Antonio ''Tony'' Korinthos

Tentative information for Antonio 'Tony' Korinthos. Subject to change or addition as more info/ties are formed.

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HISTORY

Born on the turn of the century in 1900 New Jersey, Tony grew up the son of poor factory working parents, only dreaming of the luxurious life in New York. By 14, he was already in a small gang of pickpockets and lookouts for the older men. By 17, he was a quick-witted thug in a larger gang. By 20, his gang had gone into the smuggling and bootlegging business on the eve of Prohibition. As the money flowed in, Tony made a name for himself for cunning and daring, eventually taking over the gang and its operations entirely by 22.

It was here when he caught the eye of his sire, while dealing with the larger New York gangs and Mafia. A deal to work with the Families turned into an interview for Embrace, and Tony showed himself as a intimidating leader and profit-minded man, loyal to his crew and allies.

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PERSONALITY

As a Kindred, he never quit the mob life, simply moving behind the scenes. He took to the power of Dominate quickly, using it versatilely in businesses of all kinds, Kine and Kindred. Over his short 9 decades he's become skilled and business dealings with officials and criminals; only slightly different. He prefers collusion among influential Kindred for the sake of profit. War between powers is rarely worth it and a few members working in concert can run a mortal domain, as deep as the foreign criminal leaders and as high as the gubernatorial realm. However, as he will say, he's still just a thug with manners and a better suit than you, and if someone threatens his profits, it'll end poorly for them.

Tony also bears another mob trait: intense loyalty. Family is everything, whether a situation defines that as his personal criminal network, his coterie, his House, or his Clan. You don't mess with his family unless you want to wake up in a cement barrel at the bottom of the ocean for a few centuries...

In non-House Kindred company, he prefers to stay quiet and watch. He might be ancient compared to his gangsters and employees, but in court, he has much to learn and doesn't mind. It's an open secret within the House (and mostly unknown outside it) that he prefers to do his Kindred business through Possessed ghouls.

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FAMILY TIES

[Sire undecided]

His close partnership with Ashton began in 1950's Arkansas when some mortal mafia trouble got out of hand. He was happy to help a kinsman but found that the pair worked well together; Tony as the persuasive good cop and Ashton as the ruthless bad cop.