For Guild, Jaxa Pah, Bejewelled Hand, & Similar 'Organized Crime' Fans

[jstorrie]

I hope you enjoy this basic sociological overview of Earth's notable organized crime groups as much as I do.

http://sociological-eye.blogspot.de/2012/05/drug-business-is-not-key-to-gangs-and.html

Interestingly, the Guild seems more like the Yakuza than the Mafia!

[Eurynomos]

I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.

[catchall]

I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.

[Barsook]

I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.

[Feco]

I enjoyed this immensely. Thank you.

[jstorrie]

No problem guys! I hope it inspires even more awesome criminal roleplay.

[Calavera]

As Jaxa Pah staff, I endorse this wholeheartedly. People seem so elfy sometimes.

[Morrolan]

I found this article very interesting.

[Uberskaapie]

I was actually recently thinking about this exact thing: re: Yakuza's business model. I found this line particularly interesting:

From Wikipedia:

yakuza are still regarded as semi-legitimate organizations. For example, immediately after the Kobe earthquake, the Yamaguchi-gumi, whose headquarters are in Kobe, mobilized itself to provide disaster relief services (including the use of a helicopter), and this was widely reported by the media as a contrast to the much slower response by the Japanese government.[14][15] The yakuza repeated their aid after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, with groups opening their offices to refugees and sending dozens of trucks with supplies to affected areas.[16] For this reason, many yakuza regard their income and hustle (shinogi) as a collection of a feudal tax.

[jstorrie]

Kicking back some hustle money to repair a city after a tsunami? Should sound familiar to players of elves in Tuluk!