The Fishmonger's Union

This small group (~30 members) is the last remaining vestige of the once extremely large Fishmonger’s Union in The Shore, whose legacy goes back over 400 years - before the development of The Shore's docks to their current state. The group is composed largely of humans, but with a greater-than-normal proportion of ratfolk. They are democratic, being led by a council of seven leaders that rotates yearly, and not willing to take new members unless everybody votes them in. While officially founded as an industrial consortium for fishers and fish sellers, they currently focus their efforts on smuggling Shiv, a potent and addictive drug. As well as bein distributed among members in a profit-sharing agreement, they use the money in part to fund a soup kitchen and orphanage. Because of this, they enjoy good reputation within The Shore, and are widely immune from local police interference. They will take bribes readily, and mostly don’t interfere with anybody unless their families or neighborhoods are threatened. Meetings occur at Fishmonger's Hall, and are very formal.