Bakkhos Organization

Birth of Bakkhos (baa-kose)

2004 through 2009, the mafia and mob families of New York began a decline as one after another was arrested, tried and locked up. And while some continued to run their business from prison, it was not the same as being on the streets and in control. The "families" were beginning to decay.

2010 - the Nevus event. The decline of the NY "families" seemed to accelerate, seeming to bring the reign of the mobs and mafia to an end. The heads had all died, as had most of the underbosses. Fragments of families were scrambling to claim the void of power but none had the means to take full control of New York so it continually slipped from their fingers. That's when a bastard kid with a Harvard degree stepped in to intervene. Whereas each family was trying to erase the others and wrestle control of New York for themselves. Angelo Gaspari began to quietly meet with the remaining powers of EACH family. One by one he charmed them with his business sense and grand vision for a true NY "family", a melting pot of the last of each of the great mob and mafia cartels. None of them had enough assets to become a global syndicate alone, but together, together they still had tentative control over much of the Northern American continent, enough to plant a massive foundation for a syndicate to grow upon.

By late 2011, Angelo was firmly in charge of the growing syndicate. With a devilish nod to their Sicilian heritage and its Greek ties, he named the new "family" Bakkhos; the old world spelling of Bacchus, son of Zeus and the god of excess, pleasure, satyrs, nymphs and wine. A name that didn’t give more importance to any of the individual families, a neutrality that helped garner him even more respect. The powers given him during the Nevus event coupled with the intelligence his parents genes gave him, Angelo sits now firmly at the top of the Bakkhos "family" tree. Known for being fair to the family but cruel when betrayed, he has grown the syndicate to reach across the ocean, importing drugs and guns from as far as Laos and China.

Angelo helped the individual families see the power in a single syndicate and with his Harvard savvy he has trimmed the outlier businesses and focused on building the ones that would bring the Family the most power and money. This intense focus has led the Bakkhos syndicate to become the massive organization it is today. The largest gun and drug dealer in the northern hemisphere, the Bakkhos syndicate has family snitches among the cops, the lawyers, even the Vanguard of Humanity which keeps the heavily "altered" family in touch with potential threats from the fanatical "purists".

The Head and Bosses of the Bakkhos syndicate are recognized by the Family, even those that have never met them, by the rings they bear. Angelo soon after the Nevus event had raided the Grecian exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. Before he had ever formed Bakkhos he already was thinking ahead. His own ring is an ancient depiction of the Satyr Dionysus in heavy silver while for the Bosses he had gathered ancient gold rings that depict the more stylized Bacchus head with curls.

The outside world does not fully comprehend that the Bakkhos family now reaches across the world.

Organization

Capo di tutti Capi - Boss of all Bosses: (Co-Star)

Head of Bakkhos Family - Angelo Gaspati

Head Bodyguard and Headliner for the club: @Derrick Mason Gray

Bakkhos Bosses: (Co-Stars)

Boss of Empire City Casino & Penthouse Gentleman's Club - "Lucky" Luciano Cavalli

Boss of Finger Lakes Winery - Victor Nuzio

Boss of Gotchman Import/Export & the Warehouse District - Carmine Strollo

Senior Capobastone: @Matteo Carducci

The second-in-command to both Gaspari and Cavalli, he is responsible for ensuring that profits from criminal enterprises flow up to the bosses. He is also the "boss" for Satyr Stadium and should any of the Bosses be killed or lose favor with Gaspari, Matteo is being groomed to take their place.

Caporegimes: @Thomas Gallo

(requires at least 5 months active play, staff approval and understanding of Bakkhos faction - these ARE loyals)

Each Boss has between five and eleven Caporegimes (or capo) and at least another 20 capos report directly to the Head of the Bakkhos syndicate. A Caporegime (also sometimes referred to as a captain or "cap") is in charge of a crew who report directly to him and act in support of the Boss. The Caporegimes are typically known by a wedding band styled ring with a grape vine encircling the thick of the silver.

Soldiers: (requires understanding of Bakkhos faction)

The crew that report to the Capos, these are the clean up crews of the syndicate. When people vanish without a trace it is at the hands of the Soldiers.

Associates/Family Members: (open to all)

All others are deemed Family. From the snitches to the workers in the casino to the managers of the liquor stores to the captains of the cargo ships, all in the folds of the syndicate are "family.

The "family" is approximately 9,500 strong, spread across the Eastern American Alliance with pockets found in the former western states and Canada as well as Spain, Italy and China to help with trade relations.

Laws of the "Family"

The 10 Laws are an amalgamation of the Commandments of the Sicilian mafia, the laws of the New York mob and gangsters. Violating some of these, particularly those against the Family, can end in a person vanishing without a trace as Angelo and his Bosses take the need for order across the syndicate very seriously.

1. Appointments with the Head of the Family or Bosses must absolutely be respected.
2. When asked by the family for any information, the answer must always be the truth.
3. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others of the family. No member is to steal from any member of the family.
4. Be loyal to members of the family in good standing and do not interfere with their affairs. Every member is required to be respectful to any member of the family. Being disrespectful entices others to become hostile and disrespectful in return.
5. Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut. Sell outs have short lives. No member is to discuss any family matter with anyone who is not an upstanding member of the family.
6. Every member will respect the authority of guards and administration in their own bosses and all other bosses territories regardless of the person's status in the family.
7. No member is to gamble unless both parties have their money up front.
8. All members are to look presentable at all times.
9. All incidents minor or major involving family members must be reported to the appropriate boss who will in turn keep nothing from the Head of the Family.
10. Members will not use their membership to exploit any favors from any member of the family.

Properties

The biggest and most recognized properties of the Bakkhos family are their clubs, hotel, casino, warehouses and import business. (see Bakkhos Properties)

Beyond these primary properties, Bakkhos owns several apartment complexes in New York, the Bakkhos Liquor stores which spot the east and west coasts, several "vacation" properties in Spain, Sicily, and Japan where they often trade and an assortment of smaller family amalgamated businesses ranging from laundromats to pawn shops.

Trade Routes & Partners

Heroin - Laos and Thailand

Cocaine - South America

Opium - Myanmar

Guns - Russia and China