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title: The Castigian Cabal
description:
published: true
-date: 2023-07-04T18:48:43.251Z
+date: 2023-07-04T18:49:49.574Z
tags: game-master, castigian cabal, cabal
editor: ckeditor
dateCreated: 2023-01-23T20:52:16.031Z
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Veiled Hierarch
Nightseer
+The Shadow Initiate makes out the outer circle of the Castigian Cabal
+
+
Core, Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle?
People gain rank through acts of loyalty, combined with how useful they are to the Cabal. Cabaal actively seeks to prompt up those who continuously prove themselves commited and loyal to the cause.
Those coerced into cooperating with Cabal are not considered members. They are simply seen as tools or assets. The Cabal simple seeks to keep them cooperative and firmly control them. The general exchange is that the Cabal gives them orders, with the threat of harming their, their loved ones, or their posessions, should they refuse to mete them out, or should they decide to tell anyone about anything regarrding the Cabal.
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Nightseers
-Roles per rank:
-
- - Promotions based on achievements (i.e. merit) in service of Cabal, plus commitment and loyalty.
- - Outer Circle
- - Information Gathering: One of their primary tasks is to gather information. Those who are also part of another faction are naturally tasked with gathering information on said faction. Those who worked outside any of the larger factions tends to be asked with gathering information on their suppliers, partners, and customers—particularly if there are influential people among those. Tasks include monitoring communications, tracking transactions, identifying potential weak-points that may be exploited, and identifying key individuals who may be of interest to the Cabal. This information gathering also includes figuring out who could might become a new recruit, and who might be coerced into cooperating with the Cabal.
- - Influence and Manipulation: Those who are also members of other factions are often tasked with subtly influencing decision-making processes within said faction. This may include strategically and selectively providing information or recommendations that align with the Cabal's interest—particularly by manipulating what information reaches the decision-makers, and how the information is presented, such that the natural choice of action will be one that the Cabal sees as favorable (or at the very least, that the decision is the least unfavorable option). They may also be tasked with subtly trying to sway opinions within the organization, which also serves as a way to gage who might be a potential new recruit.
- - Sabotage and Obstruction: They are also often tasked with carrying out acts of sabotage or to create obstacles for other factions without raising suspicion. This can include discretely damaging or manipulating equipment, disrupting supply chains, or subtly undermining the faction's reputation or trust towards its partners.
- - Internal Conflict Instigation: Can involve planting evidence or manipulate circumstances as to create internal conflicts or tension within the other faction they're part of. This can help divert said faction's attention and resources away from being able to interfere with the Cabal's plans, while creating a sense of instability that can be further exploited by the Cabal.
- - Propaganda and Disinformation: They are often tasked with spreading propaganda and disseminating disinformation within the other faction they're part of, thus shaping narratives that favor the Cabal's objectives. This can involve manipulating internal communications, subtly altering reports, or engaging in strategic conversations to influence opinions and perceptions.
- - Financial/Resource Manipulation: They may be asked be involved in financial manipulation within another faction, or to manipulate their resources. This could include discretely diverting funds (or other assets), manipulating financial records, or influencing investment decisions to benefit the Cabal's interests.
- - Coercion and Extortion: They may be tasked with coercing other individuals into joining or working with the Cabal. They may also be tasked with punishing those who have failed to follow the Cabal's instructions, or to get rid of someone whose refusing to cooperate. This type of task is typically only done by members who the Cabal deems suitable for a potential Enforcer role within the Cabal—which most of the time means people who have combat capabilities. Those who have proven their loyalty and proficiency in meting out these tasks are eventually promoted to the Enforcer role.
- - Strategic Positioning: They may also be assigned the task of positioning yourself more strategically within the other faction you're a member of. This could mean seeking promotions or transfers to departments that hold valuable information or have significant decision-making power. By infiltrating key positions, you—and thus the Cabal—can have a more direct influence on the other faction's operations. This is typically the last task a member of the Outer Circle is being given before being promoted to the Middle Circle.
-
-
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-Most outer circle members are only given a subset of the types of tasks mentioned above. A person's position outside the Cabal might be so that only some of these actions are of use to the Cabal, and thus the Cabal has no need to ask of the other ones. The Cabal also does not benefit from asking something that that member cannot accomplish, and thus tend to keep to tasks that they know the member has some skill in to the extent possible. Asking a frail secretary to mete out an enforcer-like task just to get beat tend not to serve the Cabal's interests. This doesn't mean they wont push the member outside their comfort zone—as doing so is viewed as a way for them to prove their commitment and loyalty. It isn't true loyalty or commitment if it's always easy.
-
- - Recruitment and Coercion: NOTE: While decision is often up to Inner circle (regarding who to recruit), the actual task of approaching is often given to a lower or middle circle member. This makes it so a potential leak is less dangerous for the organization, as they dont risk revealing one of their Inner Circle members.)
- -
- - Middle Circle
- - Resource Gathering: Those who control enterprises or hold political power are often tasked with using these to gather resources for the Cabal. The Cabal will also try growing the influence of these members, since that will consequently also grow the influence of the Cabal.
- - Get rid of roadblocks/competitors, so that those who gather resources can take better control of them.
- - Enforcers: Coercion/Keeping unwilling partners and Outer Circle members in check. Handles harsh reminders, and meting out punishments for failing to comply.
- - Enforcers and spies are people who don't hold positions of influence or own endeavors (such as businesses). Outer circle members who don't control any endeavor worthy of promotion, and dont posess skills to be enforcer or information dude, are not promoted. Promising outer circle members are often helped into positions that would gie them influence/endeavors worthy of a middle circle rank, as a reward for faithful service and commitment. This could be an Inner Circle member expanding their own enterprises, with that member being given control of this new branch.
-
-
- - Inner Circle
- - Develops most low to mid-tiered schemes. Are the ones running the schemes, with Middle and Outer circle members being their operatives (i.e. it is they who do most of the work, though the inner circle member may decide to do certain parts of it themselves). Outer and Middle circle operatives who do well may be promoted.
- - Responsible for determining who to recruit.
- - Enforcers and spies can also be promoted to this, though they'll now have a more administrative/leadership role within the enforcer/spy part of the Cabal. You can think of them as the “generals”, each being in control of their own network.
-
-
- - Leadership
- - May also do what Inner circle does
-
-
-
+
Outer Circle members are given basically no information about any other member of the Cabal, or the extent of the Cabal's operations. This is to make it easy to get rid of them should they prove disloyal or fail to do what's been asked of the.
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Operations and Endeavors
Shar's guidance is trickled down from the highest ranking members. The rank-and-file have no interactions with Shar or her representatives.
+Roles per rank:
+
+ - Promotions based on achievements (i.e. merit) in service of Cabal, plus commitment and loyalty.
+ - Outer Circle
+ - Information Gathering: One of their primary tasks is to gather information. Those who are also part of another faction are naturally tasked with gathering information on said faction. Those who worked outside any of the larger factions tends to be asked with gathering information on their suppliers, partners, and customers—particularly if there are influential people among those. Tasks include monitoring communications, tracking transactions, identifying potential weak-points that may be exploited, and identifying key individuals who may be of interest to the Cabal. This information gathering also includes figuring out who could might become a new recruit, and who might be coerced into cooperating with the Cabal.
+ - Influence and Manipulation: Those who are also members of other factions are often tasked with subtly influencing decision-making processes within said faction. This may include strategically and selectively providing information or recommendations that align with the Cabal's interest—particularly by manipulating what information reaches the decision-makers, and how the information is presented, such that the natural choice of action will be one that the Cabal sees as favorable (or at the very least, that the decision is the least unfavorable option). They may also be tasked with subtly trying to sway opinions within the organization, which also serves as a way to gage who might be a potential new recruit.
+ - Sabotage and Obstruction: They are also often tasked with carrying out acts of sabotage or to create obstacles for other factions without raising suspicion. This can include discretely damaging or manipulating equipment, disrupting supply chains, or subtly undermining the faction's reputation or trust towards its partners.
+ - Internal Conflict Instigation: Can involve planting evidence or manipulate circumstances as to create internal conflicts or tension within the other faction they're part of. This can help divert said faction's attention and resources away from being able to interfere with the Cabal's plans, while creating a sense of instability that can be further exploited by the Cabal.
+ - Propaganda and Disinformation: They are often tasked with spreading propaganda and disseminating disinformation within the other faction they're part of, thus shaping narratives that favor the Cabal's objectives. This can involve manipulating internal communications, subtly altering reports, or engaging in strategic conversations to influence opinions and perceptions.
+ - Financial/Resource Manipulation: They may be asked be involved in financial manipulation within another faction, or to manipulate their resources. This could include discretely diverting funds (or other assets), manipulating financial records, or influencing investment decisions to benefit the Cabal's interests.
+ - Coercion and Extortion: They may be tasked with coercing other individuals into joining or working with the Cabal. They may also be tasked with punishing those who have failed to follow the Cabal's instructions, or to get rid of someone whose refusing to cooperate. This type of task is typically only done by members who the Cabal deems suitable for a potential Enforcer role within the Cabal—which most of the time means people who have combat capabilities. Those who have proven their loyalty and proficiency in meting out these tasks are eventually promoted to the Enforcer role.
+ - Strategic Positioning: They may also be assigned the task of positioning yourself more strategically within the other faction you're a member of. This could mean seeking promotions or transfers to departments that hold valuable information or have significant decision-making power. By infiltrating key positions, you—and thus the Cabal—can have a more direct influence on the other faction's operations. This is typically the last task a member of the Outer Circle is being given before being promoted to the Middle Circle.
+
+
+
+Most outer circle members are only given a subset of the types of tasks mentioned above. A person's position outside the Cabal might be so that only some of these actions are of use to the Cabal, and thus the Cabal has no need to ask of the other ones. The Cabal also does not benefit from asking something that that member cannot accomplish, and thus tend to keep to tasks that they know the member has some skill in to the extent possible. Asking a frail secretary to mete out an enforcer-like task just to get beat tend not to serve the Cabal's interests. This doesn't mean they wont push the member outside their comfort zone—as doing so is viewed as a way for them to prove their commitment and loyalty. It isn't true loyalty or commitment if it's always easy.
+
+ - Recruitment and Coercion: NOTE: While decision is often up to Inner circle (regarding who to recruit), the actual task of approaching is often given to a lower or middle circle member. This makes it so a potential leak is less dangerous for the organization, as they dont risk revealing one of their Inner Circle members.)
+ -
+ - Middle Circle
+ - Resource Gathering: Those who control enterprises or hold political power are often tasked with using these to gather resources for the Cabal. The Cabal will also try growing the influence of these members, since that will consequently also grow the influence of the Cabal.
+ - Get rid of roadblocks/competitors, so that those who gather resources can take better control of them.
+ - Enforcers: Coercion/Keeping unwilling partners and Outer Circle members in check. Handles harsh reminders, and meting out punishments for failing to comply.
+ - Enforcers and spies are people who don't hold positions of influence or own endeavors (such as businesses). Outer circle members who don't control any endeavor worthy of promotion, and dont posess skills to be enforcer or information dude, are not promoted. Promising outer circle members are often helped into positions that would gie them influence/endeavors worthy of a middle circle rank, as a reward for faithful service and commitment. This could be an Inner Circle member expanding their own enterprises, with that member being given control of this new branch.
+
+
+ - Inner Circle
+ - Develops most low to mid-tiered schemes. Are the ones running the schemes, with Middle and Outer circle members being their operatives (i.e. it is they who do most of the work, though the inner circle member may decide to do certain parts of it themselves). Outer and Middle circle operatives who do well may be promoted.
+ - Responsible for determining who to recruit.
+ - Enforcers and spies can also be promoted to this, though they'll now have a more administrative/leadership role within the enforcer/spy part of the Cabal. You can think of them as the “generals”, each being in control of their own network.
+
+
+ - Leadership
+ - May also do what Inner circle does
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
FRM CHATGPT:
2. Clarify their perception of Shar's involvement: While it's mentioned that Shar is viewed as a revealer of hidden truths and a patron of hidden wisdom, you can further emphasize her role in guiding and influencing the Cabal's actions. For instance, you can mention specific instances where Shar's guidance led to successful endeavors or critical revelations that strengthened the Cabal's resolve.