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_________________________________________________________________ History Beginnings in St. Denis Der Rotverein (The Red Club) originally began as a group of immigrant women in the North of Saint Denis who felt that society systemically separated women from one another and discouraged the cultivation of their individual ambitions, hopes, and dreams through either physical or systemic violence. The founding members had their origins in St. Denis' former Socialist Labor Party, but the group that sprung from it was decidedly not a political organization, but a social club meant to address the needs of the women in Tahoma who were abandoned by society in some form or another. As the political landscape of Saint Denis transformed to further disenfranchise the voices leading the group and cut off certain economic opportunities for its members, the Club has begun to delve more into illegal financial streams - namely Moonshining in order to generate revenue to bankroll the projects of various Vereiners and address the general needs of members. Westward Push The political instability of St. Denis combined with a desire to have more opportunities for economic and social involvement have driven the membership toward a vote - the vote being to move to Blackwater. With a concerted effort, the Widow Messer and her bustling membership now set sail to integrated further into the frontier and have changed the name of the Rotverein to reflect it's home is in Tahoma, not quite St. Denis. Membership Der Rotverein focuses for now on collecting members from the margins of society, which means they are less likely to have any High Society types on their official membership rolls. Given their priorities, they also prioritize women as members above all. Members still tend to use the old name, Der Frauenverein (the Women's Club) interchangeably, but the ranks have more officially been opened to men deemed to be non-abusive to women and dignified in their interactions with them. The association is largely social and members are recruited from the social networks formed in the North of St. Denis' Bowery. A crucial aspect of membership is duplicity. To hold a legal, respectable, and societally accepted face publicly and to work on personal ambitions privately or in collusion with the other members. If asked about the organization by non-members, a member will usually just disregard it as a small knitting circle where gossip sometimes happens and ladies assemble to work on handicrafts. In truth, while some knitting may happen here or there, there's much more in the way of personal development for members who manage to enter the clubs graces. Mission The mission statement largely remains the same as when they began even if the methods may have become more surreptitious. To discover and cultivate the inner ambitions of its members, no matter how lowly society would place them, to create paid work for people of all social classes and origins, and to counteract the forces that would oppress members - be they amateur extortionist, overly-zealous police officer, corrupt politician, an abusive husband, or a cruel overseer of industry. _________________________________________________________________ https://discord.gg/SYN7WZDHK6

Shady Belle, a once-magnificent Southern plantation located in the thicket of the Bayou Nwa, has a storied past. Constructed by Joseph Charlesworth during the antebellum period, it flourished as a representation of Southern opulence, largely due to the exploitation of slave labor. However, like many estates of its era, the Civil War and its subsequent consequences left Shady Belle in a state of decay. Its formerly grand halls fell into neglect, while the surrounding swamps, inhabited by alligators, transformed into a natural fortress that attracted a different kind of resident. Over the years, bandits, squatters, and various outlaw groups took refuge in its crumbling walls. By the turn of the century, it had become the stronghold of the Dead Horses Gang. Under their ruthless reign, Shady Belle was a fortress of terror, where many lawmen met their untimely end trying to dismantle the gang. However, after the deaths of their two leading figures, Deirdre Browner and Mallory Gimble, the gang scattered to the wind, leaving Shady Belle behind. A surviving member of the gang, Jimmy Slims, resurfaced and drew new recruits to reclaim Shady Belle. The band of outlaws struck an alliance with the neighboring Trotters clan, a family known for their production and trade in moonshine. The two groups, albeit loosely organized, now run their illicit operation out of Shady Belle and formed what is now known as the 'Mossy Creek Gang'.