The Five

"'First thing, lad. Never, ever, EVER, piss-off the Five, if you want to go far in the business. Nothing in this city happens without them knowing, nothing happens without their approval.'""- George Bateman, to new merchant inducted into Bateman & Co. Trading"The Five refers to the five major criminal ringleaders of Stormwind City, who are the most prominent powerhouses of the Stormwind underworld, each having immense connections within the political and economical sphere and constantly trying to wrestle power away from one another.

The Five are as follows:
 * Lady Nightshade - One of the leaders of the former Stonemason's Guild, Lady Nightshade leads the remnants of the disbanded organization in Stormwind City who did not follow Edwin VanCleef. She and her followers have enormous dealings in arms smuggling and the magic artifact black market.
 * Ambrose Vallard - A wealthy merchant that had gained his fortune through the unlawful trade of flushbloom, Ambrose Vallard operates his own den of underground drug dealers developing highly addictive alchemic brews and potions.
 * The Pauper Prince - Stylizing himself as defender of the poor and outcast, this mysterious man had gained considerable support in the little folk and displaced immigrants of Old Town. With connections to the local governor, his gang profits from extortion, blackmail, loansharking and money laundering, with no hesitation in using violence to achieve their goals.
 * Toothpick - The ridiculous monicker pales in description of the brutal nature of the gnome crimelord, having a bounty on his head in both Gnomeregan and Ironforge. Operating with his dwarven and gnomish associates in the Dwarven District, Toothpick runs a private weapons production ring with clientele all across the Eastern Kingdoms.
 * Eddie Redfingers - Owning the largest pleasure-palace and bathhouse in Stormwind, as well as having large investments in the real-estate business within the city, the high elf gangster competes with Lady Nightshade in black market artifact trade and with Ambrose Vallard in the drug underworld, and will not hestitate to murder, raid and sabotage to get his way.