CH690 Underworld M&A
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The downfall of the Lost Heathen Mercenary Corps sent ripples of unease through the lower and middle strata of BloodIron City—particularly within its underworld and shadow economy.
The Lost Heathens had controlled a significant portion of the city's underbelly, spanning gambling dens, brothels, racketeering, smuggling routes, and even slave trade operations.
Many within the city expected chaos to erupt in the wake of their collapse. Competing factions were anticipated to descend like vultures, scrambling to seize control of the now-ownerless rackets.
Even the city administration began preparing for the inevitable unrest. Security forces were placed on alert—not with the unrealistic goal of suppressing the underworld entirely, but rather to safeguard key infrastructure from collateral damage once the inevitable power struggle began.
Yet, contrary to all expectations… nothing happened.
The reason lay with the Lost Heathens' one-eyed vice-leader.
