The Zaan Consortium

**The Zaan Consortium** is a Criminal Syndicate that operates primarily within the Arkarin Trifecta. It is the largest syndicate operating in Arkarin.

## Description

Founded by Tybris Zaan along with his old party members, The Zaan Consortium is one of the most Prominent criminal groups in Arkarin. The Consortium is well known for its vast underground spy network, placing its listeners in shady pubs, to the Venarian Parlement. Using this information the Consortium bribes and manipulates its way to achieving its goals. The Zaan Consortium is an organization that uses its web of corruption to make great nations pawns in Zaan's game.

## Operations

The Zaan Consortium prefers subtilty and finesse as opposed to blind violence and destruction when carrying out its operations. Most Consortium operations begin with gathering intelligence. Sending specially trained spies, known as Defiliers, the Consortium gathers information on their target as well as personal info about the people surrounding it. This is done to in order to find out how to manipulate individuals into doing the Consortiums bidding. This often manifest into bribed guards willfully looking away or corrupts politicians letting the Consortium operate with little to no restrictions. All of these methods allow the Consortium to walk away with all of the gold and arms it would need.

Thought the Consortium prefers the subtle approach, some jobs require it to get its hands dirty. For these certain operations the Consortium makes use of its array of arms and vessels, from small stolen airships to the gargantuan Eclipse Zaan's personal Airship and base of operation. But the most common way the Consortium deals with these jobs is through small bands of specialized individuals. The Consortium may even choose to back certain adventuring parties, supplying them with intel and arms to get the job done. The most well known of theses groups being the Violet Renegades, an adventuring party run by Tybrises own daughter Renée.

The Consortium runs and sponsors many illicit businesses and organizations. These operation range from small drug dealings to sprawling black markets were illegal arms to entire warships are traded. The town of Alchemist Bay is known to be a particular hive of these illicit businesses due to the towns overall poor income. There the Consortium run a place known as the Midnight Gallery which operates as part club and part meeting ground for Consortium agents.

## Armed Forces

When espionage and corruption cannot accomplish the Consortium goals, the Consortium relies on a hidden arsenal of arms and agents to get the job done. These agents are often much more than simple hired thugs, Consortium agents are known for swift and sudden strikes on their targets often leaving no witnesses left behind. The Consortium makes use of many specialist agents in its ranks. These include the ranged assassins of the Consortium Headhunters, the illusionist mages of the Shadowsmiths, The swift and deadly performers of the Bladed Hearts, and the many bands of hired adventures and mercenaries on the Consortiums payroll.

## Trivia

* The Zaan Consortium was based on the Zann Consortium from the 2006 Star Wars Game Empire at War Forces of Corruption
* The Organization was first written as Backstory for Renée Revonal, Sam's first character in an older champaign.