Role: Estate Guard (“tilanvartija”) at Fondo Paradiso / Former Don Rosso Soldier
Arc / Description:
Dino Dominici serves as a principal estate guard at Fondo Paradiso, originally one of Don Rosso’s most cold-blooded enforcers. He is notorious for his ruthless tactics: mutilating thieves and rivals, hanging their severed ears from orchard branches to terrorize would-be trespassers and enforce Mafia order. This brutality makes him highly effective at protecting the estate and keeping rivals away, but it also brands him as a man shaped by violence.
Dino’s world is shattered when Antonio attempts to assassinate him in a moonlit ambush. Though badly wounded, Dino survives, and is hospitalized under heavy guard. In the aftermath, and under immense pain and pressure from both authorities and the Mafia world, Dino briefly breaks omertà by testifying that Antonio shot him—an act he soon bitterly regrets. Consumed by guilt and the threat of deadly retribution, Dino recants his statement, insisting it was a fever dream, and falls into shame and self-loathing for having violated the code of silence.
Haunted, isolated in his hospital room, Dino contemplates becoming a monk as a way to seek forgiveness and escape his fate. After Don Rosso’s death, Dino finds himself without patron or protection, lost in a world where loyalty is always tested and safety is never assured. His arc embodies the personal cost of Mafia violence: loyalty, betrayal, survival, and the search for redemption.
Outlook:
Dino is a young, sun-browned Sicilian with untidy hair and a nervous, tense expression. Hardened by years of brutal work, his hands are calloused, his posture wary. In the hospital, he appears gaunt, exhausted, and haunted, lips cracked and skin dry from pain and fear. His eyes, at turns defiant and downcast, reveal both inner torment and the instincts of a survivor.
AI Image Prompt:
“Young Sicilian estate guard, sun-darkened skin, messy hair, tense and nervous mouth, hardened eyes. Wounded and gaunt in hospital bed, cracked lips, haunted expression. Wears rough work clothes or hospital linens. Ultra-realistic, gritty atmosphere.”
Game Card Traits:
| Trait | Value |
|---|---|
| Influence | 3 |
| Cunning | 5 |
| Brutality | 7 |
| Loyalty | 5 |
| Charisma | 2 |
| Combat Skill | 5 |
| Stamina | 7 |
| Notoriety | 6 |
Secret Trait:
Haunted Confessor – Once per game, Dino may break omertà under extreme pressure, revealing a key secret—but must then recant, causing confusion and chaos in all investigations or trials.
Type: ENFORCER / GUARD
Faction: Fondo Paradiso / formerly Rosso
Age Range: Early 20s
Relationships:
- Formerly loyal to Don Rosso, now adrift
- Feared by rivals and respected by fellow guards
- Survival and guilt tie him to both Mafia and Church
Scene Appearances:
- Ruthlessly punishing thieves (severed ears)
- Ambushed and wounded by Antonio
- Hospital scenes: testimony, recantation, guilt, desire to become a monk
- Aftermath: alienation, loss of protection, searching for redemption