The Iben Syndicate
The Iben Syndicate has been operating in the Thiefs Branch for centuries before the Fey arrived in Yggdrasil or the First Disciple received her vision from Valaistra. Of course, back then it was just smuggling illicit goods or raiding cargo cruisers in a few solar systems. Nowadays it's the largest "criminal" organization in the nebula.
The Syndicate has it's hand in many pies but by far the most profitable is information. It knows everything that happens in the Branch of the Thief and a significant amount of what happens beyond. It connects "clients" with "service providers" and can, for a three year long apprenticeship, broaden the skillset of any enterprising young entrepreneur.
And no deal is ever made in their territory without the Syndicate first getting a cut, commonly called "house fees".
The Iben Syndicate is always controlled by two to four Barons. To become a Baron there has to be a seat open at the "Table of Barons" and you have to match the other Barons donations to the Syndicates coffers. If a Baron can't pay that kind of money it makes them fair game to be eliminated, to open up a place at the table for someone more suitable.
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