Giuseppe “Joe” Potrello

Owner of The Italian Club {912}

(a.k.a. Joe)

Description: dressed in common working-class clothes, he possesses a rather splendid mustache and is thin of frame.

Traits: a modest man, cool and shrewd, he plays the long game and could, if fortune favors him, one day end up elected to the Town Council. To those who have wronged him, he is a stern opponent and merciless.

Other: His nephew is Vincenzo "Vinny" Ciambella who recently came to Arkham from the old country. He's here to help his uncle rebuild his place in Arkham.

Undercover: He is secretly rebuild his empire with the help of his nephew Vinny. They have bought the Sycamores {920}. Also, they have started recruiting new member of he Mafia.

Rival: Danny O'Bannion who muscled him out of the booze business in Arkham, with the help of the Boston Irish mob.

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Potrello came to the United States in 1900 at the age of 12, sent here by his widower father to live with relatives in Arkham. He grew up in Arkham's poorest Italian section, working in mills here and in nearby Bolton. By age 18, he led a handful of toughs specializing in muggings and shopkeeper extortion. Dismissed from the Army after a few weeks when the Armistice was signed, Potrello established an ingenious illegal numbers game modeled on rackets popular in New York. The game turned a good profit. When Prohibition arrived, Potrello had the capital and contacts to locally distribute profitable booze from overseas.
Potrello comports himself modestly, and dresses in common working-class clothes. Most Italian-speakers know of him; many admire him. He is a good contributor to the Church, though professing a belief that his actions contradict. Those he has wronged know him as a stern opponent, and fear to speak to the police. The police fear him as a cool, shadowy figure who may someday become respectable enough that the Italians will elect him to the Town Council.

Mental characteristics

Employment

The Italian Club

Social

Family Ties

Nephew

Religious Views

Catholic

STR 75, CON 60, SIZ 70, DEX 60, INT 75, APP 65, POW 75, EDU 45, SAN 61
HP 13, Luck 00,
DB 1D4, Build 1, Move 7, MP 15

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Current Location

912. The Italian Club

Honorary & Occupational Titles

Mob Boss

Age

42

Aligned Organization

"Potrello Mafia"

Known Languages

English 40%, Italian 45%, Polish 10%.

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Skills:

Accounting 15%, Appraise 45%, Charm 70%, Credit Rating 60%, Drive Auto 45%, Fast Talk 60%, Intimidate 50%, Listen 55%, Navigate (Arkham) 40%, Plot Revenge 90%, Psychology 55%, Spot Hidden 80%, Stealth 45%, Throw 50%.

Combat:

Fighting (Brawl) 85% (42/17), damage 1D3+DB
Stiletto 85% (42/17), damage 1D4+2+DB
.38 Revolver 75% (37/15), damage 1D10
Dodge 45% (22/9)
Armor: None.