LAZZARI, LEONARDO

[LEONARDO LAZZARI]

Player's Name: Meghan
Other Characters: None currently.
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Random Fact: (I am an artist and currently majoring in Design. I have been roleplaying for roughly ten years.)

Name: Leonardo Lazzari
Alias: Leo, ('Mister L' , 'L', when dealing with dirtier business)
Age: 38
Birthday: Sometime in June
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Social Class: Merchant class
Job/Position: Antiques Dealer //other irreparable things
Sexual Preference: homosexual

Hair: Long, well groomed, wavy, and often tied at the nape of the neck.
Eyes: Dark brown
Height: 5'11
Weight: 155 lbs

Leonardo is an intelligent, deceitful and lazy man. Raised by moral, upstanding parents, he diverged from the path himself. He found the path of morality draining. He realized if he truly desired anything he would have to work for it…and Leonardo abhors work.

He keeps his fingers in many different and less than legal pies, and he enjoys it. He finds a certain thrill in walking on the edge, with the confidence that he will ever be successful. He’s learned to find his way about the world through articulate words and well placed connections. The area he is most educated in is that of business and investment, and it has resulted in well stored and saved wealth. He did attend school and rarely caused trouble, but even when there were scuffles in the school yard he soon learned that a few fake tears and a convincing lie often placed the blame on his enemy, even if he was the one truly at fault.

He has a lived a hedonistic life, although he does not spend his money without frugality. Most of he enjoys would be looked down upon by society, and he knows it…and frankly, he doesn’t give a damn. This isn’t to say that he flaunts his abnormalities. In fact, he keeps all of his idiosyncrasies quite well hidden.

Leonardo is two faced. Toward society, his outward self reveals a perfectly upstanding, wise, attractive bachelor with a good eye for business and too much time on his hands. He attends social gatherings and enters conversations, and is often welcomed to them. He speaks like a good natured, well rounded gentleman. He kisses the hands of ladies and shakes the hands of men, with only the intent of bettering his standing and wealth.

As for other quirks, Leonardo is extremely picky when it comes to food and clothing, and stresses cleanliness to an extreme degree. He rarely shakes another's hand without wearing gloves, nor opening a door without using a handkerchief.

Born and raised in Italy, his parents were of the upper class, and proud founders of a very successful and well known winery. Leonardo was very involved in the family business, apprenticing as an accountant beneath his father while attending school, his interest focused upon history. As their parents aged, it became realized that the responsibility of it would soon fall to either he or his brother.

Leonardo had become involved in other things by the time the need for an heir became a much more prudent problem. He was very much involved in the underworld of Venice, dealing with expensive, illegal trade circles. His brother entered the military, so it became more obvious that Leonardo would be the one to take over the winery. His interest, obviously, was in other matters. This was when he escaped Italy and came to England with what money he had been collecting in his savings.

He opened an antique shop, which thrived sluggishly. However, since business was slow, he decided to return to Italy briefly to sort out the matters with the winery…he did so due to the decision that it seemed to be in the best interest for his pocket book. Leonardo runs the winery from afar, working as a sort of salesman in England for the brand name that was so popular in his home country and managing the paperwork.

The winery and antique shop, though, were not enough to satisfy his desire for success. The antique shop soon became a front for his more illegal dealings…ones that he also couldn’t escape by running away to England.
However, illegal dealings have led to legal ones, and the shop has grown massive. It's insides are filled with elaborate show rooms and shelves of antiques (some of which are illegally obtained artifacts that Leonardo as a keen eye for). The elaborate building has grown into three that have been joined. His private, lavish home is in its upper stories behind closed doors. To the underground, Leonardo Lazzari is the go-to man. With his connections and knowledge of business, he is known for pointing those in the right direction and providing information and goods…but of course, for a cost.
When one knocks in a specific rythem of the back door of the shop and rings a bell there thrice some time after 1 in the morning, they are either looking for intelligence or a specific item. Leonardo's more obvious contraband items are sometimes drugs and specific liqoures (not including his families wine). Priceless artifacts are kept hidden in his above, miniature estate...ones with less value, but obviously valuable, are still displayed downstairs.

Other fun facts about Leonardo include that he owns a very well trained and well groomed, white Borzoi dog. He is also fond of sword play and is familiar with a pistol, this isn't to say that he enjoys partaking in violence, however. Leonardo is a bit of a thin man with a narrow build, and would be more keen on running than entering a brawl.
He knows well the difference between fine wine and cloth, and only drinks and dresses in the best.
His talents include memorization and mathematics.

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Signed: Meghan