Adrian DiFornaio

Adrian DiFornaio

*"Mafia is a process, not a thing. Mafia is a form of clan-cooperation to which its individual members pledge lifelong loyalty. Friendship, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty and obedience - this was the glue that held us together."*

Adrian DiFornaio, also known as "The Baker", is a Serenusi mobster and crime boss of the DiFornaio Crime Family, as part of the Rathnir Mafia. He had ruled over the 87th Street neighborhood of Not Venice's central district, and controlled a vast criminal empire that spanned southern Rathnir.

On top of being boss of the family, he is also a successful entrepreneur, having owned two bars, the Gypsi Social Club and the Soumese Falcon Bar, as well as two bakeries. He is also the security representative of Rathnir Construction Local 211, a builder's union based in Not Venice, as well as a foreman of Sunset Construction Corporation.

The DiFornaio Crime Family would face a major set back in their territory of Not\_Venice, however, with the Doge of the city forcefully exiling suspected mobsters and their families, expropriating their land to the state. As a result, the remnants of the family moved to the ethnic enclave of Serenusi in Little Serenus, Lakkos. Adrian would seek out establishment in Boulderov, although such plans were ailing as of 1984 (4 AF).

## Early Years & Rise to Prominence

Adrian DiFornaio was born in Not\_Venice in 1941 (RMT), to Johnny Boy and Rose Maria DiFornaio, in the Downtown district of the city. Johnny Boy was a wiseguy who served as a caporegime in the local criminal borgata.

Adrian went to the local Saint Francis High School, where he ran several petty criminal operations for himself, earning the attention of then-boss Giacomo "Slim Jacky" Giacalone. Around the same time, Johnny borrowed $300,000 from Giacomo to invest in a prostitution and gambling operation. However, several months after borrowing the money, Johnny was arrested and indicted with pimping charges by the Venetian superior court, and sentenced to six years in prison.

While Johnny was in prison, Adrian earned a name for himself on the streets of Not\_Venice, becoming a close associate of the family, working primarily as a loan shark and pimp, as part of the Downtown Crew of the family.

When Johnny was released in April 1970 (RMT), he was too poor to pay his debt and was marked for death by the family. Fleeing to Dande, he was captured by Giacomo's men and tortured in the desert for two days with blowtorches and dry razors, before being executed by Salvatore "Sonny" DeSantis.

It was in August 1970 (RMT) that news finally reached Adrian, who was furious and vowed vendetta against Giacomo. On August 27th, he lured Sonny DeSantis to the back alley of the Gypsy Social Club, where he attempted to murder him. However, DeSantis fought back and escaped, and Adrian was apprehended by police and charged with attempted murder. He plead no contest, and was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Adrian DiFornaio was released from prison in February 1980 (RMT), after which he assembled a small crew of Venetians. DiFornaio intercepted Giacomo on the westbound road in Not\_Venice, murdering him. The following day, Sonny DeSantis was kidnapped whilst attempting to flee the city, and brought back to the DiFornaio Bakery, where he was tortured for three days in the backroom while chained to a radiator, before eventually succumbing to his injuries.

Adrian DiFornaio took over Giacomo's crippled organization, which became the DiFornaio Crime Family.