The Nestor crime syndicate is one of the more subtle
criminal organizations in the galaxy, and one of the most successful. Based
in the Conheav sector in the inner rim, the Nestors are so good at staying
behind the scenes that only a handful of people outside their ranks even
realise that they exist. The Nestor syndicate has two headquarters, the
financial headquarters is on board the Lucky Despot
Casino, while their operational headquarters is on the sector capital,
Conheav Prime.
The Nestor syndicate has a hand in almost everything
in the sector, from such overtly criminal activities as the spice trade,
gunrunning, prostitution and slavery rings, to embezelling money from powerful
corporations. The Nestors are extremely careful to make sure that 95% of
the people that do jobs for them, especially the ones involved in the more
brazenly illegal areas of operation, don't even know that they are working
for them. A few organisations are completely run by the Nestors, such as
the Ristaur bounty hunter guild, whose CEO is a member of the Nestor inner
council, while other groups are merely used by the syndicate from time
to time as the need arises.
The Nestor syndicate is very heavily involved with
Moff Lesbeat, the Moff of Conheav sector, and
the Moff and the syndicate are each constantly using the influence of the
other in areas where they have little direct control. Lesbeat knows more
about the syndicate than anyone else outside the upper echelons of the
organisation, and could use this information to blackmail the Nestors,
but for the fact that the Nestor syndicate has an extraordinary amount
of information on the corrupt activities of the power-hungry Moff. In fact,
one of Moff Lesbeat's aides is a spy who reports to a political rival of
the Moff, who is in fact a trusted member of the syndicate. Complex webs
such as this are the bread and butter of the Nestor syndicate, and a good
gamemaster should be able to find dozens of ways to involve player characters
in them.
In an additional twist, the identity of the head
of the syndicate is a mystery even to the 15 members of the inner council
who report to him/her. This leader is known simply as The Nestor, and at
meetings of the inner council appears swathed in voluminous grey robes
which hide all of his/her physical attributes. The Nestor always wears
a helmet with a smooth black faceplate, and speaks through a voice modulator
which disguises his/her voice.