Guilds & Gangs of Freeport

The city of Freeport lacks a central government, and is instead managed by a variety of guilds and gangs, who maintain the function of the city.

Acquafredda Gang (AQF)
Main article: Acquafredda Gang

The Acquafredda gang is one of the main powers of Freeport. They claim Oldtown as their territory, where they have control over the docks. Their current leader is Ersilia Graziella Acquafredda, and their signifying color is blue. After the Falcodisangue family, the AQF’s main competition, took to the seas, the AQF took over a good deal of their former territory within Freeport.

Bazaar Guild
The Bazaar Guild is a self-titled “Market Association”; a guild for the purpose of increasing the economics of the group as a whole. Freeport’s main marketplace, called the Bazaar, is located in the upper levels of the Mass. The Guild is run by a democratic council of business owners. A Speaker of the Council is nominated from amongst them, but they only have power as a logistical head and tiebreaker.

The Bazaar Guild is allied with the Lighthouse Guild and the Repair Guild, and has no notable enemies.

Cash House
The Cash House is a ship in Edtown that contains a casino/gambling house.

Falcodisangue Family (FDS)
Main article: Falcodisangue Family

The Falcodisangue family is one of the main powers of Freeport, often at odds with the Acquafredda gang (AQF). They were formerly headquartered in the Roost in Freeport but have since taken to the seas, allowing their territory in the city to fall to the AQF. Their current leader is Fulgenzio Falcodisangue, and their signifying color is red, typically bright.

Farmers’ Guild
The Farmers’ Guild have little to do with farming, instead gaining their name from association with the Grim Reaper—they’re coroners and undead hunters. They’ve begun publicly working with the Rizhearts, for whom they do some merchant work (medicine from the rizroot trees, lumber harvested from the Groves, etc.). They’re headquartered in Oldtown, in the northern cliffs overlooking the Groves, and their signifying color is rust red, typically shown on a bandana. Their current leader is Captain Oltendijis Erayax.

The Farmers’ Guild is allied with the Rizhearts, FDS, AQF, and Temple, has minor ties with the Bazaar and Repair Guilds, and has no notable enemies.

Freeport Fight Club
The Freeport Fight Club is an organization related to the C.L.U.B. fighting ring in Oldtown and led by the “Queen of Freeport,” Mohka.

Gilded Lobster
The Gilded Lobster is Freeport’s only neutral territory/group. It’s a bar located in Oldtown and where one can find the posting board for the Adventurers’ Guild’s Freeport branch. Their symbol is a golden lobster.

The Gilded Lobster also houses a permanent teleportation circle which is kept accessible to any who wish to use it.

Lighthouse Guild
Nicknamed the “Benevolent Arsonists,” the Lighthouse Guild is responsible for “trimming” (burning) excess material from the Mass, as well as maintaining the three lighthouses in Freeport: the Lighthouse in Edtown, the Leaning in Oldtown, and the Tree in the Groves. Their current leader is Eagle Screech.

The Lighthouse Guild is allied with the Repair Guild, the Bazaar Guild, and the Temple, and has no notable enemies.

Mischiefs
The Mischiefs are information brokers and can be found scattered throughout the archipelago, though they’re based in Freeport. Their signifying mark is a rat tattoo on the back of their necks, for which they’ve gained the nickname “Rats.”

Repair Guild
The Repair Guild can be found in the Sticks in Midtown, and are responsible for contract building and repair work as well as the repair of public structures, such as the Freeport Sign. Their symbol is a sawdust-brown hammer, often embellished with images related to a particular subgroup or individual’s area of expertise. Their current leader is Vaathi Skydrifter Mathala.

The Freeport Sign spans the entrance to the atoll, opposite the Backwash. It originally read something along the lines of “Welcome to Freeport” or “Stay Out,” but now features a slapdash assortment of painted images and text and is regularly repainted by vandals.

Rizhearts
The Rizhearts are a druidic organization and can be found in the Groves of Freeport, where they bury undead and prevent them from rising anew. They also grow food in the Groves and produce medicines from the rizroot trees that are found there. You might see a few of their members tending the Groves while on meter-high stilts to keep out of the water, though many of them prefer to remain wildshaped while in the Groves. They tend to wear simple clothing and rain-cloaks made from bark.

The current leader of the Rizhearts is Elder Jup’pa. They’re allied with the Farmers’ Guild, with whom they’ve begun to publicly work, and have no notable enemies.

Sally’s Shipping
Sally’s Shipping is located in a warehouse by the Midtown docks and deals in maritime shipping and transportation. It’s run exclusively by women, and rumors circulate that they’re unionized hookers from the Parlour—and that their business is only a front—but nothing’s been confirmed. Their current leader is Lornias Cacoria.

Temple
The former headquarters of the Falcodisangue family, a fortified castle previously called the Roost and located in Oldtown, has been transformed into an open-faith temple, originally led by Micha, a hero of the Battle for Kanara.

The Temple is allied with the Farmers’ Guild, the Lighthouse Guild, and the Wave Weavers, and has no notable enemies.

Wave Weavers
The Wave Weavers are a philanthropic charity group and a cult of Lolth. They provide food, blankets, and music lessons to poor children and can be found in the Sticks in Midtown. Their original leader was Sicarii. They are now led by Masha Mocuvir.