The Combine

The Combine was formed on Port Tulum after a series of mergers and aquisitions between several guilds that were deemed illegal by the Musura Federation. They formed a pact with the Illyrian mob, and a pirate crew known as the Lost. Individually, they were scattered and localized, but together they created a criminal empire that stretched across the mid-rim. 
The Combine is known for their openess to trade, and their aversion to open war. The combine considers themselves shrewd capitalists, not uncouth gangsters. There is a formality to everything, and their organization has a very strict code of laws and regulations. How these laws are enforced depends on executive to executive. The Grand Baronies of Carthage have been using the Combine to wash their ill-gotten gains for decades and even the Dragon Resistance have used the Combine as smugglers for weapons shipments or for cleaning their ill-gotten credits. Many of the guilds would rather deal with the Combine rather than the Zym Cartels or the Iron Hand.

Type

Illicit, Cartel