== Bio ==
Originally, Nicky was born as '''Nicola Yatela''', as the only daughter of Don Arsenio. Growing up as one of the younger siblings in a mafia environment, Nicky idolized their older siblings and their father, wishing nothing more than to be one of them. However, the criminal world is stereotypically unkind to women, and this fact was not lost on them; she Nicky wished not to be merely any old enforcer's woman - she they wished to ''be'' an enforcer, and to one day take an active role in the family business, just like her their siblings. After puberty hit, she Nicky began imitating her their brothers' mannerisms and dress codes, abandoning traditionally feminine clothing in favor of tuxedos and pants; she also wished , wishing to be referred to as "Nicky" rather than "Nicola", thinking the nickname to be more like a proper gangster's name.
In 684, upon turning 18, Nicky made the formal request to become a ''made man'' to her their father, Don Arsenio. To the surprise of the other siblings, he accepted; but proposed a seemingly impossible task: to travel all the way to [[Lenox Corner]] in the Western Zone, find a particular person with gambling debts (he owed over [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''200 000''' and went into hiding), and do whatever it takes to shake him down of his money and bring it back to the family. Whatever happened to the debtor was up to Nicky. Don Arsenio was not expecting success, intending for it to be a lesson on how "Syndicate life is not for women". Nicky departed [[Greening]] the next day. After not giving signs of life for a little over a month, Nicky traveled back to Greening, with a special delivery for the old Don: four suitcases, each containing [[File:Parallar symbol.png|10px]]'''50 000''' in gold coins, as well as a bag containing the severed head of the debtor. Official details on what exactly transpired in Lenox Corner that year are very scarce, but it appears that Nicky had gained the nickname of "Headhunter".
Having proven their worth to the family, the Don had no choice but to accept Nicky's request of becoming an enforcer for the family. However, for Nicky, it seemed that a month of disappearance had lead led to more discovery than just finding the person they were sent out for, and requested from that point on to be referred to as malea man, complete with proper he/him pronouns. Afterward, Nicky promptly returned to work in Greening, working various jobs for the Syndicate.
After his younger brother Lenny officially became an enforcer for the Syndicate in 688, shortly after his 18th birthday, Michael requested to his father that all five siblings be part of the same crew. Under Consigliere Veleno's influence, the request was denied and each sibling was instead forced to work in a different town. Mentioning Nicky's past work in the city, he was sent even further away than Soren: back to [[Lenox Corner]], this time tasked with overseeing and managing security at the local casino, the ''Blue Diamond'', under another local capo and a new crew; Manfredo "Fat Freddy" Fattore. Fat Freddy's crew specialized in casino security, debt collection, and protection rackets. Although it only lasted for about two years, Nicky often has stories to tell about his stint as casino security, recalling many instances of booting drunk people out, beating up indebted customers whenever they refused to pay, using his reputation as the "Headhunter" to make it clear what would happen if they didn't pay up.