A worn, clandestine-looking book with pages filled with detailed accounts of criminal activities and government corruption. The book feels dangerous and secretive.
This book exposes the corrupt alliances between criminal organizations and government officials, focusing on their shared interest in suppressing civilian rights and freedoms. It details the methods used to manipulate laws, exploit loopholes, and maintain power through illicit means.
Silas has marked sections detailing the use of smuggling and extortion to control coastal towns. Notes detail the creation of pirate havens and the establishment of safe harbors.
In a handwriting different than Silas’, someone has heavily underlined passages describing the benefits of corrupt alliances and the methods for concealing illicit activities. Notes also detail how to use their own position of authority to protect his criminal enterprises, and how to spread rumors to suggest the new guards are in league with outside smugglers. They also note how to use this fear to distract from their own black market activities.