"TONIGHT ONLY: The MARVEL of Poland. From the mysterious lands of the East comes ADAMSKI, Man Of A Thousand Voices!"
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Headline, London Nightclub, 1928.
General Description:
Completely bald, with a jovial smile and hawkish features,
Wladislaw Adamski is a mid-level vaudeville performer who has been making a round the world circuit, from cruise liners to night clubs,
since 1921. Publicly, he is known as "Adamski: Man of a Thousand Voices", and is well regarded for his talent of "throwing the voice"
and "ventriloquism", with a wide variety of props, including a handcrafted assortment of ventriloquist "dummies." He recently completed
a six week engagement in Hong Kong, and has come to Shanghai as a regular performer on the Bund. He has recently been seen performing
at Pop's and Club Lao.
Very little is known about Adamski's early life. As his promotional materials tell it, he was a simple
Polish peasant who joined a travelling band of performers to escape his every day life, and had soon perfected an act of his
own. He was able to escape the chaos of the Russian Civil War, and has been in the public spotlight ever since.
The truth is
that Adamski is one of the criminal underworld's most highly sought after free lance operatives. Above reproach and scrupulous to
the smallest detail of a contract, Adamski is, in the parlance of his associates, a "solver of problems." His mid-level status allows
him access to the inner circles of certain elites, while not being so great that it strips him of the necessary anonymity and privacy
that his second career requires.
Preferred Weapons:
It is darkly rumored that, as a man skilled in intimidation and elimination, Adamski uses his showbusiness
skills - ventriloquism and the manipulation of the human voice, to great effect. It is muttered - not without a tinge of dark humor
- that some of Adamski's favorite weapons are his puppets themselves...
Training:
Virtually unknown. Rumors run wild regarding
alleged connections with the Chekka, Polish guerillas, and even a major mental institution located in Arkham, Massachusettes.
Known
Allies and Associates:
Adamski is a freelance operator in both public and private life. He is generally considered to be one
of the most reliable, discreet operators "in the business", and has allies throughout organized crime, worldwide, though he is not
particularly associated with any of them. As a midlevel star, Adamski has friends and allies in many elite circles, including those
in China. He is a favorite of many warlords, movie stars, and businessmen alike.
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