Organized Crime in Sparkalia

Various forms of organized crime are practiced in Sparkalia. These range from criminal business enterprises to practitioners of dark arts, and their motives vary wildy from group to group. This page will detail how organized crime is present in the nations of Sparkalia, as well as notable groups within these countries.

Regeliana

Organized crime is particularly prevalent in the Magocracy of Regeliana. Due to the nature of how Magical Girls are selected, a large amount of them choose to go into criminal enterprise. Common criminal activity of these groups includes the smuggling of various drugs, weapons, and magical artifacts, as well as racketeering.

The prevalence of these gangs is often a point of criticism towards the Regelan exam system by the other Magocracies of Dacia, as they are viewed as a direct result of how lax the exam system is perceived to be.

LeFlare Mob

The LeFlare Mob is the colloquial name for the gang believed to be run by the Puella Magi Felicity LeFlare, although the truthfulness of that statement has not been legally proven. It largely operates within northern and central Regeliana, having particularly notable operations near the Magia Regnum border and within the Regelan capital of Regalia. The mob's operations largely consist of drug trafficking, human trafficking, and crystal smuggling. Protection rackets attributed to the LeFlare Mob have also been observed in many smaller cities within northern Regeliana. Most of the mob's profits are believed to come from the trafficking of drugs into Magia Regnum, an addictive painkilling drug utilized by the Hoka Shoujo of the country to ease the pain of corruption.

The structure of the LeFlare Mob is not entirely understood, but the general hierarchy is. At the top are the head Puella Magi involved with running the operation, who get the share of the profits. Below them are lower ranking Puella Magi who help enforce the will of the bosses. At the bottom are various normal people, as well as Hoka Shoujo from Magia Regnum. How the mob functions beyond this vague hierarchical structure is unknown.

Magia Regnum

Organized crime differs in Magia Regnum to it's contemporary magical girl counterparts in the form of communes and autonomous groups of what Magians refer to as "Hoko Shoujo"; magical girls who have not upheld their contracts and have suffered from severe corruption. These groups usually live in mountain caves some distance from any inhabited area or deep within the forests of Magia Regnum. There is a limited society, known as the Osoroshī Society, which is said to dwell in the urban back alleys and slums of Emi City. Hoka societies are known for their smuggling and illegal traveling into the neighboring domains in order to escape the eyes of the Seigi Keikan or seek after ways to ease the pain of their own corruption.

Many Hoka Shoujo, due to their vulnerabilities, are exploited by those inside and outside of Magia Regnum due to their corruption and reliance on drug use to ease pain. Hoka Shoujo also suffer higher rates of mental deterioration making them easier to be taken advantage of; this is a notable tactic of the LeFlare Mob in Regeliana. Hoka Shoujo remain one of the largest forces of illegal activity in Magia Regnum as well as the main providers of drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, prostitution, theft, and murder and the Seigi Kaikan regularly arrests up to 1,700 Hoko Shoujo a year for rehabilitation or extermination.