A guild of legitimate merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.
Across Doskvol are many shops, taverns, cafes, warehouses, and other merchantile establishments, these disparate elements are connected by more than just the city they reside in. The Hive is the front that allows all of these businesses to represent their own interests. It maintains a massive independent treasury, elite mercenaries on retainer and a fleet of transport ships, carriages, wagons and private trains to transport their own goods. Their mercenary force is commanded by
Karth Orris, whilst the overall leadership of the guild is lead to the ruthless
Djera Maha.
Djera grew up in
The Dagger Isles and has connections in gangs across the city. she has particularly strong contacts in her home land and within the
Ministry of Preservation. in order to cement her power over both the legitimate and illegitimate connections she has fostered an attitude of rationality and focus on the mundane. The Hive is known to avoid doing business with any occult or arcane groups and many of its members are also followers of
The Church of Ecstasy rejecting the superstitions and weird practices of the past.
This religious angle to the nature of the guild often puts them into opposition with more superstitious groups like
The Circle of the Flame,
the Unseen and
the Wraiths. There is also a simmering rivalry with
The Crows as Djera and their leader were close.
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