MAELSTROM STRUCTURE

Maelstrom controls the South-eastern most portion of the Combat Zone from the wall North to 49^th street, and west to Burroughs.  The area south of Kings Cross between Ellis and Burroughs is contested territory between Maelstrom and Stomp street.  The Stomp Street gang usually tries to avoid conflict with Maelstrom or at least avoid the businesses that pay Maelstrom protection, but conflicts have occurred.  While Stomp is their biggest direct threat, they hate Slaughterhouse with near equal intensity.  This is probably for the best, because if Maelstrom were to take a side in the current conflict between Slaughterhouse and Stomp, things would get very messy very quickly.

To the north are minor gangs, who mostly live in fear of Maelstrom.  While a few have gotten brave enough to try and stand up to Maelstrom, or more foolishly try to expand their territory into Maelstroms turf, they are put down hard and brutally.  Such occurrences are rare however.  To the far north of the Combat Zone is Bushido, one of very few gangs whom Maelstrom actively respects and has a loose alliance with, mostly due to a mutual respect and love for fair melee and hand to hand combat.

Maelstroms main base of operations is an old motel on 52^nd Street between the Stompanato and Cadigan.  Razorfist and most of the higher ranked members live at the hotel, and the Psychos nursery is located in the basement.  The pool has been drained and usually serves as an arena for fights and mosh pits at the parties thrown almost nightly by Maelstrom.  The rest of the leaders, as well as most of the lower ranking members have their own places scattered throughout the territory, but often end up sleeping in the parking lot, in vehicles, or passing out somewhere on the property.  

The gang actively patrols its territory, both on foot and in several makeshift armored vehicles provided by their Nomad branch.

The gang has about 100 hardcore fulltime members and another 50 in the Nomad chapter with about 30 more still claiming hard core allegiance in prison.  There are also usually about 50 non-members hanging on for protection or fun.

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