The Syndicate is a criminal organization that has a presence through out the Red Rising universe.
In the years before the Rising, they were center of power in Lost City on Luna, and were used by Octavia au Lune to advance her political interests.
Prior to the Rising, leadership of the Syndicate was a Triumvirate comprised of three members of a single crime family - one of whom was a woman named Vebonna - handpicked by the Sovereign herself for off-the-record tasks such as assassinations, rigging appointments, and engineering workers' strings in the domains of ArchGovernors who were inconvenient to her interests.
After the Solar Republic took control of Luna, Lilath au Faran reorganized the Syndicate into a hierarchical system with herself at the top as Queen, with those titled as Dukes being her group of assassins, one of them being the Duke of Hands. Enforcers in the Syndicate are referred to as Thorns.
Syndicate Dukes[]
Duke of Hands[]
The Duke of Hands is a custom made hybrid Rose, bred from two of the rarest genetic lines of his color and born in the the breeding tubes of Luna's Hysperia Gardens. During the Solar War, the Duke became one of the ranking leaders of the Syndicate, commanding the organization's network of thieves.
Duke of Heads[]
The Duke of Heads was the arch-assassin for the Syndicate. He was a Gray man with a heavy mustachio held together at the ends by two platinum bands. He had big bones. And a strong neck. He was killed by Sevro.
Duke of Legs[]
The Duke of Legs was mentioned by the Duke of Hands. The Duke of Legs maintains men at the docks, according to Ephraim.
Duke of Tongues[]
The Duke of Tongues was briefly mentioned by the Duke of Hands.