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clan operates with a degree of impunity because its op­
eratives adhere to an unspoken rule: whenever possible,
criminal acts against individuals should target tourists
CLAWFOOT DI NOSAUR and travelers. Boromar pickpockets don't prey on the
people they see every day. Instead, they seek out the
many strangers who move around the city all the time.
The Watch officer who turns a blind eye to a pickpocket
thus feels justified, since it's not the citizens of Sham
that are victimized.
Boromar's longstanding status at the head of Sham's
criminal enterprises has recently come under challenge.
After nearly a decade of slow growth, the Droaamish
mob known as Daask has recently started targeting
Boromar holdings. The halfling clan hasn't faced such
a serious threat before, and it's scrambling to figure out
how to deal with Daask's guerrilla tactics.

BOROMAR OPERATIONS
The Boromar Clan has a hand in all types of crime in
Sharn. Most Boromar leaders despise unnecessary
violence, but the clan has a host of enforcers and a hand­
ful of capable assassins. The clan's web of extortion is
so thoroughly woven into society that many residents
simply consider it another form of tax. Boromar spe­
cializes in three fields of activity: gambling, smuggling,
and thievery.
Gambling isn't illegal in Sham, but all legal games are
taxed by the Brelish crown and are required to follow
regulations that spoil the experience for many. Boro­
mar's operations are cheaper to participate in and offer
the lure of greater profits.
Smuggling has become an increasingly important
business since the Last War disrupted many traditional
lines of trade. The clan's primary import is the narcotic
THE B O R OMAR L A N called dreamlily. But the Boromars traffic in a wide
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range of goods, from arcane and alchemical weapons to
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The most powerful criminal organization n Sham foreign luxury items that have been made scarce by em­
started as a family of halfling immigrants from the Tal­ bargoes and sanctions. Under Boranel's law, it's forbid­
enta Plains. Operating out of its headquarters and key den to sell Aundairian wine in Breland, so if you want
holdings in the Little Plains district of Middle Menthis, the good stuff, you'll need to work with the Boromars.
the Boromar Clan controls gambling, smuggling, and Boromar-sanctioned acts of thievery include the ac­
theft in Sham. Most of the city's burglars, pickpockets, tivities of the ubiquitous pickpockets that can be found
and fences either work for or pay tithes to the organiza­ across the city as well as the well-planned jobs of profes­
tion. The Boromar Clan's network of extortion, bribery, sional burglars. As mentioned earlier, Boromar thieves
and blackmail extends from Lower Dura to Skyway. focus their attention on visitors to Sham, thus avoiding
The Boromars' influence extends beyond criminal friction with local law enforcement. When appropriate,
enterprises into many legitimate circles of power. Ilyra stolen goods are transported out of the city by the fences
Boromar sits on the city council, and a number of and porters that drive the clan's smuggling operations.
other councilors are close allies of the clan. The family
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has ties by marriage to HouseJorasco. A Boromar at­ BoROMAR L AN P C s
tends every Skyway party. The family owns tenements The Boromar Clan employs people f all races, but most
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throughout Sham and invests in shipping, storing both of the organization and nearly all of its inner circle are
legal goods and contraband in many of the warehouses made up of halflings. Some of the organization's most
in Precarious and Cogsgate. In many districts, local offi­ important people are these:
cials and Sham Watch officers have been taking bribes
from the Boromars for generations. • Saidan Boromar is the current patriarch of the family.
The criminal nature of the Boromar Clan is an open He grew up in Lower Dura and worked as a thief and
secret, and in some districts the Boromars are seen as assassin there before taking over the organization.
hometown heroes. They are immigrants who've made • Mala Boromar d'Jorasco is an heir of HouseJorasco
good, common people who've risen to rival the barons and the Boromar family matriarch. Her position in
and kings. They give the people what they want, whether the family ensures that important members of the
it's untaxed gambling, cheap spirits, or dreamlily. The Boromar Clan receiveJorasco healing services at no

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