Loyalist Brotherhood

"Blood in, blood out."

The Loyalist Brotherhood, also known as "The Kinship", "The Kin", "The Band", "The Batch", or "Camp Crew" is a malignant or criminal organization that embeds itself in loyalist organizations. The lines between criminal and political priorities are often blurred, as some members involve themselves in economic activities such as drug trafficking, extortion, and murder-for-hire. While other members, often those coerced into joining are involved heavily in ensuring that the loyalist parties they infiltrate are kept to a high standard and are effective. Due to this, prosecution of the organization's members has often resulted in loyalist benefits allowing for suspended prison sentences or probation. The end result is often that members of The Loyalist Brotherhood are in and out of correctional camps and moving between prison and city populations; recruiting or conducting business wherever most convenient. Affiliates and members alike are often responsible for a disproportionate level of violence wherever they inhabit; even in small numbers or when isolated.

## History

In the first year of cities becoming established, riots throughout populations had been a regular occurrence which often led to mass arrests of demonstrators or those caught up in the violence. As the regular working class, or the early loyalists would take matters into their own hands to protect their homes and businesses; it wasn't uncommon for Civil Protection to arrest those defending their property. Being sent to Union-operated prisons and labor camps, those without grievances or rebellious affiliations would be victimized as a collective by their fellow inmates. To defend themselves, these working-class inmates who often worked factory and labor jobs; formed *The Blue Collar Crew*. The BCC would last for only a few months before many of its founding members would be transferred to other labor camps or returned to the cities. As this organization began to take on many different names, even some finding traction in North American cities; the moniker "The Loyalist Brotherhood" would become the main identity of those affiliated.

As the newly unified Loyalist Brotherhood would pick up traction across cities; specifically among their labor camp populations, the organization would begin to orchestrate their own riots against those who often caused living conditions to worsen in the prison. As they became increasingly dominant among the populations they inhabited, the mindset of many members quickly became prioritized criminal activities such as dealing drugs, extortion, and sanctioned murders to build a criminal foundation. This mentality wouldn't remain within the confines of the labor camps and soon move out to the streets, masking their activity among genuine loyalists. However, unlike street gangs The Brotherhood wouldn't take to full-time criminal activity, often holding jobs within factories or wherever they can within cities. Their activities often times being less regular and more based on offering their services to loyalist party members or seeking to expand the well-being of the brotherhood's members through any means necessary.

## Organization Membership

The Loyalist Brotherhood has members inside the majority of North American cities and prison or labor camp facilities. Although they operate both inside and outside of incarceration, membership ranks are often decentralized and pecking orders are established through mutual respect, elections, or fist fights. Joining the brotherhood is difficult, it requires being vouched for by a member, and swearing an oath to acknowledge death as the only escape after committing a violent act such as a stabbing. Prospective as well as new members are often required to read various underground publications printed by The Brotherhood; mixing an element of radicalism and criminality. Furthermore, media such as westerns involving outlaw gunslingers, Vikings, and pirates are very popular among members and is often an element in nicknames and aliases.

From the very start of one's membership being acknowledged, criminal activities are often assigned or volunteered for by the new member. They can involve themselves in almost anything, however, drug trafficking, extortion, murder-for-hire, and robberies are the most common activities. Inside the prison, outside on the streets, or a member embedded within a loyalist party; all members are expected to earn and find ways to fund the group's collective ambitions. Almost always involved in attempting to amass weapons.