Ghost Hand Gang

The Noosers

The Northern Privateer's Alliance

The Ghost Hand Gang is a small criminal enterprise founded in 1078AE by a retired Bluejacket Sergeant by the name of Kinnard Mudfisher, who was forced into his situation due to misfortunes related to The Red Death. Originally the gang comprised twelve urchins of a mix of boys and girls who would pickpocket, burglarize, and generally steal from within the Market District of Bastion, and overseen by a staff of five adults taking up various positions in the organization. However in 1081AE, Kinnard was spooked by the departure of his second in command, Ernest Howl, who left to join a different gang, and taking Kinnard's Strongboss, Braco Cerdak, who ensured the dozen urchins stayed in line and under control, as well as his then bodyguard, Miser Walker. With the three of them leaving, things became too big to handle and Kinnard feared the worst if someone smelled blood in the water, so he cut the children loose, keeping only his favorite girl, and the youngest boy of the urchins, known as Prince.

Unfortunately for Kinnard and fortunately for his most favorite small girl, she left the employ of Kinnard via stowing away on a traveling band of vagabonds rather than be left more or less alone with the creep. Kinnard would then be forced to find a new selection of talent and a new bodyguard, which is when he met the Augers during their newest plight, he extended a line of credit that would be enough to be used as a down payment on a loan of a specific type of medicine on some rather strict terms. He managed to bag two new thieves, and an impressive amateur boxer for a bodyguard, later down the line in 1084AE he'd find two more urchins to persuade into work, and this would remain the status quo until 1086AE.

## Members

### Adults:

* Kinnard Mudfisher, 52, **Gaunt** to most people who know him in The Underground, based primarily on his shallow features and haunting eyes, he resembles more a walking ghoulish corpse than a man, the lingering effects of his survival against the fever that nearly broke him. he stands at six feet, which only enhances the withered depiction and he wears old and worn out clothing of a common man which tends to hang off his frame, though thankfully he has a solid set of suspenders to ensure his drawers never fall to the space of his ankles. He bears thinning white hair with a heavily receded hairline, cut short and oiled well, and he generally tends to keep his face at the very least clean of smog and grime with a rag he damps down regularly. Kinnard keeps a snub-nosed revolver in a holder on his waist, and generally spends all his time either drinking, smoking, banging whores, or gambling his time away in The Market, with Vance guarding him until he is safely back home.
* Arthur Westly, 46, Known as **Whistler** due to his eerie habit of whistling rather unsettling tunes during the night, which keeps his neighbors wary of the rather unkempt looking nightwatchman. He has a mop of thin ragged hair that he'll comb over across the top of his head tot he left, and equally stringy hair that falls greasily about every which way. Tending for big coats to hide as much of his, frankly disturbing physique, Arthur stands at technically five feet ten, but he has a hunch that forces him to the sizing of five foot eight. despite this he has quite the strength and a thick left arm that he can use to batter down anyone in his way. some kind of freak of nature, his lazy eye gives him a dimwitted look, but he's actually quite crafty and spent much of his youthful years as a dock worker before gaining the employ of Kinnard's cook and nightwatch. He uses a sturdy walking stick to get around easier and has been known to swing it around his an axe when threatened.
* Margaret Cobbler, 42, **Clapper**, ech, the unsightly nickname given to one of Old Everglows more 'uptown' whores, where once she shone with beauty and promise, these days she's lot the veneer of youthful love and has become a dressed haggard harlot who likes to think herself as Kinnard's faithful homemaker. Out of the lot she's the most well put together, she still puts on a face of makeup each day, combs and washes her hair with perfumes, and cleans the premises of her work before making her way to sell her heavily used body up in the Market District. She tends to wear body hugging clothes that she has to pay to have washed on a routine basis to keep up the facade of still being a class lady of the vices. As the woman of the house of dereliction, she ensures it can keep free of pest and build ups of utter filth, but her other job is to ensure the urchins have nothing more than what is meant to be for them, and aren't stashing or stealing from Kinnard.
* Vance Auger, 26, the man colloquially called **Silvers**, due to his constant need to keep making money, it's well known he needs to keep making more cash to try and catch up on a mighty loan he took out to save his baby brother, and also the work he needs to do to keep Kinnard from cashing in on their arrangement. A hard working soul, nobody have a problem with Vance, at least nobody that still has all their teeth. Vance was once a well known amateur boxer by the namesake of 'Little Ringer' but had to take up a life of crime instead when his brother fell ill. He now plies his skills as an intimidating bodyguard to Kinnard and works nights in the pitfighting scene to earn some extra cash in the bloodsport. With snow white hair due to the stressors of living through the Red Death, shaved sides, and crystal blue eyes, he strikes quite the handsome visage for a slumdog, but that's kind of the whole charm, one of the jewels in a sea of detritus in the poetics way.

### Children:

* Martin Moon, 16, **Prince**, the only one left after his friends and surrogate family was cut away, though not quite lost, save for the one who went off with vagabonds to escape Kinnard. He lays on the charms, plays the field, and generally acts the way you'd expect a smooth talking street rat would do, his strength is in scams and shmooze, while he can steal, it's easier for him to set himself up and play out a role to grab and go and split the moment the heat goes on
* Cassandra Auger, 16, **Ghosty**, Cassandra can do everything the others can, just a little bit worse and a little bit more conducive to something worth the while, she can steal form pockets, smash her way through a window or a door, quietly snoop and feel out, or just have to throw herself into a circumstance where she's probably gonna wind up with some bruises and maybe a broken bone. Sure everyone else is better at their specialties, but Cassandra can do it all and hopes to one day use her talents to join a much more renowned gang or join a pirate crew.
* Jax Auger, 14, **Brick**, both in the mind and also in what he brings to bear when its accounted for, he's a little scrapper and deals in the smash and grabs to quickly get something in broad daylight and squeezing off through whatever means necessary, especially if it involves flinging himself somewhere and hoping for the best, anyone tries to nab his prize is in for a rabid fight. He also really likes using good solid bricks for a good weapon, especially to break through a window when he needs whatever's on the other side in a hurry.
* Lily Bronze, 11, **Elfie**, a little thing with big ideas, she's best for getting into the storefronts to nab anything of easy value and scramble back out whichever way she came, a quick thinker, she tries to make sure she's never even noticed anywhere she goes.
* David Moon, 10, **Padders** due to his silent footsteps and his rather ingenious ability to cover his tracks at a whim when he's working the trade, he's a savant as a pickpocket and has never once been caught during his time doing so.

## Allies

### The Bladed Star Brokerage:

Somehow Kinnard found himself getting along with the likes of the employ of the most prominent acquisitions establishment of the Underground, perhaps because Kinnard had been a loyal customer, perhaps as a way of keeping secrets, it's not too clear. The Brokerage is the one stop shop for connecting business to business, and acquiring event he rarest materials and necessities no matter the costs. Kinnard will sell off any high value items that make have a tangental use to the brokerage, and in return Kinnard has been able to favorably make deals of his own, and even facilitated the deal with would save the life of Jax Augar, ensuring that he had Vance's talents wrapped up under his schemes. It is unknown if Axel even registers Kinnard's existence, but considering he's a recluse who wants nothing to do with the likes of the common drivel of the underbelly of society

### Blind Mitch's Emporium

A well known man among men in The Market, Blind Mitch's ramshackle stall, replete with crates filled with bargain wares, shelves piled with baubles, and a helpful duo of High Felines, makes this shanty shop a solid fence for those that know the old blind soul well . Abutting the western wall of the main square of the marketplace, Kinnard has been going to Blind Mitch for years, even before the formation of the gang, they had a rapport with one another, and Blind Mitch has remained as trustful as one can be in the criminal world. He tends to go through helpers though, something about always needing two of them and liking when they don't get along the best, something about comedic value of opposites bickering.

## Enemies

### The Revolutionaries

Kinnard and the Revolutionaries do not get along well, but then, that's to be expected from a group famous for their hatred of those who prey on the weak and helpless. Currently the Revolutionaries are following a strict no gang war policy after several bad situations that occurred int he lead up to the uprising that would topple the Monarchy, which resulted in many of the mercenaries losing their live sin inter gang conflicts as the city was thrown into chaos. For this reason they have not yet taken any action on Kinnard or his cronies, but they seem to be itching for it and against several other minor players for their work in either the exploitation of children or the trafficking of women and children. This is an ongoing situation and could evolve as times goes by.

### The Thieves Guild

Once one of the primary forces of good solid larceny, this guild is a shadow of what it was at its height among many other ancient organizations, ever since the rise of the industries. Regarldess, they still command enough respect and power to be fear by the low men on the totem pole and those who delve into the padfoot arts are expected to pay for a medallion issued by the guild for operations, to ensure that nobody is killing each other over cash and that everyone is getting a slice of the pie from the rich and the fat. That's what they say at least, more then that it's an extortionist grift by a bunch of old school thieves and breakers whose forefathers were once the top dogs of the silent arts, they live high off the old glories and grow fat on the fines they give out to those they catch and threaten, nothing but thugs and lowlives it would seem, but Kinnard refuses to pay and thus the Guild does have a minor price on him for anyone to bring him in for a talk, about three hundred griffins worth. Nobody who would actually benefit wants to try due to him being guarded by Vance Auger, and the guild isn't pushing too hard, as they have plenty of weak marks to squeeze for cash.

### The Noosers

A band of bounty hunters that love to catch lowlifes and thugs for easy profit, founded by (insert), they got a shot int he arm a few years back thanks to Kinnard's former crew joining up int he operation, having been disgusted enough by the criminality of the underworld and the depravity of some of its players. The Noosers want Kinnard and many other low hangers captured and brought in for bounties paid out by the courts, however in Kinnard, Arthur, and Margaret's cases, they'll be okay with them being dead for personal reasons. The Noosers are not popular, and generally try to stay out of The Market as they know that they don't stand a chance against a density of criminals, but they like to grab up anybody that's by themselves or in anything less than a small group. Since Blackjackets really don't work the streets these vigilantes run, there's really never any telling what's going to happen when a scuffle breaks out.

### The Northern Privateer's Alliance

Put simply, Kinnard pissed off the sanctioned pirates that patrol the waters in between Aradia and Amora, he came on to and slapped the ass of (insert) Lorka, Xeke's baby sister, and the former Lawmaster was none too happy about it but at the time couldn't reach or find the bilgerat. Currently the Alliance would like to get their hands on the slimy worm, but they're so infrequently in The Market or in Bastion at a generals cope they can do little more but hopefully wait until someone else grabs him to enact a punishment.