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  The Orphans are a
smaller gang sitting along the northern wall of
the Combat Zone in an area that is considered run
down even for the Zone. They are surrounded
by Stomp to the west and south, and by Bushido to
the east. At the heart of their territory,
amongst several burned out or decrepit buildings
next to the wall, is a large warehouse that serves
as the gangs home base. Snipers with scoped
hunting rifles constantly adorn its roof tops, and
are in communication with the gang members at the
edges of the territory and the ones patrolling the
alleys.  Most people
in the Zone believe that the only reason Stomp
hasn’t moved in and utterly destroyed them, is
because it doesn’t seem worth the effort.
The Orphans pose no real threat to the other
gangs, nor do they get any real respect from
them. However they do defend their territory
vigorously. If other gangs move through
their territory showing colors, they will wait
until the group is deep within the Orphans turf,
and then unload with everything they have from the
windows, alleys, and rooftops.. T he Orphans
mostly seem made up of outcasts from other gangs,
or survivors from gangs eliminated during the City
Center push of violent gangs into the Marsten
area. Their membership is almost exclusively
Caucasian, this is done as a means of solidarity
and survival, as Caucasians are a definite
minority in the Zone, but a racist undertone has
definitely taken effect, which has kept them from
making alliances with Bushido.
  The Orphans are truly
alone in the Zone, its possible they have tried
reaching out to some of the gangs in the Gauntlet,
but few have answered their call. They have
also tried reaching out to some of the gangs in
the Cauldron, but they are two far away to offer
much assistance. However outside the Zone,
they have begun receiving backing in the form of
guns and cheap drugs from local White Supremacist
groups.In addition to their greaserpunk/skinhead outfits, Orphan territory is clearly marked with their tag, which is usually nothing more than the words Orphans spray painted on to a wall. These tags adorn every exterior wall of every building in the territory they claim.
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The Orphans are led by
Dove, who used to run a gang here in the Zone
called the Black Doves until C-SWAT all but wiped
them out. Dove went into hiding, until he
had managed to gather enough of the gang rejects
and disenfranchised and angry youths to start
again. As the larger gangs began making
their pushes, Dove offered those who wouldn’t fall
in line a safe haven. 
The Orphans
attempt a look that is a cross between 50’s
greaser and punk, with a skinhead flare. The
average age of an Orphan is between 12 and
25. They are typically armed with cheap
handguns, shotguns, and hunting rifles, but they
have managed to squirrel away a few assault rifles
taken from other gangs who have tried to move
through their territory. However ammunition
is a valuable commodity to them, and they are more
likely to rely on melee weapons and Molotov
cocktails if they can get away with it.
There are
about 65-80 members of the Orphans, and membership
is open to both men and women. There numbers
are starting to get too big for Stomp to
ignore. In addition, there territory would
put Stomp just one step closer to total domination
of the Zone, but with so many resources tied up in
their conflict with Slaughterhouse, Stomp has yet
to make a move beyond retaliatory attacks on Stomp
members who found themselves in Orphans
turf. Bushido has tried reaching out to the
Orphans, offering to bring give them weapons, ammo
and supplies, possibly even physical
backup. Not out of concern or respect,
but because Bushido sees the Orphans as a valuable
buffer between them and Stomp. Unfortunately
this fell through when one of the Orphans made a
racist comment towards Shogun.
