Gianluigi Lucci is a Theurge Glass Walker born in 1895. He is founder of the Wise Guys.[1]
Overview[]
One of, if not the most influential Glass Walker of the 20th century, Gianluigi Lucci dominated the Wise guys while he was alive, and under his guidance the Wise Guys dominated the tribe more powerfully than their successors ever have. Born in the overcrowded West Side of Chicago in 1895, Lucci was brought up in the anti-Semitic beliefs of his family and Catholic neighbors, and by twelve was already part of an Italian street gang. His First Change in 1908 was in a clash with a Jewish street game in the area, he slaughtered both gangs in the process.
Making the most of a bad situation, Lucci formed a pack of three Italian Glass Walkers in the city and modeled them on the street gang he used to belong to, keeping the same territory as before. This kept them under the police's radar, since they thought these were just the same guys they already kept good tabs on, as opposed to a new group needing investigation. But this tactic also made them available to infamous Mafia figure Johnny Torrio, and his involvement would indirectly create the Wise Guys.
As the Wise Guys began their ascent into Glass Walker history, Lucci began searching for deeper meaning to his success. It had all seemed too random and convenient for him, and this gifted young Theurge spent weeks in the Umbra at a time while his pack handled his worldly affairs. Every time he'd come back with new knowledge and old Gifts that no one had heard of in decades, or even centuries. But he never returned with an answer that satisfied his craving for personal meaning, a craving that only grew stronger when the Wise Guys linked up with Al Capone and gained dominance in the tribe. In desperation he would return to the faith of his childhood, but by this stage those who knew him knew he was burning out.
He would never again be the jesting tough of his early childhood, but became more cynical and sadistic as the years went by, a fact that never stopped his pack from being one of the genuine legendary packs of the tribe. In addition to clashing with (and defeating) some of the greatest threats the Wyrm had to offer in the cities, he locked horns with famous human lawmen, including a brief clash with Elliot Ness.
Lucci finally did burn out in 1960 at the age of 65. Even then, he clung to life with a ferocious determination and lived to an age of 103. Some wonder what feat of death the man had and what demons (personal and real) he faced in life, but there's no question that he made the tribe what it is today. Few would recommend trying to emulate Lucci, but there's not a personality in Glass Walker history that can match him.
References[]
- ↑ WTA: Tribebook: Glass Walkers, p. 97