Post by Lunari on May 22, 2020 9:30:35 GMT -5
. THE FACTIONS of TRESTERIA .
THE ROGUE COURT
Also known as "The Thieves Guild"
-- As a sworn member of the Thieves Guild you are in agreement to and bound by The Rules.
-- There are no exceptions to The Rules.
-- The Rules are mandated by the Rogue King and affirmed by the Rogue Queen.
The Rules are as follows:
Nobody can just be a criminal. If you want to rob, extort, embezzle, pilfer, plunder or otherwise take what isn't yours, you need to be a member in good standing of the thieves guild. The guild provides protection to its members (and eliminates their competition) in exchange for a cut of their ill-gotten gains. Sometimes, the guild will extend to assassins and other criminals; others handle only larceny. Similar to a ‘mafia’ but there is no competing group of outlaws, nor solo operators. If you so much as cut a purse and you're not paying dues to the guild, someone cuts your throat.
Usually there is a boss of the thieves, who gets a cut of the proceeds from any heist. Most guilds have layers of organization; depending on how many, the people doing the actual thieving may get a minority of what they actually steal (there is more than one way to take someone's money). Often, thieving is treated as a craft, and would-be members must go through an apprenticeship before becoming true guild members.
Often, the legitimate powers that be will turn a blind eye to the guild's dealings, as long as the members lay off certain targets (e.g. nobles). Sometimes, the thieves guild is more powerful than the recognized authority. There could easily be a civil war if the balance of power shifts or the authorities want something, however.
There are rumors about a place, the headquarters of this clan, The Inn of Serpents (or "the Serpents Den")...but only the members of this guild know where it is and just how to get into it through its many secret doors.
"The Guild is given an annual quota which represents a socially acceptable level of thefts, muggings and assassinations, and in return sees to it in very definite and final ways that unofficial crime is not only rapidly stamped out but knifed, garroted, dismembered and left around the city in an assortment of paper bags as well." -Anonymous Noble
Guild Ranking System:
• The (Rogue) King – the reigning figure over the entire Guild. It is a position that is either gifted from an aging King to his most trusted ally/vassal or is stolen by killing the former King with his own weapon.
• The (Rogue) Queen – the counterpart to the King, her location and standing is secret as she is a member of nobility within the Guild who feeds information from within the noble courts to the Court of the Rogue.
• Bishop – a position of high standing in the guild, they are the right hand of the King. A master of disguise they are often used as a spy. Strangely, those who take up the post almost always take up the title as pseudonym. They maintain the secrecy of the Guild by acting as assassin when needed.
• Rook – these ‘jacks-of-all-trades’ provide a number of services beyond the standard cutpurse. They manage the dealings of other freelance thieves in the city, making sure they pay the Guild’s cut…and giving them the cut if they don’t.
• Pawn – the lowest ranking, they are the standard pick-pocket, cutpurse, petty thieves that work for the Guild. This is a position just beyond apprenticeship.
• Grunt – a.k.a. apprentices, they are usually children but not always. They perform menial tasks such as message delivery or watchers. It is said that only one out of ten make it through to ranking within the Guild. Most often, they run scared or get into trouble. Since all apprenticeships run through an older Pawn, there are never any ties to the Guild if a Grunt is snatched.
MEMBERS OF THE ROGUE COURT
King: Xilas Voysey (NPC)
Queen: Carys Valdare
Bishop: Roland Savatier
Rooks: Katherine Montjoy ; Angus Kirkby ; Darragh Kirkby
Pawns: Naomi Durand ; Theo Davore ; Sienna Rousseau