ONLY THE FAKKERS STAND

[VINZZ]

 

Low Tide Combat Brotherhood, also known as ONLY THE FAKKERS STAND, is an underground fight syndicate and street gang based around the industrial docks of Los Santos. The gang is mostly made up of native-born blue-collar Americans alongside working-class immigrants from Eastern Europe and Latin America. The group is dominated by local young men and ex-cons aged 18 to 26. Their primary activities revolve around conducting bare-knuckle fights and operating underground betting and book making services at the harbor. This syndicate also maintains its street activity via extortion and heavy debt collection along with the sale of drugs. Despite their illegal activities, the members all share a mutual hobby of customizing pickup trucks.

 

PROLOGUE
Before the blood money and the clandestine networks, the creators of the Low Tide Combat Brotherhood were merely desperate men who were trying to survive under the crushing influence of Los Santos deindustrialization. Starting from the late 90s, big corporations and bribed officials began eliminating any union agreements, replacing manual labor with automated freight terminals. This left thousands of native blue collar workers and recent immigrants unemployed and abandoned, like scrap iron in the docks. Having the threat of eviction hanging above them and having no other legal means to provide themselves with food, anger and hatred emerged among them. In order to vent and earn some money for rent, these men began meeting behind the shipping containers after midnight and making bets on fistfights. What was an attempt to release the tension and a source of income among miserable mechanics and dock workers developed into something bigger.

 

THE IRONSHORE SIEGE

As the underground fighting scene exploded in size and became a huge money-making venture for gambling, it could not go unnoticed by the predators. A syndicate that was active in the area decided to take advantage of the illegal betting that was taking place at the docks and imposed a fifty percent tribute fee on the money made. The dock boys, who were not used to bowing down to any corporation-style gang extortion, refused to comply. In response, the syndicate began to hijack their pickup trucks, threaten their loved ones, and paid off port security guards to keep the fighters out of their makeshift fighting grounds. The situation finally came to a boiling point during an incident called "The Ironshore Siege." It all started during the night of their underground championship when the syndicate enforcers stormed the main warehouse expecting them to easily give in.  Tucker and his brawlers defended themselves to the best of their abilities using pipe wrenches, welding torches, and bare hands, while the opponents used guns. That night resulted in complete chaos and violence; however, what happened inside brought the biggest trouble. A bookie they used to work with locked the back shutters and stole all the money for the night leaving the brotherhood without a way out since the LS County Sheriff's Department had conducted a raid around the area due to an anonymous information. As a result of the battle, many people were caught and the places where the fights took place were confiscated by the police. Being left without their territory and betrayed by their own kind, the survivors went to the deepest and most deserted corners of the Los Santos industrial district.

 

THE FOUNDRY INFERNO

Consequences of the Ironshore Siege left the brotherhood wounded. With their main pit closed and a majority of the members behind bars at Twin Tower Correctional Facility cells, the gang was angry. However, their anger towards the police could not compete with the fury they felt towards the person that put them behind bars and robbed them of their money. The streets remained silent for two months, until one careless local gave up a name. One of the chief mechanics of the brotherhood, Tucker Jones, who was not shy of showing his opinion using his fists decided to take matters into his own hands. He did not organize a team and make any plans for taking revenge. He simply walked out of his mechanic shift and got himself an empty bottle of alcohol to fill it with gasoline.  He heard that the traitor was using alcohol in order to cure his paranoia by consuming it in some dilapidated pub on the outskirts of the city since he felt safe that he was far enough from the dockyards. Tucker stopped a block away and just entered the pub through its front entrance. He flung the Molotov straight into the booth. The glass shattered all over the table, and before long, all of its contents, as well as what he had stolen from the rat, was consumed by a raging fire. Soon after that, there was screaming, and the bartender and a couple other patrons ran out of the bar through the main entrance in fright. Tucker wasn’t fazed one bit by this. He just stayed put at the exit. With their old fighting rings destroyed, they switched to a far more scattered and dangerous approach. They began conducting "travelling bouts" in different places each and every night, ranging from old train yards to cargo containers to back alleys at the docks which were not even visited by the harbor police force. The brutality escalated, the amounts wagered went up, and with it, the violence levels rose.

 

 

NO SNITCHING POLICY / PAY IN BLOOD

The gang has an extremely stringent "No Snitching" policy which is popularly known as "Pay in Blood". In this, complete loyalty and absolute silence are the two primary components demanded of each individual gang member. Characters always start off their life in the gang from the bottom level where they are considered to be completely inexperienced and have no pull whatsoever. It is up to them to prove themselves and earn their respect by indulging themselves in dangerous tasks such as distributing drugs on the streets, collecting debts in a rough manner and engaging in bare-knuckle fighting arenas. The higher-ups in the gang keep a close watch on these individuals to ensure whether or not they are capable enough to withstand the pressure and hold their tongues even during emergencies. Though characters manage to make progress and rise through the ranks in the gang, raw physical prowess takes a back seat while leadership skills and good reputation gain more importance. At first, the new members may ask themselves how necessary it is to enforce such a harsh policy as the "Pay in Blood" one, whether the use of force when punishing those who have betrayed the gang is really worth it. But after spending some time on the street and realizing how vulnerable the gang actually is, they come to appreciate its necessity as an organization at all. In a society where everyone can get caught up by the police and rivals alike, this principle is the only thing that saves them from jail.

 

 

[VINZZ]

Out of Character Information
Every faction member is committed to authentically portraying a Los Santos-based blue-collar underground fight syndicate, but this does not mean we support or share their actions in any way. This is a roleplaying scenario nothing more, nothing less. Every member is expected to approach their character with maturity and respect for server standards. Anyone who does anything outside the bounds of appropriate roleplaying or misrepresents what this faction stands for will be immediately removed no warning, no second chances. We are here to tell a story, not to push an agenda. By joining this faction, you are essentially giving the faction leaders a Character Killed (CK) permission. This is so that your character can be permanently killed if the roleplaying situation warrants, such as violating our "Pay in Blood" policy. If you need help, have questions, or need guidance on how to properly play your character, feel free to ask @VINZZ or @Stuip via forum DMs.

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