WARNING: there will be mentions of some sensitive topics. This page lists the activities of various countries’ criminal societies, mostly for my own reference. And they are criminal. It’s KHR world and the Real World combined, basically. Lots of historical posturing.
(By no means is this the be-all-end-all list. I’ll update it as I .. Research other organizations.. Wheezes.
The relations depicted here also do not mirror the relations between the countries themselves- there may be some parallels, some reference to historical relations, but does not indicate it. It also does not reflect the relations between the people of these nationalities and cultures; all it describes is the relationship between the Underworld groups in these countries.)
(By no means is this the be-all-end-all list. I’ll update it as I .. Research other organizations.. Wheezes.
The relations depicted here also do not mirror the relations between the countries themselves- there may be some parallels, some reference to historical relations, but does not indicate it. It also does not reflect the relations between the people of these nationalities and cultures; all it describes is the relationship between the Underworld groups in these countries.)
OMERTA
A code of silence about criminal activity, refusal to give evidence to authorities, and non-interference in others' illegal activities.
As used by the Vindice, it applies only to the existence of Flame-related activities. The Russian vory are permitted to disclose criminal activities or involvement in criminal activities, but may not confess to anything related to Flames or Flame-smuggling.
A code of silence about criminal activity, refusal to give evidence to authorities, and non-interference in others' illegal activities.
As used by the Vindice, it applies only to the existence of Flame-related activities. The Russian vory are permitted to disclose criminal activities or involvement in criminal activities, but may not confess to anything related to Flames or Flame-smuggling.
The Underworld encompasses not only criminal secret societies, but those that are involved in Dying Will Flame research, generally in secret and covered up the same way military technology is. In most cases, the two are intertwined.
Dying Will Flames have always been present in the world. The Underworld scientist still can’t determine whether it’s Man’s ambitions that gave birth to Flames, or whether the influence of Flames gave birth to Man’s ambitions. China and Egypt in particular have vast documentations of Flame usage, though China’s writings have proven to be far easier to decipher than Egypt’s are.
Dying Will Flames have always been present in the world. The Underworld scientist still can’t determine whether it’s Man’s ambitions that gave birth to Flames, or whether the influence of Flames gave birth to Man’s ambitions. China and Egypt in particular have vast documentations of Flame usage, though China’s writings have proven to be far easier to decipher than Egypt’s are.
an overview
China: Triads.
Drugs, monopoly on traditional Chinese medicine, bootlegging, human trafficking. Silk plantation exploitation.
Friendly Towards: Russian Mafiya, Korean Jopok, Egyptian groups, the Middle-East, Vietnamese drug cartels
Hostile Towards: Sicilian Cosa Nostra, US gangs
Egypt: None.
Tomb robberies, contracted retrieval specialists, smuggling of historical relics, powdered mummy extract
Friendly Towards: Everyone
Hostile Towards: The US
Italy: Sicilian Cosa Nostra, N'drangheta, Camorra.
Fashion industry extortion, toxic waste dumping, fishing industry, and loan sharking on the Mainland. In Sicily, wine counterfeiting, protection racketing (from authorities, though less now that the Vongola are everywhere), and the biggest pool of contract killers in the world tbh. There's hardly anyone in Northern Italy.
Friendly Towards: Japanese Yakuza, US gangs and mobs, Korean Jopok
Hostile Towards: Chinese triads, Russian Mafiya. The Cosa Nostra avoids drug cartels.
Russia: Mafiya, vory v zakone.
Vodka export market, drugs, human trafficking, sex trafficking / prostitution, extortion, money laundering, drugs, ultra cold intensive tech.
Friendly Towards: Chinese Triads, US gangs, Germany nightclubs, Middle-Eastern drug cartels, Mainland Italy
Hostile Towards: Sicilian Cosa Nostra
Japan: Yakuza.
Extortion, loan sharking, goods peddling, smuggling, protection racketing, counterfeit documents, Flame weapons
Friendly Towards: Select Chinese Triad groups (passport forgery, immigrant smuggling), Italian groups, US gangs
Hostile Towards: Drug cartels. Constant turf wars with some Triads and most Korean Jopok groups.
Korean: Jopok.
Loan sharking, ruthless extortion, prostitution rings, drug cartels, document forgery, smuggling goods and people along the Korean border and out of Korea. Anything and everything. Major exporter of Flame tech parts. Does not export finished/assembled pieces.
Friendly Towards: US gangs, Chinese Triads
Hostile Towards: Japanese Yakuza
The United States: Multi-ethnic gangs and off-shoot groups.
Dabbles in a bit of everything that everyone else deals in.
Friendly Towards: Everyone
Hostile Towards: Everyone
Australia: Southeast Asian and Chinese groups. Triad and Jopok outposts Middle-Eastern outposts.
Drugs, nightclubs, extortion, exotic animal smuggling, poaching in country and overseas, overseas ransom, extorting protection fees from anyone seeking asylum. Only recently did Flames start appearing in people. Mostly because the local wildlife got to it first.
Friendly Towards: New Zealand, Southeast Asia
Hostile Towards: Everything else
Drugs, monopoly on traditional Chinese medicine, bootlegging, human trafficking. Silk plantation exploitation.
Friendly Towards: Russian Mafiya, Korean Jopok, Egyptian groups, the Middle-East, Vietnamese drug cartels
Hostile Towards: Sicilian Cosa Nostra, US gangs
Egypt: None.
Tomb robberies, contracted retrieval specialists, smuggling of historical relics, powdered mummy extract
Friendly Towards: Everyone
Hostile Towards: The US
Italy: Sicilian Cosa Nostra, N'drangheta, Camorra.
Fashion industry extortion, toxic waste dumping, fishing industry, and loan sharking on the Mainland. In Sicily, wine counterfeiting, protection racketing (from authorities, though less now that the Vongola are everywhere), and the biggest pool of contract killers in the world tbh. There's hardly anyone in Northern Italy.
Friendly Towards: Japanese Yakuza, US gangs and mobs, Korean Jopok
Hostile Towards: Chinese triads, Russian Mafiya. The Cosa Nostra avoids drug cartels.
Russia: Mafiya, vory v zakone.
Vodka export market, drugs, human trafficking, sex trafficking / prostitution, extortion, money laundering, drugs, ultra cold intensive tech.
Friendly Towards: Chinese Triads, US gangs, Germany nightclubs, Middle-Eastern drug cartels, Mainland Italy
Hostile Towards: Sicilian Cosa Nostra
Japan: Yakuza.
Extortion, loan sharking, goods peddling, smuggling, protection racketing, counterfeit documents, Flame weapons
Friendly Towards: Select Chinese Triad groups (passport forgery, immigrant smuggling), Italian groups, US gangs
Hostile Towards: Drug cartels. Constant turf wars with some Triads and most Korean Jopok groups.
Korean: Jopok.
Loan sharking, ruthless extortion, prostitution rings, drug cartels, document forgery, smuggling goods and people along the Korean border and out of Korea. Anything and everything. Major exporter of Flame tech parts. Does not export finished/assembled pieces.
Friendly Towards: US gangs, Chinese Triads
Hostile Towards: Japanese Yakuza
The United States: Multi-ethnic gangs and off-shoot groups.
Dabbles in a bit of everything that everyone else deals in.
Friendly Towards: Everyone
Hostile Towards: Everyone
Australia: Southeast Asian and Chinese groups. Triad and Jopok outposts Middle-Eastern outposts.
Drugs, nightclubs, extortion, exotic animal smuggling, poaching in country and overseas, overseas ransom, extorting protection fees from anyone seeking asylum. Only recently did Flames start appearing in people. Mostly because the local wildlife got to it first.
Friendly Towards: New Zealand, Southeast Asia
Hostile Towards: Everything else