The Mob (Lakkos Mob)

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

## Lakkos Mob

Adrian (left) and Hitaliano (right) in their younger years, Not\_Venice

## Summary

The **Mob**, commonly referred to in Lakkos as the **Little Serenusi Mafia**, **the Lakkos Mafia**, or **the Lakkos Mob**, is a highly organized Serenusi criminal society and organized crime group. The organization is often referred to by its members as **Cosa Nostra** (Serenusi pronunciation: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], "our thing" or "this thing of ours"). The organization mostly grew out of the DiFornaio Crime Family in the homeland, before its subsequent government crackdown and indictments.

The Mob in Lakkos emerged in impoverished Serenusi immigrant neighborhoods or ghettos in Little Serenus, a Serenusi enclave in Lakkos. The Mafia is currently most active in Little Serenus, having ceased operations in Oldtown and Courtyard following numerous wars with the Hounds, and their successor "the Oldtown Cutters".

The Mob particularly focuses on racketeering, extortion, gambling, violence, and other criminal activities in Little Serenus, bribing officials and rigging juries. The mob is currently witnessing a resurgence under the Republic following the destabilizing effects of its creation and the relinquishing of hard-line policy under Zweglony. The mob is allegedly led by Les Hitaliano, whilst Adrian DiFornaio is the known head.

## Past History

### DiFornaio

#### Initial History

As Rathnir's society and infrastructure developed and cities were formed, the mafia had already established itself as an organized entity. The powerhouse organization of this time period was the Gallo family from the village of La Lustra. The Gallos had a large recruiting pool of blue collar mafiosi from the neighboring towns, and soon began to dominate the bootlegging and construction industry.

Shortly after this period, the DiFornaio crime family came into power in Not Venice. They were led by crime boss Adrian DiFornaio, who's clan has ties to Morgini and Laurentides, specifically the village of Pausolare. DiFornaio operated a bakery that acted as a front for the larger organization, branching out into the drug trade and the arena of gambling through his alleged underboss Les Hitaliano.

#### Indictments & Downfall

Following a series of events, DiFornaio was indicted for racketeering and perjury under the courts of Not\_Venice. DiFornaio's home was raided and numerous mafiosi were murdered, although he would manage to escape. DiFornaio would escape the mother country at the encouragement of Les Hitaliano, settling in the Serenusi enclave of Little Serenus.

### Hitaliano

DiFornaio's ailing health has presumably left much control of the organization in the hands of his alleged underboss, Les Hitaliano. Hitaliano largely worked to reconsolidate the Mob's power in the fallout of the Not\_Venice incident, serving as chairman of the Lakkosian-Serenusi Civil Rights League, and fostering ties to PIT clergy and local culture, and having close association to Shrimp Shack vice CEO Pietro Flu. Nicknamed "Lucky Les" and "The Dice", Hitaliano has worked towards his dream project: a multi-million Zloty casino in Little Serenus. As of 7 AF, he is under investigation by the LCPD.

## Recent History

### Royales' Casino

The *Royales' Casino* is a planned mega-project undertaken by Hitaliano, with the intention of creating a lucrative international gambling enterprise. Having purchase the plot of the land, the Casino's development has face numerous stalls, especially as funding by Pietro Flu was reduced.

### LSCRL

The *Lakkosian-Serenusi Civil Rights League (LSCRL)* is a political advocacy group created in Little Serenus. Formed and led by its chairman Hitaliano, its stated goal was to combat pejorative stereotypes about Lakkosian-Serenusi, but in actuality, it operated as a public relations firm to deny the existence of the Lakkos Mob and improve the images of mafiosi.

### Oldtown Cutters War

Following the death of Frank Culotta on the alleged orders of the Oldtown Cutters' leadership, the longlasting feud between the rival organizations has reached new heights as a war is on the horizon.

## Customs

The Mafia initiation ritual to become a made man in the Mafia emerged from various sources. The oath of loyalty to the Mob is called the Omerta. A hit, or murder, of a made man must be approved by the leadership of his family, or retaliatory hits would be made, possibly inciting a war. In a state of war, families would "go to the mattresses," which means to prepare for a war or be prepared in a war-like stance.

Omertà is a key oath or code of silence in the Mafia that places importance on silence in the face of questioning by authorities or outsiders; non-cooperation with authorities, the government, or outsiders. Traditionally, to become a made man, or full member of the Mafia, the inductee was required to be a male of full Serenusi descent, later extended to males of full Serenusi descent, and later further extended to males of half-Serenusi descent through their father's lineage, or in some cases associated descents.