Patron Family

“Mors Tua, Vita Mea” (Your Death, My Life)

The bar chair in the Wilted Rose is shaky and uncomfortable as you lean close over your evening drink. The scent of cigar smoke and spice hangs in the air as the candles burn low in the late night. Soft piano music crackles over the sagging radio behind the glittering bar, and ice clinks merrily into glass. 

The two men in suits came into the Wilted Rose a half hour ago. They didn't say anything; they just looked at the person next to you at the bar, who nodded - and the three walked past you to the back room. The looks they exchanged left you with unease curling at the base of your spine. 

The back door is locked, and you can't hear the conversation. Perhaps you're a mere five feet away from something you're never supposed to see or hear. 

The door opens. The men in suits leave - one of them leaves a Wager on the bar on their way out. When they reach out, you spy a flash of silver, a small knife beneath the stranger's lapel. 

The third person never came back.

The Luciano Family is a notorious, openly criminal family made of equal parts politicians and assassins - the family was built on blood and money wrapped in silver words. Many of the family work completely in the shadows, pulling the strings of politics in unexpected places - and many work on the forefront of the town’s political structure, organizing people to push it ever forwards. If you need someone to solve a problem quietly and quickly, look to the Luciano. 


Specialty

Criminal (Murder Inc), Organization, Requiem Politics

Key Individuals

Dante Luciano - Family Head. A tired man in a rumpled suit, a loosened tie, and a hint of a mask, the former leader of the Skull Mask murder squad has stepped up to lead the Family outside of Honor’s Fall. He shares frequent political updates with the Family, builds consensus outside of it, and keeps the blades of the family sharp, but mostly put away. His years of operations in the area provide a depth of perspective rare in Requiem.

Organization

The Luciano hide their structure well; many of the family members are not known even to each other, with many operating in a series of masks and faces, trading identities and disguises frequently. 


History

The Luciano Family was once known as the Anastasia Dynasty; the Family that historically founded and led Requiem under the auspices of Anton Anastasia. They created the town of Requiem through extreme violence and dictatorial rule, and established the first iteration of the Treaty of the Fold. After many years of power, the Dynasty came to an end with the abdication of the High Lord Executioner Essex Anastasia and his Second, Cyrus Anastasia…


The Luciano Family rose to power abruptly after, quickly taking control of the criminal element in Requiem. The new Family retains control of the criminal elements of Requiem, and has stepped into the large shoes left behind to play leadership roles in Requiem politics.

Family Iconography

Black, skulls, red roses, black suits, black scarves