![]() The gang appear to have an affinity for nicknames.Ĭriminal Activity & Sources of Income Depending on the task, these groups can be as large thirty members and partake in raids, hit jobs, or protecting valuable cargo- or as many as four or five if patrolling their own turf. They partition their organization into smaller groups, each responsible for a different part of their criminal empire. They are fascinated with cyberware, the Net, the occult, and the pursuit of any otherworldly sensation. And the more rumors there are about them, the better. The truth is there's nothing crazy about how Maelstrom operates – at the end of the day it's all about biz. Maelstrom is known for their exceptionally brutal and public gang executions – combine that with illegal braindance production and a manic fighting style and you've got yourself a gang with a reputation as a band of lunatics on the verge of cyberpsychosis. Sadly, they also like to conduct "experiments" on those unfortunate enough to cross their path. Looking at Maelstrom, you might think, "Now those are some hella bold pioneers of transhumanism." If they were only testing the limits of the human body on themselves, then you'd be right. ![]() You can easily recognize them by their intimidating faceplates and hostile optic implants, which not only indicates their gang affiliation but also their fetishization of cyberware and cybermodification. Database Entry (2077) Ī gang that controls the districts of Watson and the Northside Industrial District (NID). Deeply obsessed with cybertechnology, their urge to improve the weakness of their own human flesh is far stronger than their fear of cyberpsychosis. Its factories, the Totentanz Club - you'll meet them there. Maelstrom's territory is the industrial part of Watson. They are known to have heavy combat augmentation, pain editors, Reflex Boosters, and signature red street mod optical units of unknown capabilities. With 1,300 members, they are led by Royce after he deposed and imprisoned the last boss, Brick. In 2077, the Maelstrom Gang is located in the All Foods Plant in Night City. Burned-out chrome from the Fallen covers one entire wall, including the mummified corpse of their former leader, Hammer, killed after the Nuke. Today the gang holds court in a ballroom there. Maelstrom survivors also stabilised the Burleson Tower Hotel which housed the remains of Club Totentanz. Maelstrom began leading other gangs in salvaging valuable gear from the Hot Zone. Warlock, the gang’s current leader, has forged Maelstrom’s best and most ruthless members into a productive core that runs its businesses while he uses its rank and file to wreck competitors. The survivors fought to absorb other surviving high-chrome gangs. Today, they’re growing in power and influence through a flourishing drug and cybernetic trade. Before the War, Maelstrom was a middle-grade boostergang. However, they soon began clawing their way back to the top. In 2023, they lost their entire territory as well as their favourite club Totentanz, to the Arasaka Tower nuke. The Fourth Corporate War had a devastating effect on Maelstrom. So the area is primed to erupt into a bloodbath. In the past, most of their crimes have been small time, but their hunger for newer, more lethal and more expensive cyberware, pushing more dangerous drugs, inclined them to attack larger targets, such as those that serve the Solos and Corporations. The gang realizes this, and excludes those businesses from their protection racket. The area is volatile because many of the businesses in this area covertly support Solos and some corporations. At any other time, you would be targeted indiscriminately.Ĭlaiming a turf near the Docks, they’re based in an abandoned building there. If you're being chased by the Inquisitors, they’d probably ignore you to attack them instead, and vice versa. When their original leader Hammer was thrown out, the code of honour went as well, and the rest of their humanity. Back when they were the Metal Warriors they held on to a code of honor. A full third of them are clinical Cyberpsychos, and the remainder are borderline. Maelstrom members dress in black leather, darkened denim and chrome, preferring visible high-profile cyberware, generally appearing to be primitive and dangerous. While the Inquisitors are a special target for their violence, Maelstrom will also (of course) attack anyone else as well. It has also acquired members from the Iron Sights, who also have grudges against the Inquisitors. Maelstrom formed from what was left of the Metal Warriors, a gang that was almost completely wiped out by the Inquisitors. 3.2 Criminal Activity & Sources of Income.
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