Hayk was one of Ādīsi Geneti's most powerful drug lords. His interests also extended into slavery, smuggling, contract killing, underground cage fighting and numerous other criminal rackets.
Among those held in bondage by Hayk were Nenet, Magri and Ash el Sabine, together with several of their siblings. All three eventually escaped, though their years under Hayk left lasting physical and psychological scars. Kadar Rachid also worked for Hayk during his career.
As the most influential crime lord in the Betin capital, Hayk exercised extraordinary control over the city's criminal and commercial life. His influence extended to the South Dockyards, giving him considerable leverage over goods moving through one of Beti's most important centres of trade. It was widely rumoured that even the previous Patrician was in his pocket, though this was never proven.
Hayk was notorious for extreme violence. Unlike many crime lords, he did not leave such work entirely to his subordinates and was known to take personal pleasure in brutality.
Hayk ultimately met his death because of Shayla Fitzreine. Through her, Qau-dibab-āy'ḥāk-āy'āda learned what Ash had endured under Hayk and saw the lasting effect it had upon her.
Following the dissolution of the first incarnation of The Band of Misfits, Qau returned to Adisi. He fought his way through Hayk's enforcers, found the crime lord and, after a brutal confrontation, decapitated him.
Hayk's death did not bring about the collapse of his criminal empire. Instead, his organisation fragmented among his former subordinates, several of whom established rival cartels from its remains. These successor organisations are now engaged in open conflict with one another.