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This is a Role Play character journal for the character Leonardo Giuseppe Adama in the game Reggio d'Calabria the follow-on to Onorata.

Consiglieri Giuseppe Adama



Character Description:
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165 lbs
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Build: slender, muscular, well toned

Character Biography:
Leonardo Giuseppe Adama was born in the mountain village of Laurito nestled in Campania Region's Parco Nazionale Del Cilento. The scion of a wealthy shipping magnate he was marked from birth to inherit his father Guillermo's empire. His early life was marred by parental neglect. His father was frequently absent and even when at home worked long hours. When he did pay attention to his two sons it was with an attitude of strict discipline designed to harden them.

His mother Carolina, whose own mother was a blood Vescovo, treated of her out-of-wedlock conceived child, who's existence had forced her into an unwanted marriage, with abuse both physical and emotional while showering attention on her younger son Zaccheri. Her reaction to her husband's frequent absences was to eventually descend into carefully hidden, except from her abused first-born, alcoholism. When Lee was 13 his father finally found out about her condition and divorced her but unaware of her treatment of Lee left him and his younger brother in her care.

Lee's early teens continued a challenging unhappy time for him with only haven his elderly grandfather Giuseppe, a retired lawyer. He was able to shield his younger brother who was a talented artist. At 17 Lee entered the Italian shipowners' association Confitarma's sponsored National Merchant Marine Academy in Genoa. Having spent some happy hours assisting his grandfather with legal research he elected to take substantial coursework in maritime law.

Through a series of events that Lee never understood and despite his arguments with his father that Zak should enter an Accademie di Belle Arti his brother went off to the Naval Military Academy at Livorno. While totally unsuited to the military as a career Zak managed to persevere but soon after his graduation was killed in a military exercise.

Devastated by his brother's death Lee blamed and castigated his father to the point where they became totally estranged. Leaving his post in a subsidiary of his father's company he set out to become his own man. Arriving in a small town to the south of his ancestral home he watched in anger as it's inhabitants were cowed by the local organization. He began by seeking out the local youth gangs and befriending the young men in them in an effort to "replace" someone like his brother in his life. A natural leader he soon had a loyal following.

Still angered by the plight of the people he finally approached the local boss and, idealist that he remained, proposed a program of schooling and assistance to help the young men he had gathered to him make their town a better place for it's people. Rebuffed by the don he cold-bloodily blew him away and, by force of will alone, dictated to his remaining soldiers how things were going to run. With bosses he found willing to agree to his proposal he displayed an uncanny knack for negotiating peace and forging unity. In addition, drawing on his law studies with both his grandfather and at the academy, he successfully defended one of them against a charge of manslaughter displaying brilliant legal analysis.

This pattern continued for several years as he moved south coming closer to Reggio di Calabria as he went. While Lee's persuasive capabilities grew as his organization did, the constant necessity to work against his better nature eventually wore his idealism down. The conflagration that led to the further rise of Vescovo and Monacello unfortunately saw the death of most of Lee's supporters due to civil strife and massive volcanic activity in the region. Angered and embittered at this second loss he is ready to take his frustrations out any way he can. At the same time as he reaches Reggio di Calabria the Vescovo Don is made aware of his capabilities.

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