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The Kurokumo Clan is a subsidiary Syndicate of The Thumb. Distinguishable by its achromatic colors, irezumi-style augmentation tattoos, and katanas, they seek to benefit from the collapse of Lobotomy Corporation by taking over the territory of the fallen Wing. It is the fourth Syndicate group to be invited to the Library, making up Chapter 2.1 of Urban Plague.

Sayo is a captain of the Kurokumo Clan and the leader of the group forced into the Library following Tanya's ultimatum. She is prideful, soft-spoken, and haughty. She wields a katana in combat.

Yang is an enforcer under the command of Sayo. Despite his amicable exterior, he is ruthless and holds little compassion for those who are underneath him. He wields a katana in combat.

Gin is an enforcer under the command of Sayo. He is staunchly loyal, methodical, and precise. He wears an eyepiece over his right eye and wields a katana in combat.

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Sayo is a captain of the Kurokumo Clan.

Sayo wears a loose-fitting, off-the-shoulder black Kimono fastened with a sash and wears a pair of Zori. Her hair is tied up in a bun, decorated with chopsticks. She has tattoos plastered on her shoulders in a similar fashion to Irezumi, a style of tattooing on the body performed by permanently in-laying the ink beneath the outer epidermis of the skin, using handheld tools to do so. This style and method is most commonly done from within the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. She also wields a Katana, to further implement the idea of the Kurokumo clan being in similar nature of the Yakuza.

Sayo is a cunning and ruthless woman and clan leader. She has strong business sense, entrusted to carry out delivery of Nuovo Fabric to the Thumb , as well as producing income through 'protection' rackets that force Nest dwellers to pay a fee, else they face violent mutilation. Sayo is rather merciless, likely a mindset she adopted growing up in the Backstreets "covered in filth and blood". Though her policies are extreme, she understands her strength and decides to back away from fighting the lone Index messenger, knowing he would overpower her. However she still challenges formidable enemies to duel, such as the L'heure du Loup, to which she loses, and accepts the terms to go to the Library or face death.

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Yang is a henchman of the Kurokumo Clan.

Yang wears an open, partially-buttoned with sleeves rolled up to his elbows, exposing Irezumi-style tattoos of similar style to Sayo and Gin. He wears plain black pants and shoes, fashioned with a studded belt and brown wristband on his left hand. He has black hair tied back into a ponytail, and can often be seen with an unlit cigarillo in his mouth. His weapon of choice is a katana.

Yang is a loyal subordinate to Sayo in the Kurokumo Clan. He has little sympathy for nest-dwellers, readily carrying out orders of mutilation without hesitation, and even making light of the situation by responding, "Yes, dame~" when given the order. He's rather sadistic in how he carries out 'punishments', though his methods hardly differ from the likes of Sayo or Gin who are equally unmerciful.

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Gin is a henchman of the Kurokumo Clan.

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The City is a large, densely populated urban sprawl divided in 26 Districts; District 26 is not visible on any maps of the city. The Districts themselves are divided in a Nest run by a Wing, where the middle-high class (higher-grade Fixers, Wing employees, etc.) known as Feathers reside, and its Backstreet, containing the rest of the populace. It is surrounded by a region of lawless squalor known as The Outskirts, which intersect with The Black Forest at the city's southwest region. Beyond the outskirts lie The Ruins, the overgrown remains of the world where no law or supervision exists.

District 12/Lobotomy Corporation Lobotomy Corporation is a parapsychology research group which advertises itself as an "eco-friendly" energy company. Most of its advancements are completely hidden from the public, except for enkephalin, an addictive substance/power source used as the main source of profit. Lobotomy Corporation collapsed both literally and figuratively once its original goals were nearly fulfilled, but appears to be making a comeback.

District 16/P-Corporation P-Corporation's main function is still uncertain, but several of their products came into custody of Lobotomy Corporation for both their dangerous and supernatural properties.

District 18/R-Corporation R-Corporation serves as a private military contractor to other Wings. It possesses enough wealth and influence to be unhampered by the City's gun control laws, and uses large amounts of exotic corrosive, mental, and life force evaporating ammunition. Their most notable team is the Rabbit Team, but they also have other teams such as the Reindeer Team and the Rhino Team, which are more destructive than the Rabbit Team. The Rabbit Team suppresses every person and Abnormality they come across in their mission, not distinguishing friendly fire except for fellow teammates. The Reindeer Team uses psychic means to fuel their weapons, but this affects their own mental health the more they fight. The Rhino Team will obliterate absolutely everything in their area of operation.

District 23/Warp Corporation District 23 is one of the largest districts in the city and located near the outskirts, and is known for having a severe issue with widespread cannibalism among its residents in the backstreets. Warp Corporation itself is a very important company as it fills the transportation niche, its warp trains move from any station to another station in ten seconds. With a continent sized cityscape this is very useful to move around the districts.

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The Backstreets are the dangerous regions of each District in the City, serving as lower-class counterparts to the Nests. They are deadly and crime-ridden, due to high poverty rates and little protection from their respective Wings and instead governed and controlled by the Five Fingers.

Every District contains Backstreets, separate from said district's Nest. A Wing tends to have little to no influence over its Backstreets, simply leaving its residents to fend for themselves. The level of cooperation between a Wing and a Backstreet may vary, but ultimately it is still a relationship of exploitation. Like Nests, each set of Backstreets has their own culture and social style, dependent on which District they belong to. These characteristics can lead to wildly different environments, such as District 23's Backstreets being known for being traumatic and scarring.

Syndicates and Fixer Offices are most commonly operated in Backstreets and the Five Fingers are allegedly the primary force that renders the Backstreets nigh-untouchable by even the Wings, the Claw, the Eye, and the Head. However, not all citizens of Backstreets are ruthless and cruel; There are instances of neighborhood watches, peacekeeping forces, and even the Zwei Association trying to uphold a certain level of civility.

Night in the Backstreets Between 3:13 AM and 4:34 AM every night, the "Night in the Backstreets" occurs, a time where no laws are applied and any crime is acceptable. The only off-limits action is to cause any harm in a residential building, including home invasion or vandalism. As a result, most people stay indoors to avoid dangerous entities and groups such as Sweepers. Besides Night in the Backstreets, the City enforces 'taboos' in each Backstreet, violating these taboos leads to a potentially deadly punishment.