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==Leader== | ==Leader== | ||
The Brotherhood was led by by former dockworker [["Boss" Cooper]], a native Skaugan and canny political operator. The center of Cooper's operations was a vast dockside district of piers and warehouses, colloquially known as [[the White Zone]] for its many utilitarian, whitewashed structures. Cooper's power, maintained by plebiscite and constantly under threat of a snap vote, was opposed not only by corporations and business interests but also ambitious young longshoremen trying to make their names in local politics. | The Brotherhood was led by by former dockworker [[Ambrose Cooper|"Boss" Cooper]], a native Skaugan and canny political operator. The center of Cooper's operations was a vast dockside district of piers and warehouses, colloquially known as [[the White Zone]] for its many utilitarian, whitewashed structures. Cooper's power, maintained by plebiscite and constantly under threat of a snap vote, was opposed not only by corporations and business interests but also ambitious young longshoremen trying to make their names in local politics. | ||
==Goals== | ==Goals== | ||
The Brotherhood ensures that laborers are fairly compensated and both gives and receives the generous bribes necessary to the functioning of Port Skaug's economy. | The Brotherhood ensures that laborers are fairly compensated and both gives and receives the generous bribes necessary to the functioning of Port Skaug's economy. | ||