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Peckerwoods Motorcycle Club was founded in Santee, California in 1978. The city of Santee is located in San Diego County. The club are a white only motorcycle club. The term “Peckerwood” is often used as a derogatory term in the deep south of the USA in the early 20th century. It describes someone who is white, most likely poor and undereducated. The word is a reversal of the bird name “Wood Pecker”, of which a variety has red on the belly. The reversal, as can be seen in the Peckerwoods patch has the red on it’s neck, indicating it is a redneck. Members of the Peckerwoods ride Harley Davidson motorcycles and have vests which often include patches of the iron cross and SS bolts. The Peckerwoods patch is made up of a woodpecker bird who has red on its neck/head area. The bird is wearing a leather vest, boots and looks as though it is going into fight holding a piston. The Peckerwoods motto is “We are everything you think we are”. The Peckerwoods colors are blue and white. In 1985, the Aryan Circle formed out of peckerwoods who didn't join the newly formed Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. Aryan Circle members believed ABT didn't truly stand for white supremacy. Fronted by Mark "Cowboy" Gaspard, the group was originally called Aryan Christians but changed its name due to members' varying beliefs. A group known as the "International Peckerwood Syndicate" has been listed by in the Oregon Department of Justice as operating in Oregon prisons. According to the ADL, the group, also known as the "Insane Peckerwood Syndicate", formed in 2005 and also has a presence in Washington state. Other prison gangs using the term "peckerwood" as part of their name have been documented in Connecticut, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico. In recent years, starting in 2020-2022, a few full members scattered like Nomads across California have started a new capital between the Grand Senora Freeway and Grapeseed. Most of them have been locked up before, Assault, Drug Deals, gun ownership and other crimes, which may have given them new connections to the White Car. These being Jesse Gordon, Andrew Holmwood, Benjamin Garrett, Jax Nolan or Carter Nielsen, the main members who have the record killer and of course, have been locked up for a few years, they constitute the cabinet of the SA club today. OOC INFORMATION: Peckerwoods Motorcycle Club is simply and only portraying a realistic motorcycle club culture. Our faction and or members are not associated with its real-life counterpart or any other group that sympathizes with far-right ideologies or that are involved in organized criminal activities. We do not condone racism, antisemitism or any other form of expression or actions that promote hate speech or violence, be it racially motivated or not. We strongly want to inform the community that our faction does not welcome real life sympathizers or such groups. As per our Code of Conduct and Common Courtesy, our members are prohibited from distributing materials that may incite hate towards any marginalized group within related platforms. Peckerwoods MC is not a politically motivated group and will never engage in in-game political activities, but it is rather an outlaw motorcycle club with a far-right rhetoric. Our scope is illegal activities and well-crafted character development. Such groups are legally sanctioned and operate through covert means as to not be targeted by law enforcement, our members are encouraged to be mindful of this aspect and their characters should be actively influenced by the limitations and consequences that they're subjected to. The Peckerwoods MC leadership and collective is actively engaged in assuring a safe environment for everybody. Anyone, in disregard of their race, religion or belief can engage in roleplay with us. Our main criteria are well-crafted characters, engaging roleplay, a sense of community, and we seek individuals who are properly educated and mature enough to understand that the purpose of factions and roleplay groups is to provide a realistic and engaging environment for the community. Membership is an In-Character matter and should remain as such.

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