Washboard Dogs

Traits Neutral, Small, Criminal

Racketeers under the thumb of the Twilight Four.

Gang Sign laundry washboard

Scope and Influence local (Docks; moderate)

Goals amass wealth, consolidate control of the Docks (protection racketeering, money laundering, extortion, stolen artifacts)

Headquarters decentralized

Key Members Maurissa Jonne (female human ex-brawler/gang leader), Giord Jonne (male human smooth-talker), Krys (male human enforcer)

Allies Twilight Four (?), the Agents of Starwatch (tenuous), Gylou Sisters

Enemies Diobel Sweepers, Harbor Guard

Assets Protects and controls a sizable section of the Docks District, mostly on the West side of the Bay of Kortos. Trust and clout earned while working as launderers for the Twilight Four have earned them a considerable presence in Absalom, even among the larger and longer-established gangs and thieves' guilds elsewhere in the city. Maurissa is currently in possession of (or possesses information about) something of "deadly serious importance" left in her care by the Skinner, Wrent Dicaspiron, before her arrest.

Membership Requirements swear loyalty to the Washboard Dogs

Accepted Alignments N (CN, LN, NE)

Values acquisition of resources, family-first loyalty, snitches get stitches, foster respect

Anathema excuse payments due from protection victims, harming children, disrespecting others

Public Agenda

Protection racketeering of the Docks, respecting the borders of established adjacent gangs like the Gylou Sisters. Money Laundering for the Twilight Four, under the Skinner.

Founding Date

unknown (before 4710)

Type

Illicit, Gang

Alternative Names

Boarders, Washers, Dogs (not to be confused with the Family Dogs)

Leader

Maurissa Jonne

Location

The Docks

Notable Members

• Maurissa Jonne