**The Dark Consortium** — _Eyes of Death, Shadows of Influence_ --- ### Overview The **Dark Consortium** is a secretive and feared **assassins’ guild**, known across **South Angoria** for its elite killers, infiltration experts, and network of informants. Cloaked in silence and driven by profit, the Consortium serves those willing to pay any price—whether for death, silence, or sabotage. Where the **[[Black Cloaks]]** control the streets, the **Dark Consortium** rules the shadows that loom above them. --- ### Symbol A **single eye**, etched in black, red, or silver. The symbol represents **omniscience, judgment, and inevitable death**. It is often left as a calling card near a completed contract—or burned into the floor at a site of betrayal. --- ### Leadership **[[Jamik Ardan]]** — _The Blade of Quiet Ends_ Jamik is a **ruthless and enigmatic assassin**, known for his chilling efficiency and cruel precision. He rarely speaks and never leaves a target alive. As the undisputed leader of the Dark Consortium, he rules with absolute discipline and demands total loyalty from his agents. --- ### Role and Reputation The **Dark Consortium** is more than a guild—it is a **network of influence, blackmail, and death**. Their operatives handle: - **High-profile assassinations** - **Blackmail and extortion contracts** - **Political manipulation and destabilization** - **Arcane sabotage and ritual killings** They are feared by nobles, guarded against by spies, and hunted by few—most who try vanish without a trace. --- ### Guild Structure - **The Eye ([[Jamik Ardan]]):** Guildmaster and final arbiter of contracts - **Hands of Silence:** Elite master assassins who train and command junior agents - **Shrouded Blades:** Operatives in the field—killers, infiltrators, saboteurs - **Whispers:** Informants embedded within courts, guilds, and guard posts - **Blood Tithes:** Slaves and prisoners used in dark rituals and soul-binding pacts --- ### Code of the Eye - **Silence is sacred** — No secrets leave the Consortium - **Contract is law** — Once accepted, it must be fulfilled - **Betrayal is death** — Those who speak out vanish --- ### Territory and Reach - Operates covertly in **[[Green Palace]]**, **Polaria**, and **Kalanthie** - Influence stretches into **[[Askaria]]**, **Bay Town**, and even parts of **[[North Angoria|North Angoria]]** - Maintains hidden sanctums and temporary bases disguised as alchemical shops, arcane libraries, and abandoned estates --- ### Rivals - **The [[Black Cloaks]]:** Their most bitter enemy. The Dark Consortium assassinated the father of [[Artimis Sky]], igniting a deadly war across South Angoria’s underworld. - **The Arcane Order of Polaria:** A loose alliance of truth-seeking mages opposing the Consortium’s dark rituals and interference. - **The Faithful of Cyrill:** Devotees of [[Queen Cyrill]] who view the Consortium as a blight to be purged from the realm. --- **Notes:** The **Dark Consortium** is a powerful antagonist faction, ideal for espionage-heavy campaigns, morally gray choices, and lethal urban intrigue. Players may seek to ally with them, infiltrate them, or bring about their downfall—but all paths come with cost, and the Eye is always watching.