Kindred

Origin's Official Guide to Privateer 2: The Darkening

Outside of CIS offices, not much is known about the Kindred. Although Kindred operatives have been caught and prosecuted in recent years, the structure of the organization appears to successfully conceal the identity, whereabouts and enterprise of clan leaders from the "lower ranks" who carry out smuggling, mercenary and laundering activities. The Kindred are known to use civilian convoys to mask their identity and operations, and it is believed they have influence with some of the pirate clans, particularly the Papagods.

It is rumored that the Kindred have successfully bribed and bullied many government officials and CIS operatives into silence. This decade's significant increase in assassinations — most of which have been attributed to the Kindred — indicates at least their desire to gain influence over governmental process and their willingness to kill anyone who will not play along. And, although Kindred-related crime has risen throughout the decade, the arrest and conviction of Kindred operatives has inexplicably fallen.