Mr. Ran
Archetype: Human Saidoh-Gumi Yakuza Boss
As much a socialite as he is a gangster, Mr. Ran is the
definition of cool, calm and collective. Always speaking clearly (and
with a perpetual satisfied smile on his face), Mr. Ran likes to get to the
point of any business deal at the beginning of a meet (usually over a
fancy dinner) instead of the traditional hobnobbing. But after a deal is
worked out, the 5,000 nyuen a bottle wines pour freely, along with some of
the best food in the city (which damn well better to be made to Mr. Ran’s
liking as it would not be the first time he’d have a cook beaten over an
undercooked steak.) Mr. Ran, either through boredom or as an investment,
will sometimes take a fledgling runner under his ‘wing’, calling them to
mysterious meals at 3:00 in the morning to discuss their ‘progress’, a
subject Mr. Ran will always seem to have an unnerving amount of
information about.
Mr, Ran’s dealings are usually out of the league of the
other crime bosses, involving high level extortion, elite prostitution,
forbidden BTLs, as well as legitimate channels such as real estate. While
preferring to handle tense situations himself through negotiation before
his bosses even find out about them, Mr. Ran also has access to the full
resources or the Yakuza empire, although his pride may prevent him from
ever using them. Mr. Ran still has a significant sized army of his own
loyal soldiers to take care of any ‘business’ that can’t be negotiated to
a peaceful solution.
Lucia Savelli
Archetype: Human Cosa Nostra Mafia Underboss
Seizing control of her family’s territory after a
bloody coup during which she personally executed her own two brothers,
Lucia has spent the time since she gained control to beef up her soldiers
and plan a more militaristic stance on how she intends to hold and expand
her territory. Aggressive and abusive, Lucia relies on straight up fear
to keep her forces compliant, hunting down and brutally executing any
defectors. An upper echelon collection of guards, most of whom are
magicians, keep the cattle at bay and allow Lucia to continue her reign.
With her family reduced in power after the
repercussions of the coup, Lucia is quickly using heavy coercion,
occasionally breaking into violence, to keep her remaining territories,
with eyes on expanding back into their old territory once they are strong
enough. Lucia has also reestablished her family’s dominance in the street
level drug and weapons scenes and is regularly on the brink of war with
those who lost out as a result. Always preparing for that way, Lucia
Savelli was prove more effective than expected should a full war break
out.
Lia Huan
Archetype: Human Hip Sing Association Tong Boss
One hundred and ten years old and wheeled around in
chair that constantly feed her the fluids needed to keep her alive, Lia
had a synaptic booster implanted in her late 80s that has allowed her to
continue to process information at the speed and accuracy of someone half
her age, even as her body decays around her. Nobody as of yet has tried
to remove or replace her because she’s still an excellent ground
commander, personally (well, virtually) riding along on raids, getting
information from drones, processing this information, and then laying out
an air tight plan. These ‘probe’ raids into competitors’ territory (most
notably Lucia’s) have been solely for information gathering, during which
Lia has been able to ascertain the full extent of Lucia’s ‘hidden’ army.
Rather than simply building a better overall body count by going on a
hiring spree of her own, Lia has simply stepped up her existing troops’
training and equipped them with the latest in weaponry, armor, vehicles
and, most importantly for Lia, the latest observation drones.
Lia and Lucia compete in the same drug market, although
when it comes to restricted and forbidden weaponry sold at the street
level, the Hip Sing Association is second only to MS-13. Lia’s drive to
upgrade all of her army’s equipment has also led to a sudden deluge of
used (but still fairly state of the art) weaponry, the sale of which Lia
all but rubs in Lucia’s face. (“Yeah, bitch! This is the shit we THROW
AWAY!)
Sergio Dengra
Archetype: Ork Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) Commander
Although some argue MS-13’s use of violence is
overstated, don’t tell that to Sergio who killed no less than 5 of his
commanders before becoming one himself. And in a world where the end of a
ruler’s reign usually comes at the end of a gun, Sergio has reversed some
of the more brutal internal gang policies so he wouldn’t find himself in
such a position. Not that the men and women he commands are coddled.
While they finally have a promotion system based on merit, the things
these men and woman have to do to get into the upper echelon can still be
harsh. From old men to babies, Sergio expects no target to be beyond
elimination, and if gang business requires it, soldiers will be sent out
to do the deed – or get shot refusing. Sergio does not care for
negotiation, the ace up his sleeve being the numerous gangs he supplies
with heavy weaponry in surrounding areas that are ready to jump to his
assistance if things get rough.
While Sergio’s crew has a small bit of territory of
their own, they are not afraid to sell in anybody’s territory if he payout
outweighs the risk. However, they do use their own overt brand of
diplomacy but refraining to sell in quantity any gun currently being
touted by a competitor. This still leaves plenty of guns to be sold as
everything from tasers to assault cannons are on menu.
Trang Thanh Sang
Human Black Dragons Triad Boss
Street level sex and BTLs and, more often than not,
some combination of the two. This market is the comfy domain of Trang
Thanh Sang, as he is currently without a serious competitor in either
area. And sure, all organizations and gangs tend to at least dabble in
these domain, but Trang has built it into a fast paced, organized, VR, AR,
freaking everything driven business. The Amazon plus Uber of getting
off. With options for download, drone delivery (of BTLs, not hookers,
although that would be fun to see) hotel rooms on permanent rent, and the
traditional hooker-gram, no fantasy is too weird or dark. Which is
probably the only real crack in a solid empire: Everybody else hates
them. Rumors both confirmed and true offer up horrible tales of how their
‘service personnel’ are treated with a few unconfirmed rumors of men and
women being ‘sold’ to create death fantasies and even blackjack BTLs.
With nearly no army, Trang stays in control through the
use of blackmail and extortion, often towards gangs and organizations he
doesn’t even compete with. Trang is going all in on the notion that, if a
war does break out, he’ll have enough weight on everybody to keep them the
fuck away from his business.
[See also:
Dark Dealing] |