The Digital Renegades are a loosely knit conglomeration of netrunners, programmers, data analysts, and other information specialists in Night City with ties to larger hacker groups around the world.  The Digital Renegades themselves keep an air of neutrality when it comes to the other gangs, especially in the Combat Zone, and many members of the Renegades are also members of other gangs.

 

 

All the basic utilities, gas, water, electricity, that run into the Zone, do so because of the Digital Renegades.  City Hall has tried several times to completely shut down city utilities to the area, but each time the services have been restored almost immediately.  Once they even physically cut the power lines leading into the city, that one managed to last 3 days before everything was restored, and in retaliation the Renegades hacked  into the personal computers of every senior member of city hall, posting their private records to several internet forums, as well as displaying some of the more juicy bits live on video billboards in the Corporate Center.  After that the city gave up trying to stop power and water from flowing into the Zone.  Rumor has it, the Mayors office even set up a contract with the Digital Renegades, but no one knows what the terms are supposed to be, at least no one who is talking.

 

 

 

The Digital renegades offer their services to anyone, for a price, and their reach seems infinite.  Many hackers who were hiding in the Zone were given 5 –star bounty ratings during Carnival, and continue to be among Night Cities Most Wanted, on local and federal levels.  Because of this they exchange utility services and information with the rest of the gangs in the Combat Zone for protection. 

 

They have rigged up their own network of surveillance across the Zone, above ground and below, and know at all times what is happening.  Most of the time this information is kept to themselves and ignored, but in some circumstances, such as earlier this year when a terrorist cell was hiding in the zone, making explosives with plans to detonate them at a school, the Digital Renegades will have them  removed, by local gangs, or by the police if necessary.  In addition to the static surveillance cameras and microphones, the Renegades have an extensive assortment of remote controlled drones at their disposal for surveillance, defense, and offense.  They have hacked several of the Police automated defense systems around the borders of the Zone to allow them to turn the systems on or off, or even take direct control over them if need be.

 

Of course information comes at a price, and while they will provide information on one gang to another for a much higher fee than normal, and any attempts to cross the Digital Renegades often end in disaster.  Even among the gangs who pay the price, information is distributed at the Renegades discretion, and past activity in the zone is always considered.  For this Reason the gang no longer deals in information with Stomp or  Slaughterhouse.  It continues to provide them with electricity, but only for monetary fees, as they have proven themselves untrustworthy with information and unwilling to seek out a peaceful solution to their problems.

 

In addition to their other activitees, the Digital Renegades also broadcast a pirate radio signal throughout the zone as well as online at 91.1fm The Signal.  Most of the time the station plays whatever music whoever is manning it fells like playing, and it has numerous DJ’s, but it is also used to relay information across the zone, including constantly broadcasting the whereabouts of direct threats to the inhabitants of the Zone, or to update people on the movements of police or corporate squadrons on the rare occasions they Venture into the area.

 

There is one gang with whom the Digital Renegades have a strong alliance with, The Zone Rats, a techie based gang, who operate out of the apartment complex in the Cauldron immediately North of Digital Renegades building in the Zone.  The Rats handle much of the hands on work for the Renegades, especially in the sewers and storm drains below the Zone. 

 

 The tag for the Digital Renegades is the universal Power Button symbol found on every computer, it is usually painted in UV reactive paints, and the tag is also used on buttons, stickers, and tattoos among the gang.