Rippers

The Rippers are a quasi-religious gang located in the Angel's Boneyard.

They are the most ruthless faction in the Boneyard, and are feared around all of New California.

Founding
The Rippers were founded in 2173 by Ripper and his mentally unstable friends, who after stealing equipment from the Gun Runners, settled down in the Warehouse in the North-East Boneyard.

The gang was founded around the worship of Deathclaws, with the members believing that the ultimate form of life is the Deathclaw.

Conflict
As the Rippers continued to grow in power, the Followers of the Apocalypse attempted to convert them. The missionaries sent were killed, with their heads sent back to the Followers as a warning.

After the Blades learned of the hostility, they attempted to infiltrate their warehouse and kill them, but the Rippers put up enough of a fight to fend them off.

Ever since, the Blades and Rippers have been in battle for control over the Boneyard.

Eventually, the NCR attempted to take down the Rippers, but did not have enough support from the Senate to infiltrate the Warehouse.

Recently, the Friendly Lending Company have also fought with the Rippers for control over the Boneyard, but very rarely will fighting break out between the two groups.

Headquarters
The Rippers' headquarters is located in an empty pre-war Warehouse, refitted to become an almost military base.

Guard towers surround the Warehouse, with landmines surrounded on the outskirts. Inside the Warehouse is an armory, a large room of beds, and the body of a dead Deathclaw displayed in an almost christ-like fashion.

The armory contains a massive collection of Armour, Weapons, Food, Water and Medical Equipment, mostly stolen from the Gun Runners and Followers of the Apocalypse. It is locked with a level 100 lock, and only Ripper himself has the key.

The Rippers defecate and urinate in a large hole in the corner of the Warehouse, with no walls separating the room.

Appearances
The Rippers appear in Project Peru, but are mentioned in Fallout.