Five Rings Syndicate

“That hand that bears the Five Rings takes what it pleases.”
The Empire’s most notorious organized crime syndicate is now becoming known throughout the Coiled Junction, but came from humble beginnings. The Five Rings began in the Yal’renian city of Syracuse as a small shipping company specializing in exotic goods and services. They exploited and sold curiosities from the distant Planets like Nekhemri and Meloris. Over time, as legal trading became more difficult, the Syndicate’s illegal occupations became their best money makers. Through years of establishing underworld contacts and tactical blackmail, the The Five Rings evolved into a powerful, well-veiled criminal faction. In recent years, the The Five Rings’ aspirations have begun to spread beyond Verithspace, and their exploits have begun to seep their way into the Coiled Junction—much to their competition’s chagrin. The Five Rings are known for displays of opulence and social grace, and this ruse allows them to seduce and manipulate whomever is deemed valuable to their plans. The Five Rings operates as a network of gang bosses running their own localized sects without direct oversight from the mysterious heads of the Syndicate. Tributes and information are expected to be delivered to the leadership of the Syndicate known as The Ruby Ring, The Amber Ring,  The Onyx Ring, The Pearl Ring, The Bismuth Ring respectively. These tithes are expected at a steady rate from each vassal of the organization, and should the rate of return slow, quiet threats of enslavement or destruction soon follow.
Category:Verithian Organizations
Category:Organizations