#9 The Sons Of The Blast
The Sons Of The Blast, or S.O.B's if you prefer, are a highly militant gang of anarchistic nihilists. They number in the tens of thousands and have access to some limited Modern Technology, such as small caliber firearms, the occasional jeep, etc but they are largely equipped with jury-rigged or homemade weaponry and equipment. The S.O.B's are a fairly new Faction but their twisted ideology has found fertile ground in dissatisfied Wastelanders across the Land. They believe that the Bombs that nearly eradicated Humanity were Holy Instruments of their Dark (Hopefully Fictional, for the People's Sake...) God Atomos and that the near-extinction of the Entire Human Race was His Will. The S.O.B's believe that all of Humanity is irrevocably corrupt and that the only way to redeem themselves and escape Eternal Suffering is to cleanse one's evil's by devoting their lives to the destruction of the Remnants of Humanity and any Mutants derived from them. The S.O.B's feel that, as Humanity is innately corrupt and that the only path to redemption is genocide, that anything that doesn't interfere with their ultimate Goal is completely fine. This Philosophy has led to a large amount of Drug Abuse, Misogyny, Theft, and other Despicable Actions being rather common among their Ranks. The S.O.B's are organized into massive 'Crusades' of 200 or 300 Warriors looting and pillaging across the Land before going back to one of their Bases to divvy it all up. When a Large Town or other substantially well-fortified Location beckons they will form a Horde numbering in the thousands to destroy it.
The Sons Of The Blast have a fondness for Explosives, Heavy Automatic-Firearms and Fire-Based Weaponry, although they are completely fine with Conventional Methods of dispute resolution, such as clubs, knives, and even whittled spears. They identify other S.O.B's by their Symbol/Uniform, if a Person has a Red Nuclear Mushroom Cloud prominently displayed on their person, they are most likely an S.O.B. The Sons Of The Blast are quite well-trained, and are for the most part, are Religious Zealots who will not hesitate to charge into gunfire if they think that they can kill or wound any of the 'Unclean Ones' before being slain. The S.O.B's often utilize Drugs as a Weapon, fueling their Bodies to unnatural feats of Endurance and Strength, while completely removing rational Fear. The Sons Of The Blast are lead by their Prophet, The Bearer Of The Torch, who they believe is a Holy Prophet of Atomos, almost certainly hogwash, but there have been reports of a Red-Cloaked individual burning entire villages with Fire launched from the Palms of his hands, many think that he's just a normal Mutant Psychic but if so, he's quite a Powerful One. The Sons Of The Blast have many small Bases scattered across the Wastes but no-one has found their primary HQ yet. It's rumored to be somewhere up in the Rocky Mountains.