As per a conversation I had with Dame, here are some gangs to add some flavour to Republic City. Please understand that this is all a work in progress. You may employ these gangs in your plotting and such, but I'd ask you speak with me before getting any of the gang leaders involved. Feel free to beat up the low level grunts and mid level bosses.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Name</strong>: The Azure Syndicate<br/><strong>Leader</strong>: Chao “Mad-Eye Meatballs”<br/><strong>Benders</strong>: Firebenders/Fire-Nation immigrants (only).<br/><strong>Activities</strong>: Arson, extortion, illegal Agni-Kai duels, weapons smuggling, & political gerrymandering.<br/><strong>History</strong>: The Azure Syndicate are born out of zealous Fire Nation immigrants who refuse to leave their tradition and culture behind to assimilate into the “morally degraded” society of Republic City. They are utterly xenophobic to non-Firebenders of any denomination and even Firebenders who have “betrayed” the greatness of the Fire Nation. They denounce the current Fire Lords, have ties to the New Ozai Society, and believe in the purity of their race and spirit. Their members are general young, disillusioned Fire Nation youths and adults who dislike the current state of the world, desiring a return to the “golden age” of the Hundred Year War where the Fire Nation was supreme. They are not territorial, but rather more political-leaning, corrupting politicians and low level bureaucrats to garner more influence and power.<br/><br/>Their leader, Chao “Mad-Eye Meatballs” (cause be burns his foes into a crispy meatballs) is reputed to have won at least forty-nine personal Agni-Kai duels. Don’t be number fifty for him.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>The Trifecta of Travesty (Triple T’s)<br/><strong>Leader:</strong>Don “Bulletproof” Teni<br/><strong>Benders</strong>: Earth, Water, Fire.<br/><strong>Activities</strong>: Protection Racketeering, extortion, theft, battery, black market pandering & illegal underworld pro-bending tournaments.<br/><strong>History</strong>: A splinter group of the now-defunct Triple Threat Triads, the Trifecta is a Republic City wide gang, possessing more than thirty different street gangs and sets. They operate much in the fashion of their former gang, running protection rackets on small time shops and storefronts via intimidation tactics. In order to provide cover for their operations, they have taken to bribing many officers and policemen into looking the other way, while employing their varied bending powers to overcome individual vigilantes and opposition.<br/><br/>Their leader, Don “Bulletproof” Teni is an extremely powerful metal-bender, known for using his own car which he dissembles via bending and uses it to form a rudimentary powered armour for himself (think like a transformer).<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Name</strong>: Riverside Soul Stealers<br/><strong>Leader</strong>: Lou “Lucky Angel”<br/><strong>Benders</strong>: All welcome, including non-benders.<br/><strong>Activities</strong>: Automobile theft, operating chop shops, “import/export” business, illegal pro-bending gambling & bribery of harbour/customs officials.<br/><strong>History</strong>: The Riverside Soul Stealers were originally an all water-bender crew, forged out of dissident and deserting Northern Water Tribe soldiers after the fallout of the failed takeover of the Southern Water Tribe. Quickly grasping the criminal state of Republic City and its competition gangs, the Soul Stealers quickly expanded their membership to include not only waterbenders, but all sorts. Controlling the harbour front, they have access to massive warehouses and knowledge of the underground sewage system for fast, untrackable movements. Their operations are virtually unknown, but their main source of revenue is grand theft auto and dismantling of such vehicles for spare parts and gear, which they then sell for profit or gain. The control of the waterfront also gives them direct access to all arriving immigrants, allowing them to have first crack at finding disillusioned benders looking for quick cash to join the ranks or robbing unsuspecting immigrants who think Republic City is all rainbow and cheers.<br/><br/>Lou “Lucky Angel” was once a non-bender, but the Harmonic Convergence granted him Airbending powers which he has yet to reveal, instead employing them in a secret during gambles and bets. This secret use has made him monstrously rich and powerful, allowing him to ascend to the top of the crime ladder for the Soul Stealers.<br/>