Thread:Gorzill/@comment-5496489-20170206233643/@comment-4960835-20170514085531

Yes and no. Only Koschey knew of their existence, and the two have been waging a shadow war right right under the noses of their superiors if that's alright with you.

The way Ojib build up his network was during his days as a vigilante. TA first, he simply destroyed whatever gang/mercenary group he came across, but in the end, he found it worked out better if he decimated then spared them. The gang would become loyal to him for not killing them all when he had the chance, even thoygh he still could. It's basic psychology, really. Eventually, he gained so much influence that he transformed some of these gangs into secret societies and had them infiltrate other Collabortaive bodies and such.

If that sounds a bit outlandish, remember that Oji'b has been partially inspired by Toyama Mitsuru (at reast recently). W'tze draws minor inspiration from Oomoto-cofounder Onisaburo Deguchi, with his (dead) wife drawing minor inspiration from Oomoto-founder Nao Deguchi. Hey, I'm an historian, gotta do that stuff.