The Twelve Brokers

The Twelve Brokers are a loosely allied organization that formed in response to the overwhelming power of the dwarf crime family Vas Comorrah. An agreement between the twelve strongest brokerages resulted in this loose assorted coalition that tries to maintain some form of balance between itself and the other families. Though they are not truly united on all fronts, they stay out of each others' ways and ensure that everyone is staying in their markets. The twelve brokerages that make up this agreement are in order from most influential to least:

The Brimstone Brokerage- Axel's chosen pathway and the most powerful arm's dealer on Terros, around one half of the illegal armaments people use comes from Axel's connections, whether that be illegitimately owned factories pumping out bullets, to every trafficker from here to Silkwood working his weapons into the market. Axel's influence spiked in the Pirate War as one of the main suppliers who got Requiem's work off the ground, and since then he's been a powerful force, and one of few unafraid of pissing off the dwarves. Many believe this is because he's probably not entirely normal and may really be one of the strongest people int he whole of the Underground. He also tends to be the central point that the other brokerages orbit around and what's holding this agreement together.

The Dimhollow Company- Drugs, lots of drugs, and making sure that what should be the regulated stuff kept out of the hands of normies, is most assuredly in the hands of everyone who could want something to get blasted off of. Every drug Divankul Dul-Sansiska has been leaked to this drug manufacturer and disseminated. This brokerage does not do any actual dealing, but simply is the main supplier for a multitude of products and operates out of the Marshlands. Headed by Ghost, the operation is fairly lucrative.

The Enforcement Agency- Mercenaries for criminals, hired by smaller companies for their professional staff of veterans looking to ply their trade in a less than noble status. Headed by Shadefist.

The Smuggler Connection- Operates a large scale smuggling ring throughout all of Terros, making sure goods are getting where they're needed regardless of the legality. Headed by Skipper.

The Counter Collective- A counterfeiting and money laundering agency, enemy of the Exchequer, headed by Cointooth.

The Broken Merchants Guild- Merchants who fence stolen goods and can rely on this intricate support network when they're in trouble, unlike normal fences who can only maybe call upon their buddies in a pinch. Headed by Quietknocker.

The Slavers Initiative- Unliked, but ultimately accepted, these people are held at the lowest rungs in the depths of the criminal underbelly, but they have capital and they have quite the store of armed forces. These are the people who take entire villages into slaver and fight the likes of the Blackjackets in raids across Terros. Some of the most professional and seasoned hunters and trackers, and veterans of many clashes with the law. Headed by Bloodknife.

The Madams and Masters Alliance- Brothels, pimps, sex work, a lot can be centralized under this cabal, still not high in the rankings but notable enough and generally one of the wealthiest. Headed by Ladygone.

The Padfoot Society- Thieves, prison breakers, pickpockets, everyone who wants your valuables, or to get people out of custody, a lot of them can be traced back to this dark brokerage where they can train their skills and earn a nifty salary while experiencing the joys of protection under the Society's reach. Headed by Greyfoot

The Gilded Cowls- Assassinations, spying, extortion, what more is there to say? Headed by The Night.

The Revolutionaries- Once a 'noble' insurgency group founded by Garin Dul-Sansiska, bent on bringing change to the world, now sunken so low as to have become terrorists for hire against anyone you want to wound. they stand for nothing, and are just made up of soldiers looking for a fight and deadly anarchists who would love tot he see the world burn. Though their numbers did help in the uprising that would topple the Blackthornes, they are beholden to noone but themselves, many of their top brass were killed by Garin himself, in an attempt to nullify their ability to conduct business leading up to the overthrow of the monarchy, but this seemed to only inflame and radicalize them against supporting any authority. Headed by Maelstrom.

I don't have a twelfth at this time......fuck