View of the City
Streetweight sees New Hope City as a place that only exists while it’s being actively held. Empty streets invite predators—infected or human. To them, survival isn’t about systems, faith, or long plans; it’s about presence. If their boots are on the ground and their lights are on, the city is still alive. If not, it’s already lost.
They believe motion keeps death away.
View of the Infected & the Animaphage
The infected are an environmental threat, not a spiritual one. Streetweight doesn’t study them or mythologize them—they manage them. Noise, fire, constant movement, and patrol routes are used to disrupt clustering. They clear streets aggressively and abandon interiors rather than fight room to room.
The Animaphage is feared but poorly understood. Streetweight treats it like a toxin: avoid exposure, burn what you must, keep moving. Touched individuals are viewed pragmatically—useful, dangerous, and watched closely.
View of Their Own Organization
Streetweight believes hierarchy rots. Crews are trusted more than leaders, and momentum matters more than ideology. The Heavy exists to coordinate, not command. Anyone who slows the Collective down—through hesitation, ego, or hoarding—is replaced.
Internal disputes are settled fast and publicly. Lingering conflict invites weakness.
View of @The Ledger Syndicate
The Ledger is Streetweight’s most hated necessity.
They despise the Ledger’s patience, indoor control, and quiet erasure of people. But they rely on Ledger storage, buyers, and infrastructure too deeply to cut ties. Streetweight believes the Ledger is waiting for them to overextend—and they’re probably right.
Every deal with the Ledger is watched. Every truce is temporary.
View of @The Shard Coalition
Streetweight sees the Coalition as undisciplined scavengers playing at power.
Coalition gangs raid and retreat; Streetweight holds ground. They clash constantly along contested routes, bridges, and market edges. Streetweight respects individual fighters but has no patience for Coalition politics.
In their eyes, the Coalition survives by chaos. Streetweight survives by momentum.
View of the @Iron Dogs
The Iron Dogs are respected professionals—and dangerous rivals.
Streetweight admires their speed and brutality but doesn’t trust their loyalty. Dogs are hired when something must end immediately, then kept at arm’s length. Too many engines in one place is a threat, not reassurance.
Both sides know any alliance would end in blood.
View of the @Gutter Saints
Streetweight openly despises the Saints.
They see them as parasites who break people instead of building power. While Streetweight has bought labor and information from the Saints in the past, many crews refuse to deal with them outright.
If a Saint cell oversteps into Streetweight-controlled space, retaliation is fast and violent.
View of the @Neon Knives
Streetweight treats the Knives with wary respect.
They don’t like being watched from above, but they understand the value of information and quiet removal. Streetweight crews rarely hire Knives directly—preferring deniability—but they assume the Knives are always nearby.
They make noise on purpose, just to remind the rooftops they’re still there.
View of @The Breakwater Confederacy
The Breakwater is a vital partner and a hard boundary.
Streetweight depends on dock access for fuel, food, and heavy goods. They respect the bay’s rules and rarely test them. Any conflict near the water is shut down quickly—by Streetweight or the Breakwater, whichever arrives first.
Trade flows. Violence does not.
View of @The Cinder Faith
The Faith is dangerous nonsense.
Streetweight believes fire is useful, not holy. The Faith’s obsession with burning infrastructure and people alike makes them bad for business. Crews avoid Ashworks routes whenever possible and treat Faith patrols as hostile on sight.
Fire doesn’t care who controls the street.
View of @The Outriders
Streetweight respects the Outriders more than most will admit.
They clear routes, thin herds, and disappear without asking for payment. Streetweight crews often leave supplies behind in known Outrider paths—ammo, fuel, food—without fanfare.
They don’t want the Outriders’ war.
They’re glad someone is fighting it.
View of @The Reclaimers
The Reclaimers are the line Streetweight refuses to cross.
They mock Bastion discipline publicly, but no one underestimates them. Streetweight knows that if the Reclaimers ever decide the streets need “cleaning,” no amount of noise or fire will stop them.
For now, they coexist.
Streetweight stays loud.
The Bastion stays watching.