"The Rats"

Background
The Rats were a gang that had firmly entrenched themselves in the city of Sevanti. It's not known how long they've been an annoyance, but in recent times, they had been becoming increasingly vicious and more of a detriment to the city and its villagers.

Known Activities
The Rats were an annoyance from the outset of the campaign for the players, as lower-class Rats were part of a group that assaulted Rayn on a supply run through the Morris Roads on Route 17. It's implied that this attack on a supply runner was not necessarily the first one, but it was still somewhat unusual at the time.

Rats, or more specifically at least Raikas, were not averse to running up large tabs at businesses that they had no intention of ever paying back. This was revealed when Jess and Marcus of Beckett's Bakery were civilly shaken down over some bread in the presence of Homer and Baern.

The Rats also had an affiliation with Lady Shadriss Del Mar, but the relationship became increasingly stressed when a power struggle between the two began to develop. While it's not immediately clear what kind of relationship with the unknown figure Reiter may be, but it would appear the duo of Raikas and Shadriss were subservient to the mysterious individual.

The Rats were also not above the idea of kidnapping and murdering as well, since the gang had plans to do just that to Eris Phrissan, the son of Lord Orin and Countess Helene.

Notable Members
The Rats were lead by a council of 5 members, primarily under the command of Head Rat Raikas. The gang was split up into several branches, each over seen by one of his lieutenants. The lieutenants and their branches of command included the following:
 * Vaughn, head leader of the Rodents. The Rodents were akin to hitmen for the gang.
 * Cortessa, head leader of the Marmots. The Marmots were not a very large branch, but were interested in magic.
 * Finn, head leader of the Muskrats. The Muskrats were the eyes and ears for the organization, with more of a focus on trickery.
 * Argentus, head leader of the Mice. The Mice were the initiates of the gang and prior to their branch assignment, all members are overseen here before making that final call.