Blak are a guild of merchants who run the Blak Markets in urban areas around the world. They control most of the pirate vehicles and zeppelins, and they are among the few factions allowed to travel, as access to traveling has been restricted to the Luminaries and their escorts. The Conglomerates have signed deals with them, since they can profit greatly from the secret trade routes the Blak use.
The fact that the Blak act both as traders and as pirates, sometimes attacking the very same shipments they are supposed to transport, is not a deterring factor given the value they provide for the Families.
They take their name from the black layered clothing they usually wear, a necessary measure to protect them from the extended exposure to the Sun during their travels. Blak have access to low-tech equipment and weapons, kept hidden under their garments. Some of them have devised ventilation systems to help them cope with the heat, while others wear heavy armor to protect themselves from rival or systemic attacks.
They use distinctive body paint patterns on their hands and faces to state their specific guild branch and rank.
Similar symbols are present on their clothing and vehicles.
Blak live a hard life, valuing their merchandise more than anything else. They will often go out of their way to obtain a rare artifact from the Descent Wars, and they tend to hide their treasures in secret stashes. They are also the only ones permitted to trade with the
Subhumans, which grants them access to items and materials found only in the
Sunlands.
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