The Slaughterhouse were a gang operating in Night City.
History[]
2000s - 2010s[]
The Slaughterhouse first appeared during the Mob rule of Night City in the decade of the 2000s. Among the many boostergangs in the Northside District, they were considered the worst, specializing in Rippers, vampires, and any other cybernetic implant that was long and had a sharp edge. The Slaughterhouse made a great show of their ripper implants, popping them in and out at random in public places. The gang's tag was a butcher knife done in red, and all members wore black and red leathers. The only membership requirements were a desire to pack as many blades into (or onto) your body as possible, and a total disregard for human life.
During the 2010s, the Slaughterhouse occupied a low-rent housing unit in the Northside District that had been abandoned for almost five years. They made this building their home turf, which was soon known as the Pit. Only one attempt to oust them happened, perpetuated by a relator who was selling the building. A private security force was hired to try to "reason" with the gang, but they quitted after suffering heavy casualties. During this time, the Slaughterhouse was also in an ongoing war with the Sacred Blades; both groups hated each other and would attack on sight. Most other gangs in the immediate area were afraid of the Slaughterhouse, however, and left them well alone.
From time to time, Slaughterhouse members liked to walk to the neighboring Uptown Mall, home of many small gangs, and do damage to the building and especially its residents just to make a point.
In the late 2010s, the Slaughterhouse went on a killing spree at one of the local subway stations, murdering over two dozen people before the NCPD arrived. Due to this bloodbath, the Back Alley Brawlers were formed with the objective to end gangs similar to the Slaughterhouse.[1]
2020s[]
By 2020, the most hardcore Slaughterhouse members skirted the edge of cyberpsychosis, and would kill at a moment's notice. If not for a lack of initiative, this gang would have been the most dangerous one in Night City, freely committing crimes ranging from armed robbery to first degree murder. Other than the Sacred Blades or the Back Alley Brawlers, the Inquisitors were among their bitter enemies. One group the Slaughterhouse never messed up with was Arasaka, who around 2020 was hired to secure the nearby showrooms at Northside. In regards with the NCPD, after these many years, they had yet to appear in the Pit.[1]
Known Members[]
- Killigre (lieutenant)
Stats & Equipment[]
These are the stats and equipment of an average Slaughterhouse member in 2020's Night City Sourcebook.
| Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INT | 5 | REF | 9 | DEX | — | TECH | 7 | COOL | 7 |
| ATTR | 5 | LUCK | 5 | MA | 8 | BODY | 8 | EMP | 2 |
| Skills | Melee Weapon 9, Stealth 4, Intimidate 9, Awareness 5, Endurance 6, Martial Arts (Karate) 5[1] | ||||||||
| Cyberware | The average member has any body-enhancing cyberware possible. The high-ranking members had more implants than anyone[1] | ||||||||
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 PONDSMITH, M. Night City Sourcebook. Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1991. (pp.34,43,45–46,54,65)