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The '''Runorata Family''' is a Mafia family based in Newark, New Jersey and New York.
 
The '''Runorata Family''' is a Mafia family based in Newark, New Jersey and New York.
   
It was founded in the first half of the twentieth century by [[Bartolo Runorata]], an Italian immigrant from the same town as [[Molsa Martillo]], don of the [[Martillo Family]]. In '''1931''', the organization had over a thousand members and connections with the police, the press, and select government officials, making it one of the most influential East Coast mafia organizations at the time.
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Founded in the first half of the twentieth century by Italian immigrant [[Bartolo Runorata]], the organization boasts over a thousand members by '''1931'''. Its sheer size, coupled with its connections to the police, the press, and select government officials make it one of the most influential mafia organizations of the East Coast in the early 1930s.
   
The Runorata family had a mutually beneficial relationship with the [[Genoard Family]] for a period of time; the Genoards oversaw the manufacture of drugs (including cocaine and marijuana) which the Runoratas would distribute for them, an arrangement which proved profitable for both sides. However, the death of the the first-generation head of the Genoard Family marked the beginning of the end of their alliance. His replacements, Raymond Genoard (his son) and Jeffrey Genoard (his grandson), had different ideas about money, and Runorata-Genoard relations deteriorated while both sides tried and failed to come to a new agreement.
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In the 1920s, the Runoratas enjoy a working relationship with the [[Genoard Family]] in which they buy and distribute cocaine and cannabis that the Genoards refine in their factories. When Raymond and Jeffrey Genoard take over the business following the first-generation head's death in '''October 1930''', disagreements over finances lead Runorata-Genoard relations to deteriorate over the ensuing year.
   
Tensions reached their peak in '''October 1930'''. The Runorata capo [[Gustavo Bagetta]] orchestrated and covered up the deaths of both Raymond and Jeffrey, the bodies of whom were found in a car at the bottom of New York Bay. With the two heads out of the picture, the Runorata family quickly took over the Genoard family's factories and cover businesses (textiles), silencing witnesses through threats or murder.
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Tensions reach their peak in '''December 1931''', and Runorata capo [[Gustavo Bagetta]] murders Raymond and Jeffrey and covers up their deaths as an accident. Having disposed of the two Genoard heads, the Runoratas take over the Genoards' factories and public businesses. The same month, Gustavo is tasked with obtaining a Runorata foothold in Manhattan the one place where the Runoratas' influence in New York has been rendered impotent. Gustavo oversees the surreptitious distribution of Runorata drugs in already occupied Manhattan territories, including the [[Gandor Family]] and the [[Martillo Family]] (despite Bartolo ruling them off-limits due to his shared heritage with [[Molsa Martillo]]).
   
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Although the Gandors and the Runoratas were already on bad terms due to the Gandors' drug policy, the Gandor-Runorata feud reaches its apex as Gustavo wages all-out war against the Gandors. He orders hits on [[Luck Gandor]] and [[Berga Gandor]], arranges drive-by shootings of Gandor-owned properties, and when Runorata apothecary [[Begg Garott]] informs him that he has bought explosives from an [[Czeslaw Meyer|old friend]], plans on using the explosives to win the turf war. His plans fall through when the explosives are stolen in transit from the ''[[The Flying Pussyfoot|Flying Pussyfoot]]'' at the end of the month''. ''
Despite having influence in New York, the Runoratas had no power in Manhattan, the control of which was split between the Five Families. In '''December 1931, '''Gustavo was tasked with obtaining a foothold in Manhattan; he oversaw the surreptitious distribution of Runorata drugs in already occupied territories, including the [[Gandor Family]] (its rival) and the [[Martillo Family]] (despite Bartolo ruling them off-limits due to his and Molsa's shared heritage).
 
   
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A complication emerges when a [[Roy Maddock|drug addict]] steals a case of Begg's powerful new drug prototype from a Runorata convoy, and Gustavo hires a [[Felix Walken|freelance killer]] to find both the addict and the stolen case. The feud eventually reaches its climax when the Runoratas raid the [[The Daily Days|Daily Days]] on '''January 02, 1932''', where Gustavo faces off against Luck and [[Eve Genoard]]. At the same time, Begg discovers the drug addict and forces him to inject a fatal dose of the drug prototype. The addict attempts suicide as soon as he injects himself, and Begg shoots himself in the head so that the addict and his [[Edith|girlfriend]] can escape.
The Gandor Family have always been on bad terms with the Runoratas, due to the Gandors' anti-drug policy, but the height of the Gandor-Runorata feud reached an apex between '''December 1931''' and '''January 1932, '''in which they practically waged war: the Runoratas not only staged drive-by shootings of Gandor-owned properties, they would have used high-grade explosives made by [[Czeslaw Meyer]] in the turf war had the explosives not been stolen in transit from the ''[[The Flying Pussyfoot|Flying Pussyfoot]]. ''The Runoratas' apothecary, [[Begg Garott]], made sure no harm would come to Czes for the lost explosives by paying the money out of his own pocket. It should be noted that as the Runoratas' primary apothecary, Begg is responsible for designing many if not all of the drugs the Runoratas market.
 
   
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Gustavo survives his near fatal injuries, but his newfound status as a suspect in the Genoard murders is enough for the Runoratas to sever their ties; in paying off various politicos, they ensure that Gustavo will be the only fallout from the incident. Having already cooperated with the Gandors to manipulate Gustavo's downfall during the raid, they officially establish a nonaggression pact with the Gandor Family.
In '''1934''', Bartolo, Begg, and many of his Runorata subordinates travel to [[Chicago]], where they visit [[Nebula|Nebula's]] headquarters and kidnap [[Isaac & Miria|Miria Harvent]], [[Nice Holystone]], and [[Rail]] for the purpose of interrogating Rail on where they acquired their familiar explosives - the same explosives that Czes was originally going to sell to the Runoratas back in 1931. Rail escapes the meeting by igniting one of their bombs. Bartolo and his men end up dining with [[Huey Laforet]], [[Gustav St. Germain]], and [[Carol]].
 
   
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In '''December 1934''', Bartolo, Begg, and a sizable group of Runorata subordinates travel to [[Nebula|Nebula's]] headquarters in [[Chicago]] on business. There, several Runoratas kidnap [[Isaac & Miria|Miria Harvent]], [[Nice Holystone]], and [[Rail]] and bring them to Nebula, where Bartolo interrogates Rail on their explosives – the same explosives that the Czeslaw Meyer was originally going to sell to the Runoratas back in 1931. He cannot allow the use of the explosives in the ongoing terror attacks plaguing Chicago, and requests that Rail surrender all the explosives in their possession. When Rail refuses, Bartolo implies that he knows what [[Homunculi|Rail really is.]]
Also sometime in '''1934''', the Runoratas announce their intentions to back the construction of a multipurpose skyscraper near Manhattan Island, a plan which initially seems difficult given that the land they intend to develop is owned by Senator [[Manfred Beriam]] ''and'' is sandwiched between big local mafia families. Eventually a Runorata-owned business gets its hands on a piece of the land, and the skyscraper's construction proceeds surprisingly quickly, finishing in '''February 1935'''. Upon completion, it is nicknamed [[Ra's Lance]].
 
   
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Nebula chairman [[Karl Muybridge]] interrupts the meeting and expresses his surprise at Bartolo's unexpected visit, and Bartolo – after vaguely alluding to [[Manfred Beriam]] – remarks on his own surprise when he learned that 'something' was on the same floor as him. Shortly after Karl frees Rail from their bonds, Rail and their friends set off a bomb and escape when [[Renee Paramedes Branvillier]] enters the room. Bartolo's men shield him from the impact, and Begg confirms to Bartolo that 'those people' were probably either complete or incomplete [[immortal|immortals]]. The Runoratas leave before the police arrive.
One of the consequences of Ra's Lance is that the Runoratas end up cutting into a turf war between some of the local families, earning them plenty of hostile enemies as a result. The Runoratas increase security when travelling throughout New York. In the meantime, they send out invitations to all the mafia families in the area to the grand opening of the illegal casino they've built underneath the restaurant located in Ra's Lance's basement. The casino party is expected to last three days.
 
   
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In the aftermath of the showdown on the Nebula rooftop, Bartolo and Begg meet with [[Huey Laforet]] outside the skyscraper. Bartolo has no interest in Huey's immortality, having merely wanted to meet the terrorist Beriam is obsessed with, and concludes that Huey is a 'kid.' He lunches with Huey, [[Gustav St. Germain]], and [[Carol]], and others before he returns to the East Coast.
Bartolo has ties to [[House Dormentaire]], Manfred Beriam and Huey, and hosts Huey as his guest during the three day party. It is clear that he and Huey (and possibly Beriam too) have made some sort of arrangement in regards to the events of February 1935 back in 1934, but the nature of their deal has yet to be revealed in full. Huey has arranged for the Larvae to work for the Runoratas during the party.
 
   
 
Sometime that year, the Runoratas announce their intentions to back the construction of a multipurpose skyscraper near Manhattan Island, a difficult endeavor considering that the land they want to develop is owned by Beriam and sandwiched between large local mafia families. Eventually a Runorata-owned business acquires a piece of the land, and the skyscraper's construction proceeds at an impressive pace. Upon its completion in '''February 1935''', it is nicknamed [[Ra's Lance]].
In the '''1970s '''(possibly around '''1972''') don Bartolo Runorata passes away. The family is taken over by [[Carzelio Runorata|Carzelio "Cazze" Runorata]], Bartolo's grandson and heir to the Family. Cazze is said to be particularly feared by the gangs of the East, known as the 'pure-hearted dictator' who tames 'savage beasts.'
 
   
 
The skyscraper's construction cuts into a turf war between some of the local families, earning the Runoratas several local enemies as a consequence. They respond by increasing security whenever they travel in New York. In the meantime, they invite all the mafia families in the area to the grand opening of the illegal casino they have built underneath the restaurant located in Ra's Lance's basement. The casino party is expected to last three days.
The Runoratas usually use thompsons to deal with their enemies/targets.
 
   
 
Bartolo has ties to [[House Dormentaire]], Manfred Beriam, and Huey, and hosts Huey as his guest over the course of the three day party. It is clear that he and Huey made some sort of arrangement in regards to the events of February 1935 back in 1934, but the nature of their deal has yet to be revealed in full. Huey has arranged for the Larva to work for the Runoratas during the party.
In the 1930s, Bartolo has a team of twelve bodyguards divided into three groups of four. The three groups rotate through protecting Bartolo's family, so one group is off-duty while the other two are on the clock. When one group is off-duty, no-one can force them to dodge work, not even Bartolo (this is a rule sanctioned by Bartolo himself).
 
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When Bartolo passes away around '''1972''' from old age, he is succeeded by his grandson [[Carzelio Runorata|Carzelio "Cazze" Runorata]]. Cazze is said to be particularly feared by the gangs of the East, known as the 'pure-hearted dictator' who tames 'savage beasts.' According to [[w:c:durarara:Izaya Orihara|Izaya Orihara]], the Runoratas remain a powerful Family in the '''early 2000s'''.
   
 
== Members ==
 
== Members ==
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* [[Gabriel and Juliano]] (bodyguards; hunters; assassins)
 
* [[Gabriel and Juliano]] (bodyguards; hunters; assassins)
 
* [[Begg Garott]] (former apothecary)
 
* [[Begg Garott]] (former apothecary)
* [[Charkie]] (bear; formerly known by the names Charlie and Cookie)
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* [[Charkie]] (housepet)
 
* [[Rubik]] (former member)
 
* [[Rubik]] (former member)
 
* [[Melvi Dormentaire]] (affiliated; card dealer)
 
* [[Melvi Dormentaire]] (affiliated; card dealer)
 
* [[Carlotta]]; (casino dealer; replaced by Melvi for the party at [[Ra's Lance]])
 
* [[Carlotta]]; (casino dealer; replaced by Melvi for the party at [[Ra's Lance]])
 
* Sam Buscetta and Anselmo Jonell (the two drivers of the Runorata truck that [[Roy Maddock]] robbed in [[1932 Drug & The Dominos|''1932 Drug & The Dominos'']])
 
* Sam Buscetta and Anselmo Jonell (the two drivers of the Runorata truck that [[Roy Maddock]] robbed in [[1932 Drug & The Dominos|''1932 Drug & The Dominos'']])
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== Trivia ==
 
* The Runoratas usually use thompsons when dealing with their enemies.
 
* In the 1930s, Bartolo has a team of twelve bodyguards divided into three groups of four. The three groups rotate through protecting Bartolo's family, so one group is off-duty while the other two are on the clock. Due a rule sanctioned by Bartolo, no one can force an off-duty group to work.
 
[[Category:Runorata Family]]
 
[[Category:Runorata Family]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]
 
[[Category:Organizations]]

Revision as of 23:52, 4 February 2018

What are they like? Let's see... That outfit's just like a kingdom. A guy named Bartolo Runorata built it from the ground up in just one generation. The syndicate's got a huge variety of people, and Bartolo's leadership is what keeps 'em all together. If we're just comparing the strength of your organizations, you fellas are cats in front of their lion. Or, no, maybe mice.

Vino on the Runoratas to Luck Gandor, 1932 Drug & The Dominos

The Runorata Family is a Mafia family based in Newark, New Jersey and New York.

Founded in the first half of the twentieth century by Italian immigrant Bartolo Runorata, the organization boasts over a thousand members by 1931. Its sheer size, coupled with its connections to the police, the press, and select government officials make it one of the most influential mafia organizations of the East Coast in the early 1930s.

In the 1920s, the Runoratas enjoy a working relationship with the Genoard Family in which they buy and distribute cocaine and cannabis that the Genoards refine in their factories. When Raymond and Jeffrey Genoard take over the business following the first-generation head's death in October 1930, disagreements over finances lead Runorata-Genoard relations to deteriorate over the ensuing year.

Tensions reach their peak in December 1931, and Runorata capo Gustavo Bagetta murders Raymond and Jeffrey and covers up their deaths as an accident. Having disposed of the two Genoard heads, the Runoratas take over the Genoards' factories and public businesses. The same month, Gustavo is tasked with obtaining a Runorata foothold in Manhattan – the one place where the Runoratas' influence in New York has been rendered impotent. Gustavo oversees the surreptitious distribution of Runorata drugs in already occupied Manhattan territories, including the Gandor Family and the Martillo Family (despite Bartolo ruling them off-limits due to his shared heritage with Molsa Martillo).

Although the Gandors and the Runoratas were already on bad terms due to the Gandors' drug policy, the Gandor-Runorata feud reaches its apex as Gustavo wages all-out war against the Gandors. He orders hits on Luck Gandor and Berga Gandor, arranges drive-by shootings of Gandor-owned properties, and when Runorata apothecary Begg Garott informs him that he has bought explosives from an old friend, plans on using the explosives to win the turf war. His plans fall through when the explosives are stolen in transit from the Flying Pussyfoot at the end of the month.

A complication emerges when a drug addict steals a case of Begg's powerful new drug prototype from a Runorata convoy, and Gustavo hires a freelance killer to find both the addict and the stolen case. The feud eventually reaches its climax when the Runoratas raid the Daily Days on January 02, 1932, where Gustavo faces off against Luck and Eve Genoard. At the same time, Begg discovers the drug addict and forces him to inject a fatal dose of the drug prototype. The addict attempts suicide as soon as he injects himself, and Begg shoots himself in the head so that the addict and his girlfriend can escape.

Gustavo survives his near fatal injuries, but his newfound status as a suspect in the Genoard murders is enough for the Runoratas to sever their ties; in paying off various politicos, they ensure that Gustavo will be the only fallout from the incident. Having already cooperated with the Gandors to manipulate Gustavo's downfall during the raid, they officially establish a nonaggression pact with the Gandor Family.

In December 1934, Bartolo, Begg, and a sizable group of Runorata subordinates travel to Nebula's headquarters in Chicago on business. There, several Runoratas kidnap Miria Harvent, Nice Holystone, and Rail and bring them to Nebula, where Bartolo interrogates Rail on their explosives – the same explosives that the Czeslaw Meyer was originally going to sell to the Runoratas back in 1931. He cannot allow the use of the explosives in the ongoing terror attacks plaguing Chicago, and requests that Rail surrender all the explosives in their possession. When Rail refuses, Bartolo implies that he knows what Rail really is.

Nebula chairman Karl Muybridge interrupts the meeting and expresses his surprise at Bartolo's unexpected visit, and Bartolo – after vaguely alluding to Manfred Beriam – remarks on his own surprise when he learned that 'something' was on the same floor as him. Shortly after Karl frees Rail from their bonds, Rail and their friends set off a bomb and escape when Renee Paramedes Branvillier enters the room. Bartolo's men shield him from the impact, and Begg confirms to Bartolo that 'those people' were probably either complete or incomplete immortals. The Runoratas leave before the police arrive.

In the aftermath of the showdown on the Nebula rooftop, Bartolo and Begg meet with Huey Laforet outside the skyscraper. Bartolo has no interest in Huey's immortality, having merely wanted to meet the terrorist Beriam is obsessed with, and concludes that Huey is a 'kid.' He lunches with Huey, Gustav St. Germain, and Carol, and others before he returns to the East Coast.

Sometime that year, the Runoratas announce their intentions to back the construction of a multipurpose skyscraper near Manhattan Island, a difficult endeavor considering that the land they want to develop is owned by Beriam and sandwiched between large local mafia families. Eventually a Runorata-owned business acquires a piece of the land, and the skyscraper's construction proceeds at an impressive pace. Upon its completion in February 1935, it is nicknamed Ra's Lance.

The skyscraper's construction cuts into a turf war between some of the local families, earning the Runoratas several local enemies as a consequence. They respond by increasing security whenever they travel in New York. In the meantime, they invite all the mafia families in the area to the grand opening of the illegal casino they have built underneath the restaurant located in Ra's Lance's basement. The casino party is expected to last three days.

Bartolo has ties to House Dormentaire, Manfred Beriam, and Huey, and hosts Huey as his guest over the course of the three day party. It is clear that he and Huey made some sort of arrangement in regards to the events of February 1935 back in 1934, but the nature of their deal has yet to be revealed in full. Huey has arranged for the Larva to work for the Runoratas during the party.

When Bartolo passes away around 1972 from old age, he is succeeded by his grandson Carzelio "Cazze" Runorata. Cazze is said to be particularly feared by the gangs of the East, known as the 'pure-hearted dictator' who tames 'savage beasts.' According to Izaya Orihara, the Runoratas remain a powerful Family in the early 2000s.

Members

Trivia

  • The Runoratas usually use thompsons when dealing with their enemies.
  • In the 1930s, Bartolo has a team of twelve bodyguards divided into three groups of four. The three groups rotate through protecting Bartolo's family, so one group is off-duty while the other two are on the clock. Due a rule sanctioned by Bartolo, no one can force an off-duty group to work.