The Empty

The Empty is a crime syndicate found across Norlaria. They're underground in every city, hideouts are everywhere, but if you need something done, and quickly, they're who you want to see. They have specialists in every area, but they come at a steep cost.

Their symbol is a circle with two lines off center to the right

The Glass Chief formed the The Empty with her sister, but her sister, Jynx, betrayed The Empty and formed The Faire, and the Glass Chief, Hex, has been after her ever since.

The changeling twins formed The Empty to create a safe space for other changelings and the like, people who struggled to fit in because of who they are, and they created a network of lairs and criminal minds, even portals exclusive to their use to keep these people safe. But then as the criminal activity increase, and they started taking jobs as a syndicate for assassinations and similar, Jynx started balking.

Jynx realised how much harm was coming to people because of their group and she tried to convince Hex that they needed to stop and find a better way, but Hex had started to enjoy the feeling of revenge on those who slighted them since birth.

Jynx ran away and created The Faire, taking a few of their closest group members with her. Shortly after, Hex approached the leader of the largest criminal syndicate, Tyrim of The Crimson Cartel (elf), and promised free access to their portal system if they joined The Empty. He agreed, as long as he became a right hand man to her. The newly reinforced The Empty have been watching Jynx since.

"Society cast us aside, so we became the shadows they fear. Now they depend on us without knowing it."

- Recruits society's rejects: changelings, tieflings, half-orcs, the poor, the desperate

- Operates through legitimate fronts: orphanages, soup kitchens, employment agencies

- Every criminal act serves a larger web of control and influence

Structure

Boss

Right Hand

Advisors

Captain (head of a territory)

Sergeants (a couple per Captain)

Foot Soldiers

The Organisation

Boss

The Boss of The Empty is known as The Glass Chief,

Hex Hollowmist

Hex, The Glass Chief, is a master of deception and subterfuge, known for her ability to blend into the shadows and orchestrate events from afar. Her true form, rarely seen, is a pale, gaunt humanoid with silver-white hair and eyes like empty mirrors, moves with an unsettling fluid grace that seems incorporeal. She rarely gives direct orders, she's more likely to plant suggestions and let her subordinates think the ideas were theirs and she's known for being skilled in espionage, negotiation, and the art of persuasion, often turning enemies into unwitting allies. She always has a calm demeanor and unflappable nature, even in the face of adversity, and often described as an ethereal presence, with features that seem to shift and change, making it difficult for anyone to recall her exact appearance.

Underboss

The Underboss is the right-hand to The Glass Chief and most of the Captain's will report directly to them

Tyrim

Captains

Captain Dante Cross

Dante is a newly appointed captain, sent to spear the takeover of Joriah by interrupting The Shadow Veil's grip on the whole kingdom. He is the nephew of a now deceased advisor who was given his captaincy to honour his uncle's memory but he feels he needs to prove he's more than a legacy hire