The Poison Drinker's Club
Walking into the bar, you wind your way towards the table you were directed to sit at. Along the way, you brush shoulders with at least half a dozen other goons. This is one of their bars. One of many.
You sit down at the table and a drink is brought to you. You're hesitant, as you know how many people have died because of these people. But you're also intrigued; your blood pumps faster, your hands begin to sweat, you feel you might die before anyone meets you.
"Drink up, friend." A heavy hand slaps you on the back, and you nearly hit your head on the tankard. You laugh awkwardly as a bald and branchy berilar sits down at the table across from you.
"You need to drink first. I need to know you're not a wuss." He inclines his head as you raise the tankard to your lips.
Then your throat begins to burn, but not an alcoholic burn. You feel your throat catch fire as you cough louder, and louder, and louder...
Structure
They keeps a fairly tight and closely-monitored structure in order to avoid infiltration by the authorities. There is their leader, the master criminal Zëlpar Mitranos and his selected bodyguards who form the highest and most untouchable layer of the organization. Below them are Zëlpar's favoured spies and thieves, whom he sends throughout Sedesta. Below them are the common criminals of Wartan and other Bomsian cities, which are provided fences and protection by the higher-ups in the Club.
Public Agenda
The Club is focused on gathering money and influence, and they’re willing to do anything to get it. They’ve got their hands in most thieves’ guilds in southern Sedesta, and they have basically taken control of the city of Wartan through blackmail and bribery of local politicians. Whether this money and power is aimed towards a specific goal beyond the continued existence of the Club and the wealth of its members is unclear.
Assets
The Club has a large amount of gathered wealth, both in cash and in items. Much of this is for the disposal of (person) and his cronies, but they aren’t afraid to dip into it to bribe a police force or buy weapons and special protection services.
History
Due to the nature of its existence, knowledge about the club and its members is hard to come by and/or very dangerous. What is known is that the Club is a relatively new organization, having only begun its reign of terror within the last fifty years. Their virtual conquest of Wartan happened some ten or eleven years ago, and the election of that city into the Twenty-Five Thrones followed soon after.
Comments