Camonna Tong

The Camonna Tong are a crime syndicate in the video game The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Organization
The Camonna Tong is the native crime syndicate in the province of Morrowind. They are the parallel to the Thieves' Guild, however they tend to lack the loose code of values their Imperial twin possesses, and often are involved in more ambitious projects, such as influencing or outright controlling politicians. In this way, the Camonna Tong functions similarly to a mafia, especially compared to the thieves' guild, who are for the most part a group of petty thieves who look out for each other. The Camonna Tong are involved mainly in influencing politics, murder, slave trade, and smuggling.

Relations with other groups
The Camonna Tong is extremely xenophobic, and thus are opposed to all Imperial people and institutions, such as the Mages' Guild and Imperial Legion, and hold a strong dislike for non-Dunmer and outlanders. Due to this, the Camonna Tong has declared war on the Imperial Thieves' Guild, for the twofold offenses of being outlanders and intruding on their turf. They are so intent on destroying the Thieves' Guild that they have taken control of the Fighters' Guild through Sjoring Hard-heart, their leader. The Camonna Tong is very nationalistic, though, and so supports, or at least doesn't actively oppose, native Morrowind organizations such as the Tribunal Temple. The Camonna Tong's relationship with the Great Houses of Vvardenfell are varied: House Hlaalu is at least partially controlled by them, House Redoran is opposed to them, and House Telvanni treats them as they do all other groups. As for the assasins' guild, the Morag Tong, both are opposed to each other but for the most part do not make any aggressive actions. The Camonna Tong is more likely to enlist the aid of the Dark Brotherhood, and the Morag Tong occasionally uses Camonna Tong members as informants to aid in their war against the Dark Brotherhood.

The Camonna Tong in the game
In game, players will often come across Camonna Tong operations: several of their operatives work in various caves scattered across Vvardenfell, and they are an obstacle to certain objectives players must achieve. Players cannot join the faction: even Dunmer characters are outlanders and therefore opponents of the Camonna Tong. Their effects are felt nevertheless, though: later Thieves' Guild and Fighters' Guild missions involve the war between the crime factions, and on occasion Camonna Tong members will give players missions to accomplish, though completing these do not affect one's influence on the syndicate.