Bizati Syndicate

The Bizati Syndicate is a major crime organization that primarily operates out of the Monu city of Pontalis. The criminal organization arose as a splinter group of the Mojeki Zatyi triad that took control of major smuggling routes into Monumenta after a power vacuum was created following Yi crackdown. The Bizati were subsequently able to dominate routes leading up from Fumeizon and West from Pontalis, trafficking various illicit goods and arms. They are most known for being the primary traffickers of Skaileaf, a relatively new drug that has wreaked havoc in Monumenta City and surrounding urbanities. The Bizati uniquely have been able to thrive despite extreme Yi crackdown on criminal elements across the Kingdom. Vassal gangs to the Bizati exist in Memolis, Menzon, and various other parts of Monumenta, while the primary operations of the Syndicate exist in Pontalis and Zon with the purpose of trafficking goods along the Purvali route. The Bizati have been difficult for the Yi to counteract because of Yi cracking down primarily on distributors within urban centers of Monumenta and storehouses within the City, whereas the Bizati are primarily traffickers, allowing local gangs to distribute the goods themselves; traditionally syndicates would handle trafficking (on significantly shorter routes) and distribution, and were more focused on controlling territories than pure economic profit.

## Criminal Enterprise

The Bizati Syndicate deal in a plethora of criminal activities, largely centering on the trafficking of illicit goods such as drugs or arms. The Bizati largely focus on the trafficking of Skaileaf, a highly addictive drug grown largely in the Khanus river and Midlands, with the plant likely originating in Kazick lands. The Bizati have also begun to strongarm the weapons trade, bringing in weaponry from neighboring regions as opposed to domestic siphoning from local blacksmiths within Monumenta- made nearly impossible by the Yi crackdown. This has caused tension with the Mela Syndicate, however a gang war would be suicidal considering the authoritarian nature of Yi rule. The Bizati, unlike the previous powerful syndicates in Monumenta, do not engage in any racketeering, and many of their direct members are still recruited from Mojek, as opposed to Monumenta proper. Aside from Pontalism and to a smaller extent Zon, the Bizati have very little control in actual Monu cities, and rely on other gangs and syndicates to handle distribution.

## Relations

### Three Foot Triad

Relations between the Bizati and Three Foot Triad seem to be relatively symbiotic. While the Bizati are content to sell illicit goods to any buyers, and the Three Foot are too decentralized to oversee major distribution across Monumenta City, the Bizati give the Three Foot necessary resources to help combat Yi crackdowns, while the Three Foot provide useful infrastructure within Monumenta City for greater profit in drug and arms distribution.

### Mela Syndicate

The Mela Syndicate are relatively hostile to the Bizati syndicate for their increased involvement in the illicit arms trade, a trade the Mela have traditionally dominated but were forced to largely relinquish to maintain a low profile in the face of dramatic Yi crackdown. The Mela also refuse to traffic Bizati goods to avoid the wrath of the Yi, leading to their weakened control of the 1st Quarter for the first time in over a century.

### Zatyi Syndicate

The Zatyi Syndicate sells Skaileaf for trafficking along the Fumei route into Monumenta, managed by the Bizati. The route is difficult to traverse due to significant precense of Yi guards, however is still profitable for the Bizati Syndicate. The Zatyi have no significant influence over the Bizati despite them having originated from their organization.