"I can think of a couple reasons," Alex told him. "And both of them have one thing in common. Either this town is constantly attacked by them, or is taken over by them." Bandits. In a world where those with power rule, there are many ways to gain power. The first is to get your hands on a nuke, or be born with the powers of a Syker. The other is to gather power, often by forming a group. Bandits fall under the latter. With greed as their main motivation, they generally outnumber travelers, and force them into handing over their goods. However, in some cases they get an ego, and start attacking town. In which case, it is likely that their leader has a nuke and their followers are riding his coattails to riches. "Jane, keep an eye open. We don't know which one it is." As soon as he said that though... "Looks like they answered for us." As if right on cue, the trio found themselves surrounded by a bunch of bandits that really... Could only be described as 'mooks'.<br/>"Ya ain't goin' nowheres," one of the mooks said.<br/>"... Jane, please tell me I didn't hear what I think I just heard," the older nuke user deadpanned. "Because really, if I did, I'm gonna be annoyed by how bad these guys' grasp of grammar is."