Full Name:
Cesare Valerio Lascaris-Cardinale
First Name Pronunciation:
{CHE-sah-rey}
Gender:
Male
Age:
27
Nationality:
Spaniard/Italian
Birthday:
January 12th
Appearance:
Cesare is a tall, slender man at a height of 6’3 with a figure that is well-balanced with the composition of both toned muscle and dexterity. Considering his heritage, the vast makeup of Cesare’s appearance is a curious paradox - medium-length, neatly kept dirty blond hair, hooded blue-green eyes, long thick lashes, strong nose, and full lips. The greatest callout to his heritage is the beige, sun-kissed hue of his complexion that is more warmed than not most of the year. The general impression of Cesare is not merely isolated to his attractive appeal but extends to that of how he carries himself and the demeanor he projects. To most onlookers, Cesare is a lax yet undeniably confident entity - charming yet exuding an air of mystery. Being caught in the snare of eye contact with Cesare is perhaps the most disconcerting aspect about him. He’s a difficult creature to read but has the ability to effortlessly appear as if he’s looking right through whomever has his attention. A simple, thin smile as a dismissal from his stare is generally all it takes for an impression of uncertainty to dissolve. A smirk on this man’s lips, however, tells a different, more dangerous tale. His accent is a pure but soft expression of the Spanish region he primarily grew up in - present enough to notice, not thick enough to be harsh sounding. Cesare also happens to be a well-dressed man for any and all occasions, even having a unique knack for making even more casual wear appear formal. While not consumed with ornamentation, Cesare does consistently wear a silver ring engraved with a few-word phrase on the inside only significant to anyone in the Cardinale family as a treasured heirloom.
Personality:
Charismatic ➹ Stoic ➷ Loyal ➹ Risk-Taker ➷ Cunning ➹ Two-Faced ➷ Witty ➹ Honest Liar ➷ Patient ➹ Indifferent ➷ Unwavering ➹ Astute ➷ Manipulative ➹ Controlling ➷ Dangerous Temper ➹ Fearless ➷ Eloquent ➹ Versatile ➷ Realistic ➹ Hard-Worker ➷ Restless ➹ Detail-Oriented ➷ Emotionally Detached ➷ Opportunist ➹ Assertive ➷ Protective ➹ Bold ➷ Extroverted ➹ Calculated Optimist ➷ Curious ➹ Ruthless ➷ Unforgiving ➹ Ambitious ➷ Vigorous ➹ Sarcastic
Family:
Elisa Lascaris - Mother
A loving but critical and equally hardy woman, she has carefully and purposefully overlooked the darker deeds responsible for her otherwise bright and vibrant life. While also a woman known to be difficult in simple terms, she is nothing short of devoted toward her children and her husband and someone Cesare treasures dearly.
Ines Lascaris - Younger Sister
A fickle, arrogant young woman who is nothing short of acutely irritating to Cesare, but nonetheless loved. She primarily resides in Paris, France, as an up and coming model, and rarely visits family unless it's for favors, money, or to find refuge from her own dramas and indulging herself in someone else’s.
Nilo Lascaris - Cousin
Nilo is both a perfectly complex and relatively simple person. While not much younger than Cesare, he has invested himself into being Cesare’s blindly loyal shadow and his closest confidant. He’s anything he is ultimately needed to be as a young man with a variety of trades and skills, but most notable is how disarmingly modest and gentle-natured he appears to be. Not to say Nilo isn’t as innocent as he looks at times, but he most certainly is not pure of committing dirty deeds either.
Stefano Cardinale - Father
A man who has always been few of words but many actions. Tough love is the kind of care Stefano led with as a father, and he was even tougher as the leader of an expanding syndicate. The name of the game has always been to ultimately keep the family name clean, or at least to a degree of reasonable doubt, and that has been the greatest priority in the business bestowed on Cesare. These days, Stefano - while still recognized as the primary head of operations to those close enough in the syndicate's dark circle to know the Cardinale family - is realistically living out his remaining days on the southern coast of Italy with Elisa. It has been an effort to carefully conceal the man’s rapidly dwindling health, and even harder to have thrust the bulk of responsibility onto Cesare with little warning despite the continued efforts for damage control and maintaining stability.
Constantine Vali - Uncle
An elitist dwelling in Germany, Constantine is a revered weapons manufacturer with contracts acquired from both foreign and domestic militaries and various private security firms across the globe. While distanced significantly from the Cardinale family's illegal affairs, Constantine does provide both weapons and monetary investment through laundering to the syndicate when needed. Only with the rapidly declining health of his older brother has he attempted to be more at Cesare’s beck and call for favors, Constantine is still largely an isolated, enigmatic creature poised to maintain his image and occupation.
Family Background:
Lascaris:
Bastard line of the Spanish Royal Family - acknowledged and respected nonetheless and holds moderate influence in Spanish politics
Cardinale:
An old religious lineage that turned from Saints to sinners in Italy - modernly revered as a name synonymous with wealth and success through international real estate investments
Extra Information:
> Cesare has an MBA degree
> Nilo’s father is a real estate lawyer, whose expertise is often used for the sake of the Cardinale affairs
> Cesare’s primary estate is in the Municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain. He also has personal estates in New York and Italy, which are also locations with established syndicate routes.
> Cesare’s recent control over the syndicate does not follow traditional ‘Mafia-esque’ qualities, which at best is innovative and offers more opportunities for expansion, and at worst is abundantly risky and makes varying levels of syndicate members skeptical and uneasy to be a part of
> There are four languages Cesare is fluent in - Spanish, Italian, English, and German. He has an intermittent understanding of French
> Both Cesare and Ines were born with silver spoons in their mouths and had attentive childhoods, primarily living in Spain with their mother and other Lascaris relatives and rarely seeing their father until they were older
> While privileged, attempts on Cesare, Ines, and Elisa were a rare occurrence but occurrences nonetheless - the most notable action taken against them having been the abduction and ransom of both Cesare and Ines in their earlier years (Cesare having been seven, and Ines four)
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