Cynnabue Sycamore

Cynnabue "Cyn" Sycamore was an underboss of the Irish-American criminal organization known as The Dead Rabbits. Originally from New York City, Cyn was sent by his bosses to establish an alcohol smuggling and distribution network in Chicago. Shortly after arriving in Chicago, Cyn negotiated an alliance with Claudia Calabrese of La Famiglia Nostra. The Dead Rabbits under Cyn became embroiled in a gang war with The Steel Chip Gang, which resulted in numerous losses in both men and profit for Cyn -- ultimately leading to him breaking the alliance with La Famiglia and returning home to New York City. While in Chicago, he struck up a romance with Benny House's daughter, Mira - a connection that served only to exacerbate the tensions between the gangs.

Personality
Cyn was known to be withdrawn and difficult to read - showing little emotion on his facial features. He spoke rarely and chose his words with careful intentionality. In general, Cyn was reluctant to open up and share his inner feelings with anyone -- even his inner circle of friends and colleagues.

Those who worked with Cyn might describe him as a high-functioning depressive. Cyn struggled with finding a sense of direction. He sought motivation in his staunch Catholicism and often quoted scripture. However, his faith often put him at odds with what he had done in the name of his criminal career.

His unexpected romance with Mira helped to provide him with an external sense of drive and motivation. When the situation in Chicago became untenable for the Dead Rabbits, he offered to take Mira with him back to New York City - an offer which she readily accepted.

Early Career
Cyn was born to a pair of Irish-American parents in the late 19th Century. Growing up in Hell’s Kitchen, New York he saw the struggle of his community from an early age; a hallmark 50 years in the making from the famine in the Homeland. He had no chance at a normal life. His childhood was was rife with an absence of parenting and ready-made surrogate fathers of the wrong kind.

He saw how these men lived. The money, the power. The respect. He was drawn to them seeing how everyone came with hat in hand around them. He took up small jobs. He came home late. He did whatever he could to make himself a part of this family. His trust with them increased, and at the same rate did the wrongness they asked of him, violence that would stain his soul.

By the present year, The Dead Rabbits, his new family ran Hell’s Kitchen. He himself had become a Lieutenant, heading his own crew of enforcers. News came to New York that Chicago had a power vacuum. The Street Sweepers were gone and in their wake came opportunity.

The Executive Board of the Dead Rabbits voted to expand their operation, bringing stolen cigarettes and Irish whiskey to Chicago. Cyn was chosen as the Lieutenant to accompany their cash making operations with violence and force.

His task: To make sure that the gangs of Chicago would respect one of the oldest gangs of New York’s operation as it took hold in the streets, by blood if need be.

Arrival in Chicago (Season 1)
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Related Pages

 * The Dead Rabbits
 * Miralia "Mira" Ciprani