Brahms Lycans

The **Brahms Lycans** are a neutral faction in Leviathan Lore. They are a generally peaceful gang led by Allard that have little to no enemies, but they will fight back whenever necessary. They are a very prominent gang in Leviathan Lore, being more common than other gangs. However, they are little more than a nuisance at best.

## Overview

The Brahms Lycans are based mainly in Brahms, and are made up entirely of humanoid wolves, with very limited human members. They mainly wear sleeveless jackets with deep purple and gold accents and either jeans or knee high shorts depending on gender. Although they are largely peaceful, Lycan members always carry a pistol or a knife on them and only use their weapons in self defense or when protecting another member in danger. As such, they have no almost no enemies with the exception of the Iron Clad Mercenaries and Dark Moon Mercenaries, whom they despise and hate. Lycans have a very special yet deep tradition for fallen members, with them burying their dead at a very specific area, their body facing their homes, though this is somewhat rare since no members of the Lycans are ever targeted except by the ICM and Dark Moons. High ranking members usually wear military-like uniforms, typically wearing berets, caps, or even fedoras in some cases, wearing trench coats with purple and gold accents and black slacks.

## History

### Early years

The Brahms Lycans are a relatively new gang, coming into relevance in 2024 and founded by Allard, a male wolf with good intentions. Initially he invited his friends to join this gang, but as it became more popular, more members began to join. They were well known for being relatively peaceful and never participating in any fights against anyone, even when provoked. Because of this, they gained many allies, including The Swindlers, whom helped them financially. In 2028, they purchased around a hundred R31 pistols for the Lycans to use in self defense. In addition, Allard himself also supplied his fellow members with knives for the same purpose. However, other gangs, particularly the Red Phantoms, assumed they were prepping themselves to fight, and started to clash with the Lycans. Caught completely off guard, they enlist the help of their allies to fend the Red Phantoms off. Eventually, the Lycans call for a truce and offered an alliance to the Red Phantoms, which they accepted.

### 2030s-2040s

The Lycans increased in size and influence by 2031 and encouraged less gang violence in Brahms. However, the Hell Dogs, more specifically Blitzo himself, completely opposed the Lycans' ideals and beliefs, calling them cowards and "not willing to do what they gotta do to survive". As such, they clashed for the next few years. However, due to the Hell Dogs' extremely small numbers, they were forced to give in, but not before Blitzo attempted on Allard's life in 2036, sparking significant outrage from members of the Lycans and other gangs and forcibly removed the Hell Dogs from Brahms temporarily until they managed to strike back in 2040, leaving many gang members dead or wounded. Despite their resistance, Allard insists on making peace with the Hell Dogs even after Blitzo attempted to assassinate him. This was met with extreme opposition, with some members of the Lycans even threatening to leave if Allard tried to make peace with them. However, in 2042, the Lycans managed to secure an alliance, albeit a fragile one, with the Hell Dogs. This alliance almost immediately ended a year later when Blitzo coerced Allard's girlfriend into leaving him and giving her false evidence that he was cheating on her. Having lost his composure because of this, Allard personally had some of his fellow members attack Hell Dogs territory and attempted to kill Lilith, though she was only wounded and Blitzo and the others intervened and killed the members off.

The final nail in the coffin in the Lycans' and Hell Dogs' relationship was when Blitzo killed a Lycans' member's boyfriend and framed her for the murder. This caused Allard to develop an extreme hatred for the Hell Dogs and wanted to kill Blitzo himself for his actions. However, Blitzo eventually apologizes for everything he's done to the Lycans, which was, unbeknownst to them, faked. Not knowing this, Allard accepted Blitzo's apology, but made it very clear that he would never get into an alliance with the Hell Dogs again, to which Blitzo agreed on. In 2046, Blitzo concocted a plot to destroy Allard's reputation via inviting him to a private party at a club and drugging a drink intended for Allard in order to make him more vulnerable and belligerent. However, Allard rejected the invite, much to Blitzo's anger. He then pressured Allard's new girlfriend to force him to go to the party, which he eventually gave in and decided to go to the party only on the condition that she comes with him.

Blitzo then puts his plan into effect and pays off the bartender to spike a drink Allard asked for. However, he offers the drink to his girlfriend instead, which, upon ingesting it, becomes very intoxicated and leaves Allard's side. Blitzo then realized that the bartender put more alcohol instead of the drug he had in mind and scolded them over it, threatening to kill them if they don't give Allard a drugged drink. Having no other choice, they obliged and gave Allard the drink, to which he declined. Blitzo then proceeded to pressure him into drinking it until he eventually gave in and did so. Although he tastes something off with the drink, Allard ignores it. Upon consuming it, he realizes too late that the drink is drugged, which causes him to become extremely irritated and agitated, attacking one of his own bodyguards and other partygoers and even fired shots into the air until he is subdued by security. One of the people he attacked was a Red Phantoms member. Because of his actions, the Red Phantoms leader retracts their alliance from the Lycans and started to target them. In the aftermath, Allard realizes what happened and his hatred for the Hell Dogs is rekindled and vows to kill Blitzo and the other members for ruining his reputation.

### 2050s-2060s

In 2049, Allard planned to kill Blitzo by luring his gang into their territory and killing them all simultaneously. However, he had no contact with them whatsoever at that point, and was forced to rely on a fellow member in order to come into contact with the Hell Dogs. This plan would come into effect, though the Lycans member told them that Allard was going to kill them, unbeknownst to him. When he arrived, Allard sensed something off, as he couldn't find Blitzo or anyone anywhere. Believing that they decided not to come, Allard gets in his car and leaves the area, but is later ambushed on the way back to his home by the Hell Dogs and subsequently captured. However, before they could do anything, Zack alongside Carlos and Luka discovered them and started to engage the Hell Dogs, causing them to fight back and later retreat, buying Allard time to escape. The three managed to catch up to Allard and shot him down, causing him to collapse, with Zack finishing Allard off with a final shot to the head, killing him instantly. They then left the area with the government covering up the incident, with the medical examiner claiming Allard was killed by the Red Phantoms in his autopsy.

Upon finding out about the death of their leader, the Lycans became completely crazed and obsessed with avenging their leader, throwing them into a state of disarray. The Lycans broke off into several smaller gangs whom all shared the same goal: kill whoever killed Allard. They then proceeded to massacre Red Phantom members in their own territories and managed to track down and kill their leader, seemingly dismantling the Red Phantoms. However, they soon found out with the leader's dying breath that the Red Phantoms weren't responsible for killing Allard and it was a coverup. Angered and determined to uncover the truth, the remaining Lycans tracked down several government officials and kidnapped them, demanding information about Allard's death, which if they didn't divulge information, executed them. One revealed to them that the Dark Moon Mercenaries were responsible, prompting the Lycans to go after them. However, they proved to be too powerful a foe for the Lycans, with the Dark Moons almost easily decimating them. The remaining members were then forced to back off and went underground for the next few years, with a high ranking member, Jansen, serving as the de facto leader for the time being.

The Lycans returned to prominence in 2054, once again basing themselves in Brahms. However, they were met with scrutiny for their actions against the government and were branded terrorists by the latter. This caused the Lycans' reputation to plummet.