Eighty-Eights Triad
| Organized Crime | |
|---|---|
| Triad based in Seattle | |
| Connection | 3 |
| Type | Organized Crime |
| Player joinability? | Yes |
| Health | Maintaining |
| Location | Seattle |
Faction Information
Summary
The Yellow Lotus is a Triad based in the Seattle sprawl in the UCAS and they are now Seattle's most powerful Triad. One of their main sources of revenue is the smuggling of illegal immigrants who are forced to work in factories and sweatshops in the Barrens which manufacture knock-offs or in the sex trade until they pay off their debt, and some are even sold to organleggers. The primary business of the Yellow Lotus is the smuggling and dealing of BTL chips from Hong Kong, they dominate the market in the sprawl. In downtown Vashon, the Yellow Lotus operates various entertainment centers where one can enjoy chips, joytoys, and drugs. It is one of the Triads providing the soldiers of Ft. Lewis with prostitutes.
Recently it has expanded to the Boston sprawl where it is battling the Black Orchid Triad. The Yellow Lotus also recently became a significant player in Thailand, moving drugs from the Golden Triangle to Bangkok and from there to the world. When the Triads recently lost their stranglehold on the Golden Triangle drug trade due to the rise of the Yakuza in Thailand, the Yellow Lotus were one of the syndicates negatively impacted and are attempting to force the Yakuza out of the drug trade. They also have a branch in the city of Beijing.
Goals
- Revenue
- Influence
Major Locations
- Seattle
- Boston
- Thailand
- Beijing
Leaders
- Lodgemaster Zheng Li Kwan
- Incense Master Su Cheng
Background
The Yellow Lotus used to be based in the Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone. It was for a time the Red Dragon Association's main rival, before it was defeated and nearly annihilated in a war with the Red Dragon Triad in 2062-2063 AD. The remnants of the Yellow Lotus are now allied to the Ten Thousand Lions in Hong Kong, which absorbed the survivors of the destroyed Yellow Lotus and it's allies in Hong Kong.
Allies
Enemies
- The Yakuza
Current Status
Health Summary
Members
The Triad has extensively recruited among the non-Chinese. It also recruited heavily among the metahumans, especially Orks. Which in the process more than doubled the size of the Triad. It's recruiting practices has brought it much influence in the metahuman communities of the Barrens and within metahuman areas like the Ork Underground
Contacts
| Name | Connection | Archetype | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch-22 | 5 | Gear | Electronics and Software dealer |
| Crazy Eight | 8 | Networking | |
| Ru Xiao | 4 | Service | White Paper Fan, Eighty-Eights |
PCs
None
Narrative Significant Runs
| Name | GM | Metaplot | Date of Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cake is so Vanilla | lov.euphoria | 8 September 2084 | |
| Digging out Roots | Dejapes | A Scattering of Deadly Petals | 19 September 2082 |
| Into the Flytrap | Aurora | A Scattering of Deadly Petals | 24 April 2082 |
| Flowers for Jackals | Makiiato | A Scattering of Deadly Petals | 18 February 2082 |
| The Second Great (Fish) Extraction | Aurora | 2 February 2082 | |
| Three Heads are Better Than One | torq | 19 August 2081 | |
| Taking From Triads | OB | 28 July 2081 | |
| This Harbor is Yours | Pillare MadMan | 9 April 2081 | |
| A Shadowrun Based on Does the Lion City Still Roar | DrBurst | 28 August 2080 | |
| A Shadowrun Based on Into The Night by Firkin | DrBurst | Dance Around The Fire That We Once Believed - The Ex-Firewatch Story | 7 August 2080 |
| An Auspicious Change | AdventureMoose | 1 January 2079 | |
| Dark Horse | mitsayantan | 30 December 2078 | |
| For Your Eyes Only | mitsayantan | All You Need Is Love All You Need Is Kill | 15 December 2078 |
| All You Need Is Kill | mitsayantan | All You Need Is Love For Your Eyes Only | 24 November 2078 |