The Chemical Rascals are a gang run by the most powerful and influential company in the city. They took up residence over twelve years ago, and have shown no sign of ever leaving. Many have tried to make the connection between the gang and the company, but few have been successful, and those who were...well, let's just say they're swimmin' with the fishes now. They're not nearly as well liked by the civilians, though the CR do try their best not to kill them. Maim a little, maybe. Only because killing one means losing another potential customer for their company. Of course, this isn't the only reason why they're not well liked. They like to burn down company buildings that are coincidentally rivals of the Red Star Corporation, and are part of the reason why the police force is now so corrupt. They're vicious, unforgiving, intelligent, sneaky, and willing to put down their own members if it means furthering their own success. Pft, politics.
Their symbol is the flaming black star, which represents their tendency for arson, and their belief that they will be--or already are--as powerful as the stars themselves. This symbol is usually tattooed on a member's lower left collarbone. Though both the gang and the company use a star as their symbol, the company defends this use by claiming that the Chemical Rascals are simply trying to frame them for their criminal activity. They are also known to be called those sneaky bastards the Flame Terrorists.
Pros →
Extremely good funding
Decent sized territory
Highly trained members
Control over the wealthy residents
Access to advanced technology
Cons →
Members must constantly watch their back around fellow CR members
Members must deal with company politics
Most members are required to take a desk job to keep their cover
The rank system is based mostly on technicalities; a Vulture is unlikely to be promoted to Crow, and Rats have a 98% certainty of never being promoted.
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XXXThe BossXXX
(1/1)XXX
Not only are you the leader of the gang, you're also the CEO of the company! Congratulations, and have fun with having to deal with paperwork and incompetent employees!
XXXRight HandXXX
(1/1)XXX
You are the boss's bodyguard, adviser, and babysitter assistant. If the boss is away on business, you are the person who makes sure everything in the company is in working order.
XXXThe HeirXXX
(0/1)XXX
You are the leader's heir, groomed to take over your boss's position should they ever meet a most unfortunate end. You work in tandem with the Right Hand, as someday they may become your most trusted adviser, as well as help the boss keep the lower ranks in check. You are in direct control of the Vultures.
XXXHead HackerXXX
(1/1)XXX
You are the eyes of the boss. You see all, you know all, and you find all. Ha, just kidding! You're just some computer whiz who sends everyone the memos, and spies on them through the cameras located all over HQ. But no, really, you are pretty useful. You can root out traitors, protect the gang through cyberspace, and use your hacking skills to get any information the boss needs. You have direct control over the Rats, but only a select few actually know your voice and face.
XXXReapersXXX
(1/5)XXX
You are the elite assassins, and answer only to the boss. You actually have fairly high positions in the company, and can easily push paperwork on the peons when you're needed on a mission. Some of you may already have been trained assassins who happened to catch the boss's eye, so you were bumped straight to this high position for your competence (and after taking half a dozen tests to make sure that you were trustworthy enough).
XXXCrowsXXX
(1/9)XXX
You are the helpers to the Reapers, and often work alongside them on large assassination missions where a two or three man cell is needed. You're mostly surveillance and backup, but you also do lesser assassinations that don't require a Reaper's expertise. Thankfully, you're not the peons that the Reapers shove paperwork on; you've already got your own hands full, after all.
XXXVulturesXXX
(3/4)XXX
You guys are the cleanup and technical crew, and usually work in pairs. You destroy evidence of the murders that Reapers or Crows commit, wipe fingerprints and security cameras clean, get rid of bodies (and witnesses), and search for any messages that the deceased has left behind. Like their bank statements. Fun. Once a Vulture, always a Vulture, as the saying goes. As your job is geared more toward cleaning murders rather than causing them, you are very unlikely to be promoted to anything higher; but who knows? Maybe you'll impress the boss enough to become a Crow. Or someone will have killed off the previous Right Hand, and you can take their place! You guys report to the Heir.
XXXRatsXXX
(2/2)XXX
You guys are the spies and information gatherers. You pass along and obtain important information, and send it through the chain of command. Sometimes you'll be sent on a long term infiltration mission, either in another gang, or in a rival company. If you fail in your mission, you'll most likely be killed off, either by the enemy, or by your own gang. If you succeed, you'll be shipped off to your next mission, preferably one with little chances of running into previous contacts. You have only a 2% chance of ever being promoted, and no one can ever transfer into the Rat position, because Rats cannot be branded with the Chemical Rascals' tattoo for their own safety. In fact, if given a mission to spy on another gang, you're most likely to get the brand of that particular gang. If this happens, you'll usually end up useless afterward, and killed to keep your information safe. Well, unless you have it good with the mysterious Head Hacker, or one of his goonies, then you can become a goony, too, and have lots of cool connections.
XXXAntsXXX
(0/?)XXX
With much the same function as the Foot Soldiers, you guys are the cannon fodder, and do the really dirty work. Like peddle drugs, extort people, handle mission reports, do paperwork, fetch people their lunches, and scout. You are either an extremely new recruit, training to be a Rat, Crow, or Vulture, or you've already tried to become one of these, somehow survived trying, and remained an Ant as a sign of your utter fail.
