Johnny Falcone, dashing swordsman and con artist.

Born: 		Giovanni de Rossi
AKA: 		Jack Flynn, Romeo Silvestri, Miguel Reyes, Mickey the Falcon, Jean-Michelle Richard, Lord Sylvester Carrington, (Young) Lord Ricky Carrington, Abdikarim Sharif
Currently: 	John Ross


BACKSTORY

Presumably born somewhere in Vodacce, precise date unknown. As an infant, he was found on the doorstep of an orphanage in southeast Avalon in a 
basket with a note introducing him as "Giovanni de Rossi". Growing up, his tanned complexion and foreign name led people some to mock and 
ostracize him. Instead of lashing out, Johnny learned how to put on a false face and how to charm people into overlooking their suspicions of 
him. He learned how to blend into any situation and to make friends with almost anyone.

Throughout his life, Johnny has gone through a number of different jobs (some honest, some less so) and names. About five years ago, he 
was working (under the name "Jack Flynn") as a bodyguard for a rich merchant named Henry Davis who was distributing swords and armor which 
were claimed to be dracheneisen. Snooping around, "Jack" discovered that the dracheneisen was actually a metallic alloy crafted with the help 
of an ancient device that had been discovered in Davis' mine. Further, he was secretly forcing children from the nearby orphanage to work 
in the mine for free, lest the be evicted. Even *further*, it turns out that the orphanage, the mine, and the artifact should all legally have 
belonged to the orphans in the first place.

Outraged, Jack naturally robbed Davis, stealing the device, the legal paperwork, enough fake-dracheneisen to craft a nice sword, and as much 
cash as he could carry. Unfortunately, this did not go entirely unnoticed: before he could make it to the orphange to give them the device and 
the paperwork, he was forced to flee from Davis' *other* guards as well as the local police. He managed to stuff the papers through the letter 
slot of the town clerk's office on his way out to the harbor, but he still had everything else on him when he fast-talked his way onto the Golden 
Parrot (using the name "Johnny Falcone") just minutes before its early-morning launch.

As far as Johnny knows, the device, the fake-dracheneisen, and the money all went down with the ship.

After the Parrot sank, Johnny (or rather, "John Ross") worked as an itinerant gravedigger, working his way up to unofficial assistant coroner 
and undertaker (in which position he would comfort the bereaved and relieve the deceased of any possessions unlikely to help them in the 
afterlife). Later, he would move to Catterick, where he is employed as general court clerk (managing files, assisting the magistrate and 
barristers, overseeing the care of prisoners, and any other duty which he happened to be conveniently around when someone was needed for). 
Consequently, while still maintaining a somewhat low profile, he has garnered a non-trivial amount of power and influence over the local 
court (and has more than once secretly cooperated with local criminals to ensure an appropriate outcome for a given case).


CAREER

  10: Orphan (not a terribly profitable or exciting career)
  13: Burglar (small-time petty theft, lots of slipping through second-story windows)
  16: Gang member (after getting in fight with gang leader, had to flee and become...)
  17: Carnie (mostly busking, some circus performing)
  20: Con-man (snake oil and the like)
  23: Bodyguard (after robbing the boss, had to flee and become...)
  24: Pirate (then the ship sank -- oops)
  25: Itinerant gravedigger (and unofficial assistant to local coroners and undertakers)
  28: Clerk of the Court, Catterik


SKILLS

  Superb - [none]
  Great - Fencing (4), Rapport (4)
  Good - Athletics (3), Alertness (3)
  Fair - Deceit (2), Burglary (2)
  Average - Sail (1), Endurance (1)


ASPECTS

  Orphan (and consequently has a weakness for other orphans)
  Likes Acquiring Shiny Things (especially if they're valuable)
  Ambrogia Swordsman (trained in a half-Vodacce gang in Carleon)
  Left-Handed (proof of his Vodacce blood?)
  Court Clerk (...agent of the Law! with paperwork to prove it)
  Familiar With Fatal Injuries (both how to identify and inflict them)
  When The Plan Fails... (this is a circumstance he has had more practice dealing with than he'd like)
  
  Former Crew of Golden Parrot (free)


STUNTS
  Swordsman Training
  Ambrogia Training
  Contortionist
  Blather