Factions in the Fringe

## The Fringe Pre-Pointbreak Riots

The Fringe was originally made up of 4 districts, with Derby in the middle. The factions were named Birdsnest, Brightside, Maladuke, and Rattlehatch. Within each district, there was a group that ruled over that territory. Before the Pointbreak Riots, there were many transport stations to the Fringe. Now, transport is kept down to a couple of lines. Additionally, the fumegate wasn't always present to seperate the Fringe from the rest of Varium; it is a result of continuous and heavy pollution. The factories always existed, but were part of a community space before the Pointbreak riots. It all merged into the Derby when the Trinity took over, making the Derby incredibly crowded.

### Ruling Groups

#### Brightside

Unclaimed territory, formerly claimed by the Razors

### Alliances and Enemies

In the early days, Maladuke and Rattlehatch had an alliance. Rattlehatch agreed to follow Maladuke's lead in return for sharing resources. Because of this, the two essentially controlled the Fringe, making up most of the area. However, as time passed, infighting grew within Maladuke. It got so bad that a fracture group formed, named the Bulkheads. The Bulkheads are mentioned at the start of 'Some Things Never Change', which gives an idea of the time scale being worked with.

In time, the Bulkheads forced the Dukes out of their territory, and claimed it for their own. They named it Bermuda Row. This was right in the middle of Maladuke and Rattlehatch. This was a problem, because Maladuke and Rattlehatch still had an alliance- however, now Bermuda Row was stuck in the middle. Bermuda Row couldn't let either side into their territory just to cross through, or else they'd look weak. To avoid this, they created the corridor.

### The Corridor

The corridor was a thin ally through Bermuda Row that Maladuke and Rattlehatch could pass through to get to the other district. However, tensions remained high. The corridor was a site of massive conflicts involving all three sides.

### A New Brightside

In Brightside, a new group began to emerge. They were unnamed and consisted of various street trash. They were small and weak. However, they eventually laid claim to Brightside under the leadership of Delight, an "ambitious new leader with lots of new ideas". They ruled alongside Sheriff, their lifelong friend and partner. However, Sher never seemed to share Delight's passion and plans. With the introduction of a boy from Bermuda Row, their sights began to stray. This forms the basis of the story "Some Things Never Change".

## The Fringe- Post Pointbreak Riots

### The Pointbreak Riots

The corridor in Bermuda Row eventually became the site of the Pointbreak Riots, a series of fights that eventually lead to the death of the resistance leader Shaikha Van.

### Warthog

Following Shaikha's death, a former front line fighter of the Bulkheads known as Warthog, or the Beast of Bermuda Row (importantly, this nickname was present *before* the death of Shaikha as well as after.) decided to get rid of the infighting once and for all. Because of this, Bermuda absorbed both Maladuke and Rattlehatch, creating the Bermuda Triad, or just Bermuda.