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Prior to the rise of The Nobility the Colorado wasteland, now called "Rado," was home to countless warring gangs. Many died in these constant power struggles between gangs, and each day at least one gang would be wiped out. Every now and again, however, one or two would survive. Eventually, survivors from several gangs formed a gang, but instead of following one set of tactics and focusing only on killing and raiding, this gang explored knowledge. They knew it was valuable. They taught each other what they knew and held no prejudice against each other. In all their knowledge and drive to improve lied their power. They went from a single man with a revolver and his adopted son to the most feared gang in the wasteland.

They Bastards did raid, and they did murder, but they held certain values which they would teach to their allies. Everyone was responsible for their own work, so there would be no slaves. In addition they despised true savages who raped and cannibalized. There came a point where the majority of Rado was relatively safe for a commoner, though Bastards were brutal to their enemies. But this wouldn't last long, as eventually The Nobility spawned from a military base from the Old World somewhere south of Denver. Their military grade weapons gave them an edge, and soon they took over half the Denver area while the Bastards weren't paying attention. There were an army of Nobility and while The Bastards had many supporters, there were only a handful of real Bastards.

Eventually, those supporters who weren't killed surrendered or kept silent. The Bastards resorted to hit and run tactics, which still gave The Nobility hell. This went on for five years, but a handful of Bastards got sick of life as it were, and accepted The Nobility's proposal. One night when a battalion of Noble soldiers went to stomp out the remains of The Bastards, the betrayers who weren't already among the ranks of Nobles got the drop on the Bastards. Many Nobles died, but in the end all the Bastards were killed. At least thats what most of the people of Rado believe.
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