Originally formed through a merger of seven street gangs from New Stetven and Port Ice, the Black Tears is a criminal organization of cutthroats and thieves known to dabble in kidnapping, extortion, assassination, and the sale of illicit substances. Members are fanatically loyal and exceptionally ruthless. Each carries the group’s signature weapon (a dagger with an ebony pommel), displays a trail of three black tears tattooed under their left eye and bears a tattooed script on their right forearm that reads “Live free or slaughter” in Draconic.

they are a relatively small-time gang that has been looking for a chance to make it big; it’s likely they were hired to raid the manor in return for a chance to bolster their criminal fame.