Name:
Giasone Magliaro
Age:
38
Sex:
Male
Nationality:
Italian
Appearance:
Giasone has a somewhat rough worn expression and seems to have a perpetual scowl across his features. He has deep chestnut hair that is starting to gray very slightly, though he still possesses the athletic build of a man in his prime. He has an intimidating presence and generally commands respect and fear with his piercing gaze. The men whisper that he can stare into a man and determine if he speaks the truth or not – nonsense, but it speaks volume about the nature of his steely gaze and the effect it can have on some.
Outward Personality:
Giasone is a man with little patience for stupidity or cowardice in life, traits he seems to discover in his fellow man continuously. He is known as a strict disciplinarian and not someone you would care to cross – and that’s amongst his colleagues. Known to have little to no tolerance for failure he commands with absolute authority inspiring fear and obedience in his men. Once a priest it is hard to believe this man once possessed a shred of caring or compassion for his fellow man, he seems now to sometimes even relish in the suffering of others. Driven and deadly cunning Giasone Magliaro has rightly earned his position as one of Mussolini’s favourites, providing the dictator with an insight into the world of the occult and masterminding the campaign against the Vatican.
Inner Personality:
Giasone Magliaro lost his faith over ten years ago, though the experience that caused this is a closely guarded secret of his. He resigned his priesthood and never looked back, delving into the world of the occult as he buried himself in religious texts. He became more and more obsessed and with the rise of the Fascist Party in Italy he was suddenly contacted as the government of his homeland made moves to create its own version of the so called ‘Rutherford Program’. Slowly Giasone became more involved in the program and they recovered several of the artefacts that he had researched and attempted to locate. Though they too experienced many failures at the hands of the Rutherfords, each one slowly chipping away at his once calm personality, this slow build up seeming to have come to a climax as the nations themselves have descended into war. As his colleagues have died and he has taken on a more senior role he has started to become more unhinged and sadistic, though the majority of the time he maintains his composure. He now seeks to beat the Rutherford project at every step, knowing that the right artefact of piece of ancient lore may hold the key to victory – and through that domination of the world itself.
Backstory:
From village priest to military commander seems like a big change, but for Giasone the change has come naturally as his life has progressed. As soon as his government took an interest in his research it gave his life new purpose and direction, something beyond dusty tomes and scrabbling for scraps of information. At first he was sceptical, but he joined the Italian program in the hope that he may one day be able to wield the power he had once witnessed. More of a military division than a team this unit was simply called ‘Divisione Sessantesimo’, the sixtieth division. D-sixty was equipped with a full infantry unit, cavalry detachment and even a flamethrower unit. In the beginning he had many colleagues, however one by one either their research consumed them or they fell to the hands of one of the Rutherford unit. There were exceptions of course though, some who paid the price for repeated failure or otherwise displeased their commanders. Giasone however has done nothing but please those above him. His research always meticulous and well sourced he has never failed to successfully pitch a location or be aware of each piece of relevant information for the task at hand. With the recent death of the previous head of the unit he has finally been given more direct command and has big plans ahead of him. He is the mastermind behind the campaign to plunder the catholic vaults and thus far has been most successful. His eye however is on the one true prize, the vault that lies below Vatacan City and the wealth of knowledge and artefacts that lay within. In his time he has delved deep into the occult of the churches of the world, participating and observing many rituals and dark practises.
Other:
Giasone Magliaro is a man of many sins. A smoker, a drinker and a man with demons, he has developed very sadistic tendencies and some very unsavoury pastimes.
