Intel 1
The canines raised by Sector 7's gangs aren't really dogs anymore. They're combat animals cultivated through genetic engineering and selective breeding.
They grow fast, have strong physiques, need almost no sleep, and have digestive and immune systems tough enough to live off carrion.
The trade-off is a natural lifespan of less than five years. They're a short-lived species bred for a life of total servitude.
The gangs of Sector 7 lost their respect for life a long time ago, as if they've forgotten they're living beings too.
Intel 2
Every hound wears the same steel collar, stamped with a five-digit code. The first two digits identify its kennel. The last three mark the order it was put into service. None of them have names.
In the Jackals' ledgers, they appear under "Consumables," alongside bullets, bandages, and protection money.
Intel 3
They reach their physical peak at three. By four and a half, their hearing begins to fail and their bones turn brittle. Once a hound is declared "scrapped," its handler leads it into one of Sector 7's deepest alleys and puts it down personally. Among the Jackals, this is the only procedure ever described as a "courtesy."
