Conflict between the Vales and the Locketts

Neither of these are real families, this is a lore dump so things can be easily found. It can honestly be treated like some student's in-world research notes.

These families are found in the state of Ohio, often concentrated around Cleaveland (essentially Cleveland) as that is where the Vale headquarters is, but their effects can be seen in the national news.

Vales

Ideals: Left-leaning and generally progressive, though their means to get there may be unsavory. They defend people first and foremost.

~2000s-now

Leaders: Giovanni Vale (officially the highest leader) and John-John Christensen (officially the second-in-command)

Security Team Leader: Judith Caroline Bringham

Team is nicknamed BSF (Bringham Security Force) and ORNJ (Organized Revolutionary Network of Judith)

Members Include: Dr. Snavely (real name Theodore Lockett), William Will Williamson, Caroll Twilley, Jessica Harolds (formerly known as Delilah Chism), Mary "Sleepy" Snyder, Shaun "Red-Eye" Bloodworth, Jack Biensthok (now dead)

~1940s-1999 (they existed before this, but this is all I write for)

Leaders: Mickey Vale and John Green (later changed his name to Med Christensen and then Med Wright)

Security Team Leader: Grear River Eden

Team is nicknamed GREN (Grear River Eden Network)

Members Include: Merritt Walten (now Tim Wright), Elisha Powers (now Ivy League), David Hernandez (now Denny D.), Deborah Smith (now Allie Jones), Robert Jenkins (now Sully Jones), Gabriella Garcia (now Jenny "Parlor Pype" Lopez), Matilda Titsworth (now Ginny Brown), Joshua Williams, Dorothy Wilkins (now Glenda Wilkins), Charlie Hooper (now Louis Gordon)

Locketts

2010-2023

Current Leader: Christopher Lockett Sr.

Ideals: Extremely right-leaning and conservative. Whatever you're thinking, make it 10x more. They defend businesses second, and terrorize minorities first. They do not believe they are evil. They believe they are upholding traditional values. This is very important.

"Mercenary" Team Leader: Robert Fiesor

Team is nicknamed YOLO

Members Include: Sawyer "Boozehound" Riggins, Dr. Walter/Mandy Rowley, Raine Twilley, Cora "Codename" P. Ulysses

Conflicts

    Though the Vales started as a mob, they have since become more like a political party. The Locketts are more like a political party as well. The Vale mob still tends to get its money through crime and local businesses, at least until the Locketts fall, because the Locketts have collected money from all of the larger businesses and richer men. They butt heads because they directly oppose each other.

    The Locketts are generally not opposed to using violence to uphold their views, so most fighting conflicts are initiated by them. When the Vales initiate, they are usually doing so in retaliation.

A Few Important Conflicts in Timeline Order:

- The shooting of the third in command of the Vale mob

- Tim Wright's kidnapping, and the subsequent "impromptu surgeries" done by Med and John-John in response.

- Pitch Fiesor's personal security team joins YOLO to attempt to overcome the Vales in one fell swoop. Prudish Lastname's personal security team joins BSF to fight back against YOLO. The resulting conflict burned down several buildings on Millionaire's Row, causing a lot of the Locketts' funding to disappear.

- The Locketts versus the IRS (they lose and are disbanded)