DEAD ZONER STRUCTURE

 

The Dead Zoner territory lies directly below and on the edge of Slaughterhouse turf.  The elementary school that lies between 61st and 62nd is the center of their territory, which extends East of Ferris Avenue to West of Carmen Square.  They have also taken over the old middle school that sits just above the elementary on the NE Corner of 61st and Ferris.  Travel through this territory is avoided if possible, and even in a vehicle most people avoid those streets completely after dark. 

 

Other than their supposed leader, Mongrel, there really is no structure to the Dee-Zees.  If anything, the stronger members dominate the weak, but apparently that can change from day to day.  Their behavior seems more akin to a pack of rabid animals than anything resembling a social unit, and it is not uncommon to see Dead Zoners fighting or even killing each other.

 

Not much is known about daily life for the typical Dee-Zee.  Their numbers seem to be made up of homeless people, people who have been kicked out of other gangs, people with severe mental problems or handicaps, and anyone who just really gets off on being a sadist.  They are also fond of grabbing unattended children, or women, who are subjected to god only knows what. 

Drug use, particularly hallucinogens and amphetamines, is universal among the Dead Zoners, and they are at their most dangerous when their supplies start running low.  Slaughterhouse has actually started leaving offerings of drugs for the Dead Zoners, which has slowed, but not halted their attacks into the Marsten Complex grounds.  To the East of their territory lies Carmen Court, the home of Combat Cab.  Combat Cab leaves their own offerings of food and other supplies, to ensure that not only do the Dee-Zees stay out of Carmen Square, but that their cabs remain unmolested when traveling down their streets.  Combat Cab seems to be the only ones that have this free pass, and only so long as they do not stop in Dee-Zee territory.

There is no rhyme or reason to Dee-Zee membership, though oddly enough they are predominantly white.  Children as young as 10 have been witnessed taking active parts in Dee-Zee raids, as have elderly men and women.  In fact, the women and children in the area are particularly dangerous, and common advice in the area is no matter what, never approach anyone, especially women and children, that you do not personally know in any area near Dead Zoner turf.  One of the Dee-Zee’s favorite tricks is to use children, or young women acting injured, to lure the unwary into a trap.


The Dee-Zees also like to harass individual targets.  If for some reason they choose to “like” someone, they will follow them from the shadows, at first they will act as a minor nuisance, yelling and making strange noises.  Stalking their prey from the shadows.  Then they escalate into more dangerous aggression, throwing bricks from rooftops, vandalizing the targets home… until eventually they find the target alone and undefended, when they attack.  If you have been targeted, often the only way to escape is to leave the Combat Zone completely.

 

The Dead Zoners have no specific tags, they leave totems, usually made up of blood stained clothes or small dead animals (usually someone’s pet they have taken).  However the citizens of the Zone have put up warning signs at the outskirts of Dead Zoner territory giving ample warning.

There is no way to estimate the Dee-Zee numbers, they have been seen in groups of up to 50 estimated, but it is believed that there are many more.  Their weapons are mostly hand made or scavenged from their victims, the Dead Zoners have a LOT of weapons.  In addition their turf is littered throughout with booby traps, and they are fond of leaving more traps when they make incursions into other territories.

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