Adonis, And his 7 Sons (D&D)
*Note: This one isn't storyline related. It's a post by me under the "setting" thread. I've got a long and complex back story and cast of characters for my world, and I like to tell other people about it. Adonis and his 7 sons are part of it.
Adonis
Adonis was a legendary crimelord. While I haven't worked out the full tales of his exploits yet, the most important thing he did was form what was known as "The Adnois Syndicate"
Now known simply as "The Syndicate" it is a grand international criminal organization, but unlike a tradtional gang or crime family it's actions are purely manengarial. Members are made aware of jobs that are posted by people outside the syndicate, and once one performs the job they can collect the pay from that person. The Syndicate of course charge collection on both parties. The key thing about them is that they serve almost entirelly as middle men, They almost never post a bounty or a job, but rather are the facilitators of crime and all varietys of underground dealings.
This makes them both hard to detect, and nearly impossible to destory.
That's how it origionally worked anyway, the current head of The Syndicate is much crueler. Membership has been made mandatory for all criminal groups. An elite group of criminal warriors eradicates any non-syndicate criminal organizations, and charges the periodic dues that all sub organizations are required to pay.
Adnois's other noteworthy act is his seven sons. Adonis never took a wife and all 7 of them are bastards in both the literal and common meaning of the word. Most of their mothers were prostitues, one was a spy that was supposed to seduce and assasinate him, and one is rumored to have been a succubus who was assighned to the same purpose, although that last bit is unconfirmed rumors.
The Seven Sons of Adonis
1. Victor "Slyz": Slyz is the bastard child of Adonis and an exotic dancer who said her name was Dalmara, but was probably lying. Slyz is current head of the syndicate, having taken control shortly after his 19th birthday by killing his father and then anyone who stood against him. In ruthlessness he knows no equal. He's known for his nearly infinite resourcefullness, and is said to have 9 lives and a neverending bag of tricks. Unconfirmed rumors also suggest that he's learned gnomish engineering and fights with a firearm. Other rumors suggest that he has an unprecedented sorcerous talent and mastered chronomancy "in his spare time."
Posted Bounty: 30,000 Gold
2. Ricky "Slick Rick": Ricky's made his fortune in government. He's sleazed his way up the ladder getting into a high enough position that he could apply his particularly cruel brand of charisma to the ebb and flow of inter-court politics. He's tilted the scales and played the game against itslef, creating chaos either when he needs to exploit it, or just when he's bored. Ever the hopless romantic (like his mother who was so sure that the love a good woman could save Adonis's criminal soul) he's most famous for so heavily defacing a member of the high council that rioters tore down his house, giving Slick Rick ample opportunity to steal a broach for the woman who was his beloved that week.
Posted Bounty: 24,000 Gold
3. Adrian "Bravisimo": Adrian is the son of a woman who would've been destined to be a talented musician had she not been poor and more noticed for her body then for her voice. Her bastard son though has inherited her theatrical talents, and blends them quite well with his fathers creativity and guile. Adrian is currently a member of Slyz's elite enforcers, but rather then being another cold blooded murderer he works special assaighnments. His charm and roguish good looks have opened a lot of doors that are better off unpicked, and his unquestioned flair for drama has won him many friends, and dissuaded many enemies. He's rumored to have once talked an executioner into letting him go and even giving him his axe, but his most famous act by far took place shortly after Slyz's revolution. Cornered and surrouned, be made to plea for mercy, and as he wove between the guards giving his dramatic oratory, he slipped their sheathed swords into his trusty bag of holding, so that once the grand delusion of his silken voice wore off the guards found that They were the ones outgunned and surrounded.
Posted Bounty: 12,000 Gold
4. Vince: Vince was once a squad leader for Slyz's elite troops, but is rumored to have recently gotten involved with the Morang Tong. Very Very little has been heard about or from him since. Posted Bounty: 5,000 Gold (He may already be dead but nobody's collected yet)
5. Vaze: Vaze may be the greatest catburgler of all time. He never got along well with essentially anyone, and always kept to himself, and when he could to the shadows. He applied this quite well though in his early carrier as a pickpocket, and his later carrear as a catburgler. His most famous crime would certainly be the time he stole all of the jewlery from the entire royal coury While it was in session. People still argue over how he did that.
Posted Bounty: 4,000 Gold
6. Louis: Louis lived most of his life in Slyz's shadow, While he was never sucessfull in the legendary way his elder brothers were, he is the only one to have sucessfully escaped the life of a criminal. His work within the syndicate amassed him enough of a fortune that he simply bought his nobility, a false lineage, a fake coat of arms, signet ring, manor house, bride, mistress, farmstead, and peasents. He now lives his life peacefully as a low ranking noble who dosn't like to talk about his youth.
Posted Bounty: 3,000 Gold (but it's widely believed that he'd pay any would be assasin more to leave him alone)
7. Silan: Silan is the runt. He is (was) known far and wide as the worst crime lord EVER. He holds the high honor of having been thrown out of town by other crime lords because they felt his assistance in their devious machinations would surely doom them all. If he was known for anything it woudl be his talent with spears, but mostly known for being the one who sucks.
Posted Bounty:400 Gold (claimed)
Adonis
Adonis was a legendary crimelord. While I haven't worked out the full tales of his exploits yet, the most important thing he did was form what was known as "The Adnois Syndicate"
Now known simply as "The Syndicate" it is a grand international criminal organization, but unlike a tradtional gang or crime family it's actions are purely manengarial. Members are made aware of jobs that are posted by people outside the syndicate, and once one performs the job they can collect the pay from that person. The Syndicate of course charge collection on both parties. The key thing about them is that they serve almost entirelly as middle men, They almost never post a bounty or a job, but rather are the facilitators of crime and all varietys of underground dealings.
This makes them both hard to detect, and nearly impossible to destory.
That's how it origionally worked anyway, the current head of The Syndicate is much crueler. Membership has been made mandatory for all criminal groups. An elite group of criminal warriors eradicates any non-syndicate criminal organizations, and charges the periodic dues that all sub organizations are required to pay.
Adnois's other noteworthy act is his seven sons. Adonis never took a wife and all 7 of them are bastards in both the literal and common meaning of the word. Most of their mothers were prostitues, one was a spy that was supposed to seduce and assasinate him, and one is rumored to have been a succubus who was assighned to the same purpose, although that last bit is unconfirmed rumors.
The Seven Sons of Adonis
1. Victor "Slyz": Slyz is the bastard child of Adonis and an exotic dancer who said her name was Dalmara, but was probably lying. Slyz is current head of the syndicate, having taken control shortly after his 19th birthday by killing his father and then anyone who stood against him. In ruthlessness he knows no equal. He's known for his nearly infinite resourcefullness, and is said to have 9 lives and a neverending bag of tricks. Unconfirmed rumors also suggest that he's learned gnomish engineering and fights with a firearm. Other rumors suggest that he has an unprecedented sorcerous talent and mastered chronomancy "in his spare time."
Posted Bounty: 30,000 Gold
2. Ricky "Slick Rick": Ricky's made his fortune in government. He's sleazed his way up the ladder getting into a high enough position that he could apply his particularly cruel brand of charisma to the ebb and flow of inter-court politics. He's tilted the scales and played the game against itslef, creating chaos either when he needs to exploit it, or just when he's bored. Ever the hopless romantic (like his mother who was so sure that the love a good woman could save Adonis's criminal soul) he's most famous for so heavily defacing a member of the high council that rioters tore down his house, giving Slick Rick ample opportunity to steal a broach for the woman who was his beloved that week.
Posted Bounty: 24,000 Gold
3. Adrian "Bravisimo": Adrian is the son of a woman who would've been destined to be a talented musician had she not been poor and more noticed for her body then for her voice. Her bastard son though has inherited her theatrical talents, and blends them quite well with his fathers creativity and guile. Adrian is currently a member of Slyz's elite enforcers, but rather then being another cold blooded murderer he works special assaighnments. His charm and roguish good looks have opened a lot of doors that are better off unpicked, and his unquestioned flair for drama has won him many friends, and dissuaded many enemies. He's rumored to have once talked an executioner into letting him go and even giving him his axe, but his most famous act by far took place shortly after Slyz's revolution. Cornered and surrouned, be made to plea for mercy, and as he wove between the guards giving his dramatic oratory, he slipped their sheathed swords into his trusty bag of holding, so that once the grand delusion of his silken voice wore off the guards found that They were the ones outgunned and surrounded.
Posted Bounty: 12,000 Gold
4. Vince: Vince was once a squad leader for Slyz's elite troops, but is rumored to have recently gotten involved with the Morang Tong. Very Very little has been heard about or from him since. Posted Bounty: 5,000 Gold (He may already be dead but nobody's collected yet)
5. Vaze: Vaze may be the greatest catburgler of all time. He never got along well with essentially anyone, and always kept to himself, and when he could to the shadows. He applied this quite well though in his early carrier as a pickpocket, and his later carrear as a catburgler. His most famous crime would certainly be the time he stole all of the jewlery from the entire royal coury While it was in session. People still argue over how he did that.
Posted Bounty: 4,000 Gold
6. Louis: Louis lived most of his life in Slyz's shadow, While he was never sucessfull in the legendary way his elder brothers were, he is the only one to have sucessfully escaped the life of a criminal. His work within the syndicate amassed him enough of a fortune that he simply bought his nobility, a false lineage, a fake coat of arms, signet ring, manor house, bride, mistress, farmstead, and peasents. He now lives his life peacefully as a low ranking noble who dosn't like to talk about his youth.
Posted Bounty: 3,000 Gold (but it's widely believed that he'd pay any would be assasin more to leave him alone)
7. Silan: Silan is the runt. He is (was) known far and wide as the worst crime lord EVER. He holds the high honor of having been thrown out of town by other crime lords because they felt his assistance in their devious machinations would surely doom them all. If he was known for anything it woudl be his talent with spears, but mostly known for being the one who sucks.
Posted Bounty:400 Gold (claimed)
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