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Sampa Society | |
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| Founded | 4424 |
| Founder | Unknown |
| Founding Location | Dalibor City, Dalibor |
| Locations | Dalibor, Dankuk, Indrala |
| Activities | Arms trafficking, assassinations, bank fraud, blackmail, contract killing, extortion, drug trafficking, illegal gambling, loansharking, money laundering, mortgage fraud, murder, racketeering, securities fraud, and wire fraud |
| Allies | Daliborian Kanpa |
| Rivals | Dranian Kanpa |
The Sampa Society is a secret society and organized crime syndicate that was originally founded by Kyo diaspora who were descendants of refugees in northern Indrala. Its founders came from families who were associated with the House of Ryeo's old guard. While Kyo in origin, membership is not ethnic-based and the Sampa Society accepts members of other ethnic groups. The group was not founded as a criminal organization but early in its history it formed alleged ties to break-off groups of the kanpa (Kyo mafia) in Dalibor and Indrala.
The Sampa Society has its headquarters in Gongmangdo, Dankuk. Formerly the organization was headquartered in Dalibor City.
History[]
Founded in 4424 by a group of aging old guard associated with the House of Ryeo, the Sampa Society, at its core, sought to restore and expand the power of the exiled Ryeo. The founding old guard traces its history to the closest advisors of the last Ryeo emperor that joined the family in its exile. Based primarily in Indrala, rather than the Ryeo homeland of Dankuk, the secret society, while desiring a restoration of the Great Kyo Empire, had a Pan-Mikokuzin view that ultimately focused more on global power for the Ryeo family.
The Sampa Society did not recognize claims to the titles of the House of Ryeo that came from the descendants of Ryeo Yejun, the younger brother of Ryeo Seojun. Yejun founded the Lü Clan in 4336 as a continuation of the Ryeo lineage among its Indralan-born descendants. The Lü Clan, first led by Yejun and then his son Lü Jaewoo, was largely regarded by the Sampa Society as having played a major role in the erosion of Ryeo political power and prestige.
After the death of the family of Junho, the Lü Clan heir, in 4430, the Sampa Society praised the event as a godly act of revenge against traitors of the Ryeo legacy. The organization went on to issue a warning against the reset of Lü Clan, promising that punishment would come to all traitors. Because of its activities and rhetoric, the society would be designated as a terrorist organization by Indrala.
On 25 November 4439 the Sampa Society launched an attack on the Green Palace of Jugang in an attempt to assassinate Lü Jaewoo and other members of the Lü Family. Acting on what was initially thought to be a hoax tip warning of the attack, guards were ultimately able to limit the severity of the attack. Nine Sampa assassins were on the palace grounds and were all either captured or killed. In the midst of the assault, Lü Jaewoo suffered a minor stab wound and Xia Hsiao-yen, husband of Lü Yeongja, died protecting his wife.
A second terrorist plot was planned by the Sampa Society for 4 December 4439, again targeting the Lü Clan as well as locations in Zhijia City and the Ministry of Trade & Commerce in Tian'an. This plot was foiled after the plans were leaked to authorities by Tsoi Jiyong, the person also responsible for warning of the Green Palace attack. It would soon be revealed that Tsoi was the son of the disowned and exiled Ryeo Hajun and he had been raised under the care of the Sampa Society. In that care, Tsoi was being prepared as the organization's eventual "god-emperor" to restore Ryeo power in the world. However, during his time planted at Haejo Imperial College he turned against his brainwashed upbringing, in large part thanks to his relationship with Sun Yumi of Sekowo, a direct descendant of the Sun Family of Dankuk, an ancient ally of the House of Ryeo.
Tsoi, central to the propaganda of the Sampa Society, having betrayed the organization created a crisis and an increasing number of members were coming under threat of public exposure and arrest for their terrorist involvements. Tsoi Jiyong's twin brother, Tsoi Jiwoo, was still located in Dalibor and became the sole focus of the Sampa Society's continued vision for domination. Eventually all references to Tsoi Jiyong were scrubbed from the organization and he was branded as a liar who was not really the son of Ryeo Hajun. When the Dranian Federation was established in 4457, Jiwoo would appear in Dankuk, apparently having broken ties with the organization and at some point escaping Dalibor, possibly with the aid of his brother.
In the years following the departure of the royal twins, the organization fell into greater chaos and had numerous leadership struggles within both its Daliborian and Indralan branches. Ultimately, the Sampa Society transformed into an organized criminal syndicate, operating primarily in Dalibor. Following the fall of the anti-Ryeo monarchy and the succeeding authoritarian regimes in Dankuk, the Sampa Society would expand its criminal operations to the Kyo homeland, founding a Dankuk Branch in Gongmangdo. Historically on good terms with the Kyo mafia (kanpa), this move would result in conflict between the two criminal groups.
Organization[]
Dalibor Branch[]
The Dalibor Branch of the Sampa Society is the original founding core of the organization. They were responsible for the attempted indoctrination of Tsoi Jiyong and the terrorist plots in Indrala that targeted the Lü Clan. After the failure of their planned attacks in Kaizhou and Tian'an, many members of this branch were exposed and arrested by Indralan authorities. The branch remains active but has declined in membership, even more so after the central headquarters of the Sampa Society was moved to Dankuk in the 28th Century.
Dankuk Branch[]
The Dankuk Branch of the Sampa Society was established in Gongmangdo sometime after the founding of the Second Dranian Federation in 4746. This branch is in conflict with the native Kyo mafia (kanpa). Following a long period of decline in the Dalibor Branch, the overseas expansion of the Sampa Society into Gongmangdo proved highly beneficial to the organization. Preying upon the vulnerabilities created by the socioeconomic disarray in Gongmangdo, the Sampa Society began to again grow its numbers and even moved its headquarters to the city.
Indrala Branch[]
Little information is available regarding the Indrala Branch and it is today believed to be mostly defunct. Investigations surrounding the planned attacks against the Lü Clan revealed internal divisions within the Sampa Society, including the existence of this Indralan-based branch. The Indrala Branch is believed to be in conflict with those in Dalibor.