Full Name: Malcolm Antonio Butler
Nicknames/Alias: Mal, MAB
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Occupation: Club Manager/Occasional Lawyer

Skills and Talents: Trained as a lawyer and passed the bar. Good at schmoozing people (and, conversely, annoying them as well).

Personality: Bitter, sarcastic, cynical, moody, arrogant, but also manages to come off as friendly, polite, and helpful. Thinks of himself as witty (opinions vary). Always tries to mediate a situation, unless/until he gets angry, then he's very much of the "cut off your nose to spite your face" type.

Merits: He is able to see the humour in most situations, even ones that are detrimental to him. His ability to appreciate the irony of life helps ease his rage. He also will do almost anything it takes to survive, and if possible, to win.

Flaws: He drinks too much. He flirts with anything in a skirt. He tends to be a bit naieve and give people the benefit of the doubt. Rather enjoys thumbing his nose at authority.

Physical Description: 6', dark hair and eyes. Medium build. Gifted with a swimmer's body, which he (mostly) manages to keep in shape by repeated dips. Has a few scars on his torso (front and back) and arms from "youthful indiscretions".

History: His mother was a younger sister of Joseph Bonanno, who died shortly after childbirth (living just long enough to name him). His father is unkown (or at least, that's what he's always been told). Raised by his Uncle Joe to be smart, rather than strong, it was intended that he would go to law school and help the family go legitimate (by becoming a law-maker and helping to pass laws legalizing their business interests). While he graduated and passed the par, he was fired from his firm upon their discovery that he was a drunk. Blackballed by the New York legal establishment, he took a job working for the Family, first as a dockworker, then a truck driver, then as a bouncer at Cafe Society, before being promoted to manager.

Living or dead Family: While his mother named him (supposedly) after his father, his father's antecedents are unknown. He was raised by the Bonannos.

Contacts: "Uncle Joe" Bonanno is his main contact, willing to provide what succor he can, from shelter to money to a job. As Joe is fond of saying, "Friends will help you move. Family will help you move a body."

What is your character's purpose in life? Unknown.

Do they have any goals? To discover who his father was.

What are your character's flaws? Borderline alcoholic. Prone to over-cockiness and disrespect for those in authority. Thinks he's smarter/stronger than he is.

What is it that you indulge yourself with? Alcohol. Flirting.

What gives you pleasure? Again, alcohol. Flirting.

What gives you joy? Unknown.

Why are you in NYC? That's his home.