Like waves crashing onto the shores, expending all of their energy before fading into obscurity, Claudia's Lower and Outer forces are mere pawns looking for their ticket into the upper echelon's of power, only to die before their dreams were ever visible upon their horizon.
The organizations or gangs within the underworld typically divide their forces into four different classes with occasional intersections between strength and responsibilities.
The Inner and the Upper are often the organization/gang leader's most trusted accomplices with Upper being often those that are only beneath the leader in strength, and the Inner ranging from the trusted accomplices to secret security forces and assassination squads.