Maulers

The Mauler were a gang in New York, savages now thought to be an urban legend.

Style
Maulers mostly wear tattered loinclothes. Though they love to wear jewelery made from eyes, ears and teeth. All Maulers have massive, full-body, bright red tribal tattoos most likely made with human blood. Some Maulers wear masks made of the skin of dead enemies.

Combat
Maulers aren't known for their ability to formulate plans and instead opt to mob anything they perceive as a threat. Melee weapons are anything from pieces of rusty metal to clubs made of human bone.

Mauler
These are the basic Mauler grunt. Fast and numerous, keep your distance when they engage you. Get distracted and they'll overwhelm you.

Alpha Mauler
Bigger, faster, stronger and smarter than the average Mauler. When on the battlefield, they augment the abilities of the smaller Maulers. Capable of delivering a devastating charge that will knock you down and cause minimal damage. Aim for the head.

Backstory
The Maulers were once refugees, escaping the violence on the streets above. The plan was to wait for the fighting to subside or be stopped my the military. But no word came from the surface. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months. Soon, the food ran out. Then, tired of eating rats to survive, they did the unthinkable. They rooted out the least useful member of the group and ate them. This combination of cannibalism and total lack of sunlight caused them to degenerate into the savages. Eventually, they became old wives tales. Told to children to keep them away from the underground.

Role in story
Flynn and Ed encounter them when they need to outflank a Wolf Pack blockade.