Boromar Clan

In Sharn, one name is synonymous with crime. The Boromar Clan's sinister influence pervades every level of the City of Towers. Its member's bibe Watch captains in Dura, collect protection fees from merchant consortiums throughout the Central Plateau, and blackmail powerful families of Upper Menthis. All the while clinking glasses and sipping fine wine among the Skyway's elite. The halflings of the Boromar Clan belong to the Sixty, a prestigious group of powerful families of Sharn, even as they bleed the city for all its worth.
The Boromar Clan is the most powerful criminal organization in Sharn. From a humble start as a gang of smugglers and thieves, the Boromars have risen to become one of the most influential forces in the city.
The Boromars have a stranglehold on the smuggling trade and own the majority of the gambling halls in the city. Most of the fences and thieves in Sharn either work directly for the Boromars or pay tribute in exchange for independence. They control a vast network of extortion, blackmail, and graft.
But their influence reaches far beyond the criminal underworld. The early Boromar patriarchs invested wisely over the centuries, and today the Boromars are one of the Sixty families of Sharn, the most influential ruling families within the vast city.
The Boromar Clan owns many of the warehouses in Precarious and Cogsgate. It owns taverns and inns throughout the city, and has a considerable interest in the shipping trade. There’s a Boromar on the City Council. The Boromars have close ties by marriage to the local branch of House Jorasco. Boromars can be seen at every Skyway gala. But it’s an open secret that they’ve been running crime in Sharn since the first days of the city. They’ve been bribing the Sharn Watch for so long that in many districts, the Watch effectively works for the clan. Those councillors and Watch captains that have chosen to fight the Boromars have always suffered swift and mysterious deaths, and the lesson has not gone unheeded.
The Boromar Clan employs people of all races, but the inner circle of the organization is comprised almost exclusively of halflings.

Modus Operandi

Most criminal cabals resort to thuggery to earn their coin. The Boromar Clan is more enlightened; Violence is bad for business. The halflings made their fortune with the promise of stability. They established Sharn's most powerful and long-standing criminal empire through skillful maneuvering of assets and carefully executed planning. Protection rackets and smuggling contraband traditionally make the most money for the Boromar Clan

Common criminals rob and kill, we provide services to the community, and all we ask is a little gold and respect in return.

One need not be tall to stand atop the highest tower

Type

Illicit, Cartel

Location

Sharn