Black Tie Gang

The Black Tie Gang is an underground gang created by Shrike in Imperial Year, just for fun. The Black Ties are widely known as the arch-enemies of the White Tie Gang and are identified by their black and white clothing, along with black ties. They are divided up into multiple "sub-groups" and are found primarily throughout the Fifth Swell.

Membership Information
The gang was setup so that no one person could take power and that multiple groups could exist within the system. Each member is given a cell phone with a login; the phone sends the specified member a set of goals and allows the member to access information databases and message boards anonymously. The goal of the Black Tie Gang was initially to push the boundaries of rules, but it eventually came to encompass much more. There are only three rules in the Black Tie Gang:
 * 1) Wear a black tie in public.
 * 2) Never give away your issued cell phone.
 * 3) Anyone can leave at any time without consequence. (This requires a special code that is unique to all members entered into that members phone, which causes the unit to malfunction and erase all data. It is assumed if the former member rejoins they are issued a new phone and keys.)

Current

 * Shrike - Creator, unofficial "Leader".
 * Brohms - Shrike's brother.
 * Endur - A friend to Shrike and Maetel Lilty.
 * Nemu - Arch-nemesis to Ashiya of the White Tie Gang.
 * Kagura - A singer on Coracao, she is friends with Ikazo and becomes a friend to Mihli's group.
 * Hiyoyi - A member of the White Tie Gang, she joins the Black Tie Gang to spy on them.
 * Kuroki - A black tie commander, he wears a rugged old tie and is often not associated with the black ties by witnesses.
 * Spanvro - A member of the Black Tie Gang mentioned in passing by Tanith, he can create clones of people.
 * Kisoko - A subordinate of Spanvro, she is a very oblivious person and is in love with Taito's brother, Akaito.

Former

 * Twee - She was killed by Shrike while being held hostage by one of the Thorn King's vines.
 * Emrika - Former informant that betrayed her team, she later joins Anonymous.