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[Nicoleta]

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[Nicoleta]

BALKAN DRAMA PIECE

Setting: New York City; Early 1930's probably.

Genre: Errr. Drama. Crime. Cinema? COMPLICATED ROMANCE

Main cast:

Marko Veselinov Iliev (Bulgaria) - An actor who has been stuck with Sadik for the longest. It is said that he used to be a medical student until he quit halfway due to financial and personal problems. He is usually the go-to whenever there is an accident on stage. With that said, it might be that his medical knowledge has been contributing to his growing clandestine pool of wealth. The clean and well-dressed man is rumored to be in drug rings. He plans on romantically pursuing Vesna once he earns enough money.

Athena Kostakos (Greece) - A butch woman who is not active in the troupe. She is one of the few female boxers in the city, and is funded/sponsored by Sadik. She familiar with being ridiculed for her masculinity, and Sadik tends to think of her as much less of a human. She is close to Nicoleta, and they say that the women do not do womanly things in private. She and Herakles has a very competitive relationship due to their differences in perspectives.

Herakles Karpusi (Greece) - A playwright who specializes in tragedies, but also likes to humor himself with comedies. He used to be a renown professor and author until debt and false sexual allegations marred his fame. Because their parents were well-acquainted, Sadik offered Herakles the job. Despite hating the Turk, Herakles has no other financial choice but to work for him. Being a sentimental man, he does not spend his time much with people and would rather write or read. However, he does spend some time with Nicoleta and Marko, for both work and play alike. He and Nicoleta have been meeting more often to talk about character development, and they might possibly come up with a new script.

Vesna Kitanovska (Macedonia) - The fan-favorite performer, acrobat, and dancer. She is the daughter of one of Sadik's long-time members, though he is now deceased. Her mother had relied on the benefits of the mafia for many years, therefore, Vesna grew up knowing this syndicate very well. Though a cheerful person in nature, she hates performing for the Sultan. Because of his distinct tastes, she has to adapt to whatever style he wants. Vesna used to refuse his ideas, thinking that her father's late status could win her favors, but was only spared by the little. Verbally abused to the breaking point, she sought a lot of guidance and companionship from Marko and Zoran. Vesna is longing for the day she can cut ties with Sadik.

Andrei Chimet (Moldova) - Younger brother of Mihai. He is fiercely protected by Mihai and Nicoleta. Due to that, Sadik often uses that to his advantage. However, Andrei has a very good way of disappearing from sight. Lately, he has been sneaking out at night for some unknown reasons. He has been suspected by the slightest, mainly because he is a normal, civilian teen who works as the kid who sells tickets.

Astrit Zupan (Kosovo) - He is a young boy that Sadik had taken under his wing. He is mainly an observer, and does not owe any allegiance to the mafia. However, he does enjoy some benefits, although he feels uncomfortable and unsafe around the Sultan. He has very strained relations with Zoran for reasons that is not  commonly discussed. There are times when he is told to do some busywork around the theatre, which includes cleaning, sweeping, and plastering posters up for display. He and Andrei have become acquainted due to their shared tasks.

Mihai Chimet (Romania) - A calculative and intelligent fellow who is an understudy of Sadik's right hand man. Being fluent in Turkish, Romanian, and English, he spends most of his time negotiating with other people and studying. One of his main jobs in the 'troupe' is to critique and direct whenever Sadik is not present. Though he is suave and affable, he is not well trusted due to his greater freedoms over everyone else.

Nicoleta Ileana Daciana (Romania) - A fickle and enigmatic actress and a jazz singer with a sordid past. Because of her talent and appearance, the starlet often takes the role of the prima donna or the main female lead. She hates being the lead character, and she hates the demure and helpless female archetypes that she has to embody, since that is Sadik's taste in women. For unknown reasons, she 'belongs' to Sadik, who frequently coaxes her to do his bidding. Slowly and subtly, she has been becoming more defiant against him. She is also not very trusted or well-liked for being able to get away with things.

Zoran Djokovic (Serbia) - An electrical engineer who is the main handyman/repairman in the troupe. He is an aspiring inventor with much brilliance and ideas, but is held back by his immigrant status in America. Therefore, he works 'under the table' for Sadik. He had confessed to Nicoleta that he admires Vesna whenever he shines the limelight on her.

Sadik Adnan (Turkey) - A robust mafia leader who is obsessed with plays, cinema, and theatrics. Proclaims himself as the 'Sultan of Manhattan'. He is as wealthy as he is powerful. He recruits people to his 'troupe' because they owe him money or favors. His power is rooted deep in politics and the very economy of New York city. He is a grand and sometimes callous force to be reckoned with. Because he is very liberal with love and sex, he overtly flirts with Nicoleta but sometimes has an intatuation with Athena.

Minors:

Katyusha - One of Sadik's past lovers. Their dalliance is one of the reasons why Ivan is so adamant about Sadik's downfall. Here and then, she still sees him at a tryst. She is a ballet dancer and an opera singer.

Elizaveta - Used to 'belong' to Sadik as well. When she married Roderich, she managed to use his family ties and wealth to break away from the mafia's influence. She has recently become an investigator and an undercover police officer. Elizaveta is most despised by Nicoleta over a past dispute, and the feeling is reciprocated. 

Ivan - Leader of a strong Russian mafia. A great rival of Sadik's. He is one of the greatest threats to Sadik's power. Somehow, he is always one step ahead of Sadik. He sometimes hints that there is "a traitor among the brush".

Natayla - A cold and austere assassin who loyally serves Ivan. Both Ivan and Katyusha are her fictive-kins, and are not related to her by blood. She suspects Katyusha here and now, and outspokenly objects any mentioning of Sadik and his works.

Feliks - A closet bisexual who works as a barber near a Eastern European bar. He is Elizaveta's best friend, and he keeps an eye out for her when it comes to dealing with the Turkish.

Roderich - He is a prominent figure for being an esteemed virtuoso. He is Elizaveta's husband. He is trying to piece back together their failing marriage, as he suspects that her priorities are elsewhere.

Gilbert - An ex-military and ex-policeman who had received a medal of honor. He recently quit his police job only after a couple of years for some reasons he doesn't want to talk about. Gilbert used to train alongside Elizaveta, and he still sticks with her even though they have a bit of a rivalry friendship. Nowadays, he does a bunch of odd jobs and tries to live a more inconspicuous life.

Alfred & Amelia - A pair of nosy American journalists. Alfred is usually the one giving interviews while Amelia writes for the newspaper.

TRNC (I dont have a name yet) - Sadik's young son. Naturally, he is very loved by Sadik. The boy sometimes watches plays and cinema with his father. Other times, he is at school, and Cyprus tutors the boy. His mother is unknown, and the boy has been curious for a very long time.

Cyprus (No name yet) - Herakles' long time friend who also knew Sadik when he was young. He tries his best to quell Herakles' anger for his own good. Herakles owes a lot to him for the advice that was given. He is a graduate student pursing his degree in archeology.

Gupta -

Possible side-characters: Cyprus, TRNC, Egypt, the Italians---eHR TOO COMPLiCATED

Plot: DISSOLVE THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE ARRHGHHRAWR.

[Misso Pan]

AU where all disputes are solved by a game of Limbo.

[Asunara Wisdom]

BILLIONAIRE AU
...also known as Decadence or You're Toxic.

Setting: Vienna, Austria, various other locations; Present Day

Genre: Drama. Crime. Intrigue. Action.

Main Cast:

Vash Alois Zwingli (Switzerland) - Considered a mercenary for the rich, he is the sole son of the CEO of Zwingli & Cie, a top bank in Switzerland that holds the money of the world's most rich and powerful. He is a true neutral, as many of the banks in Switzerland tend to use their influence on the rich to influence the world, and he has no such interest in that. The Zwingli family has established themselves as true neutrals in the past, all the way from the Middle Ages, when their banking dynasty first began. However, they have a secret tradition of being sort of "mercenaries for the rich", training themselves in the arts of marksmanship and offering themselves as literal protectors for those who could pay the price. As such, Vash was trained in such an environment. He has connections with many of the top names of the world, but attempts to keep his name clean, as the Zwinglis have always done. Because of this status, he finds that he must keep himself somewhat isolated from the world he belongs to.

Princess Elisabeth "Lilli" Adelaide Katharina Joséphine Marie of Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein) - A controversial girl whose claim to the Liechtensteiner throne is disputed, she is beloved by the people of her country, but has fallen victim to a primogeniture dispute. Being the only child of her father, the former Prince of Liechtenstein, it was quite a dispute when it came to the fact that she was female. In these modern times, it made sense for her to want to take her rightful place. Her uncle is a corrupt sort of man, who takes money from the Liechtensteiner national fund and stores it in Swiss bank accounts for his own purposes. He is a very promising person to take the throne, given that he has a son of his own, Prince Adrian Josef (Nyo!Liechtenstein). Her father had willed that she be the next Prince of Liechtenstein, and whoever she marries to be her Consort, something very unheard of in the Principality of Liechteinstein. The people believe their Princess to be beloved, but the primogeniture laws have been kept for centuries, and so her uncle had run her out of the country. Since her flight from the country, she has taken residence up from other members of other royal families, but has soon been relocated to the home of Vash Zwingli, where she currently resides and is properly protected by, as there have been attempts to her life by her uncle. She has also gone by her childhood nickname, Lilli, and has taken on the surname "Weingartner" for everyday use, but she has been recently reasserting herself in the wealthier circles.

Roderich Heinrich Edelstein (Austria) - He was once a friend of Vash's during their school years, but have since grown apart over the years. He has recently inherited the Edelstein Co., which has a monopoly on many of the world's precious stones. He was born in Vienna and inherited the unofficial nobility title of "Count" from his father (though he prefers to omit the "von" from his surname and never asks anyone to refer to him as Erlaucht unless it were a special occasion). He hasn't much care for the serious aspects of his business, and much rather be left with his hobbies. He's horrible with business deals, actually. He allows his wife to take the wheel often enough, though he's found that his marriage is starting to go south...

Elizabeta Mira Edelstein nee Hedevary (Hungary) - Elizabeta once had an older brother by the name Daniel, who died young. Since then, Elizabeta became the future key to wealth. The Hedevarys were once a rich, powerful family in Hungary from the grace of the Communist government. However, once the government fell, the Hedevary influence dwindled. They were reduced to near poverty in the sense of the wealthy world. Daniel was meant to be their savior, the one who would climb them out of poverty, because of the money that their grandfather willed to only be touched by the eldest grandchild. It was a sizeable amount, but it would soon go to Elizabeta, an unexpected turn. Elizabeta was not particularly the kind of person expected to carry the Hedevary Dynasty out of poverty, as she was pretty one-track minded, accustomed to accepting what she had. However, she was forced to bend to the will of her family, and with a stroke of luck, the Edelsteins had a son around her age, and through many discussions and contract-bound promises, the Edelsteins (who are a very old-fashioned family to say the least) agreed upon a marriage between Elizabeta and Roderich. It was something Elizabeta never had the power to protest and she grudgingly accepted after several verbal battles. She gets along well with er husband, but her marriage has suffered after the miscarriage of their first child, who was going to be female. This left some strain in their marriage... though it is very fortunate that Roderich has no idea that she has been having an affair with a certain Gilbert Beilschmidt.

Gilbert Beilschmidt (Prussia) - The burn-out, failure, and the annoyance of the Beilschmidt empire, he is the older brother of Ludwig and is practically disowned. He still has money and shares in the family business— he just lost his birthright and isn't inheriting any of the empire. His family had very high hopes for the young man. He is a very effective leader, very charismatic kind of guy, and is persistent in anything he sets his mind to. Unfortunately, he doesn't always set his mind in the right direction. He performed quite well at school when it came to tests, but there were regularly complaints about his behavior. Into adulthood, he wasted family money for partying with his friends Francis and Antonio, women, and drinks. He spent on nonsense and extremity. There was a point in his life where everything seemed to turn around, though. He had a chance encounter in Budapest with Elizabeta Hedevary, who initially hated him, but the lightning bolt had been struck. He never really pursued a lady with such intensity, never wanted to make a lady like him through and through, but eventually, the two were in love. A love most doomed, certainly. She was betrothed to his cousin, and there would be no getting out of that arrangement. They took a break from their relationship, but it was he who would console her when her pregnancy had failed, he who she would turn to when she had a dispute with Roderich, he who would kiss her with the most passion. They lowly slipped back into their affair, and they were pretty careful about it as well. They would only ever hook up during large-scale events when both could disappear through the crowds.

Ludwig Beilschmidt (Germany) -

WIP UH NOT DONE

[Worldie]

BATTLE ROYALE

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{Headquarters Bloodbath}
Groups and Alliances
-Kyle+Westley
-Vash+Lilian

Deaths (5)
-Antonio [slit throat; Nicoleta]
-Ciel [crossbow wound; Niklaas]
-Donald [decapitation; Seamus]
-Marcia [freak accident/weapons malfunction; accidental grenade detonation]
-Arthur [grenade; Mihai]

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{Day I}
Wanted
-Lukas <-> Eirik
-Heracles -> Nicoleta
-Feliciano -> family
-Ivan -> family
-Gilbert -> Marianne, Ludwig
-Ludwig -> family and friends, cooperative groups
-Cerys -> (surviving) family
-Charlotte <-> Niklaas <-> Marianne <-> Charlotte

Events
-Eirik runs into Nicoleta.
-Francis pleads for cooperation and a premature end to the game. Unfortunately, he draws Sera's attention.
-Ludwig begins going to trustworthy individuals to try to promote cooperation.
-Westley's health begins to deteriorate.
-Alina, Lea, and Carmen plan a sabotage operation.
-Matthew and Alfred try to devise a way to hijack the system's network.
-Niklaas is attacked by Marcello, who had witnessed Ciel's death and wishes for vengeance. He kills Marcello, but is heavily injured in the process.
-Roderich gets lost and wanders into a danger zone, triggering the explosives in his necklace.
-Feliks and Ivan fight, and Feliks loses despite inflicting wounds.
-Charlotte finds Niklaas and tends his wounds, and they both try to find Marianne. They find her unexpectedly, alarming her, and she reacts by firing with a machine gun and fatally wounding them both.
-Seamus targets Victoria.
-Kyle ventures into a danger zone to look for medication for Westley, but is killed when his necklace goes off. Westley is left defenseless and is killed by an opportunistic Seamus.

Groups and Alliances
-Katyusha+Natalya
-Vash+Lilian
-Mihai+Nicoleta
-Lucille+Era
-Alina+Lea+Carmen
-Matthew+Alfred
-Cerys+Vaughan+Una

Deaths (10)
-Eirik [blunt force trauma; Nicoleta]
-Francis [knife wounds; Sera]
-Marcello [crossbow wound; Niklaas]
-Roderich [blood loss; necklace going off]
-Feliks [sledgehammer; Ivan]
-Charlotte [gunshot wounds; Marianne]
-Niklaas [gunshot wounds; Marianne]
-Victoria [knife wounds; Seamus]
-Kyle [blood loss; necklace going off]
-Westley [slit throat; Seamus]

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{Day II}
Wanted
-Heracles -> Nicoleta
-Feliciano -> family
-Ivan -> family
-Gilbert -> Marianne, Ludwig
-Ludwig -> family and friends, cooperative groups
-Cerys -> (surviving) family

Events
-Aoife avenges her twin's death by killing Seamus.
-Marianne's mental state worsens after the deaths of Charlotte and Niklaas. She is found by Gilbert, who promises to take care of her.
-Ludwig has the misfortune of running into Sera.
-Mihai meets Aoife, and pretends to be an ally. He gives her a rigged grenade.
-Lucille and Era run into Sera and are attacked. They're split up in the process of escaping.
-Era surprises Lovino, who acts on instinct and fires at her.
-Mihai attacks Elizabeta, but is pushed off a cliff in the ensuing struggle. Nicoleta retaliates by inflicting a fatal bite wound on Elizabeta before she is attacked by Ivan. She manages to escape, and is found by Heracles, who can't save her. He is shot from the back by Chavdar as he mourns.
-Ivan runs into Lukas, and emerges the winner after a fight.
-Chavdar finds Katyusha and Natalya. Katyusha allows him to stay with them, though Natalya opposes her decision.
-Cerys and Vaughan end up in an argument. Vaughan accidentally fires a crossbow bolt at her, wounding her fatally. In her attempt to break up the argument, Una ends up struggling with Vaughan and they both fall over the staircase railing.
-Feliciano and Silvia find Lovino. There is an uneasy confrontation and Lovino ends up trying to run. He meets with Lilian and Vash, and gets increasingly paranoid and suspects an ambush. He discharges a bullet at Lilian, but does not hit her, but Vash retaliates and fatally wounds him.
-Lucille finds Nesia.
-Carmen splits off from Alina and Lea after hearing about Ludwig's death and vows to find his killer.
-Sera finds Gilbert and Marianne. Gilbert tries to defend Marianne, but is unsuccessful. Sera confesses to killing Ludwig before killing Gilbert.
-Chavdar poisons Katyusha and Natalya. Natalya manages to wound him fatally before her death.
-Alina and Lea meet Alfred and Matthew and decide to cooperate.

Groups and Alliances
-Vash+Lilian
-Lucille+Nesia
-Matthew+Alfred+Alina+Lea
-Cerys+Vaughan+Una
-Feliciano+Silvia

Deaths (18)
-Seamus [gunshot wounds; Aoife]
-Ludwig [knife wounds; Sera]
-Aoife [grenade; Mihai]
-Era [gunshot wounds; Lovino]
-Lukas [sledgehammer; Ivan]
-Mihai [impact; Elizabeta]
-Elizabeta [bite wound; Nicoleta]
-Nicoleta [sledgehammer; Ivan]
-Heracles [gunshot wound; Chavdar]
-Cerys [crossbow; Vaughan]
-Vaughan [impact; accidental]
-Una [impact; accidental]
-Lovino [gunshot wounds; Vash]
-Marianne [gunshot wounds; Sera]
-Gilbert [knife wounds; Sera]
-Katyusha [poison; Chavdar]
-Natalya [poison; Chavdar]
-Chavdar [knife wounds; Natalya]

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{Day III}
Wanted
-Carmen -> Ludwig's killer (Sera)

Events
-Carmen finds and confronts Sera, but does not successfully avenge Ludwig.
-Ivan finds and joins Nesia and Lucille. Lucille doesn't trust him and eventually attacks him with a stun gun. He tries to defend himself and kills her in the process. Devastated, Nesia shoots Ivan, then herself.
-Learning of his brother's death and wishing to let Silvia live, Feliciano attacks Vash and Lilian. He is killed, and Silvia is as well when she tries to retaliate.
-Alfred, Matthew, Alina and Lea manage to hijack the system's network and plan to run a truck filled with explosives into the headquarters. They are interrupted by Sera, and Alfred ignites the explosives as a last-ditch attempt to kill her.
-Sera is gravely injured, but still alive. Making the three-day deadline, Vash shoots her, then himself.

Deaths (12)
-Carmen [knife wounds; Sera]
-Lucille [blunt force trauma; Ivan]
-Ivan [gunshot wounds; Nesia]
-Nesia [gunshot wound; self-inflicted]
-Feliciano [gunshot wound; Vash]
-Silvia [gunshot wound; Vash]
-Alina [gunshot wounds; Sera]
-Lea [gunshot wounds; Sera]
-Matthew [gunshot wounds; Sera]
-Alfred [explosives; self-inflicted]
-Sera [gunshot wound; Vash]
-Vash [gunshot wound; self-inflicted]

Survivor
Lilian

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{Kill count}
-Sera: 8
-Ivan: 4
-Vash: 4
-Chavdar: 3
-Nicoleta: 3
-Seamus: 3
-Marianne: 2
-Mihai: 2
-Niklaas: 2
-Aoife: 1
-Elizabeta: 1
-Lovino: 1
-Natalya: 1
-Nesia: 1
-Vaughan: 1