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Gangs and Organized Crime

Animals: aggressive street-fighting gang from west Pacifica; emphasize physical power above all else; sell off their services as bouncers, corner the illegal substance trade, and indulge in underground live-or-die prize fighting. Have no permanent territory.
Maelstrom: known for their exceptionally brutal and public gang executions, illegal braindance production, manic fighting styles, drastic cybermodifications, and worship of the mysteries of cyberspace. Located in industrial Watson
Scavengers: deal in selling black market cyberware forcefully ripped from their unsuspected victims; ruthless, care little for anyone else around them,and have ties to the Soviet Union. Located all over Night City
The Mox: made up of outcasts from different backgrounds; refer to themselves as "those who protect working girls and guys" from violence and abuse; demand substantial fees from their charges and run several smaller brothels where they profit. Located in Watson and Westbrook
Tyger Claws: ruthless and territorial Asian gang; primary goal is to maintain control over their own territory and occasionally annex other gangs' businesses; cyberware: reflex boosters, augmented cyberlimbs, pain editors, and electronic countermeasures (ECM) systems disguised as tattoos. Located in Watson and Westbrook
Valentinos: one of Night City's largest cartels; bound by a strong moral code and century-old traditions of the Catholic god and protecting their peers; are strictly territorial and operate in the vast impoverished Latino barrios. Located in Heywood
Voodoo Boys: presumed to entirely consist of members with Haitian blood; mysterious gang with a dark reputation for their netrunning skills and their mystical voodoo culture; are exclusive, secretive, and distrustful of outsiders. Located in Pacifica
6th Street: formed by veterans of the Fourth Corporate War who were tired of the local gangs and helplessness of the NCPD; now act as any gang, robbery, extorsion, and gun smuggling. Located in Santo Domingo and Heywood
Wraiths: consist of exiled nomads; aggressive and vicious; dominate areas around Night City; raid small villages, attack small nomad groups, and attack weakly guarded corporate transports; use reflex boosters, pain editors, heavily-modified vehicles, and occasionally military-grade equipment. Located in the Badlands.
Barghest: originally made up by former Militech soldiers; later joined by mercenaries, veterans, and street punks that were allured with promises of becoming part of something greater. Located in Dogtown, Pacifica