The Black Rose Thieves Guild

Organization Name:

Known as The Black Rose Thieves or The Black Rose Guild by most.
 

Organization Category:

Hunters
 

Organization Specialization:

Corpses and good retrieval are what The Black Rose has always been known for. With well trained thieves and mages, specialized in retrieving goods from even the boldest raiders.
 

Sigil:

A simple black rose on a royal purple background with four dead white trees shrunk down and surrounding the edges of the black rose.
 

Owner:

The Black Rose and original founder of the organization is said to be a large seacliff snow beard with eldritch Jotun’s blood. Giving him a strange peppered sea salt beard and pale purple skin that glimmers under the sunlight. It is said that The Black Rose serves the god of greed itself as a devout cleric. Having been granted a vision by the individual when he was young, he was said to have escaped Lytho-tara's "Jotun Charm War". Serving as the middle man of multiple thief’s guilds, the large snow beard is said to have been a cunning and intelligent leader. Though little else is known of his origin or his appearance, as he is rarely seen without his purple cloak of stars covering his face.
 

Subsidiaries:

The Black Thumb

Known to be a cross cooperation between the Black Hand guild and the Black Rose guild. With the two working together across Crakec, the guild is said to specialize in "removal" of local obstacles. Serving as the muscle for the Black Rose guild and the accountants for the Black Hand guild.
 

The Golden Rose

Led by a golden dragon who specializes in laundering mass amounts of funds and political influence. The Golden Rose is the legitimate business of The Black Rose Guild, leading them to become the fencing operation for all goods. As well as the main go between to gather legitimate businesses and interested investors to the guild itself. It is well documented that the leader of the Golden Rose guild is said to despise the Bright Bee foundation which has led to a lot of strife between the two organizations.
 

The Rose Bush Raiders

A group of old eldritch jotun who serve The Black Rose as there... "retrieval" team. A group of jotun who love and specialize in creating and finishing combative situations. With many being devout servants of the god of greed, each is said to be a seasoned sailor and raider. Having taken down small settlements by themselves when needed, and allowing for The Black Rose guild to move independently across multiple nations.
 

Renown members:

Orrum the Verdant

Known as the number two of The Black Rose guild, Orrum is said to be a wall of force by himself. With his huge stone tower shield and club, he carries around being quite intimidating on their own. However, as his shield activates it is said he grows to near gargantuan in size and begins raging like an ancient dragon. One rare account said he was able to breathe lightning as his helmet began to glow and he spoke in a strange ancient draconic tongue. But these are all said to be rumors of the large snow beard, and with his parentage said to be draconic in nature, few are said to doubt his accomplishments. Though what is said to be in doubt is Orrum's own loyalty. As he spends more and more of his time away from the guild headquarters and instead finds himself amongst the nobles of Mana's Grove.
 

Thalewyn Rootbinder

A respected member of The Rose Bush Raiders who is said to be one of the most powerful druids in the world. Summoning forests to his beck and call, Thalewyn would become known as Rootbinder after managing to subjugate an ancient elder treant called "Ooze Beard". Having turned him into a pet, the half eldritch jotun, quarter crystal jotun, quarter snow beard is said to ride Ooze Beard into battle. Morphing him to different shapes as he needed, and even in rare cases firing the strange amber oozes at his enemies when needed.
 

Locations:

The Black Rose Stronghold

An ancient stronghold said to be designed by a house of snow beards long since died out during the aftermath of the Clouded Age. The stronghold was said to be in a pocket dimension but was in fact linked to the outside of a mountain at the center of the north pole. With the strange magical darkness being a natural effect, with the strange trees that dot the area around the strongholds entrance. It is said that it is nearly impossible to navigate the northern continents deep forests due to the strange darkness and magical teleporting features of the many plants in the area. Thus, the stronghold found itself fully undiscovered for years until finally linked to a single lesser clan Greyrat shop. The stronghold is said to be beautiful with ancient crystals dotting its floor in flower-like patterns. Marble that was carved and shaped by the ancient demonic magics, and even rumored to be the last known location of the "Red Mage". A bufoni said to have used his own blood to destroy legions of ancient demons.
 

Unique and Common Services:

Retrieval of stolen goods from individuals who had no right to the items in question. As well as the corpse retrieval for loved ones who have died on foreign battlefields and would be too expensive to have returned to the family normally.
 

Annual Income:

Anywhere between one million to three million ruby volcanoes a year for their vast multiple continent spanning organization.