South Night City Combat Zone

Overview

The lawless fringe south of South Bay Drift. No NCPD, no gang claiming it cleanly, no regular civilian population that hasn’t either fled or armored up. The Piranha hideout sits just past the border. The further south you go, the worse it gets.

Character

The combat zone doesn’t begin at a clear line — it’s a gradient. Buildings get more burned out. Foot traffic disappears. The few people you see are either running something or running from something. Night City runs on the assumption that some parts of itself are just lost, and the combat zone is that assumption made physical.

Known Facts

• Piranha hideout is just inside the combat zone edge, adjacent to South Bay
• Kenny Log-ins’ workshop container is on the South Bay / combat zone border
• The Second Sons territory ends here; east of the combat zone fringe is claimed by no one
• Pacifica Confederacy nomad settlement is somewhere south of this area
• Reports of “increased activity underneath the streets” — Don Swayze flagged this after Kenny poured Vilify into a storm drain

Appearances

• Session 01 — Piranha hideout infiltration at the edge
• Session 02 — Don Swayze warns about underground activity in the area