Yatela Crime Syndicate
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| Yatela Crime Syndicate | |||||
| Founded | E7-124 (as the Yatela Gang) E7-125 (as the Syndicate) | ||||
| Headquarters | Greening | ||||
| Activities | Organized criminal activities of all kinds Fighting other criminal groups Fighting the Maze Police | ||||
| Leaders | Don Michael Yatela | ||||
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The Yatela Crime Syndicate (also called Yatela Syndicate or simply the Syndicate) is a major faction in the Mazes. It is the largest criminal organization in the Mazes, possessing the largest territory (5 towns) and being the largest player in most illegal activities.
Organization
The Yatela Crime Syndicate's styling and appearances are in line with a stereotypical mafia, down to the trench-coats, fedoras, and Thompson submachine guns. Its organization is also typical of a mafia, with an overarching leader known as a Don (sometimes kingpin) at the top of the organization. At the Don's side is a right-hand man known as a consigliere or counselor, assisting them in all major decisions and being the Don's most trusted confidant. Under the Don is a small number of underbosses or simply bosses. Each boss is usually in charge of part of the organization's territory; in the Yatela Syndicate's case, each boss is in charge of one of the towns other than the faction's headquarters.
Below each boss is a collection of crews and groups with various skills and specializations. A typical criminal crew or gang is led by a caporegime, each of which is in charge of a number of enforcers (also called soldiers), in turn, assisted by a network of associates. Together, they cause crime of all sorts.
- Don: Michael Yatela, in charge of Greening
- Consigliere: Vance Valaso, first cousin of the Don
- Underbosses: Michael Yatela's siblings, each in charge of the other towns: Antonio "Tony" Yatela (Baden Town), Soren Yatela (Garica Block), Nicky Yatela (Lenox Corner), Tony Yatela (Viris Area)
- Many capos and enforcers
- Countless associates
Etymology of Syndicate terms
Many words used in Syndicate terminology are derived from the Tal language - the Tal words used are depicted in this section in bolded italics. They are as follows:
- Don: From Doni (Master, overlord).
- Consigliere: From the Common word counsel and the Tal suffix -iris (a medieval equivalent of the Common -ist), literally meaning "he who counsels" or "he who gives advice".
- Caporegime: From Kapi (Chief, leader) and Rezim (Regiment, brigade). Kapirezim therefore literally meaning "chief of a brigade" or "brigadier".
Activities
The Yatela Syndicate is involved in virtually every type of criminal activity that exists in the Mazes, being the "market leader" in most of them.
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History
See also: History of the Mazes
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See also
- Greening
- Baden Town
- Garica Block
- Lenox Corner
- [[Viris Area]
