The Underworld

> "*You can absolutely take down the head. But, like hydra, three more will crop up.*" ~ Former King of The Underworld and Yonkou; HH D. Greggs final words
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## The Underworld

### Overview

The underworld is a sub-culture of Pironia based on selling services deemed "terroristic" as the highest revenue stream within the underworld is human trafficking.

As apposed to greater Pironia which profits from plundering; The Underworld makes its money from taking hits, selling people, and trafficking illicit material such as narcotics and (allegedly) bio-weapons.

The WG considers the King of The Underworld a Threat Level Black and is keen on prosecuting all who does business with the Underworld, leading to many island raids and arrests especially in the Golden Age of Piracy following the death of Joe D. Rogan.

### Leaders

The, so called "Kings of The Underworld" refers to a triangular Hierarchy with the King at the top who controls the lieutenants or "Schrifts" all of whom are designated with a single letter.

#### The King of The Underworld

Is considered a Threat Level Black threat by the WG and would be given an immediate $4,000,000,000 bounty if revealed publicly; The King of The Underworld is the one in control of all lower Schrifts and is tasked with stimulating the economy and ensuring its smooth running.

A king is often decided by the Schrifts who vote amongst themselves who should be elevated to the position as King of The Underworld.

There has been many confirmed Kings of The Underworld but only 1 had been publicly revealed, upon his reveal the Underworld had lost intense business following mass persecution of not only himself but his crew.

##### Officially Revealed Kings of The Underworld

As of 1689 there has only been 1 King of The Underworld caught

###### HH D. Gregg

On January 15th of 1640 a Marine raid took place on the South Sea island of Blankwater, renowned for its bustling casino and gambling populous which had been an issue for the WG as they had denounced gambling as illegal. The Marines took down a suspected underground casino where they found a massive lead on The Underworld where they found a list of possible locations to move the Office of The Underworld. All had been struck out aside one casino nearby. The WG ordered a full scale invasion of the casino on February 20th where they would eventually find a hidden office stashed away in the money vault. There they found HH D. Gregg and 3 other men believed to be accompanying Schrifts.

The WG had HH D. Gregg persecuted immediately and found guilty of multiple crimes, most notably mass treason. He would be executed March 4th.

#### Schrifts

The Schrifts are employed by the King and A. They all serve important purposes in the economy of the Underworld as well as its security and function.

The known Schrift occupations are as follows:

* A: The mediation between all other schrifts as is the one to decide who becomes a new schrift along side the King
* B: The organizer prominent in any form of strategic planning. Usually the one noted for planning the location of where the office will be moved as well as planning grand prison breaks and defense in case of raids
* C: The accountant whom researches and studies the flow of money to and from the Underworld to ensure all money sent out is untraceable and that all money earned can be liquidated in a way that prevents taxing and subsequent auditing that could lead to the entirety of the Underworld being found out.
* D: The defense. Most prominent for organizing hits within the homicide rings of The Underworld. Tasked with ensuring the defensive safety of the King and subsequent schrifts within The Underworld.
* E: The research and subsequent saboteur of The Underworld. Manages any and all moles within other places and is tasked with retrieving privatized information as well as expelling any privatized information about the underworld itself.
* F: The Security, notable for keeping track of all island under Underworld control. Takes notes on all ships coming into harbors of islands under Underworld control, and who does business with the King or subsequent Schrifts.

### Alleged Leader and Location

Following the persecution of HH D. Gregg; The Underworld had been hit hard by the WG which did luckily allow them to essentially "play dead" and recuperate their lost operatives. Since then, no information had cropped up about The Underworld but many theories have.

#### Alleged Leader

There is no evidence but many in the WG suspect the pirate Pe D. Phile to be the new King of The Underworld following a stream of logic revolving around the alleged location of The Office of The Underworld.

Pe D. Phile is a super-rookie pirate from the West Sea who is noted by the WG for being one of the founders and benefactors of Rommi Co. A rum distillery business headed in the West Sea. Rommi Co has ties to former associates to The Underworld as found in some of their financial audits.

#### Alleged Location

   The main warehouse of Rommi Co is located just east of the Rommi island in the West Sea. It is based on a historic island that was first found by Pe D. Phile in 1689. The warehouse is known for being incredibly privatized with a large gated fence surrounding the warehouse. The official reason for this being they "Wish to secure the values of our precious rum and its secret ingredients as to keep its culture alive". However, many suggest this warehouse be the location of The Office of The Underworld as very few have actually made it inside, all of whom seem to be incredibly valued members of the Marines as well as incredibly famous pirates. Some of whom have been associated with The Underworld prior.

This phenomenon was likened to the former Cornerman island which was a hotspot for Marine corruption in the mid 1500's which was eventually proven to be due to The Underworld occupying the island.