Badlands

Badlands
Type	Region
Sub-districts	Rocky Ridge, Biotechnica Flats, Jackson Plains, Laguna Bend, Red Peaks
Gangs	Raffen Shiv, Wraiths

The Badlands are the vast dry plains around Night City, home to nomad clans and raiders. The game's Database warns that anyone who thinks Night City is dangerous should wait until they reach the Badlands. The lands bordering the city to the east and south are really several zones with very different landscapes. In the north and east lie the trailer park of Red Peaks, the plains of Rocky Ridge and the desert of the Sierra Sonora, where a landfill gives off a stench the wind often carries all the way into the city. Soaked in chemicals and acid rain, that ground will never grow anything again. Anyone crossing it does so quickly, and if they are smart, with an armed escort, in case the Wraiths show up: a gang of outcast nomads that the Database compares to vultures, except that vultures at least wait until their prey is dead. The south paints a gentler picture, with Biotechnica's protein farms and the Jackson Plains power plant, and a sunset over the lake at Laguna Bend is the most beautiful view the Badlands have to offer, as long as no one touches the water. Rocky Ridge, Biotechnica Flats, Jackson Plains, Laguna Bend and Red Peaks are among its areas.

Badlands Map

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Map credit by Map Genie.

Gangs

The Wraiths are the raiders of the Badlands. The Aldecaldos, the nomad clan of the Panam storyline, camp out here too.

The Raffen Shiv are nomads thrown out of their families for terrible crimes such as murder, betrayal or trafficking people. Once cast out, most keep living on the road. They gather into larger groups, but nobody would call those groups families. They prowl the Badlands, ambushing travellers, corporate convoys and, with special pleasure, other nomad camps. The Wraiths are a gang of Raffen Shiv that formed just outside Night City. They are well organised, effective and willing to do anything, because they have nothing left to lose.

The Aldecaldos are one of the oldest nomad nations. Juan Aldecaldo founded them in Los Angeles as a neighbourhood watch built on family values, before they left the city for the open road. Today the clan is made up of families spread across America, always on the move. The Aldecaldos camp near Night City while their leader, Saul Bright, looks for steady work.

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Badlands Sub-districts

Every sub-district of Badlands is listed below.

All Badlands Places

Every place researched in Badlands is listed below with its type and sub-district.