Organizations & Businesses List

Businesses of Interest:
 
Fleas Motel
-Business Motto: "Come on in, we don't bite."

One of the cheapest motels in the lower city of Sector Four (Entertainment District). Roan stayed the night here.

The Lucky Cat Inn
-Business Motto: "Feeling lucky?"

The Lucky Cat Inn is a hengeyokai themed club in the upper city of Sector Four (Entertainment District). It has exclusive clients (with membership given to the wealthy or influential through sponsorship). The line to enter the inn is always huge and the club keeps varying hours based on the owner's whims. The Lucky Cat Inn has many private rooms and rumors have it they can meet the needs of anyone here. Scantily clad women, drinks, and live entertainment make this the most popular club in Babylon. It is said the Middleman conducts his business here.

The Safe House
-Business Motto: "Helping others help one another."

In the lower city of Sector Three (Business District), the Safe House provides a shelter for the homeless and down trodden. The Safe House is funded by the Genesis Corporation.

Organizations of Interest (Direct Relevance to PCs):

Genesis Corporation: 
-Company motto: "With you since the beginning."

Those who control the resources, control the people. The Genesis Corporation started out as a coalition of merchants during the barbarian days of Ezra. The ancestors of Genesis had the foresight to lay claim to precious resources and territories. Overtime, as the tribes began to settle down into towns and cities instead of roaming tribes, the power that Genesis held began to grow. Many people became indebted to Genesis or worked for them in some manner. Many towns to this day have company stores where Genesis employees are required to spend the majority of their pay.

In the current era, the Genesis Corporation has risen to become the largest and strongest organization in Ezra. Being at the top of the ladder, the Genesis Corporation was recognized as the official government of Ezra. Indeed, with their numbers, mana-tech, and influence, no one in Ezra could oppose the Genesis Corporation in any serious way. Just about anything that you could legally buy is sold by Genesis.  Never content, Genesis always seems to be expanding and growing. Many people choose to work for Genesis because individual business owners tend to get swallowed up whole by the corporation. Despite their best efforts, Genesis hasn’t been able to entirely eliminate the competition, and there are a few other corporations that have risen out of mercantile alliances. However, Genesis is in the position to make the laws and rules, and they have no problem with ruling things in their favor.

-KNIGHT: Genesis security agency. A member of KNIGHT is said to be able to stand up against dozens of armed people. Truly the elite of Genesis’ security and military, members of KNIGHT are often assigned to bodyguard important executives in Genesis or run security for important events. The sigil for KNIGHT is a shield.

-MAGE: Genesis intelligence agency. Although Genesis has numerous different research and development divisions for their mana-tech, MAGE sort of acts as the overseer of all that. MAGE is often attributed to being one of the major contributors of mana-tech. Some of the greatest minds and spellcasters can be found in the ranks of MAGE. The sigil for MAGE is a staff.

-ROGUE: Genesis public relations agency. Members of ROGUE handle most of the press releases for Genesis and ensure that the company is painted in a positive light in the public. As part of their duties, it is rumored that ROGUE acts in espionage and spying. The worse rumors claim that ROGUE is not above conducting assassinations, kidnapping, and interrogations. The sigil for ROGUE is a sword.

Grell Street Urchins:
Located in the lower city of Sector Five (Housing District), the Grell Street Urchins are a gang of "troublemakers" that are primarily made up of orphaned adoloscents.

Mixtli Coatal:
-Organization motto: "Fear our fangs."

Known as the Cloud Serpents, this primarily dwarven gang is suspected to be an arm of the Santiago Cartel. They're known for their narcotic sales and rumored kidnappings. Their primary base is in Babylon.

Muertos Santos:
-Organization motto: "Divinity in death."

A primarily gnomish gang, they're rivals with Mixtli Coatal.

Organizations of Interest (Indirect Relevance to PCs):

The Azer Dynasty:
-Family motto: "Our truth prevails."

It is said that when the God known as the Lawmaker decreed the eladrin royalty, the Azer Dynasty was born. Since then, Ramesses has been ruled by members of the Azer family. The royal dynasty traces back hundreds of pharaohs and no other family has yet to rule over the country. The Azer family line is said to be gifted with mana and magic, and they take the griffon as their sigil.

The Barbarians:
Primal-themed musician group in Ezra. Rock & roll.

Earthquake: 
-Organization motto: "Hope conquers the throne."

While the Genesis Corporation would have you believe that Earthquake is a terrorist organization with no real rhyme or reason to it, Earthquake wants you think of it as a freedom fighting organization. Taking their name from the Upheaval, Earthquake claims that the Genesis Corporation and their mana-reactors are hurting not only the people, but the earth itself. Earthquake is behind numerous bombings and attacks on mana-reactors and factories. Unfortunately, there have been reported deaths of civilians caused by these attacks. The entirety of Earthquake is certainly a gray area for the people of Ezra, though the organization is popular in the underground and many slogans of Earthquake can be found written in graffiti around the city.

Exodus Corporation:
-Company motto: "Going out of our way to serve you."
 
Although there are several lesser corporations in contention with the Genesis Corporation, the Exodus Corporation is noteworthy as it is in second place in the mana-tech race. Exodus offers goods and services that are ultimately cheaper than the ones offered by Genesis, but many believe the quality of Exodus’ goods to be worse. In this case, many Exodus’ products are labeled as knock-offs of Genesis’ products.

Gomez Cartel:
-Family motto: "Life is uncertain. Death is certain."

The second largest cartel in Montezuma, the Gomez Cartel contains primarily gnomes. The Gomez Cartel pushes their homemade drug: vodare. Made from the crushed petals of a flower that grows only on graves, the drug ends up as an extremely bitter brown powder. The Gomez Cartel is well known for their skeletal masks and tattoo designs—devout worshippers of the Reaper. As such, they’re often feared by the populace (perhaps even more than the Santiago Cartel). The Gomez Cartel is known to deal in weapons trafficking, kidnapping and murdering.

The Oni Caravan:
-Organization motto: “Small things grow in harmony.” 

The largest hengeyokai caravan on Augustus, the Oni Caravan is like a small traveling country. Often times, the “tent cities” of the caravan dwarf the towns they’re visiting. The Oni Caravan is larger than any known city in Augustus aside from each country’s capital. Due to their size, the Oni Caravan acts as the unofficial leader of the hengeyokai caravans on Augustus. Most other caravans follow the laws set by the Oni Caravan, lest they run the risk of becoming ostracized. Many goods and services that originated in Musashi are now offered through the Oni Caravan to the denizens of Augustus.

Santiago Cartel:
-Family motto: "The small under the huge."

This dwarven based cartel is the largest criminal organization on Augustus. The Santiago Cartel is known for their human trafficking, prostitution rings, kidnapping, murdering, and robbery. Sannish is the drug of choice to push for the Santiago Cartel. This is a bluish liquid that is distilled from wolves’ milk and a powdered desert plant. Addicts are easily found by the permanent blue stains on their lips. The Santiago Cartel claims to be protecting the interests and people of Montezuma.

Vargas Cartel:
-Family motto: "Bright. Daring. Joyful."

Although it is the smallest cartel in size, the Vargas Cartel is the best liked amongst the populace of Montezuma. The Vargas Cartel has been known to give much back to their communities. Predominantly made up of halflings, the Vargas Cartel specializes in trafficking devilweed. When it comes to other criminal activities, the Vargas Cartel participates in robbery, kidnapping, and murdering.