Den of Beasts

Under the surface of ordinary life in Linhythe, turmoil is brewing in its criminal society. The tensions between the gangs that rule its not-so-secret criminal landscape, while usually hidden from plain view, have exploded into open gang warfare. The alleged trigger - a crime of passion and escalating revenge. The fallout - sudden danger for anyone who could be construed as being allied with one of the feuding factions, even very incidentally, and anyone unlucky enough to be in the wrong part of the city at the wrong time.

The colours red, green and gold identify the three groups at the centre of the fight, worn as sashes or on clothing to signal allegiance. Walking into the wrong territory or crowd with the wrong colour - whether or not it's accidental - is an invitation to be lynched. Smaller groups and independents often take refuge under the protection of a faction, wearing the colour of their chosen allegiance as armour. Skirmishes between roaming 'patrols' of gang members flare all over the seedier parts of the city. While the city guards and a newly sent contingent of the imperial military attempt to keep everything under control, in the end every individual's personal safety is up to themselves.

Features: Armed groups of gang members, sudden fights, heightened guard/military presence, plenty of stink-eye
Colours: Red, green or gold as sashes or clothing patches to signify gang