Realistic or Modern Honor Among Killers (Lore)

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T.H.E. H.O.T.E.L.

The Prestige officially opened on September 19th, 1909 under the name Hotel Mesei, which was later renamed to Prestige in 1926. This fifteen story building contains 130 rooms and suites. Little is known about its owners or who financed the project to begin with. Today, the hotel is legally run by a tangled web of interlocking companies or keiretsus. Subsequent branches were opened in several other countries over the decades.

Now of course its' true business model revolves around supporting criminal enterprises, especially the work of assassins and hitmen. The Prestige is considered neutral territory and any dealings conducted here must abide by house rules:

1. No "business" will be conducted on Prestige grounds (murder, kidnapping, spying, etc).
2. All services will be paid with Prestige-minted gold bullion (coins). No gold, no service.
3. Every marker must be fulfilled.

• ((A "marker" is a special coin used to form blood debts, agreements between two individual people where one side owes a favor for a favor.))

4. The Board sets terms and conditions of all Prestige hotels.

• Failure to abide by these rules will result in excommunication.

S.E.R.V.I.C.E.S

Key benefits of being a hotel member include access to "Under the Table" services. Need a G36 with a detachable 100 round drum magazine? Caught a few stray bullets and are bleeding out? As long as you're in good standing, they've got you covered.

There is no exact cost for services. A single coin represents a social contract and grants access to the underworld. Particularly complicated tasks with several layers may require a healthy stack of coins as payment, since there are multiple favors being done.

C.O.N.T.R.A.C.T.S

There will be 2-3 contracts posted online at any given time. Members may pursue more than one and conduct them in any way they see fit (so long as the mission parameters are satisfied). You can even put up your own contracts if you've got a big stack of cash and a healthy amount of coin.

The hotel provides a recommendation on how to approach each contract. Some missions do better with certain specialists, and without those people, the risk of failure increases. For example:

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TARGET

Alias: SHADOW FIGURE
Description: Approximately ~30-35 year old asian male with frosted tips (blonde hair). Last seen wearing white adidas hoodie and blue cargo pants.
Location (Last Known): 5-2-1, Iroku, Central-gai, Downtown

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Good Evening: Your mission is to eliminate SHADOW FIGURE, a secret operative spying on the hotel. He is presumed armed and dangerous and will be anticipating any threat to himself.

Assigned Bounty: $1,500,000
Risk: 56%

• Recommend at minimum a two-man team with driver and weapons specialist.

P.A.Y.M.E.N.T.
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Completion of contracts results in two forms of payment. First, the hotel will pay a face value dollar amount for the target. This is listed up front when the contract is offered. Second, an undisclosed amount of Prestige-minted coins will be awarded. The more difficult the assignment, the more gold that is paid out.

T.H.E. W.O.R.L.D.


I.N.N.O.C.E.N.T.S.​

Innocent people are never targeted. Even stray bullets seem to always miss bystanders. Maybe these assassins are just that good? Or there's some unwritten rule about collateral damage? Whatever the case may be, in this world the only people who get hurt are gray characters. All the players fall under said category - some are darker than others but no member of the Prestige is innocent. Incidentally, all contracts are taken out on either hotel members or other career criminals.

C.O.U.N.T.R.I.E.S.​

The world of Honor Among Killers is very similar to our own. There are continents and countries with their own specific set of problems. Think of the issues we're having today and crank it up a few decibels. Political turmoil reaches across oceans, touching every corner of Earth. However, we will be focusing on the Eastern Hemisphere where technology and innovation clash with old values. Where rich and poor are two sides of the same coin. And where criminal enterprises are often indistinguishable from legitimate businesses. There is currently a Prestige hotel in each of the following countries:


Republic of Hito || This is essentially Japan. Its' people are called the Hattori and the capital, Metro City, is where this roleplay is set. Their technology represents "near future" advances in robotics and medicine. Automation has replaced many aspects of everyday life, and the standard of living is considered the highest in the world. Hattori citizens are rather formal with each other and tend to be both hardworking and introverted. Go-go bars and host/hostess clubs have boomed in the past twenty years because of the epidemic in loneliness.

Svalenyan Comraderation || Eastern European culture. They have a very brutish way of life, often living in rundown cubes (tiny apartments) with multiple families sharing the same bathroom. Those with means tend to work for government business such as the state-run press, SVN (Svalenya Now!). Svalenyans tend to have a strong sense of national pride and celebrate most state holidays with button accordions and tambourines. On the political stage, The Comraderate has been trying to get the world to recognize their claims on Magrova for decades (island off the coast).

Kingdom of West Angazi || Mimicking the Arabian sheikdoms of today, Angazi is technically two countries to the south of Hito. They are rich in resources, including petroleum and natural gas. West Angazi in particular controls a quarter of the world's fossil fuel supply. The standard of living is third world but quickly approaching developed status. Religion and spirituality encompass most people's lives, as they've errected many temples and shrines throughout the desert. Al quiam Rahala, or "making the Trek", is a spiritual goal of many Angazians to journey across all holy sites on the southern continent.