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AUTUMN
BLADE
Autumn
Blade is a criminal arms dealing syndicate
run
out of Night City. Only its customers and a select few
others
even
know of its existence. Built from the ashes of Yakuza
treachery
this
organization has grown from a small street operation to an
international
business in the short span of 7 years. Autumn
Blade works
alongside,
but is not affiliated with, the Yakuza, the Tongs, and the
Triads.
The
organization has two primary agendas.
The
first is the international black market sale of arms and
munitions, and
it is an interest in which they excel. Autumn Blade's
reputation
for quality, price, and anonymity is unmatched anywhere in
the United
States
or in the Orient. Generally only dealing in high
quality or
military
weaponry it has been said that NOTHING is unattainable to
the Autumn
Blade.
For the right fee the organization will procure anything,
from the
newest
Malorian handgun to military aircraft. In fact Autumn
Blade
controls
the arms trade for the west coast and is growing in power
every day.
The
second means of income for Autumn Blade is
its
special service teams. The syndicate will contract out
teams for
any number of assignments from personal security to black
ops.
The
operatives of Autumn Blade are masters in their field but
for the sake
of the organizations anonymity all personnel are kept under
a low
profile.
So while many are the top in there professions few have a
reputation at
all.
Anonymity
is the number one concern of Autumn
Blade
and all business dealings come second to it. On rare
occasions
multi-million
dollar deals have been abandoned on a hunch. Only the
most
trusted
clients meet with the heads of Autumn Blade personally and
many
never
know who they are dealing with at all. One of many
faceless
representatives
will approach a prospective client, usually the
representative has no
idea
of his employer and only after a several deals have been
successfully
closed
and background checks run on the client will he ever meet
with the head
of the organization. However whenever a deal is made
whether for
an arms or special
services a demonstration will always
be
provided
as
well as a gift.
In
addition to the sale of weapons and special
services
Autumn Blade also has criminal dealings in the Asian
community such as
prostitution, the fencing of stolen goods and gambling,
these are minor
interests of Autumn Blade and the organization is very
careful not to
cross
boundaries when it comes to these areas of business.
The
organization
also dabbles lightly in the drug trade, opium, hash, and
marijuana only
though, and inside the organization there is strict
intolerance policy
towards anything harder. In addition to the criminal
aspect,
Autumn
Blade also controls many legitimate businesses, the
largest is
Nakajimo
Imports. Restaurants, night clubs, grocery stores,Wake
Up records
and Mama Sifu and Papa Sensei's school of martial arts are
all owned by
Autumn Blade. The subsidiary branches of the
organization be they
legal or otherwise generally have no idea they are
affiliated and are
carefully
positioned so as not to intrude on anyone else's
territory. The
legal
subsidiaries serve not only as an extra source of income but
also as a
front for money laundering.
The
final secret to Autumn Blades success and
anonymity
is information. The head of the organization has an
uncanny
ability
to find dirt on anyone and has powerful contacts all over
the
world.
From top ranking military officers and government officials,
to heads
of
corporations. Information
and
favors have
paved
the way for Autumn Blades empire. In Night City the
organization
is almost all knowing and very little escapes its watchful
eye.
Even though the organization is based in Night
City
it takes very little interest in affairs of state unless it
concerns
Autumn
Blade directly. Although they make sure to stay
abreast of all
current
developments utilizing any and all chances that arise to
further
its own interests.
