Jaguars crime wave
Around the year 363 AF, the Jaguar's Crimewave struck the continent of Sapience. Both highly organized and diversified, the Jaguars exerted their influence over the many crime rings across the continent, catching many off guard and easy prey. Led by a woman named Felisse, the Jaguars redistributed a large amount of the continent's gold into their own coffers. Ruthless and brutal, the organization had no qualms about slaughtering any who got in their way, including those within their ranks that failed. Ultimately stopped, but never caught, the current status of the Jaguars and their remaining members is unknown.
Asthan
Events in Ashtan began with the appearance of a pimp named Pandarus. Wandering the streets of the city he gave a sly grin to any willing to pass him the gold to spend time with one of his girls. About the same time Ashtan's resident footpads began to peddle a brand new drug named gleam, offering samples of their wares at first to let people test their product. Questioning Pandarus about odd occurrences around the city, the pimp was furtive but offered a bit of information when asylum was offered. Unfortunately before he could accept the offer outright, he was found hanging above the Parade of Zarathustra from a noose. Soon afterEpicurus was found drugged and unresponsive, and the shopkeepers were raising their prices to keep up with the protection fees. Amadia broke down eventually, explaining that she had been silent while others took her prospective apprentices away due to the abduction of her mother, Maricel. Receiving Maricel's severed finger as a warning, Amadia snapped and refused to cooperate further. Following her abduction, the citizenry of Ashtan learned that the footpads worked for a man named Ysven who had his base behind the Pheidus Gambling Parlour. The citizenry raided the compound and found it was beneath the Montagenet Manor, Ysven having hypnotized the Dowager into helping him create gleam by pretending to be her prodigal son, Rudolpho. Ysven fled, taking the footpads with him, and the Dowager was awoken by Blujixapug with the help of her son.