=====The Underworld Council=====

Once or twice a year or so, the heads of the Nine Gangs of Gotham meet, in disguise, at a neutral location.  There is little formal organization or rule-making power to the meeting, but it does allow the leaders to speak freely and has resulted in some deals in regards to territories and rackets.  It was at such a meeting that a potential war between the [[free_men|Free Men]] and [[east_siders|The East Siders Gang]] was averted over the [[bucca_de_fagaccini|Bucca De Fagaccini]] incident, and at a similar meeting the informal truce with [[the_bristol_county_s_sheriff_s_office|The Bristol County Sheriff's Office]] was thought up.

Some gang leaders (especially the [[falcone_family|Falcone Family]]) dream of turning the council into a sort of United Underworld, or mafia like syndicate, but there is little chance of that now.  [[all_americans|The All Americans]] gang leaders only grudgingly show up at the council, feeling that the other gangs should show allegiance to them.