Triads and Tongs
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Overview[edit]
With their roots on Terra in the Asian region, the Triads and Tongs of today operate mainly in the Capellan Confederation or communities of Asian people. They are typically involved in drugs, prostitution, gambling and other similar businesses, operating on the wrong side of the law.[1]
Tong and Triads have rigid organizational hierarchies: at the top level, leaders typically are willing to resort to violence on little or no provocation, and command a fanatically loyal membership. They are followed by incense masters, who control matters of internal discipline and cultural identity, and operations managers, who handle the day to day business of the group. Deputy leaders manage lesser organisations run by the operations managers, while the ground-level members are overseen by administrators and enforcers, and a liaison/recruitment officer handles internal communications and finding new members. Organizations tend to be very territorial, and disputes over such matters are handled in a deliberately visible show of force by street operatives, as are external threats.
Known Tongs[edit]
- Barren Tong, one of a number working on Aldebaran in the mid-3050s.[2]
- Oakanaya Tong, a tong from Taga.[3]
- O'Connor Tong, operating out of Clarkxiang on Old Kentucky.[4]
- Rostakov Tong, operating out of Nanxiang on Old Kentucky since at least the War of 3039.[5], [6][7]
- Tsinghai Tong, a tong from Tsinghai[8]
- Yizhi Tong, active on Kittery in 3026.[9]. Possibly synonymous with the 'Kittery Tong'.[10]
Known Triads[edit]
- Blue Dragon Triad[11]
- Eternal Flames Triad[12]
- Golden Lion Triad[13]
- Hundred Swordsmen Triad[14]
- Iron Wheel Triad[15]
- Red Cobra Triad, a gang that operated on Solaris VII in the mid-3050s.[16][14]
- Shadow Tiger Triad[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ A Time of War Companion p. 243
- ↑ Hot Spots, p. 38
- ↑ Hot Spots, p. 60, "Contract SIC 56605-005-5"
- ↑ Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky, p. 12
- ↑ Hot Spots, pp. 38, 56, 59
- ↑ Shrapnel #5, Glorious Labor for The Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor's Guide to Proper Conduct
- ↑ Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky, p. 14
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- ↑ Warrior: En Garde, Ch. 14
- ↑ Classic BattleTech Companion, p. 138
- ↑ a b BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Art and Leisure section), news item published [15/06/3080] "Capellan Noble Cracks Down"
- ↑ Job Security
- ↑ Vengeance Games
- ↑ a b MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII, p. 130
- ↑ Three White Roses
- ↑ Assumption of Risk, Ch. 13
Bibliography[edit]
- Assumption of Risk (novel)
- A Time of War Companion
- BattleCorps Arts and Leisure, 15/06/3080: "NobleWatch: Capellan Noble Cracks Down"
- Classic BattleTech Companion
- Field Manual: Free Worlds League
- Glorious Labor for The Celestial Wisdom: A Capellan Servitor's Guide to Proper Conduct
- Hot Spots
- MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII
- Three White Roses
- Touring the Stars: Old Kentucky
- Vengeance Games
- Warrior: En Garde (novel)