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Coratanni Cartel
Criminal Organization Name: Coratanni Cartel
Type: Cartel
Affiliation: None
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Operations: Spice Trade, Extortion, Fencing(As in The criminal act)
Structure:
Leaders: [member="Slevin Thawne"] & Natalia Thawne
Lieutenants: 3 NPC's
Soldiers: Random NPC's
Recruits: Random NPC's
Specialists: Little Birds+ Clippers
Clippers & The Little Birds | Natalia has amassed a crew of young male and female orphans turned assassins and information gatherers: her Little Birds and Clippers. Natalia treats the Little Birds with maternal affection, has taught them how to fight and instilled in them unquestionable loyalty.
Description:
When it comes to the criminal underworld the Coratanni Cartel is nothing truly unique or innovative. Indeed the Cartel uses many of the same tactics, structure, and business ideals to actually move its operation forward as the Hutt Cartel did. Organized Crime has never really changed over the last several millenia, and the make-up of the Coratanni Cartel reflects this no better than any other organization.
The Cartel is simple in it’s structure.
At it’s head sit Slevin and Natalia Thawne, below them stand three high marked lieutenants, below them stand the soldiers of the Cartel, and below them stand the recruits. There are smatterings of specialized ranks, Natalia’s Little Birds and Slevin’s own specialized thugs, but aside from these the structure of the Cartel is no different than what one might find in a hundred different organizations.
The reason for this is quite simple, why fix what isn’t broken? The issue with the Hutt Cartel and other organized Crime has never been their structure, in fact arguably it is more streamlined than any government bureaucracy. Rather, the Issue has been one of effective leadership, and issue that is solved by the placement of Natalia and Slevin at the head of the Cartel. Together the two make an extremely effective team, giving the Cartel what others so often lacked.
The Coratanni Cartel is an interesting mash-up of crime culture.
The Cartel originally came into being through the simple appropriation of other smaller organizations. It all began with the founding of SIN incorporated and the creation of their Club on Rishi.
The Club was the original piece, Slevin and Natalia stretching their grasp from within it to other organizations. Spice Dealers, thugs, smugglers, and even pirates began enveloped in the web of SIN, and eventually groups and other organizations simply folded under the hand of Natalia and Slevin, figuring that as long as the profits kept coming it was easier, and safer, to simply work under the yolk of these two entrepreneurs. So the Coratanni Cartel grew, encompassing a wide range of business and eventually becoming the singular being of organized Crime on Rishi.
The Coratanni Cartel is as calculated as it is Brutal. The man and woman that head it, Slevin and Natalia Thawne work in tandem with one another. They operate not as a singular leader, but more of a split personality. While Slevin is brutal and swift, Natalia is slow and calculated. While Slevin is often brash and cruel, Natalia is manipulative and deliberate. The two complement each other well, keeping one another in check and making sure that the correct action is always taken.
This ensures that the Cartel always operated on a level.
Plans are created, followed through on, and overseen by either Slevin or Natalia. Operations that require more violence and quick stratagems such as the elimination of a rival gang are taken on by Slevin, while more subtle tasks such as the creation of new Spice Dens is handled by Natalia.
Those thugs that work beneath Slevin and Natalia wear no real identifiers, though a common symbol of the group is a singular skull. This odd, if somewhat common, symbol came about as a tradition from Club SIN. The Club has a night every calendar month where those who paint their faces with the skull of their species receive free drinks. This common party had no real purpose save to draw more people into the club, but eventually as time went on the tradition grew and became associated with the Coratanni Cartel. Now simple skulls sprawl on the wall's of Rishi, marking where the Cartel rules.
The Coratanni Cartel has a brutal reputation for both violence and dominance. There is no question that they will do as they please, when they please. On Rishi it has become clear that the Cartel is in charge of the Underworld, and anyone who questions this meets with a swift end, often at the hand of their own child.
History:
The Coratanni cartel is neither ancient, nor steeped in deep traditions on Rishi. The Cartel is in fact a wholly new development, albeit not a very unique one.
The roots of the Cartel form around two particular people, Natalia and Slevin Thawne. The supposed husband and wife duo came to Rishi not long ago, though at the time they ostensibly visited the world to found a simple nightclub and nothing more. They did as promised, buying up a section of Coratanni and eventually constructing a massive duracrete facility that would become known as Club SIN. The club had no windows, few doors, and was painted with massive neon lights that shone brightly even in the darkest of nights.
The club quickly became a hotspot within Coratanni itself. Pirates, smugglers, thugs, everyone would visit the club in their downtime, whether it was day or night. There was a constant party within the Club, the raving music booming loudly and the lights flashing at all hours of the day. Club SIN became synonymous with Coratanni itself, and eventually it’s owners capitalized on this fame.
At first it began slowly.
Slevin and Natalia began to purchase spice for use within the Club. This was the first step in a long marathon. The spice was bought in mass quantities, each and every week brought in by the distant Hutt Cartel. Eventually the duo moved forward, purchasing the loyalty of the smuggler who delivered their spice. The man and his small group of ships found better profits working directly for the club directly and quickly divulged his suppliers. From there Slevin and Natalia moved on the suppliers.
Through Natalia’s expert guile and Slevin’s honed brutality they managed to appropriate the suppliers Spice Mines, capturing a steady supply of the drug and ensuring that their club cornered the market within Coratanni.
Now backed by soaring profits from a direct line and delivery of spice, Club SIN began to quickly expand.
With their presence in the spice trade and the profits ensuing from that they began to move into other industries. Thugs were hired, trained, and outfitted, quickly spreading across Coratanni town and offering protection to storefronts and other cantinas. Some relented, others ended up dead. Eventually Coratanni town fell to Club SIN, and those who resided their owed allegiance to none other than Slevin and Natalia.
Pirates began to sell their wares to stores owned by Slevin and Natalia, and quickly they too learned that working directly for the duo was much more profitable. Slowly, out of this rising tide The Coratanni Cartel was born. Smugglers, Pirates, Thugs, and killers all lead by the two visionary leaders.
Territory: Rishi, Coruscant, Zeltros
Coruscant
- 1313 - Coruscant's biggest Criminal district controlled by the Cartel
- SIN 99 - Luxury Tower in the heart of the Senate District.
- The Walk - Entertainment District near the Senate District.
- Dusk - A dark and seedy night club in the Underworld.
- Dawn - A Luxury High Class night club.
- Nikolas' Apartment - An apartment in the Senate District owned by Nikolas Thawne.
- Akkara Starport - A private starport utilized by the Cartel to smuggle contraband onto Coruscant overseen by Mara Thawne.
- Thawne Villa - The main estate of the Thawne Family.
- Half Life - A massive theme park on the moon of Zeltros, representing four unique different opportunities.
- SIN Resorts - A spa and relaxation city on Spira.
- SIN Lounge - A high class luxury smoking lounge and bar on Empress Teta.
- Ylen - A large city created around a huge spice mine.
- Coratanni Biological Research Facility - A cloning and research facility.
Members:
- Natalia Thawne
- Slevin Thawne
