The Red Eye

The Red Eye is an organization of civilians deputized by the Shire Reeve, Seamus One-Eye. They act as his bodyguards, his errand-runners, and his eyes and ears throughout the county. They have also been tasked to ensure laws are being followed, though in practice they spend more time fencing stolen goods, running protection rackets, and muscling out competition for their enterprises. Due to the fact that they've been deputized by One-Eye, they exist in a strange legal realm. They are technically law enforcers that must abide by the rule of Count Pitchwood and the Pitchwood County Marshals; however, they have been granted special privileges through their deputization, and usually work extra-legally.

Command Structure

Seamus One-Eye is the unequivocal commander of the Red Eye. His word is law within the organization, and dissent is viciously punished. Under him, the Red Eye is broken down into different cliques, each one situated roughly around a different community, and each clique ruled over by a capo. The roughly two hundred Red Eyes move from clique to clique porously, and there is little uniformity in the size of clique. From there, capos delegate tasks, and designate smaller groups depending on skill-level and task difficulty.

All loot gleaned by a clique is divided in half, one half of which is sent directly to One-Eye, and the other half divided by merit to the clique members.

The position of capo is one bequeathed by One-Eye, who also has the power to revoke it. However, upstart Red Eyes will often depose their capos if they feel their clique is mis-managed; when that occurs, One-Eye decides its legitimacy, and decides who takes over the position.

Uniform

The typical Red Eye is distinguished by their bright red leather long coat. On the back is a stitched patch of a large stylized eye in the middle of an eight-pointed star, Seamus One-Eye's personal seal. From there, nothing about a Red Eye is uniform, since it is a motley collection of legitimized highwaymen, but the majority wear dark common clothes, and most carry short swords and dueling shields. While rare, the Red Eye with access to a firearm is a dangerous opponent.

Capos of the Red Eye are gifted heavier armor by One-Eye, usually military scale mail, lifted from the Pitchwood County Marshals quartermaster office, or from contacts within the Dustdragon Musketeers. They will carry their favorite weapon, too, but most use shields and longswords. They wear red tabards over their armor, with the seal of One-Eye on a stamped silver badge on their chests.

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