the end...???
L Empire Napoleonien
19-02-2005, 04:00
Hello, everyone. I'd love to join this, as the corrupt mayor. If you think I'm too green, I understand perfectly. And I apologize for some liberties I've taken with the old Communist government and Ivanov. Please correct me if you don't care for them.

Name: Vladislav 'Three-piece' Sokoll
Age: 49
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 260 lbs.
IQ: 120
Occupation: Mayor of Port Smolensk, venture capitalist with interests spread across the city

Background: Born into a middle-class family, Sokoll's parents died in an automobile crash when he was 16. Ever the opportunist, he quickly sold off his parents' possessions, without regard to their will. Sokoll fled his hometown soon afterwards.

Though always on the lookout for a quick buck anyway he could make it, Sokoll's ego was greater than his monetary desires(Which follows a close second). Because of this, he sometimes forwent financial gain if it would compromise any of his 'integrity'. As such, he attended University. With his savvy, and the Communist establishment, growing ever more inefficient and willing to take bribes, Sokoll earned a graduate degree in Political Science. He went on to hold a variety of civil positions, ending up in Port Smolensk.

The fall of socialism and the abrupt rise of capitalism was Sokoll's dream come true. Using his connections, he was able to quickly buy and sell dozens of businesses, most of them small, but always at a profit.

Wanting to increase his notoriety and improve his reputation, Sokoll joined the campaign of a candidate for the mayor ship, based solely on the man's popularity. Unfortunately for Sokoll, the man's popularity arose from his honesty and incorruptibility. Still, Sokoll went silently along on the campaign.

One day, a man, who Sokoll recognized from his business dealings as gangster, visited the candidate at his campaign headquarters. The meeting was short, and the criminal left infuriated, apparently having been refused a favor from the candidate.

The next day, the mayor-to-be was found shot to death on the stoop of his apartment building.

A nervous campaign staff decided to choose Sokoll as replacement to run for mayor. Sokoll readily accepted, and contacted the gangster Sokoll's predecessor had refused. An agent of the mob boss Sergei Ivanov, the man promised Sokoll all the votes he needed if he aided the mob in certain political matters. Sokoll was elected in a landslide.

As the years passed, and narcotics dealing enriched new and upcoming gangs while the traditionalist Ivanov slowly began to fade, Sokoll switched his loyalties, pledging his support to these new breed of cutthroats and thieves.

Now, the government has turned an eye to the hellhole of Port Smolensk, making Sokoll a very nervous man indeed.
Novgova
20-02-2005, 04:47
OOC: Nobody's too green. If anything, I'm too green. If you feel you are too green, then the only way to not be green is to RP to get experience. So if you want, you can join us in the IC thread. You'd make a welcome addition.

And be whoever you want. You can be one person, multiple people, it doesn't matter.

Oh and awesome post by the way.
Phreya
22-02-2005, 04:13
Yeah, this sounds interesting. I'll sign up, and see what comes.

Name: Dmitri Vassikin
Age: 19
Nation of Origin: Phreya, District Q11AX8
Weight: 129 pounds
Height: 5'11"
IQ: 186, although he does not show it.
Build: Sinewy, thin and muscular. Somewhat gaunt.
Skin: A pale tan, almost khaki.
Hair: Slicked back and short in length. Very dark brown in color.
Personality: Quiet and always modest. He speaks seldomly, yet when he does, his complex pearls of wisdom leave his comrades thinking. Dmitri's impassive attitude is well-respected by more sensitive mafia members. He is a wanderer, drifting from region to region looking for employers.
Likes/Dislikes: He has a great liking, almost an obsession, for killing. Dmitri also loves money, of any currency, and has numerous Swiss and Cayman Islands accounts secured with over 10.2 billion zeny (equivalent to 7.5 billion dollars). One of the things he hates are cheap hitmen with no talent whatsoever.
Clothes: Vassikin wears a trademark trenchcoat with red clouds on the inside lining. It stretches down to his ankles. His black pearl-encrusted Rolex was one of the possessions of his father, a rich entrepeneur. He always wears it to remind him of his dedication to crime. To keep his legs from getting wet from the constant rain in Phreya, he became used to wearing dark Dockers, even in the sun. Other than that, Dmitri dons a pair of rimless, reflective shades every once-in-a-while.
Equipment: Although experienced in firearms, Dmitri will always take to daggers and swords. He believes that a quiet killing is the way to go. During a mission, he always wears Kevlar and his trenchcoat, custom tailored for numerous dagger holsters inside. His full arsenal consists of 10 weighted throwing knives, two wakizashis kept on quivers strapped across his back, as well as smoke grenades for an easy escape. His last weapon is a katana which he stole from a wealthy Kunlunian, who kept an Ancient Japan weapons shop. Its blade was folded one-thousand times to remove in flaws in the metal. He only uses it when in a dire situation.
Occupation: At the age of seven, he developed a peculiar liking for the assassination arts. He studied until he was eleven years of age, at which he was jaw-droppingly admitted to the Kunlun (the region in which Phreya is located) Black Diamond Mafia. Known for their competetive business deals, not to mention blunt, but customary in most illegal organizations, attitude, the KBD could tell at once that an assassin was vital for delivering oblivion to any business-related opposition. Thus, Mr. Vassikin was admitted to the KBD, but at a deadly cost. His admittance test was to murder his entire family. Of course, no one believed he could, much less would, do such a thing. The next morning, the Phreyaian police force swarmed over the Vassikin residence for clues to the homocides of Peter, Karena, and Stefan Vassikin. Immediately Dmitri was rushed into the mafia's sanctuary, where he developed his skills further and applied them for his new "family".

Over the years, the countless jobs he completed for the KBD, as well affiliates of the KBD, racked up to over three-thousand. Therefore, businesses allied with the mafia tended to florish, as the leaders of competitors were killed mysteriously. His passion for killing grew to a point where he murdered the entire Kunlun Black Diamond Mafia. The remaining survivors were forced not to tell the authorities of their annihilation since it would be pure hypocracy for a mafia member to complain about a crime.

And now, we find Dmitri Vassikin, skilled assassin, on the hunt for a new employer. He ventured to many regions, leaving slaughter in his wake. Currently, he took an express shuttle to Novgova, specifically to Port Smolensk where he decided to learn more about the local mob.

Is that good?
New Arden
26-02-2005, 15:33
Ok I guess I will be signing up. I wont be able to RP much over the next weeks, but after that I will be free for about a month.

So I am going to RP Douglas White, a member of a terrorist organization working for New Arden's freedom. As of right now New Arden does not even exist, it is just part of a massive evil nation called Arden. The times are changing though and revolution can be smelled in the air. It will almost certainly be bloody, and the resistance will need weapons.

Alright so Douglass White will show up with a few men and periodically more will show up, but right now it is just him and a friend.

Douglass White is an ex-secret police officer for Arden. This experiance showed him how truly terrible his nation was and he resigned and became part of the resistance. It took Douglass White an incredibly long time to become trusted by the resistance because he was former secret police. Over the course of 25 years though he has moved up through the ranks. He has just celebrated his 50th birthday and has travelled off to Port Smolensk in order to attempt to obtain some weapon shipments.

Douglass Whites partner is Ben Sargent who has been with the resistance for all his life. As a child he transported messages between resistance HQ's on a bike. He is 31 years old.

Both these men bear skars and the marks of torture as they have both been arrested. Fortunatly they have never been associated with the underground, so they were not killed.