Fanged Mercenaries

The Fanged Mercenaries were a group of daofei mercenary group, originally working for other daofei out of sight. However, they later took advantage of the new policy of the Anti-Corruption Task Force to become one of the most threatening daofei groups of the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se in their own right.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 73.
== History ==
A group of mercenaries was formed by Lei Fang, a bruiser for the Triad of the Golden Wing who survived the majority of the daofei triad being broken up and arrested through the intervention of Avatar Kyoshi.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 78. They were soon joined by Hana, the former second-in-command of the Triad of the Golden Wing. Although Lei Fang was worried about Hana seizing control, she agreed to be second-in-command once more, and they officially formed the Fanged Mercenaries. Through their ties to the Triad of the Golden Wing, the Fanged Mercenaries could trace their origins further back to the Autumn Bloom Society and the Yellow Necks beforehand, as one of the numerous successor groups of the notorious daofei.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 37.
The Fanged Mercenaries were cautious about the new situation for criminals in Ba Sing Se after Avatar Kyoshi formed a task force to deal with the most dangerous daofei in the city. They took the approach of true mercenaries and stayed hidden by working for other daofei groups in the shadows.
After Avatar Kyoshi left Ba Sing Se, the Earth King reformed the "anti-corruption task force" to purge any criminals who posed a threat to him. The Fanged Mercenaries began to exploit the policy of the task force by framing their rivals and letting the task force purge them, eliminating any competition. They offered succor to those daofei groups that remained, promising to keep them safe. However, an ex-daofei vigilante called Mengyao caught on to their scheme, and was determined to stop them. Hana tried to get rid of Mengyao by framing her when Ambassador Quin of the Fire Nation had her children kidnapped by the Fanged Mercenaries. Lei Fang intended on keeping the children safe and eventually turning them in for a reward, though Hana wanted to prove the threat that the Fanged Mercenaries posed by killing several Fire Nation soldiers when they inevitably came to find the children.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 74.
== Organization ==
Like many daofei societies, the Fanged Mercenaries had a clear leadership structure, with Lei Fang being an official leader. However, his second-in-command, Hana, also wielded a lot of power, especially as she had been higher up than Lei Fang in their predecessor society, the Triad of the Golden Wing.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 85.
== Headquarters ==
The Fanged Mercenaries made frequent use of Gan's Noodle Shop, an overlooked hole-in-the-wall shop located among others in the Lower Ring. There were few patrons at this noodle shop, and Hana picked it as their hideout for that particular reason. Most of Gan's previous patrons had been daofei, but the actions of the task force meant that many of her customers were arrested. This led to the Fanged Mercenaries coming in and making an exclusive deal with the store owner. Lei Fang and the Mercenaries operated out of Gan's back room, and Gan kept cover for them. They had a secret code word they used to gain access, and they performed all their planning and covert business behind Gan's heavy stone door.
Another of their hideouts was the Wood Frog Lumberyard, once a small woodcutting operation on the south side of the Lower Ring. The lumberyard was due to be demolished when construction of the monorail began, and a barricade was constructed around the site. Desperate for funds, the owners accepted a stipend from Hana to use it as a site for daofei meetings. Lei Fang thus used it as an alternative hideout. The Mercenaries moved between various locations often, as they needed to hide from the Earth Kingdom guards whenever they drew too much heat.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 81.
While the group often used Gan's Noodle Shop for official business and the Wood Frog Lumberyard to hide members, they had several other hiding
places across the city.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Wan Shi Tong's Adventure Guide, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 80.
== Notable members ==
* Lei Fang (leader)
* Hana (second-in-command)
== References ==
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Category:Ba Sing Se
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Category:Organized crime