Drago Velikovski

Concept: Pimp

AKA: Drago doesn’t have a pseudonym or nickname.

Desc: Once upon a time, Drago was a member of the Russian army and a taught, trim paragon of physicality. Not so much anymore.  He’s packed on the pounds from eating and from drinking. He’s become mostly sedentary and does a lot of his actual work at his desk.

His body is a storm of Bratva ink which tells a story of a lot of crime and punishment.  While he’s gotten older and decidedly fatter, He hasn’t really lost his reflexes.  His left eye droops a little bit from a knife cut.  He also has a few scars and bullet holes.  He is extremely hirsute to the point of almost covering his wristwatch.  He’s graying all over too.  He smiles a lot.  Which is not to say that he can’t be extremely terrifying when he desires. But he’d just as soon smile and his current gig is less violent than other things he’s done for the Bratva.

History: Drago has done a lot of things for the Bratva. A number of them were extremely violent. Drago is blessedly free of the ravages of conscience, so that sort of thing never bothered him.  He’s killed people, He’s tortured people, He's stolen things and burned buildings down.  He’s got stories. Most of them of are a mix of terrifying and darkly hilarious.

   He’s older now. He’s earned some rank. He’s not terribly competitive, like some of his brothers, So he may never be a powerful wheel within the Bratva, But he’s fine with that.  He’s carved out a little slice for himself and he’s fairly comfortable doing what he does.

    Drago runs a Bordello.  He’s done something fairly clever based on a place he knew about in Prague.  The women who work for him are employed as “Internet Models”. Any sexual activity that takes place within the house is recorded. (Any person entering the premises must sign a photographic release form.) Anyone who comes to the “Club” receives a DVD of their sexual exploits (Granted, It’s a little pricey.) But the only other money that changes hands in the places is to purchase booze in the main room.  They actually make a decent amount of money on the porn content they generate. However, it should be understood, That porn while occasionally lucrative, is not the main...thrust of the enterprise.  Since it’s just barely within the law, the Bratva is using the place as a means to launder money. And since it’s based on internet porn, the numbers are criminally easy to fudge.  The cops know what’s going on here, but they don’t really have a means to going in there and break it up.  Drago is careful to make sure that his women are drug-free and disease free.

The bills get paid on time, and he’s even sued the county over public officials making it difficult to renew his liquor license.

Attitude: “I like things the way they are. When things go, the way they are supposed to go. I am perfectly happy. When things go off the rails, I become unpleasant.  Isn’t that right boys?

Skills:  Physically, Drago is still very strong, and as I said, his reflexes are still top notch. But he gets winded a good deal more easily than he used to. Intellectually, He’s not the brightest crayon in the box, but he’s got more wits than anything else.  Socially, he’s middling strong with a healthy dose of composure forged in the fires of a life of violent crime.  He’ll have decent dots in firearms, weaponry, and brawl with Fighting style dots in Spetznaz knife fighting, and a soviet form of Martial Arts Combatics. And while they might need some dusting off, he’s got a few dots of Survival too.

  In recent years, he’s developed a certain amount of business acumen and that means that his little bordello is doing fairly well.

Gear: Knife-wise, He prefers a Karambit style knife. He prefers to disembowel an enemy if he can. He tends to wear Sap Gloves.  Gun-wise, he’s found that while a Kalashnikov is nice and familiar, he personally prefers an UZI. Say what you will about those Israelis, They know how to make a good sturdy gun.  Drago’s fingers are just a little too stubby for his phone. So while he carries it, he generally has his right-hand man Andrei do any necessary texting.

Drago normally carries a flask of decent vodka. Chewing gum, and a fat wad of cash as well as a money belt with more.

Home: Drago keeps the top floor of the bordello for his own private apartment/office. It is comfy, well appointed, and is usually fairly warm. Drago has a few reasons for loathing the cold. He’ll tell you all about them on any day when it’s sleety. He never sleeps alone.  Also, you should be aware that he’s got one of those beds with drawers underneath filled with armaments.

Circle: While Drago isn’t exactly the most powerful member of the Bratva around, he IS one of the most well liked. Mainly because most of the brothers come around every so often and he never charges them.  It is, however, an article of faith that if you mistreat one of his women, or worse, damage one. He will kill you on the spot and he doesn’t care who you work for.  He’s done it, more than once...  And most of the Bratva leaders understand that Drago only asks one simple fucking thing from his guests. Don’t damage the Merchandise.

Story Uses:

“Don’t worry. I may know a guy.”

Drago’s a useful guy to know if you make your money on the illegal side of the street.  He’s also a handy dude to be connected to if you're keenly interested in Hired Pussy.  He’s fairly well connected and knows a lot of people, and not just in the Russian underworld.

“So, you think you’re going to come in here and create problems? *He smiles*  I want to thank you for brightening up my week.”

So, maybe you’ve got a female relative who decided to make some money on her back. Or maybe she didn’t exactly know what she was getting into.  Or maybe you’re a rival pimp trying to steal some of Drago’s personnel. No matter what it is, messing with Drago’s money is one of the few things that stirs him to action.  Thing is, when he’s stirred to action, he usually doesn’t stop until a whole bunch of motherfuckers are dead. Whatever happens, though...You can be sure that it will put a smile on his face.

Connections:

* Naturally, there has been some trouble with Madame Wu. Drago is pretty sure he knows that she's some kind of THING. But he isn't sure what.  Whatever the case may be, He's found that when she causes trouble it's useful to murder a bunch of her tong-boys. She usually backs off if you start wasting her soldiers.

* He and Ilya Grishenko served together and neither are bothered by long companionable silences. They do have a friendly rivalry over who taught the other how to knife fight.

* If someone ever put him wise to Bryson Import/Export, he would decide that the idea was utterly brilliant and would make an approach to offer beefed up security in exchange for middling small slice. He'd be sincere too.  The only question is, would he back off if Esmerelda said no?

*Detective Bela Janofski also represents trouble, but at least he doesn't seem to have a hard-on for arresting Drago. He comes around every so often, occasionally just checking up. Occasionally asking questions about things happening on the street. They are cordial with one another, if not exactly friendly. Bela at least seems like a decent cop, and he hasn't accepted a bribe so far.

* Everybody in the crime world seems to know Dr. Ronnette Franklin and most like her, Drago is no exception.  She's even taken a bullet out of his thigh once. So yeah, she's seen the Monster up close.