Frank Patterson
Chapter 1 | Origins
Frank was born in a quiet village in the north of England, in Yorkshire to be specific. Growing up, Frank realised that the United Kingdom was becoming an increasingly harsh place to live in. If he was to stay in the north, living among the farms and the sheep, then there was little chance of acquiring vast amounts of wealth; no matter how tranquil life in the village was, Frank always aspired to go further. If he was to move to the south (anywhere below Yorkshire), then he'd have to live surrounded by dreadful accents and remainers; no one wants that. Then there was London, which is a major financial hub and a distant land of opportunities, but Frank knew he'd rather not get stabbed by a teenager wearing Armani or trampled by robotic commuters. Frank had considered all his options within the United Kingdom, and that's when he heard of a city called Los Santos in America; it was a place where dreams supposedly came true, he was intruiged. Frank was deliberating on whether or not to make to move, when he received a knock on the door, followed by a man shouting "POLICE, OPEN UP". Frank opened the door and was informed that he was to receive an ASBO (Anti-Social Behavioural Order) for calling someone a 'Scouser prick' online. "Fuck it", Frank said, "I'm off to Los Santos".
Chapter 2 | New city, new friends
It didn't take long for Frank to find a solid crew to roll with. Soon enough, he met three people that he could call his mates, whom he knew he could trust. Their names (in order of meeting) were Cheyenne, Max and Kenneth. Both being new to the city, they aimed to learn as much about Los Santos as they could, and how they could make money. They soon met a man by the name of Mike Laurie, who helped to introduce them to many of the city's locations and opportunities; he showed a level of compassion that no other long-time resident would ever afford the pair. Mike revealed himself to be a part of a gang called 'West Coast Assassins', although Frank was clueless as to what this meant. soon after, they met max and Kenneth, who would accompany them on their intial journey to discovering all the city had to offer. At the time, Frank was not very familiar with the criminal gangs of Los Santos, and he had no desire to ever seek them out. Max was a member of a supposed 'anti-gang' called the Rebels, although they disbanded not long after Frank met him. Sticking together as a four, Frank, Cheyenne, Max and Kenneth would soon begin robbing convenience stores as a way to make a little bit of cash; they all received their first felonies from this.
The squad continuted to roll with each other for a while, and Frank didn't do much outside of this. Despite this, he did occasionally hang out by the Los Zantos 24/7 store, as Cheyenne has introduced him to a man named Deakin Storm, and subseqeutly to a group called 'the Zetas' (or whatever it was). They seemed nice enough.
Chapter 3 | West Coast Assassins
Due to Frank's quick tongue, a minor incident occurred that meant he could not return to the store, and he was potentially in danger. Because of this, Frank contacted his old friend Mike, and asked if he could join West Coast Assassins. Mike stated that Frank would need to catch a tan, which he promptly did, before anything could happen. Soon enough, Frank was a member of WCA. At that moment, the gang was embroiled in a bloody war with Novo Los Aztecas and the Front Yard Ballas; this was very exciting for Frank, and WCA would ultimately emerge victorious. Frank's involvement would unfortunately come to a halt as christmas had just arrived, and he had to leave Los Santos for 3 months ((3 weeks)) to visit his family back in England. Due to this, and the fact that Frank was a new recruit, he had to part from WCA, which was a shame, but understandable from the perspective of his higher-ups. After returning in January 2020, Frank was quickly accepted back into WCA, although he was soon let go after a purge that saw prominent members such as Tony Baboni leave the gang. Once again, Frank was independent.
Chapter 4 | Los Zetas?
It was not long before Frank reconnected with Cheyenne and begun hanging around Los Zetas again, although this time it would be in their new headquarters. Frank made a lot of new friends, he admired them and they admired him. Additionally, he would come to learn a lot more about how a criminal organisation operated. He would receive training from Reece Curry to be effective in gang activites, practicing skills such as location callouts and efficient mugging. Whilst rolling with Zetas, many a situation would occur where Frank would find himself opening fire on enemy gangs and the Los Santos Police Department (sorry Church x). After chilling with Zetas for a week or two, Frank would become a 'pre-prospect' which meant he was on his way to being recruited. During this period, he would continue familiarising himself with the gang and making himself known to its members; he even attended a Zeta wedding.
Frank could not find the ties in the clothing store
Despite Frank's seemingly promising path towards becoming a Zeta, it soon became apparent that not all the members liked him as much as others. Names will not be named, but Frank was eventually informed that he was being rejected from the organisation, and as such he would no longer be allowed to chill at their HQ. The news came as a shock, to Frank as well as the friends he had made along the way. Once again, Frank was independent.
Chapter 5 | Joining the Rooks
Frank had been aware of the Rooks for a while, although he had never thought to approach them; that was until he met Jack Hawk. Frank had approached Jack and enquired about joining the Rooks. Almost immediately, Frank began rolling with Jack, and would soon be introduced to the Rook family, whom he would have to prove his worth to.
Frank felt closer to the Rooks than he had with any other gang; there was a real sense of family that accompanied the organisation. Additionally, Frank greatly admired their system of democracy when it came to recruiting new members; such a system was not present in Los Zetas, where recruitment was ultimately the decision of one or two people. Soon enough, the time came for Frank to enter the recruitment stage. Taken to Rook HQ, he was frisked and asked a series of tough questions to assess how well he knew the city and its many criminal facilities. After a long interview, members were asked to cast their votes; a hand up if they wished to see Frank in the family, and a hand down if they did not. Going along the line, the people Frank had been rolling with each recalled their experiences hanging with Frank, conveying their thoughts about him and what he could bring to the family. Surpsingly, Frank received a 'yes' from every member present; he was welcomed to the family with open arms. Frank was now a Rook.
Chapter 6 | A grand old war
In Los Santos, it has long been the custom and obligation of all gangs to pay taxes to the Council. Despite the vast amounts of wealth they were amassing, it was eventually decided that the taxation system would be abolished in favour of what they referred to as a 'respect' system. The concept was simple, gangs would have to earn neutrality with the Council not through payment, but through earning their absolute respect; their definition of the term was never clear, which left it open to member interpretation and was therefore a problem. The family immediately congregated to discuss the new changes, and there ensued a long debate over what the new respect system meant, both semantically and in regards to the future of the Rooks.
Almost immediately after the meeting, the Rooks found themselves being hunted by Zetas, and it appeared that any prospects of earning respect were thrown out the window. In their words, it was open season. A purge had commenced, and no Rook was safe, at least, that's what the Zetas thought. What was initially confusing was the fact that it only appeared to be Zetas out trying to hunt the family, as their allies, the Triads, remained neutral for a good while. Nonetheless, the situation would escalate into an all-out war. Rooks were now being hunted by Zetas and Triads, and it was not long before Novo Los Aztecas, a former ally, and West Coast Assassins began sucking up the the Council and started hunting Rooks as well. Despite the onslaught, the Rooks found allyship in many groups of mercenaries and unnamed gangs, as well as stepping up their own recruitment. Both sides of the conflict had experienced wins and losses, and the Rooks were still standing strong, but the ultimate conclusion of the war is yet to be seen......
all information in this post is not to be used IC, no OOC beef is intended
