The Espionage Faction

General Information
On par with the Assassins guild in respect to secrecy as it is crucial to the business, the Espionage guild tends to work solo or occasionally in small groups. Many of the undercover members in this group do not know each other, (ie those in more dangerous positions), yet they all appear to remain loyal to the Lady. The guild occasionally offers information in exchange for goods and services, but are quite talented in gaining the aforementioned products by other means.

The Lady (NPC)
As the leader of the espionage guild, and the oldest of the current leaders, she has established a wide variety of connections internationally. She is well versed in the usage of manipulation and blackmail in order to use people for her own wants. Despite this, she is quite friendly and easily constructed a dome of loyalty among the members of her guild, as many are hard-pressed to betray her. She seems to treat Alwa as an adopted niece of sorts, but still acts professional during discussions.

Alwa
She is well respected within her group, yet Marche and the Mercenary guild appear to look down at her due to her dislike of personally handling situations.. She is relatively unknown as part of the Syndicate except for those among the higher ranks, yet rumors of the second in command tend to leave a vague impression on the other groups.

Zashe (NPC)
Known as one of the slightly more “active” members of the guild, although this is mostly due to his insistence on recruiting sources, in person, through multiple means. He has an infamous preference for accepting various goods in return for his service, and tends to utilize the aforementioned goods in order to simply gain more information. Zashe and the Lady appear to have a strictly business-oriented relationship, which stemmed from not only the various connections the leader has, but also the iron fist she’s able to wield if needed—helping her earn not only Zashe’s somewhat reluctant respect, but also his loyalty to the her despite his ingrained dislike of almost everyone else.

Relations
The espionage leaders are known to get along surprisingly well, which may be due to the many business ventures they share, or simply the leaders maintaining a healthy respect for each other. As for the other guilds; the espionage guild usually holds most of the say in deals, as their information is valued at high prices. This doesn’t mean that bargaining cannot happen, but rather that the dependency of the others on their information allows them to have a high standing among the eyes of the other guilds for the most part.

Locations
One of the common meet up points that members of the espionage guild frequent to trade information is the ruins, even though they may have to avoid some of the more unpredictable residents who live in and around it. Unlike most of the other factions, there is no main base.