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They are thugs and city rats who make a living as cyber-snatchers. Cyber-snatchers are considered the lowest of the low, even in Juarez. As cyber-snatchers, the Skivers will attack, maim, or kill people in order to steal their cybernetic or bionic parts for resale to the Blackmarket or Body-Chop-Shops. The Subs. They are a 'D-Bees only' gang, allowing only the ugliest and most inhuman looking to join. They are little more than your typical dishonourable tough-punk gang of bullies who use there physical might to get what they want. The Guard. The Guard is more of a militant vigilante group, organized as an unofficial people's militia, than a gang in the traditional sense. They wander the streets, protecting the citizens of Juarez from criminals, supernatural monsters, D-Bees, and humans who prey on innocent people, particularly the citizens of Juarez. The justice of the Guard is brutal. Bullying, demeaning, and insulting behaviour and minor assult against a Juarez citizen, D-Bee or human, will earn those responsible a beating and lecture on respect toward others and a warning to get out of Juarez and/or to keep their nose clean while visiting "their" city. Thieves will receive a similar beating, and all of the thieves's valuables will be taken and given to their victim(s). Murders, rapist, and molesters are killed. Vampires and supernatural monsters responsible for any crimes against a citizen are killed without hesitation. (The Guard will shoot the vile Skivers on sight!) They are persecuted by the corrupt police. The Guard dress entirely in black or dark grey clothes, and body armour with brown or red boots and gloves; often wear a black hood, ski mask, or stalking to cover the face. A white or silver cross is almost always evident as a patch on the shoulder, chest, or back. Many members also have a silver cross laying across a wooden stake tatooed on their arm. All wear a silver cross around their neck. Leadership is rumoured to be divided between three different individuals: a rogue scholar, a cyber-knight, and a charismatic city rat. All are concerned with the plight of the people, both D-Bee and humans, who live in poverty and who are the constant victims of vampires, gangs, brigands, corruption, and evil. If the police will do nothing for their people, then they will take the law into their own hands. Although extremist, often acting as police, judge, jury, and executioner, these are desperate times in a place devoid of true justice. Another powerful, organized gang, is the Psykes. Their gang is organized and made up of psychics. The Ciudad Juarez Police force is a haphazard militia that (many believe) is as corrupt and brutal as the criminals and gangs they allegedly protect the citizens from. Many will deal in bribery, pay offs, extortion, and the sale of information and services. Most are callous, though, and often, savage law enforcers. Two powerful organizations (according to the word on the street) are the Blackmarket and the Guild of the Gifted (?). Armouries: A-Plus Energy Weapons (high-tech and heavy energy weapons), Complete Wilderness Outfitter (many expedition-type supplies and TW anti-vampire weapons), East Leather Goods & Accessories (unusual items), O'Loc's Armoury (new and used armour and weapons), Oficial Wilk's Laser Store (high quality Wilk's equipment and weapons for a very good price), The Power House Armoury (the premier dealer in brand new, perfect condition, mega-damage armour, robots, and weapons), Quality Used Weapons and Armour (cheap, used armour and weapons for warriors low on cash), The Thaloc Shop (TW weapons and equipment/vehicles), and Sergeant Carter's Gun Shop (specializes in S.D.C. projectile weapons, including anti-vampire rounds). Good Cyber Shops (as you are a Cyber-Knight): Winston's Cyber Shop, The Electronic Man, The Golden Arm, and The Ultra-Man. Saloons/Enertainment: The Good Cheers Saloon, The Duke's Card Parlour & Saloon, The Serpent Claw Bar, Riverview Movie Theatre 1 & 2, North Side Massage Parlour, The Blazing Saddle Dance Hall and Saloon, The Peacock Club, Mo's Tavern ("Where the elite meet to drink and eat."), The Mid-North Arena (home of monster wrestling), Dagger Inn & Souvenir Shop, The Glib Goblin, North Town Recreation Centre, The Carmen Movie-Plex, New Town Health Spa, The Mayfair Nightclub, and The Juarez Arena. Popular stories/rumours/information on the street are: Two weeks ago the great Doc Reid and his fearless vampire hunters saved a village of over three hundred people from the plague of insane, marauding vampires. The Coalition and the Pecos Empire had a big scirmish in the flats of Texas three days ago. Intelligent vampires are a rarity; most are little more than insane animals dedicated to the destruction of all other life. A rival gang (probably the Hammer) had Vlad the Inincible, the gang leader of the Subs, taken out. Kang the Conquerer is favoured over Avrax the Stupendious in the upcoming Arena fight. Yet another foolhearty band of two dozen mercenaries have disappeared into the desert of the vampire infested lands of northern Mexico. Erin Tarn, the famous historian and explorer, has become the victim of a vampire's bite and is now condemned to an eternity of preying on the living for their blood. Twenty bodies, drained of blood and torn to shreads, were found in the old cemetary outside of town. A big rumble is brewing between the racist Hammer Gang (of El Paso) and the Subs. A vampire's victim is cursed to walking the earth for eternity, feeding off of the living. El Paso police destroyed thirty of the crazy vampires that had been terrorizing a suburb. Sir Lazarious, Cyber-Knight and general of Reid's Rangers, captured three rare, intelligent vampires that had been behind the unintelligent masses of vampires that had been slaughtering the people of the village of Dazax. The Guard is desperately searching for seven children that have disappeared over the past two weeks from the Slums. Garlic, wolfbay, parsley, fresh spinach, fresh rhubarb, and faerie's eyes will hold the undead at bay. A big shipment of cocain just came in through the Blackmarket last week. The big thing that crashed in the desert earlier this week was really a Coalition test craft. They swarmed over the crash site for days! Jon Newlove, slumlord, was killed by a demon days after he refused to sell out to the Guild.

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