The Dons
The Dons control the Twelve Winds, a compound of old industrial warehouses and factories in the southern Iron Gardens where twelve massive scaffolded windmills rise from flat rooftops above the waterline. These turbines produce more electricity than any other site in Old York, and the Dons' inherited technical knowledge makes them the natural custodians of this infrastructure. They also operate a water desalinization plant and a converted bio-diesel refinery, with recent expansion into water purification and brewing operations broadening their resource leverage.
The compound is the most heavily fortified territory in the Iron Gardens. Guard towers sit on highway overpasses, gun nests cover the approaches, and surrounding buildings have been shelled out to provide clear fields of fire. A fortified highway interchange controls all dry approaches. The Dons' defense strategy is as much economic as military: anyone who attacks risks losing the electricity supply that powers much of the city.
That leverage nearly became a weapon. When the Dons' senior leadership sent demands for tribute to major players across Old York, threatening a total blackout if they refused, a coalition of gangs sent representatives to confront them. They arrived to find the three senior leaders hanged from the rafters, with the fourth-ranking member and fighters from Hell's Gate in the Brokelands standing ready. The new head signed binding treaties at the Blues Note Bar under Affiliates oversight, pledging never to cut resources again in exchange for mutual protection. The Dons are now categorized as "needed" rather than merely "allowed," and that distinction keeps the lights on.
The compound is the most heavily fortified territory in the Iron Gardens. Guard towers sit on highway overpasses, gun nests cover the approaches, and surrounding buildings have been shelled out to provide clear fields of fire. A fortified highway interchange controls all dry approaches. The Dons' defense strategy is as much economic as military: anyone who attacks risks losing the electricity supply that powers much of the city.
That leverage nearly became a weapon. When the Dons' senior leadership sent demands for tribute to major players across Old York, threatening a total blackout if they refused, a coalition of gangs sent representatives to confront them. They arrived to find the three senior leaders hanged from the rafters, with the fourth-ranking member and fighters from Hell's Gate in the Brokelands standing ready. The new head signed binding treaties at the Blues Note Bar under Affiliates oversight, pledging never to cut resources again in exchange for mutual protection. The Dons are now categorized as "needed" rather than merely "allowed," and that distinction keeps the lights on.
