Firebird Crew

For a time after the Blizzard, the Atlanta PD realized that their gang problems had suddenly disappeared. The Blood and Crips, they were still running around, and the Sons of Silence still rode, but the smaller gangs had practically vanished from the radar. Though many of their brother and sister officers were dead, at least the streets were silent.

Only, they weren't.

The conspiracy known as the Ascending Ones moved in quickly, trying to set up operations under a "chosen" hunter that the conspiracy felt would secure the city. In setting up his operations, he was too late, and Eric Hanlen and the Night Watch curtailed his plans considerably. Shaking off the failure, he bounded back and started recruiting from the South and West hoods of Atlanta. The gang's set out feelers in the majority of the city's drug economy. Led by Victor "Hari" Tomás, the firebirds are trying to secure their own section of Atlanta to expand their operations further.

Victor "Hari" Tomás
The Filipino people have a long history of being on the wrong side of things. First the Spanish, then the US, then the Japanese, back to the US, then their own politicians. It's small wonder thousands try to leave for anywhere else. Islamic Filipinos have become part of many Middle Eastern nations, working in construction and other low-skill jobs. Those with advanced degrees can of course move wherever they please, even in the highly restrictive immigration nations of the Far East.

Victor Tomás didn't have an Islamic or educated family. Which is how he wound up in Los Angeles. He tried to be good in school, to steer himself from the violence and gangs that threatened the neighborhood. But times got worse. First Rodney King. Then 9/11 and his older brother leaving in the Army. '05 got Bush re-elected, and his brother sent back missing a leg. His father died when the insurance company wouldn't pay for care in '06. He was at the point where he stared hard at the family's .22 pistol, and wondering if pulling the trigger would make things easier on them with one less mouth to feed.

The night he was about to do the deed, he saw what looked like another street battle, only this time some of the participants were flying through the air and crushing windpipes bare-handed. Scared, Victor started shooting. Unfortunately for him, that only got the monster's attention. Fortunately for the other fighters, it gave them an opening to dust the leeches. Victor still doesn't know what, exactly caused him to start shooting. But the Jagged Crescent has put his intuition to good use.

He was pulled into the Crescent as a lowly runner and scout, and has since then grown into a leader of the faction in the United States. Heroin from Afghanistan and coke from Peru flow through his ports in San Diego, and his gangs act under his orders to edge out monstrous and mundane competition. He's read his history (And Dresden Files) enough to know that you can't eliminate crime, only control it. Something he laughs at the Union for whenever they try again and again to legalize marijuana.

When the Blizzard hit, "Hari" Tomás was selected by the other Ascending Ones to move to Atlanta and take the city. He brought his best soldiers with him, set up the necessary routes and deals...

And was slapped in the face by the Union holding the first real meeting.

Taking a hold of the South and West hoods of the city, Victor has one goal; to unite Atlanta under his (and by proxy, the Ascending Ones) banner. He's allowed the other factions of the conspiracy to set up in the city, but the Crescent is the strongest, and the most vulnerable. Victor's heard about attacks on dealers recently, and he wants the culprit found. If it's a Union hunter, there'll be hell to pay.

Information

 * Concept: Up-and-Coming Kingpin
 * Profession: Criminal
 * Virtue: Temperance
 * Vice: Greed
 * Cell: Firebird Crew
 * Compact/Conspiracy: Ascending Ones
 * Faction: Jagged Crescent

Attributes
Power:      Strength  ●●        Presence       ●●●     Intelligence ●●● Finesse:    Dexterity ●●●       Manipulation   ●●●     Wits         ●●● Resistance: Stamina   ●●        Composure      ●●      Resolve      ●●

Skills
Mental                  Physical                 Social (-3 Unskilled)          (-1 Unskilled)          (-1 Unskilled) Academics:    ●           Athletics: ●             Animal Ken: Computer:     ●●          Brawl:     ●●            Empathy:      ● Crafts:                   Drive:     ●●            Expression: Investigation: ●●         Firearms:  ●●            Intimidation: ●●● Medicine:     ●●          Larceny:   ●●●           Persuasion:   ●● Occult:       ●●●         Stealth:   ●●            Socialize:    ●● Politics:     ●●          Survival:                Streetwise:   ●●●● Science:                  Weaponry:  ●●            Subterfuge:   ●●●

Specialties
Larceny: Drug Trade Occult: Mystic Substances Intimidation: Man with the Gun Streetwise: Dealers Subterfuge: Double-talk

Traits

 * Willpower: ●●●●

Merits

 * Status: Ascending Ones: ●●●
 * Contacts: Street Dealers, Drug Traffickers: ●●
 * Allies: Ascending Ones: ●●
 * Allies: Firebird Crew: ●●●
 * Elixir: ●●●
 * Crocodile Tears: ●
 * Breath of Ma'at: ●●
 * Elixir of the Fiery Heart: ●●
 * Red Resin: ●
 * Agora Salve: ●●●

Flaws

 * Inferiority Complex: Growing up hard, Victor was constantly forced to prove himself at school, play and home. This left him with bitter feelings that people never take him seriously. Anytime someone insults Victor by making him seem like less than he's worth, he rolls Composure. On a Failure, Victor immediately becomes hostile towards the player, and all social rolls to Victor suffer a -3


 * Misinterpretation: Victor thinks the old mobster movies and films like Scarface got it right. Cool cars, fast women, and plenty of guns. What he missed was the reality that these same lives are brutal, short, and never lead anywhere. If he's not merely acting like he didn't get it. This means that Victor will go out of his way to make himself into a public hero, adding to a +2 to any rolls searching for him. It also leaves a chain of debts in his wake from those that owe him favors of all kinds.

Morality

 * 10:---
 * 9: ---
 * 8: ---
 * 7: ---
 * 6: Leave drugs unsold
 * 5: ___________
 * 4: Fail to drive out other gangs
 * 3: ___________
 * 2: ___________
 * 1: ___________

Combat

 * Size: 5
 * Speed: 10
 * Init. Mod: 5
 * Defense: 3
 * Armor: Kevlar Vest
 * Health:  ●●●●●●●

Tactics
N/A

Weapons and Equipment

 * M1911 S&W .45 ACP: Damage 3L; Range 30/60/120; Mag 8+1; Strength 2; Size 1S
 * Glock 26 Holdout Pistol: Damage 1L; Range 5/10/20; Mag 12+1; Strength 1; Size 1P
 * Kevlar Vest
 * Smart Phone
 * Laptop
 * Dodge Charger: Durability 3; Size 12; Structure 15; Acceleration 26 (25 MPH); Safe Speed 110 (75 MPH); Top Speed 220 (150 MPH); Handling 3; Occupants 1+3;

Attributes
Power:      Strength  ●●●       Presence       ●●●     Intelligence ●● Finesse:    Dexterity ●●●       Manipulation   ●●●     Wits         ●●● Resistance: Stamina   ●●●       Composure      ●●      Resolve      ●●

Skills
Mental                  Physical                 Social (-3 Unskilled)          (-1 Unskilled)          (-1 Unskilled) Academics:                Athletics: ●●●           Animal Ken: Computer:     ●           Brawl:     ●●            Empathy:      ● Crafts:                   Drive:     ●●            Expression: Investigation: ●          Firearms:  ●●            Intimidation: ●● Medicine:     ●           Larceny:   ●●●           Persuasion:   ●● Occult:       ●           Stealth:                 Socialize:    ●● Politics:                 Survival:                Streetwise:   ●●● Science:                  Weaponry:  ●●            Subterfuge:   ●

Health: 8 Willpower: 4 Def: 3 Initiative: 5 Speed: 11 (13 with Fleet of Foot Merit)

Merits: Fleet of Foot: ●●

Additionally, as members of the Ascending Ones, the Managers are Status: Ascending Ones: ●, and have Elixir: ●. This means they might carry any of the one-dot elixirs; Crocodile's Tears, Eye of Ra, Hunting Sight of the Asp, and Red Resin. Managers carry higher quality Glock 19s or Sig P226s, though Colt or S&W .357s aren't uncommon. They also carry purpose-made combat knives, and have Allies: Firebird Crew: ●● to represent the Crew members they can call on to back them up.

Related Pages

 * Cell 15
 * Metalworkers
 * Atlanta's Angels