Five Families

The Five Families refer to the five major raider gangs that controlled the majority of the Commonwealth before 2287. They ruled over their own sets of turf and regularly engaged in the conflicts with the other gangs. Though they were primarily raiders, they also engaged in a number of other activities, including farming, trading, fishing, manufacturing, chem dealing, and slavery.

The Families

 * Bears - The strongest of the raider gangs, the bears are lead by Bosco and based out of D.B. Technical High School in East Boston. They control the majority of Boston proper, and operate numerous outposts within the city. A large part of their income comes from scrapping the materials of Boston, and selling slaves to the other gangs.
 * Corvegans - Led by Jared, this raider gang controls the area north of Boston, specifically Concord and their capital of Lexington, with their headquarters in the Corvega Assembly Plant. They are the largest chem pushers in the Commonwealth, which they often trade for slaves from the Bears to work their fields in the northern Commonwealth. They also run some minor manufacturing at their headquarters.
 * Forged - Originally from Vermont, the Forged rule over Saugus and produce the most manufacturing of the Five, regularly trading manufactured goods for slaves and scrap. They also operate mining operations in Dunwich Borers, which, for some mysterious reason, has slowed down recently.
 * Libertalians - Ruling from their defensive stronghold in Boston Harbor, the Libertalians are Minutemen-turned raiders that prey on the caravans heading through Forged and Bear territory from the Essex Wasteland to the Commonwealth. They were once led by Wire, but he is killed and replaced by his subordinate, the synth Gabriel. In addition to raiding and extorting caravans, another source of income is fishing.
 * Towermen - The Towermen work for Tower Tom, based out of Beantown Brewery. They are perhaps the least bloodthirsty of the raider gangs, with their main source of income being alcohol production and small farming.