[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/46ZpgBu.png[/img][hr] [img]https://i.imgur.com/jbU3kEN.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7bhVYaO.jpg[/img] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles]Los Angeles, California[/url][/center][hr] [indent]The City of Angels has many names. You've seen it all before on TV and movies with all of its cliches. Hollywood, The Skyline, Washed Up Actors and Sunny Beaches. All of it has a strange air of normal except not. Eccentric is the right word for it. Each of its neighborhoods carries a special culture and air about it that's unique to it. You can go anywhere in the world but yet... you'll never find another Los Angeles, or the people in it. The most populous city in California and the second-most populous in the United States. Los Angeles is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California. The city was known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, the entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolis. Was, as in it was all of these things. All before the incident that occurred that triggered the massive series of earthquakes that ravaged Southern California. Now, LA is considered to be the heart of the California Exclusion Zone and all hell has broken loose in the once peaceful city. LA has been almost completely destroyed with buildings that have been collapsed, dead bodies littering the streets and lawlessness taking over as it's difficult to leave the city due to the exclusion zone. Now, LA is a hot war zone between the various gangs and factions that have staked a claim to the city. All have their own cultures, doctrines, and goals, however only one will rule over all of LA. With civilians in between the chaos as the military attempts to evacuate civilians once a month.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h2]♦ ORGANIZATIONS IN LOS ANGELES ♦[/h2][/color][hr] [indent][hider][indent] [indent][color=darkorange][h3]♦ THE PHOENIXES ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]The small gang that the story follows. Mainly comprised of survivors and other people that the Incident has displaced that have decided to stick together for the sake of protection. However, they will rise in the ranks of LA soon enough.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ FAMA ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]The Federal Agency of Metahuman Affairs (Shortened to FAMA) is the Deltahuman regulation agency that is responsible for the regulation of Deltahumans after the rebranding of RAVEN/DOVE. Formed in 2003, they are an organization that is split into four departments; Deltahuman Welfare, Public Affairs, Research, and Security. The first organization is more of a social services group that promotes the well-being, the physical and mental health of Deltahumans. Welfare keeps track of all Deltahumans that are registered and constantly gives support to these Deltahumans so they aren't roped into a gang or become a super criminal. Public Affairs is more about dealing with Deltahuman social issues and attempting to change the public perception of them for the best. The Research department solely focuses on trying to figure out how these Deltahumans tick and developing new technology and methods to handle rogue Deltahumans. Security is the largest department and the one tasked with the detainment of Deltahumans who abuse their powers. FAMA is volunteer-based, long as people meet a certain set of requirements, they can apply to join the Agency. However, they are fairly strict with their recruitment and primarily hire those with the required experience, though there have been exceptions made. FAMA consists of both regular humans and Deltahumans, as the latter are considered valuable assets in the never-ending battle against hostile Deltahumans. The organization is considered to be a paramilitary organization as agents are given special training on how to handle various Deltahuman threats, and how to handle certain situations that are Deltahuman related. Field Agents of FAMA wear heavy armor that is resistant to most forms of Deltahuman abilities and is heavily armed with top of the line firearms and other equipment (Nullification collars, taser darts, containment foam). The Agency has an outpost in every major city and they are in fact designated from a one to hundred number depending on the size of the city (e.g. New York City is 1, Los Angeles is 3, and so on) and each outpost has a Director who oversees all operations within the city. Smaller towns have agents delegated from the closest major outpost. On the west and east coast, there is a national headquarters where a majority of operations are run out of. There was, originally, a major FAMA presence in LA but after the Incident FAMA supports the National Guard and Police in keeping the peace in Los Angeles.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ THE BANSHEES ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]The Los Angeles chapter of the Banshees is certainly one of the more esoteric gangs that inhabit the city. Originating in San Bernardino, the Banshees could be considered a violent offshoot of the goth and neo-pagan subcultures that inspired their founders. Members dress in all black from head to toe and pale their faces and darken underneath their eyes (through the application of makeup if necessary). Like their namesake the Banshees have adopted a unique screech/wail that fulfills a variety of purposes such as acting a greeting or warning; a non-member performing this screech is equivalent to a layperson wearing gang colors...a beatdown of the offender is sure to ensue. The Banshees are not strictly a female exclusive gang, but those not identifying as female (known colloquially as 'Fringers') only exist on the periphery of the organization as they are not permitted to partake in group rituals or recite initiation vows. Potential Members known as 'Seekers' are subject to an intense initiation where they are expected to cut ties with their past selves. Those who are eventually initiated take the title of 'Sister' and are given a new name by the High Priestess of the Chapter. The Los Angeles chapter makes its headquarters in the dilapidated Evergreen Cemetery.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ THE BOYZ ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]A gang of outcasts and freaks that the city didn't want, forming their own gang. The Boyz are a gang of drug dealers and other petty criminals that have a pretty large presence in LA. They are not racist in their recruitment as they have people from all races in their ranks and their leader wants outcasts, whatever they are. Their gang is primarily comprised of crazy drug addicts but some teenagers and other folks have taken to their philosophy and joined their gang. Their gang symbol is a smiley face a big toothy grin and the eyes crossed out with Xs. The Boys modus operandi is to get rich by selling drugs and become the biggest force in the city for the downtrodden. Their leader is Joy-Boy, a Deltahuman with an unknown ability, and he maintains a loose leadership through his three generals (or "Dragons" as he calls them). He asserts that every member of the Boyz proves themselves before they may join, and once they are an official and trusted member they get a mask of their own creation - usually a smiley face. They were a pretty small-time gang/fad until the incident and they were able to expand by adding more desperate people to their ranks. The Boyz now have a large chunk of the city under their control and it's getting larger with more Deltahumans joining their ranks.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ CHILDREN OF THE IRON CROSS ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]A gang of white supremacists that have unified in their hatred and desire to eliminate non-whites. While they assert that they're a gang, they have many similarities to a cult. Their objective is the ethnic cleansing of LA and eventually America. They indoctrinate the young minds of their members to believe in their cause. Their membership is massive, as they are a movement that spans outside of LA - with many being forced to join them for safety. Because of this a lot of their membership comes from out of the city. Many of their members look the part - they're covered in tattoos, shaved heads, and jackets with patches of Nazi symbols. Membership includes committing a sufficient enough hate-crime for the Iron Cross to consider them dedicated enough. They commit various crimes around LA, from murder to theft to drug dealing. Their leadership includes one person on top that leads a group of lieutenants and everyone else on the bottom. The Iron Cross has a few Deltahumans in their rank with their leader being suspected of[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ Hyenas Outlaw MC ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]The outlaw group dates back to the mid-fifties as a Veterans riding group but after the introduction of Deltas in the 60s, their leadership changed drastically. Over time the group incorporated Deltas and regular meat bags including female riders as they traveled America as Nomads. The group is linked to various gruesome murders along the isolated highway strips of the mid-west & west coast. They are known for their signature "Hyena" like a laugh, more so a sign of warning or a battle cry commonly displayed by the group. They live without law and are the 1% of society, attempts by FAMA to curb and stop the group have failed and law enforcement dare to even step near them. Before the fall of L.A., a roaming more chaotic group of Hyenas led by Diesel Punchkill entered L.A. and slaughtered the resident L.A. Gang "The Regulators" but before they could finish up L.A. shit itself. Now surrounded by a fallen city and anarchy, they simply thrive as they look and hunt for something more than just their next kill.[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ THE PURE ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]After the incident the civilian population of the city has been on the rise against the Delta-Human populations. In their eyes; it was Deltahumans that caused all of this wickedness and mayhem in the city. So they've bunched together to protect themselves from the Deltahumans and to punish any strays that may step out of line. The Pure is armed with whatever weapons they can get their hands on (given that this is California, firearms are hard to come across).[/indent] [color=darkorange][h3]♦ REAPER ♦[/h3][/color][hr] [indent]Nemesis of the FAMA organization and a lot more, REAPER is a strange and heavily armed paramilitary terrorist group. They are lead by the mysterious Abel, a massive man who is feared globally as he has killed dozens of politicians, researchers, millionaires and beyond. He is incredibly difficult to kill as he is seeming a Metahuman that is insanely strong and durable. Assisted by a strange portal technology, REAPER gets right where they need to go and then they vanish without a trace. Each member of REAPER is clad in black armor that covers them from head to toe, helmets that distort their voice, and are heavily armed. In the event that one of them dies (or is about to die), they are equipped with a strange chemical that dissolves their body down to the DNA and leaves no trace. Because of this, it's incredibly difficult to identify members of REAPER and trace where they came from. However, several REAPERS are Metahumans, with the elite members of the group being all Metahuman shock troopers. It's difficult to pinpoint where REAPER will target as they are responsible for hundreds of assassinations, kidnappings, and other terrorist attacks globally. After the incident REAPER has been taking an interest in LA... REAPER agents from all over have been seen in LA and have been bartering with the many gangs. Selling crystals and power granting serums.[/indent] [/indent] [/indent][/hider][/indent]