Kate's Lads
A large thieves' guild based in Marketoon. They have their mitts in every little thing in the frontier town, and many bigger things in the major cities and towns of the Kingdoms. They prefer to work 'from the inside'; infiltrating an establishment in order to case it, etc. White collar crime, one could say, if that were a thing.
Structure
Auntie Kate, which is a nickname for the Madam Mother of Kate's Lads, is the tip of a very complex pyramid.
Culture
There is a culture of non violence...this cartel is mostly an organization of con artists.
Public Agenda
Publicly there's no such thing as 'Kate's Lads'.
Assets
Vast and only known to few.
History
Before Auntie Kate set up in Marketoon , no one is really sure where she lived or worked.
Territories
The Unified Kingdoms and neighboring states.
Military
Each member is a soldier if need be.
Just ask Auntie Kate
Maps
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Eastman's Casino and Vault
The secure facility hidden below the casino in Hammingburg. -
Stilton Head-Laddys Casino
A well-appointed hotel and casino, Laddy's boasts locally sourced hardwood wainscoting, traditionally crafted beer, mead, and ale, gourmet food, and a five-star rated (by the Hospitality School at the world famous Bardic College Campus in Greynor) tavern.
The ceilings are nine feet high, and the doors made of solid oak. The walls are crafted of laths covered with a thick coat of horse-hair plaster. Each room is slightly different, be it the flooring or simply the color scheme, but each one offers something unique. The kitchen is a high-end, modern affair, hosting an enviable array of ovens, stovetops, fireplaces and industrial sinks. The indoor plumbing is a really nice touch here at Laddy's, which was designed with not only comfort, but maintenance, in mind. There is a pantry attached to the kitchen that doubles as a food prep area when it gets really busy in the restaurant, and an on-site brewery where they make their own mead, ale, and beer. They deal in all the major wine labels, such as the very rare Thornleaf-do, as well as the local wineries and spirit distilleries. Stilton Head is rife with distilleries and breweries, and Laddy's has a relationship with them all.
The casino on the first floor has an eleven foot ceiling, as do the facilities on the second and third floors. The latrines on all floors are contemporary water-closets, the plumbing for which is either contained in strategically placed wet-walls, or outside of the building entirely, again for ease of maintenance. The exterior piping is camoflauged behind a screen of greenery, and a coat of paint.
The roof is tiled with overlapping clay plates that funnel the rainwater into a cistern system for the use of the facilities; a nice touch, here in Stilton-Head, where clean fresh water can be a bit of a pain in the arse to obtain at times. The chimneys are made of mortared river stones, with thick clay inserts and wrought-iron flues.
Stilton Ounces.
Sophie Lyons and her capos.
Sophie and her capos.
Sophie and her capos.
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