Francesco 'The Velvet Viper' Russo

About

A cunning and charismatic figure in the Russo crime family, Francesco uses his charm and intelligence to navigate the treacherous waters of organized crime, always seeking to carve his own path.

Backstory

Three chess grandmasters have fallen to Francesco's unconventional strategies, each defeat occurring during high-stakes negotiations where millions in territory and tribute hung in the balance. The Russo family's black sheep discovered early that his photographic memory and gift for reading micro-expressions could topple empires more efficiently than bullets, earning him the moniker "Velvet Viper" after he convinced a rival capo to voluntarily surrender his crew through pure psychological manipulation. Francesco's cerebral approach has made him simultaneously invaluable and dangerous to his own blood, as traditional soldiers whisper that a man who can rewrite loyalty with words alone might one day rewrite the family hierarchy itself. Now walking the razor's edge between being the family's greatest asset and its most existential threat, he continues weaving webs of influence that extend far beyond the traditional boundaries of organized crime.

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