Los Angeles Raiders

The Los Angeles Raiders are a collection of large raider gangs and bands from throughout Southern California, organized under the rule of the Overboss of Los Angeles. Each gang is distinct: they dress differently, organize themselves differently, fight differently, and so on. But all are banded together to expand their collective control throughout Southern California and the rest of the former Southwestern United States. And bring down hell upon those that would try to stop them.

History
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Government
Each of the Raider bands and gangs have their own leaders. People that have fought and bled for their respective gangs, and have earned the respect of those around them. When the groups began to band together to fight off other threats around them and exert their wills upon others, a new question was posed. Who was to serve as their overall leader? Eventually, the leaders would all butt heads, and their unity would fall apart under the stress. They needed someone who would oversee all the groups combined. An Overboss. And so, the position was created. Then another problem was posed.

Who would fill that position?

A tournament was conceived by the older gangs of Los Angeles. The various leaders of the different gangs and groups of Southern California would fight one another. Whoever survived at the end? They'd be the Overboss.

There have been seven to fill the position of Overboss since the position was first created. The Overboss is the head honcho. President. King. The Top of the Chain, the Cream of the Crop, the Linchpin. They are the ones that hold all the power, issuing orders to the leaders of the gangs that fly the banner of the LA Raiders. And those leaders command their gangs to do the Overboss's bidding. Which is usually go forth, kill, conquer, and claim. Disputes between gangs are settled by the Overboss, and disobeying the Overboss often results in death or severe beatings.

Culture
The LA Raiders are...Raiders. Bloodthirsty, violent, foul, brutal, and so on. All common among raider bands. But the LA Raiders have one thing that most Raiders don't. The concept of loyalty. Loyalty to their gangs, loyalty to their leaders, and loyalty to the Overboss above all.

The gangs themselves vary in how they carry themselves. The way they dress, the way they act, the way they operate, the way they fight, and so on. Each gang is distinct, and that's what makes them powerful. Say you're the Overboss, and you got a specific problem somewhere. Just find the gang that's good with handling that problem. What's common about the LA Raiders, however, is their use of vibrant colors and whatever music they manage to find among the ruins of the old world. Neon colors and battle tapes are a common sight in LA Raider territories and groups. They also make extensive use of any tech or weaponry that they find...though you may find it has been 'customized' a bit before long.

The LA Raiders offer those they conquer three choices (most of the time.) One: join the Raiders. Two: be enslaved. Three: die. Most are enslaved or killed, but others opt to join the Raiders. Better to live like warriors than to be beaten into submission and forced to serve them. Tributes are made to the LA Raiders by most of the enslaved outside of Los Angeles, and are given the chance to continue living as they are. But should one not make their payment, there are rather terrible consequences.