The Hive

A guild of legitimate merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.

Turf:

Many shops, taverns, cafes, warehouses, and other mercantile establishments all across the city. No centralized HQ, but most active in Brightstone.

NPCs:

Djera Maha. Leader (Bold, Strategic, Confident)

Karth Orris. Mercenary Commander (Ruthless, Insightful, Jealous)

Notable Assets:

A massive treasury

Elite mercenaries on retainer

A fleet of transport ships, carriages, wagons, and private trains

Quirks:

The Hive is known to avoid doing business with any occult or arcane groups.

Allies:

City Council

Leviathan Hunters

Spirit Wardens

Enemies:

The Path of Echoes

The Reconciled

Situation:

The purest beings (according to the secret teachings of the Church), are those entirely without spirits: the demons. Demons are immortal, but never fade into madness or lustful hungers as rogue human spirits and vampires do. They are perfect: and the most dark experiments and rituals with hulls, hollows, vampires--and the rare demon--are conducted in the labyrinthine dungeons below the Church's chief cathedral in Brightstone.