The Martinez Cartel
Formed subsequently after the dust settled from the Lo Crisis turmoil and the Martinez infamy had gone stale, the Martinez Cartel - otherwise known as El Cartel - is a clandestine organization with no legal front and a leadership composed of what's left of the Martinez, d'Mortin, and Tzavaras families, along with some leaders from new criminal allies.
Ideology: El Cartel loosely follows Andrieuism. That is, El Cartel also supports the restoration of the Ivrae Dynasty, and possesses advanced progressive views in regards to freedom of religion and racial equality.
Organization
El Cartel is a financial and guerrilla alliance with political ends. That said, each member family or allied criminal organization observed its own agenda. The entire Cartel is rarely ever active as a single group, except for matters of mutual defense and financial security. The Martinez Cartel keeps three honorary permanent members, which are the Martinez, d'Mortin, and Tzavaras families (or their bastards), as well as the leadership from allied gangs who must be invited to the Cartel by two of the permanent member families. The resulting council then establishes an agenda with a majority vote that the individual members must pursue together.
Currently the General Council is composed of:
House Martinez (vacant)
House d'Mortin (occupied)
House Tzavaras (occupied)
The identities of the allied gangs have been kept hidden to prevent metagame.
House Martinez (vacant)
House d'Mortin (occupied)
House Tzavaras (occupied)
The identities of the allied gangs have been kept hidden to prevent metagame.
Membership
To join El Cartel, one must be a member of the Martinez, d'Mortin, or Tzavaras families or their families' gangs, or a member of an allied gang. However, a forum convo may be started with @BananaForSale to apply for a "foot soldier" position that goes on missions only when the majority of the General Council approves, who will then consult the other OOC owners of the Cartel before a decision is delivered to the applicant.
