<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/U5sFxdk.jpg)</div>Name: Rosario Salvatore<em>"Il Padrone"</em>Maranzano<br/>Age: 50<br/>Gender: Cis-male<br/>Sexuality: At a certain age, certain things become quite meaningless, labels inclusive.<br/>Nationality: Born in the States, Siciliano from both sides, way back to his great-grandfather, Salvatore Maranzano<br/>Languages: Italian, Lingua siciliana, English, Russian<br/><br/><div align="center">~*~</div><br/>Family: Marazano<br/>How you got into the Family: By heritage<br/>Rank: Don<br/><br/><strong>History: </strong><br/><br/>Rosario had been born in New York, into a family of infamous mobsters. But wait - one certainly did not use that particular term anymore these days. 'Businessmen' sounded so much better and, most of all, more deceptive.<br/><br/>His heritage is a long (if not infamous) one, indeed.<br/><br/>The name Maranzano certainly isn't an unknown one within the organized crime, the name of his family goes back to the early days of the<em>Cosa Nostra</em>back in Sicily. His grandfather - Salvatore Maranzano, who emigrated to the States from Sicily shortly after World War I, had settled down in Brooklyn back then, at first building up a legal business as real estate broker. Soon enough, he had a well running bootlegging business as well, using his legal work as facade for any illegal activities. It was not long before there was prostitution and smuggling of narcotics (and alcohol during the Prohibition) involved as well and young Salvatore quickly had found a mentor in his friend Joseph Bonnano - a member of another criminal family back then. And thus it came to be that Salvatore quickly grew a criminal empire and in 1930 he declared war on the Boss of all Bosses back then, Joe Masseria. Salvatore and his followers won and Salvatore declared himself as<em> Capo di tutti Capi </em>in 1931. He did what nobody had done before: he united the five criminal families of New York City in one organization. All the big names were present. The Gallianos, the Genovese, the Costellos.<br/><br/>It happened what must happen to someone who was too power hungry and arrogant, though. His enemies and various rival families in town got rid of him, before he could get rid of them. But what would the past be good for, if not for learning from ones mistakes? Not once Rosario had claimed the title "Boss of all Bosses" for himself - because power does not come through names and titles, only through actions and connections. Arrogance was the quickest way to shovel ones own grave and while he still honours his grandfather for what he had done for the city and<em>La Cosa Nostra,</em>he is well aware that following in his footsteps can be thin ice at times. Very, very thin ice. Old hostilities and feuds were settled shortly after Rosario stepped up, new conncetions were made instead. Nothing is more toxic for business than shadows of the past.<br/><br/>It is highly likely if not a fact that the authorities are well aware of Rosario's 'dealings' but, there is a huge difference between knowing something and being able to prove something. Rosario moves in high circles, calls politicans and business tycoons his personal friends. His has a good reputation in those circles - and, maybe even more important -<br/>among his employees. Rosario is involved in various unions, charity organizations and the immigration policy, he owns an empire of companies and industries because there is one thing he learned from his ancestors:<em> "If the people working for you are happy, they will go to lengths to protect you and yours." </em>One does not bite the hand that feeds, right? Right.<br/><br/>Despite his social dedication and his well groomed public reputation, Rosario leads the families with an iron fist. Tradition, Honour and the<em>Omerta</em>, the code of silence, are prime expectations of everyone who works for him, down to the casual associates. Not in the past and certainly not in the future Rosario will tolerate failure or betrayal. Nowadays, he is never seen without various<em> 'ombres'</em>, as he prefers to call them. Shadows. A man in a position like himself always has more enemies than friends. Rosario inherited much from his deceased father almost twenty years ago now, having been old Maranzano's oldest son. His title, the power and the place within the families, after long years of growing, proving himself and learning the ways of<em>La Cosa Nostra</em>.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">More visuals</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">All images are clickable!</span><br/><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/azaflJb.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/RAIiATK.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/5NxaLK5.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/bK93zV3.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/c5Pni6J.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/19lut6G.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/aqxTr5N.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/vqDgOOl.jpg)  </div></div>