The Spider's Guild
Founded by the Spider of Andsas, Garrett Foley, the Spider's Guild was the spiritual and literal successor to the Black Street Thieves Guild. When the leader of the Black Street Thieves Guild was killed and Garrett took charge, it forced a paradigm shift in how business was conducted in Andsas. Garrett rapidly set about militarizing his guild to remove every other thieves guild in the city. There were, of course, a few guilds that escaped the Spider's wrath. This point in Andsas history was known as the War of Cloaks, a battle fought between the rogues and thieves who called the city home. The black cloaks of The Spider's Guild raised hell throughout the city until none opposed them.
Over time, the Spider's Guild expanded its operations beyond Andsas, eventually becoming the Moonless Isles Trading Company, a group of pirates and smugglers masquerading as a legitimate business. The company's ships were known to ply the trade routes between the Free Cities and Halion, often engaging in illicit activities such as smuggling and piracy. Despite their dubious reputation, the Moonless Isles Trading Company was successful in establishing itself as a major player in the region's trade, often working with wealthy merchants and influential individuals in the Free Cities and beyond.
Over time, the Spider's Guild expanded its operations beyond Andsas, eventually becoming the Moonless Isles Trading Company, a group of pirates and smugglers masquerading as a legitimate business. The company's ships were known to ply the trade routes between the Free Cities and Halion, often engaging in illicit activities such as smuggling and piracy. Despite their dubious reputation, the Moonless Isles Trading Company was successful in establishing itself as a major player in the region's trade, often working with wealthy merchants and influential individuals in the Free Cities and beyond.
Structure
When Garrett took formed the guild he decided the most simple method was the best method, he managed both the finances and personal and the macro level. While leaving low level captains in charge of managing personal on the micro level. Thus he could pass on simple instructions, trusting his captains to handle the details.
Culture
In short honor among thieves, respect your fellow guildsmen and they will respect from you. Disrespectful and prideful thieves were ether removed from the orginization or had the disrespect beaten out of them
Assets
At their most powerful the Spider's Guild controlled around 90% of the Andsas underworld, making them incredibly wealthy. With hundreds of members and many of the cities legitimate businesses paying them for their protection the guild had an absurd amount of disposable income for a thieves guild.
Disbandment
The guild broke apart when its Guild Master Garrett Foley left Andsas with the majority of the group to form the Moonless Isles trading company. This caused a power vacuum in the underworld of Andsas.
DISBANDED/DISSOLVED
Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor
8th of January 5224 - 26th of May 5230
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Guild, Thieves
Alternative Names
The Black Cloaks, The Black Spiders
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