Uncle Larell
Uncle Larell is the oldest and strongest Fotis Vampire in New Orleans. He was Born around the turn of the 19th century and worked for the mob in Chicago. By the time he was 25 he was a well-known bootlegger, and strongman for Johnny Torrio. It is the one piece of his history he ensures everyone knows about. At 27 he was considered too much of a risk as a black man, by the family and he was driven to the marina in a bag tied down with rocks to be dumped into Lake Michigan. It was just by chance that a Fortis Vampire happened to be in the area, and thought it would be fun to free him, embrace him and his assailant and force them fight each other, the winner getting to go free. Unfortunately, that Vampire underestimated how much blood it took to embrace the two mortals, and when Larell managed to beat his opponent with a tire iron, he turned on his sire and did the same, thus his unlife started with violence and that is how he lived most of it.
Today Larell goes by Uncle Larell and has others to do most of his work for him. He learned the best way to enjoy life was to let other people work for rewards which he would just take. He took over a local gang, who was using some abandoned building in the flood ravaged south side of the Big Easy. He renamed them the Gotti Boys and set himself up as some type of mystic wise man who guides the gang. Over his 110 years he has learned a thing or two and he finds running a group of local thugs easy. Especially since he has no serious goals other than to enjoy himself. Uncle Larell is a typical violent thug, though he is a bit smarter than many give him credit for. His abrupt manner and monosyllabic vocabulary causes people to underestimate him. When he acts, it is quick and with intent. He is ruthless and vicious, not only wishing to end the conflict, but to inflict as much pain, humiliation and damage as ha can as an example to others. He has very little friends among the older vampires, but a decent following among the younger less organized. They look at him as taking a stand against the establishment, regardless of who gets hurt in the process.
While the other vampire leaders usually speak ill of him, most of them see him as a necessary evil, an attack dog they can use when needed, though it’s a balance between his usefulness and his danger to the secrecy of the community. Many of his progeny have been killed as message for him to toe the line, but he replaces them easily enough. He has been known to work with the Umbral from time to time and visiting Roma sometimes fill the ranks of his gang, though they usually do not stay long.
Today Larell goes by Uncle Larell and has others to do most of his work for him. He learned the best way to enjoy life was to let other people work for rewards which he would just take. He took over a local gang, who was using some abandoned building in the flood ravaged south side of the Big Easy. He renamed them the Gotti Boys and set himself up as some type of mystic wise man who guides the gang. Over his 110 years he has learned a thing or two and he finds running a group of local thugs easy. Especially since he has no serious goals other than to enjoy himself. Uncle Larell is a typical violent thug, though he is a bit smarter than many give him credit for. His abrupt manner and monosyllabic vocabulary causes people to underestimate him. When he acts, it is quick and with intent. He is ruthless and vicious, not only wishing to end the conflict, but to inflict as much pain, humiliation and damage as ha can as an example to others. He has very little friends among the older vampires, but a decent following among the younger less organized. They look at him as taking a stand against the establishment, regardless of who gets hurt in the process.
While the other vampire leaders usually speak ill of him, most of them see him as a necessary evil, an attack dog they can use when needed, though it’s a balance between his usefulness and his danger to the secrecy of the community. Many of his progeny have been killed as message for him to toe the line, but he replaces them easily enough. He has been known to work with the Umbral from time to time and visiting Roma sometimes fill the ranks of his gang, though they usually do not stay long.
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Lower Ninth Ward
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