Information: Crime Family Profiles
The Stark Family
Origin: America
Primary trades: Bootlegging, extortion, loan sharking, racketeering
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Current Played Characters: Tony Stark, Lucifer Morningstar, Sho Stark, Sariel Malakh
History In-Game: The Stark family has run the criminal underground for several generations. In this generation, it was run by Tony Stark until his arrest in March 2009. Since then it’s been run by his cousin, Lucifer Morningstar and his son, Sho Stark. Lucifer is currently preparing Sho to take over the firm in the near future.
The Bragnisky Family
Origin: Russia
Primary trades: Arms trafficking, dabbling in the drug trade
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Current Played Characters: Natalia Alfroskaya, Ivan Bragnisky, Toris Laureatis
History In-Game: A Moscow based mafia that came to power in the mid 90s, the Bragnisky family attempted to move into the Stark domain in Aleatorio in the fall of 2009. Not content with taking over the criminal world, they tried to take over city hall as well. They failed, but may return at a later date.
La Cosa Nostra - Cosca Carriedo
Origin: Sicily
Primary Trades: Drug trade, some bootlegging
Alignment: Somewhere between Neutral Evil and Chaotic Evil, striving to be Lawful Evil
Current Played Characters: Antonio Carriedo, Feliciano and Romano Vargas
History In-Game: In the fall of 2010, it was reveled that there were shipments of drugs being sent into the city. This was the work of the Carriedo family’s branch of LCN, who had struck a deal with Zekarion Altier to allow use of Gouka Health Industries’ dock space. After tangling with the Stark family and their plans going awry, the group returned to Sicily.
The Kirkland Family
Origin: England
Primary Trades: Vigilantism, corruption
Alignment: Lawful Evil, pretending to be Chaotic Good
Current Played Characters: Arthur Kirkland, Afonso Silva
History In-Game: The Kirklands showed up briefly in Aleatorio, the same time as the Cariedo family was. These two families have a rivalry, and the reveal of the drug ring prompted family head Arthur Kirkland to stop by and deliver some important information to the Starks, before heading home and congratulating himself on an Antonio Carriedo-well-annoyed.