Lagrets

Lagrets is a term that does not have a single, widely recognized meaning in real-world usage. In contemporary fantasy and speculative fiction, lagrets are commonly depicted as a clandestine information network or guild. Members are shown as operating across urban centers and behind the scenes of formal institutions, gathering, verifying, and trading sensitive information, rumors, and secrets. The organization is typically portrayed as hierarchical but loosely organized, with roles such as couriers, scouts, and liaisons, and it often employs code words, cryptic symbols, and discreet meeting places to maintain secrecy. Economically, lagrets are presented as dealing in information rather than tangible goods, sometimes using barter or subscription-based access to knowledge.

In many works, lagrets serve as a narrative device to explore themes of power, privacy, and surveillance within imagined worlds. The term’s etymology is usually treated as fictional, with authors offering invented roots or simply presenting lagrets as a coined concept that evokes secrecy and stockpiling of knowledge rather than pointing to a real language source.

There are no known real-world organizations or historical bodies called the Lagrets. The term appears primarily in works of fiction, fan wikis, and role-playing game supplements. See also information broker, guild, and secret society for related concepts often used in similar contexts.