American Wasteland - A Casual RP of Crime, Power, and Murder

[Heretic209]

Link to the OOC

The year is 2010. The United States has seen an increase in crime, and the cities of Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles have become sites of extreme importance for the various gangs in the Western Hemisphere. You are a gangster, the scum of the Earth according to the more legally inclined. But with most of America up for grabs, now is the chance for you and your associates to rise to power. It won't be easy, and it won't be bloodless; but as the great Al Capone once said, "You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone."

Alright, I'd just like to see a general number of who is interested in this. Just to note this in advance, I'm going to want to have at least 3 criminal organizations in the RP, with some playing Crime bosses, and others playing criminals in one of the existing organizations. Below I've got my Organization and Character posted (I used both for a different RP awhile back, and edited them to fit this), to give everyone an example to see. Post if you're interested, and please get the word out if you know others who'd like this!

Gang name: Éire's Champions (ECS for short)
Country of Origin: Ireland
Advantages:
Wealth - The ECS is extraordinarily wealthy, both from their legitimate corporations based in Boston, and their illegal ventures involving drug trafficking, extortion and robbery.
Connections - The ECS has deep ties to multiple governments, most notably in Ireland, Great Britain and Australia. In addition, the American Branch of the ECS can call for resources or reinforcements from the original O'Reilley Dynasty in Ireland or the McCarthy Dynasty of Australia
Disadvantages:
Age - By crime standards in the US, the American ECS is a relatively new gang. Due to this, they do not have many connections in United States politics, and have barely made their mark on California crime, instead staying largely in Boston and Chicago.
Selectivity - Due to the tradition of only promoting Irish men and women to management positions, talented criminals are often passed up for less-apt Irish criminals. This also discourages the entry into the gang for foreigners, as they know it is unlikely for them to advance far in the ranks. However, the Murray Dynasty has shown more leniency in this than the other two ECS groups, perhaps because of the diversity of the United States.
Gang History: The ECS originated as a political group fighting for the freedom of North Ireland against British occupation in 1914. However a senior member of the group, Jamie O'Reilley, began to use the influence of the ECS to extort money from both Irish and North Irish local and state governments. As O'Reilley grew more powerful in the ECS and accumulated more wealth, the other leaders of the political group began to catch on. Unfortunatly for them, it was too late - O'Reilley had the support of the majority of the ECS, and the senior members that disagreed with him were either killed or exiled.
With the ECS firmly under O'Reilley's control, he began to expand the group into a full fledged criminal syndicate. Thanks to the ECS's strong political ties, the group's illegal actions were simply overlooked in most of Ireland. The ECS not only performed common gang related jobs such as automobile theft and resale, armed robbery and the production of illegal drugs, but also bought shares of many large Irish corporations. By the 1960's Jamie O'Reilley, who could never be connected to any of the illegal actions of the ECS, became one of the richest men in Ireland, and eventually he decided to allow the sons of two of his closest allies in his struggle to take over the ECS, to start up new branches of the gang on other continents. Phillip McCarthy started the Australian branch, and Samuel Murray put the ECS in the United States. Unlike O'Reilley, Samuel had a fairly strong moral compass, and only allowed the use of torture and murder unless absolutely necessary. Still, Murray grew the Western branch of the ECS into a criminal organization to rival that of their brothers in the homeland. In 2010, at the age of 70, Samuel retired and gave the reigns to his son, Neil.
Gang Code Of Conduct:
1. Respect. The ECS, and other gangs. This is Samuel Murray's primary rule, and anyone who breaks it will be severely punished. If the rival gang is not at war with the ECS, they should be treated with the respect given to another ECS member
2. Honor. With Rule 1 in mind, if anybody slanders or discredits the good ECS name, it is the right of an ECS member to do everything in their power to make that person pay.
3. Chivalry. An ECS member should never steal from the poor, never deal to the young, and should help a person in need to enough extent that they make a difference, but not so that it puts the member in a position of weakness.
4. Policy. Everyone with devotion to Éire's Champions may join the ECS, but generally only those of Irish origin are promoted to a managment position. This rule has been bent for certain individuals.
Base of Operations Locations: The legitimate business of the American ECS branch is run from out of the P. Wentworth building in Boston, Massachusetts. The illegal actions, however, are largely based out of a huge shipping warehouse in Chicago.

Name: Neil Murray
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Affiliation: ECS
Apperance: Stands at 5'10", with deep brown eyes and hair to match. His hair is kept short, around an inch, for the purpose of keeping up appearances. Is lean and fairly muscular, with a deep cut in his right arm from a chop-shop accident years back. Wears a sharp black Italian suit when working honestly, and jeans and a leather jacket when out on the streets.
Personality: Professional and mature when working, but naturally charming and witty when talking, Neil generally asks questions first, then makes clear, educated decisions. He has a heart bigger than the average gangster, donating to charity and abiding by the 3rd Rule of the American ECS quite regularly. During times of war, he is ruthless and calculating, and never puts the reputation of the ECS into question.
Bio: As the son of Samuel Murray, Neil was the obvious choice to succeed him. When Samuel reached the age of 70, he retired and gave the title to Neil. Although Neil was born in Boston, he is 100% Irish, and therefore allowed to lead. As a child, Samuel was often away on business, leaving Neil alone or with a trusted 'family friend' (Generally a Senior ECS member) at the Murray Estate. Despite being gone often, Samuel made Neil one of his top priorities, and the two had a great relationship. He learned to shoot and fight at a young age, though he did not actually participate in ECS activities until he was 17, working on stolen cars at the ECS's Boston chop-shop. His father made his schooling a top priority, and at 22 years he got a Bachelors Degree from Boston University.
Favorite weapon: Colt Delta Elite handgun

[Ehndras]

(Los* Angeles)

I am most definitely interested. Been a while since I've been an upper-echelon crimelord out for blood, wealth and glory!

[Heretic209]

Ohp, thanks for catching that. And great! The OOC thread is up, and if you follow the link you can get a Character Sheet to join

[Aegis]

Hmm, well, I've always wanted to satisfy my egomaniacal urges, might as well be crime. OOC seems to suggest you're still looking for organizations. Might I create one?

[Heretic209]

Sure! Right now we have 2 accepted gangs, with another player who has stated interest in creating a third. If you want to throw a gang in there, by all means