Name: The Most Serene Key Republic

Flag (picture or description): Without the writing and date.

Territory (picture or description) and Geography: The Most Serene Key Republic is comprised of the Florida Keys, east and west coast of Florida, the northern portion of the Bahamas, northern Cuba, the coasts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the Outer Banks, Point Lookout, the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, and the city of Tampico. The entirety of Florida, excluding the coastline, has been invaded by the overgrown ‘Garden of Eden’, and remains deadly for explorers and traders to this day.



Population: 860,000, including some 50,000 humans and mutants held as slaves

Government/Domestic Politics: The Most Serene Key Republic is a Crowned Merchant Republic which was born out of an association of merchant families and city-states intent on fighting piracy in the region. At the Republic’s foundation are its citizens, who hold some amount of power. Citizens who meet the voting requirement (literate, land or ship-owning individuals over the age of 20) are responsible for electing the only truly democratic offices in the Key Republic- the Judges of the Greater Court, which serves as the Republic’s judicial branch, appoints judges of the Lesser Courts, and oversees the Grand Auditors, whose job is to root out high-level corruption in the government. Above this is a body known as the patricians- a group of families with roots in the mercantile traditions of Key West and its territories. Members of the patrician families aged over 20 who either served the central government in some capacity or attended the Golden Academy of Key West (GAKW) for four years are free to serve in the Senate.

The Senate serves as the bulk of the legislative branch of government in Key West. Made up of anywhere from 200 to over a thousand members depending on the year and the issue at hand, the Senate meets in person to vote on bills and organize various committees on a regular basis. Placement on these committees is a matter of high contention, and carries with it a great amount of competition and prestige. The Senate is also responsible for the election of the Consul, Key West’s head of state, after the passing, resignation, or impeachment of the former Consul. This election is held in a closed Conclave with mandatory attendance, and does not end until a supermajority of 60% is decided upon and approved by the body above the Senate- the Great Council.

The Great Council itself is made up of representatives from the Seven Concordant Houses themselves. Usually composed of the first sons of the House’s heads, the Great Council advises the Consul, raises families to patrician status, and determines the yearly budget along with funding for special projects. In addition, each House is allowed to colonize new territory with permission from the Consul and is able to govern and develop this land with a great deal of autonomy, only needing to obey the laws of the Concord, pay a tithe to the central government, allow Republic ships to dock and refuel in their ports, and provide a certain amount of military men and sailors to the central government.

Finally, at the government’s head, is the Consul. Elected in Conclave by the Senate, the Consul represents the Most Serene Republic of Key West on an international scale, and has a monopoly on foreign relations. In addition, the Consul also holds the power to appoint the heads of the Republic’s various Departments and can propose special projects of all sorts to the Great Council, who may choose not to fund them. On top of this, the Consul can set staple ports and their zones, giving him a great control over the flow of trade in the Caribbean and beyond along with providing increased funding to the government if needed. Finally, the Consul serves as the official head of the military, though very few Consul’s take a direct role in the operations of the military. Unlike some other heads of state, the Consul is paid an immensely large yearly salary (which has the neat side-effect of making bribery unfeasible), and is examined closely by Greater Court-appointed Auditors who ensure he is free from corruption.

Notable People: His Serenity Horace Wilson IV- Consul of the Republic, Horace Wilson IV is certainly an older gentleman, being 83 and looking even more ancient. Once a war-hero in the struggles against the Ecumene to the South, Horace spent his career as Consul attempting to expand Key West’s horizons across North America. The humorless and solemn man is determined to achieve greatness in his final years.

Alexander Suttbray- The new head of House Suttbray, Alexander is the son of the late Erwin Suttbray, who conquered the Broken Banks and worked to greatly expand Key trade with the East Coast. Following in his footsteps, Alexander moved to take Point Lookout and has been infatuated with the two warring cults just to the west ever since, taking a particular interest in the worship of Ug’Qualtoth.

Bartholomew Hemingway III- One of the famed polydactyl ‘Hemingways’ of Key West, Bartholomew was destined for greatness since birth, in his family’s eyes. Proving his effectiveness in diplomacy and politics, Bartholomew has quickly risen to become a favorite of the Consul’s. More recently, it appears the the Consul has been grooming the man to become his protege and hopeful successor.

John Maddox- Head and progenitor of House Maddox, John has been a businessman in the shipping industry for the last 228 years. Now a rather weathered and pompous ghoul, John runs his House much more like a pre-war corporation, and has “adopted” only the best minds into his family for the last two centuries.

Military (try to be somewhat realistic): The Concordant Houses command 8,000 military forces in total, while the actual military is comprised of 30,000 soldiers and sailors. Grand total of 38,000 available combatants.

In truth, the Most Serene Republic of Key West has 8 different military forces, with each Concordant House possessing its own small fleet and security forces and the central government controlling a much large fleet and army. The forces of the seven Houses vary greatly, compromised of everything from local militias to professional military forces with gunboats and a couple light cruisers to boot. The Suttbrays even laid down a battleship of their own four years ago to protect their territory in the north and ward off piracy in the area.

At the heart of the military forces of Key West is the Republican Navy. A byproduct of scattered, thalassocratic territory, the Republic-Ecumenical Arms Race of the 2270’s, and a history of naval conflict and piracy in the region, the Key Republic boasts the largest Navy in the Atlantic. Made up of 10,000 sailors, it is comprised of a single battlecruiser, three battleships, 8 light cruisers, and a smattering of transport ships and small torpedo gunboats. Though the Republic holds many naval bases and refueling station, most ships are based out of Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas, which has been greatly expanded and renovated. All Republic ships are steam-powered, and run either solely on biofuel from the Garden of Eden or a mix of biofuel and nuclear power.

The remaining 20,000 military forces in the Key Republic are formed of actual boots-on-the ground soldiers, mostly specialized in marine tactics and naval landings. Armored mostly in light combat armor and equipped with conventional firearms, the Republican Army is a decently well-equipped force, though many of its members lack experience, as only a thousand who served alongside the Texans during the Hoover War remain in the Army today. The Republic’s real military edge when it come to ground forces, however, is its stockpile of chemical weapons made using research gleaned from the Garden of Eden. Deployed from either ship cannons or artillery, these chemical weapons can wreak havoc on an unprepared enemy. While the Republic also possesses a handful of VTOL vertibirds and can theoretically put a few single-engine craft in the air, it has yet to encounter a situation where air power was required, and has not attempted to create any aircraft-effective fuel as of yet.

Economy: The Most Serene Republic of Key West thrives on trade, and is run almost entirely by merchants. The Republic possesses a mixed economy, with the Consul possessing some mercantilistic powers. Selling foodstuffs, biofuel and exotic items from the edges of the Garden of Eden and the terraformed sections of Cuba, along with goods like sugar, fish, slaves, coffee, wool, hemp, copper, precious metals, finished goods from Key West, and much more, the Key Republic has become the leading mercantile power in the east.

Culture and Technology (include views towards slavery and mutants): The Key Republic, being a state which engages heavily in trade and is composed of many spread out territories, is a rather multicultural nation. While English is still dominant, Spanish, French, and various Creole languages are also spoken within Republic borders. The Conchs, or natives of Key West, are the dominant culture, and are mostly atheists who advocate diplomacy and trade over war. Recently, the pre-war ideals of Classic Liberalism have been gaining traction amongst the Conchs, threatening the power of the Consul.

For many, quality of life in the Republic is high, though not nearly what it was before the Great War. For others, however, life in the Republic is dreadful. The slaves and poor laborers working the edge of the Garden of Eden are often victims of terrible disease or mutant raids, and generally do not live long lives. The subject of slavery has been brought up increasingly in recent years. Haitian prisoners of war and non-ghoul mutants make up the majority of slaves in the Republic, though the right to own human or near-human slaves has been coming under attack in the last few years by some patricians and adherents of Classic Liberalism. Generally, Ghouls and slightly mutated humans represent a suppressed minority in the Republic, though notable exceptions do exist.

Religion: Inhabitants of the Key Republic are free to follow whatever religion they wish, and the state remains separate from any church. While many are athiest in Key West itself, trade with other nations has spread belief in Christianity, Carolinism, the Church of Atom, and the Cult of Ug’Qualtoth.

History:



Population: 460.000

Name: Caesar’s Legion

Flag (picture or description): The Legion standard (golden bull against a crimson background)

Territory (picture or description) and Geography: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and of most southern Utah. The Legion's territory is mostly arid and dry, especially in the areas of New Mexico and Arizona. Much of the Legion's agricultural capacity comes from its eastern-most lands. The overall hostility of the regions geography and the ruggedness of the terrain has led to a lower overall population than, say, The NCR or The Midwest. However, those who are able to carve out a life here have become exceptionally rugged and resilient.

History (if using a pre-existing faction, recent history will due): Following the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, the Legion was left in disarray. With Caesar and the Legatus both now dead, they’d lost their commanders and their purpose, and the survivors from the battle fled back to Legion territory piecemeal. Many deserted, some committed ritual suicide out of despair for their failure, and many others split off to reform tribal groups or communities that the Legion had previously smashed and assimilated.

The core of the Legion, Caesar’s most experienced and loyal veterans, remained loyal however and some 5,000 legionaries limped back to Flagstaff to regroup. It was there that a war-council of Caesar’s greatest remaining commanders met to decide who would take up their master’s legacy. After several days of debate, they reached a unanimous decision. Head of the Praetorian Guard Lucius was elevated to the crimson, and was hailed by all as ‘Caesar’. Lucius was the obvious choice to the men present, having been one of Caesar’s closest and most loyal advisors. He was also an adept military commander and veteran soldier, and no-one could doubt his skills as a fighter and leader.

The new Caesar immediately set to work rebuilding the shattered remains of The Legion, and the threat was dire indeed. The NCR began pushing into Legion territory intent on eliminating the remains of The Legion once and for all. Lucius gathered what remained of his military, not even a full strength legion, and marched to face them. Knowing full well he could never defeat the NCR in battle with what few troops he had, Lucius waged a brutal guerilla campaign and pursued a policy of scorched earth. Poisoning wells and desert water sources, burning crops in the path of the NCR, spreading disease, and harassing NCR supply lines whenever possible. Gradually more troops began to fill his ranks as former legionaries and groups that had been separated after the battle of Hoover Dam flocked to Caesar’s banner.

However, all of this wasn’t enough to turn the NCR tide, and eventually they pushed right to Flagstaff, where they captured the city. Lucius had left them little to toast their victory on however, as he’d already burned his own capital to the ground and fouled the vital water supply to the city so as to prevent its use by the thirsty NCR troopers. In addition he’d left a surprise for the NCR soldiery: hundreds of their fellows crucified around the perimeter of the city.

The war raged on following the fall of Flagstaff, and the NCR army chased Lucius from Flagstaff back east, almost to the border of Legion territory. It was there that Caesar Lucius received much needed help from a distinctly unexpected source. The Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel, weary of NCR expansion, mobilized its power armored knights and sent them westwards, plowing straight into the NCR’s expeditionary army with an unexpected violence. Not one to question Mars’ will, Lucius cooperated with his newfound temporary allies and together they pushed the NCR west until they threw them back across the Colorado. It was here that the NCR offered a peace agreement, and Lucius, seeing the tattered state of his army and the tenuous position of his alliance with The Brotherhood, agreed to sign a peace accord. Current borders were agreed to remain static, a ceasefire was declared, and the war ended.

Now Lucius has set his sights on rebuilding the Legion and it to this is the task he’s poured in all his effort for the past five years. He has waged a ceaseless campaign to reconquer Legion territory in Utah and Colorado and shore up the border along Arizona. He’s also ordered countless raids and incursions into nearby unincorporated territories for slaves and wealth and reintegrated errant tribes and splinter factions that had broken off following Hoover Dam.

Unlike his predecessor, the new Caesar prefers to lead from the front: often saddled astride a New Mexican mustang. During a battle he’s usually seen riding up and down the lines, extolling his men to greater acts of bravery and reassuring his men by placing himself where the fighting is thickest so that his men know that their leader is with them. It's a dangerous business, but Lucius is a soldier first and foremost, and Caesar of The Legion second.

After endless campaigns across the south west, The Legion has finally returned to something resembling its former state before Hoover Dam. And it's a good thing too, as the expiration date set on the armistice is coming due any day now, and no-one really knows what that might mean.


Population: Roughly 600,000.

Government/Domestic Politics: The Legion is led and commanded by ‘Caesar’, the mantle of which has now been taken up by Lucius, former head of the old Caesar’s Praetorian guard. He is considered a demi-god of sorts and his will is unquestioned, ruling from a position of absolute power as ‘dictator perpetuo’. The Legion is entirely militaristic and authoritarian, with virtually nothing in the way of representation or democratic ideals. It is, in some sense, an army with a state rather than a state with an army.

Notable People:

Caesar Lucius: Commander of The Legion and worshiped as a demi-god by the Cult of Mars. He's a veteran soldier and skilled tactician with years of experience under his belt, having previously served as Edward Sallow's Head of The Praetorian guard. He has spent much of his reign as Caesar fighting off the NCR following Hoover Dam and expanding Legion territory in Colorado and Utah, filling Legion coffers with new slaves, wealth, and fresh recruits from the north and east.

Vulpes Inculta: One of Lucius's most valued advisers and head of The Legion's Frumentarii, highly trained spies and assassins that work to undermine The Legion's foes. Vulpes, along with Aurelius of Phoenix is one of the few top Legion commanders left from Edward Sallow's rule. As such, he is an important member of Lucius's inner circle. He is tasked with feeding Lucius information about the Legion's adversaries and potential threats.

Legatus Aurelius of Phoenix: Lucius's right hand man and Legate of the Legion. Aurelius is perhaps the Legion's second most experienced commander after Lucius himself, and formerly commanded Legion troops stationed across the Colorado during the reign of Sallow. Aurelius has since been raised to the rank of Legatus, and commanded the legions that captured Denver during the reconquest of Colorado.

Hannah of New Canaan: Lucius's wife and beloved. She is formerly a New Canaanite missionary who was captured during The Legion's campaigns in Utah. Her intelligence and calm demeanor caught Lucius's attention and he was soon smitten with her. Despite her initial reservations about loving the Caesar of The Legion, she soon fell for him him as well, and agreed to be his wife. Hannah is continuously a source of sage advise, feminine wisdom, and mercy on her husband. For her sake, Lucius has outlawed actions against the New Canaanites and allowed them to practice their religion freely in Legion lands.

Military: The Legion, being particularly militaristic and conquest-centric has an unusually high percentage of its population serving in its armies. With nearly 1 in 4 males serving as soldiers. Which means a total Legion strength of some 75,000 soldiers. With the ability to conscript roughly 25,000 more if the need is very dire. The Legion continues to follow the military traditions of Caesar, and by extension, a tradition loosely based on that of ancient Rome. The Legion’s military structure, organization, logistics, and tactics mirror those of Rome with some obvious adjustments and changes. One notable example includes using multiple lines of battle much like in the polybian system. With the youngest and least experienced recruits heading up the front line, more experienced soldiers following up in the second attack wave (legionary primes) and the hardened legionary veterans acting as a final wave if the first two waves have failed.

Due to the losses suffered at Hoover Dam and the recent campaigning by Lucius. Many of the legionaries are now fresh recruits or only have a few years experience at most. And many of The Legion’s officers lack the knowledge and experience of their predecessors. The days of Caesar’s numberless battle-hardened veterans are over, but those that have spent their years campaigning with Lucius are still a force to be reckoned with.

Economy: The Legion’s economy is still heavily based around slavery and forced labor, the majority of which work in agriculture and industry or in support roles for the Legion’s military. Each contubernia of 8 men in the Legion, for instance, is assigned exactly two support slaves as camp followers. Since Lucius’s changes to the system have come into effect, slavery tends to be less a division between men and women, and more a division of ‘Legion’ and ‘non-Legion’. Lucius’s recent conquests have brought in a glut of fresh slaves to Legion pens and has helped to repair their severely damaged economy, although much work still remains.

The Legion trades odd goods with neighboring peoples, although they’ve yet to establish any kind of official trade network with peoples west of the Colorado for obvious reasons. Although smugglers and independent caravaners do run between both, leading to a sort of ‘unofficial’ exchange of goods between West and East.

Culture and Technology (include views towards slavery and mutants): Slavery is openly practiced, tolerated, and a central part of The Legion’s economic system. Mutants are tolerated insofar as they are of service to the state as slaves. Mutants and ghouls are barred from service in the Legion itself however. Although certain exceptions could potentially be granted.

While much of The Legion’s culture has remained as Edward Sallow left it with Lucius now the new Caesar some important changes have occurred. With regards to technology, Lucius has lessened the strictness of Edward’s previous bans on medical and other such technology that he thought ‘weakened’ the humans that used them. Having been privy to Caesar’s hypocrisy when it came to his own medical needs, Lucius has opted to allow for some medical technology to work its way into Legion life: not seeing it as a betrayal of Caesar’s ideals (or rather justifying it with Caesar’s own example). While recreational chems are still banned and strictly controlled, the use of medical chems has been allowed with some restrictions to prevent overuse and dependence. In addition, The Legion has taken to scavenging medical equipment and items such as auto-docs to help keep their legionaries trim and in fit condition and to lessen the burden on Legion camp surgeons.

The Legion’s views on women have also changed drastically in one important respect, namely that of the “Legion woman”. Legionaries are now allowed to keep wives and have children of their own, a result of Lucius’s own conversion to this most basic idea when he met the woman who is now his wife and close confidant. Legion women, wives and daughters, are not treated or kept as slaves but instead enjoy a position of greater respect than they would have previously under Sallow. While their role is still restricted to that of mother, caretaker, and supporter of their Legionnaire and children, they cannot be touched by any other man and the harshest of punishments exists for those that assault or violate a Legion woman in any way. It is perhaps a small improvement when compared to nations like the NCR who extend full rights to their women, but an improvement never-the-less.

Female, and male as well, slaves are not given the same sort of respect however. And the life of a Legion slave has not changed much since the days of Edward Sallow. Female slaves at least can take some small comfort in knowing that they might now escape their bondage if they catch the eye of a Legionnaire and become his wife.

Religion: The primary religion of The Legion remains the Cult of Mars, the Legion God of War, and Caesar is venerated as a son-of-mars. Effectively making whoever holds the title a demi-god. The cult is organized around various Legion priestesses who tend to the necessary religious rituals of the cult. Each soldier dedicates himself and his kills on the field of battle to the God of War.

Other religions, especially those of tribal cultures, are outlawed and generally purged from The Legion, with one notable exception...

When Lucius was campaigning in Utah, he became quickly infatuated with a recently captured New Canaanite slave named Hannah. Having been unable to have a wife or female companion of any lasting status of his own while he’d been enslaved to Caesar’s will, Lucius found himself taking advantage of his new found authority when he’d declared his marriage to her. A previously unheard of function in The Legion and one which set an important precedent. Hannah, unlike many slaves before her, was not an unwilling partner in this relationship either and found herself smitten by the handsome and intelligent ‘Caesar’ as much as he was with her, and she’d soon agreed to the match despite her initial reservations about becoming what amounted to the Legion’s queen.

Hannah’s presence has been both a calming and changing influence on Lucius’s rule as Caesar. Her words can often temper his rage and stay his brutality as none other can. In addition, she has kept her New Canaanite faith and as a result has influenced her husband into allowing her people’s religion to be tolerated in Legion territories, where it has been slowly, but quite steadily spreading. She has encouraged her husband on several occasions to convert, but Lucius remains unconvinced. He finds the New Canaanite faith intriguing, and indulges his beloved in her lengthy readings from scripture, but remains a steadfast follower of Mars. And provided his Legionaries continue to publicly venerate Mars, he has agreed to turn a blind eye to whatever private worship they or their wives might take up where the faith of New Canaan is concerned.

Name: The Van Graff Corporation

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Territory: Big Mtn. is the only geographic area they control entirely. The rest of their numbers are in various weapon stores and armories they have set up throughout the West.

History: The Van Graff corporation was originally a powerful caravan family operating out of Redding. While the Wright family of New Reno trades in drugs and prostitution, the Van Graffs traded in gold and weapons. The Van Graffs were a huge family, and the leadership was all taken by those actually within the bloodline. The entire family was intensely loyal to each other, and at one point the Van Graffs could be considered a nation in their own right, rivaling that of the budding NCR when it was first starting out. However, rather than focusing on Nation Building, the Van Graffs took to focusing on expanding their trade networks and ruthlessly taking out all rival weapons traders that were intending to compete with them in an open market.

As the NCR grew, so did the Van Graffs, but at a far slower rate. The Van Graffs never considered them to be a threat until it was far too late, and at the point where they were outnumbered immensely. As a result of the NCR’s growth, the profit began to decrease immensely as the NCR would often stop their expansion with regulations and taxes, along with laws prohibiting the Van Graffs from legally doing what made them so profitable in the first place, taking out the competition.

Despite this, the Van Graffs maintained their role as one of the largest weapons manufacturing corporations in the entire NCR, rivaled only by the Gun Runners. However, it was far from enough for the Van Graff family, they began expanding into new territories, eventually finding themselves with several stores outside of NCR territory, such as the armory in New Vegas.

Eventually, and perhaps luckily for the Van Graffs, War never changes, and the war for New Vegas began, thus increasing profits tenfold, allowing for further expansion and hiring, as all sides needed more weapons to fuel their war machine. With no regards for the NCR, the Van Graffs even secretly expanded into Legion territory, and began profiting off both the east and the west.

When the need for weapons as a result of the long war began to outnumber their means to produce, the Van Graffs began looking for alternative places to start increasing their manufacturing ability. Eventually, Mr. House informed them of a place called Big Mtn. He revealed to the Van Graffs the manufacturing ability it has, and in exchange for being allowed to occupy it, and be considered sovereign territory from Vegas, the Van Graffs would supply forces when needed and the Mk 6 securitron upgrades to House. The Van Graffs agreed and ordered a large scale invasion of the facility and after a month long invasion, they managed to mostly clear the facility of the few hundred Lobotomites and other deadly robots and creatures. While having heavy casualties, in the end, Big Mtn was ripe for their taking. They surrounded the Think Tank tower that had been entirely locked up during their assault and breached the entrance. When they found themselves face to face with the Think Tank themselves, Gloria Van Graff, rather than ordering to kill them, offered them a deal. Work for the Van Graffs and help bring the facility to an operational capacity and they would be allowed to live and manage the facility further. They accepted.

While it took 5 years, and a huge amount of scientists under the orders of the think tank and men to bring the parts of the facility online that they wanted, and to clear the hold outs of creatures that they had missed in the initial invasion, they finally did it. Now, with the Van Graffs in the strongest position they had ever held, they began producing robot scorpions under the supervision of Dr. Mobius, LAER rifles (which has never been sold on Market before this, and brought in immense profit), and a large amount of other Big MT inventions that the world had never seen (though some technology was never sold, and served only the Van Graffs, for instance the Robot Scorpions were never privately sold, but rather worked as defense for the Van Graffs). The Van Graffs also fitted Big MT with an immense amount of air defenses and land defenses so that the facility could never be taken without a considerable force. Overall, they skyrocketed their power as a the strongest weapons manufacturing company in the west, completely outshining the Gun Runners in profit.

In addition to the new technologies that they were now able to produce and profit off of, with the addition of the Robot scorpions to their army, the Van Graffs also became one of the leading Mercenary groups in the west as they took their shot at the “private army” market. Hoping to profit further off a possible upcoming war by being hired by the NCR or Vegas to assist in the war.

Population: 15,000 Employees

Government/Domestic Politics: All run by the the Van Graff executives. No formal governments, works more as a company, with regional managers that report directly to the Van Graff executives.

Notable People: Gloria Van Graff, Salvatore Van Graff, the Think Tank, Dr. Mobius

Military (try to be somewhat realistic): 5,500 Security Forces. 120 Robot Scorpions.

Economy: Weapons and Technology Manufacturing. Also, now working into the “Private Army” industry.

Culture and Technology: High level of technology. As a corporation, they have no distinct “Culture”. Employees are allowed to follow whatever religion they please so long as it does not conflict with the direct orders of the Van Graff Family.

Flag: A black gladius facing downwards in the center with black wings on either side starting halfway down the blade on a white background.

Population: 8,000 prewar survivors and their children along with roughly 70,000 locals and mutants that are considered citizens.
Military:
9 fighters, single jet engine fighter-bombers equipped with 6 front-facing .50 caliber machine guns for soft targets and a pair of 100lb bombs for hard targets. Based on the P-51 Mustang.

13 Vertibirds with various modifications.
A small number of artillery pieces and mortars.
2 modified 900ft long cargo ships built for troop/cargo transport with modest self defense capabilities. Each are armed a total of six 4 inch artillery guns and numerous smaller cannons and machine guns.
1 1,200 foot long cargo ship modified into an aircraft carrier, serves as the flagship of the Angels of War fleet. It is armed with two 6 inch artillery guns, one at the bow and one at the stern. It has numerous smaller machine guns and cannons around the edge of the deck.
It can have up to 8 vertibirds in the air at once as well as up to 2 fighter craft.

2 frigates armed with one 6 inch gun each and two 4 inch guns each.

15 speedboat sized patrol craft armed with a single 2 inch cannon and a pair of .50 caliber machine guns with a crew of 8 men each.

25 Republican Guard:
These are the finest soldiers the Angels of War have to offer. They are chosen from the ranks of the Stormtrooper Sergeants to become the personal bodyguards of the senators and/or the dictator. They are equipped with T-60 power armor and miniguns and are expected to guard their charges in 12 hour shifts, 2 men per senator and 5 extra for the dictator if there ever is one elected. Their armor and weapons remain immaculately painted jet black at all times.
250 Stormtrooper Sergeants:
Prewar mercenaries cybernetically augmented and preserved in cryogenic stasis to make them live far longer than the average human. They are clad in T-60 power armor and equipped with fully automatic service rifles, Chinese assault rifles, and miniguns. They always have their machetes for close quarters combat and often carry grenades. These troops are nearly unstoppable but are also in extremely short supply so they are mostly kept far away from any sort of combat and are used to train new Stormtroopers. Their armor and weapons are all steel gray with black highlights and all share the signature red stripe down the center of their helmets and across their right shoulder plate that signifies their rank. Some of them are designated flag bearers who have a flagpole attached to their backs with the flag of the Angels of War flying triumphantly from them.
2,000 Stormtroopers:
These are often the children of prewar survivors who have grown up and trained to become the special forces and shock troops of the Angels of War or veteran locals who have proven their worth and passed the rigorous training and screening practices that all potential Stormtroopers must pass to be accepted into the program. They are clad in T-45b power armor and equipped with Chinese assault rifles and machetes. Grenades are uncommon among Stormtroopers. Their armor is extremely personalized to each soldier, allowing them to bond with their armor and increasing the likelihood that they will bring it back with them after a tough battle.
250 stalkers:
These are the Angels of War’s scouts and snipers. They travel in two man teams with camouflage uniforms often with sticks, leaves, and grass glued to them to help keep them hidden. They are often deployed to areas about to come under attack by the Angels of War and are often regarded as omens of an invasion. They are equipped with anti-materiel rifles and 10mm pistols. They are not meant to fight at all so they are extremely lightly armored but they do carry medical supplies and rations as they are usually gone for weeks at a time. They are excellent snipers and are valued as such.
250 Infiltrators
Infiltrators are the spies and saboteurs of the Angels of War. They are often sent into enemy held regions and allied regions alike. When used as spies they integrate into local communities and use remote radio beacons to transmit as much information as they can back to Fallback Alcatraz where it is analyzed and turned into usable intel. They are also used as saboteurs against targets that brute force would be costly to use. They are skilled in the crafting and use of regular explosives as well as IEDs. They are often used to destroy troublesome fortifications or vital supplies like food and electricity supplies, or poison water and dump gasoline and ammunition. They often carry 10mm submachine guns or pistols for personal defense.

5,000 Infantry:
These are the basic infantry forces of the Angels of War who hold the line and do most of the fighting. They are trained rigorously and held to one of the finest standards in the Wasteland along with their equipment. They are all issued olive green reinforced combat armor and a mixture of Automatic Rifles and Chinese assault rifles. They also are given steel helmets similar to ones worn by US troops during WWII.

The military strategy of the Angels of War is a blend of prewar and postwar. While basic military strategy from the postwar period is used, much of the prewar technique is demonstrated by commanders like Renault. Things like efficient use of combined arms, spies and saboteurs, shock and awe, and the blitzkreig are often used to great effect against postwar commanders that have never seen these tactics before.

Territory:
The Cayman Islands heavily fortified under the codename ‘Fallback Alcatraz’ and some territory on the southern border of the US extending into Mexico.
Government type:
Democratic republic during peacetime controlled by a 10 man senate, or a temporary dictator elected by the senate during wartime.
Economy type:
Mostly Libertarian. The main staple of the economy is ballistic weapons, ammunition, armors, and high tech equipment. Resources bought from other nations or collected from occupied territory is sent to the Armory, a heavily defended factory in the ruins of Brownsville where it's made into armaments to be sold on the domestic and international market. The government also organizes mercenary work for its armed forces in exchange for a portion of the payment. The large oilfields and iron deposits in mexico fuel an urge to develop gasoline burning vehicles and machinery, as well as allowing the mass production of weaponry from the iron mined and brought to the Armory and its outlying facilities.
Cultural Stances:

The culture of the Angels of War is a hybrid of prewar and postwar. Many people are from before the war and still retain, albeit modified, values and cultures of the prewar United States, Germany, Russia, China, France, and Britain. The Angels of War highly value personal liberty and freedom while they despise oppressive governments and crimes against humanity. While most of the Angels of War are from this time period some of the oldest Stormtroopers and civilians are some of the original 5000 base personnel from before the Great War. They are shown immense respect almost and many will gather round to listen to them tell stories of before the War.
Many prewar languages other than English are spoken as secondary languages or code languages as only prewar people can understand them, making them vital radio operators with almost unbreakable codes. Most of the able-bodied males serve in the active armed forces while women work in factories and labs. Equality for the sexes came about not out of compassion, but necessity.
The Angels of War discovered that there were not enough men to both defend them and work all of the jobs that needed to be worked. This led to women being given the right to work and vote, which was soon followed by total equality as the Angels couldn't afford to lose the backbone of their workforce if they decided to strike. Mutants followed the same path as they were granted citizenship shortly after the Angels of War made landfall and were greeted by various mutants, some friendly and some not. Things like prostitution and drugs are legal, though with taxes and basic regulations.

Technology:
The Angels of War rely heavily on prewar designs and blueprints from their databank array in the deepest recesses of Fallback Alcatraz. Things like Fusion Cores, Vertibirds, advanced power armor and machinery, vehicles, strategies and techniques are stored there on data tapes and terminals numbering in the thousands. While much of it has been rotted away by time the Angels of War still possess a store of knowledge to rival the brotherhood of steel or perhaps even the NCR, though a large amount of it isn't practical to the problems the Angels currently face.
Only the major cities and other facilities have amenities like running water, electricity, and plumbing while the smaller towns and settlements make do with whatever they can get. The Angels of War’s military arm also invests heavily into robotics to make up for the crippling lack of population growth but they do not have any machines under mass production as of right now.
Slavery: Not allowed unless they are serving time for crimes or prisoners of war. Crime rate is 500 for every 50,000 people.
Genocide: Abhorrent and must be punished.
Mutant policy: Mutants are treated like everyone else in the eyes of the law, though they face discrimination from the non-mutant population.
Religion: Freedom of religion, completely unregulated/unrestricted. Attracts more immigrants especially from countries with rigid religious restrictions but often causes internal strife due to religious differences.
Notable People: Marcus Renault, a pre-war ex-USMC officer left in cryogenic stasis until a year ago when he was released by an Angels of War scavenging party.
John Lenix, a grizzled old commander who has led the Angels faithfully throughout his military career. He is no stranger to personal combat or to commanding troops but as he is in his mid-50’s his age is beginning to catch up with him. He served as Dictator during the War of Hoover Dam and has been a commander for 38 years.
History:
The Angels of War have existed since before the Great War as a mercenary company that was often contracted by the US government. They worked with the USMC Lieutenant Marcus Renault as their liaison officer in the field. Renault admired their ability and willingness to do whatever needs to be done and they fought together on many occasions. After Renault retired from the USMC he decided to join the Angels of War. On that fateful day in 2077 when the bombs fell much of the base personnel was stored away deep inside of the bunkers on Fallback Alcatraz in cryogenic stasis chambers.

They were sealed away for 150 years until they awoke in 2227 to find Fallback Alcatraz a shadow of its former self. The base hadn’t been hit by any nuclear weapons but large amounts of radiation in the air had irradiated most of the exposed metal objects on the base. The Angels of war reclaimed Fallback Alcatraz over the next few months living on stored food but supplies were running out. Fallback Alcatraz was not suitable to farm or to ranch as the entire base was comprised of concrete and defensive positions so the decision was made to refit 2 900 foot long freighters in order to ship what remained of the Angels of War’s ground troops to the mainland to gather supplies and to make their presence known.

They landed on South Padre Island and then moved inland, claiming territory as they went until they discovered a large weapons factory in the ruins of Brownsville occupied by a group known as the Gun Runners. In 2228 the Angels decided to take it and use it as a headquarters on the mainland as it was easily defensible. They renamed this location The Armory and continued to expand into the area surrounding Brownsville and southwards into what used to be Mexico. They began shipping equipment to the Armory and supplies back to Fallback Alcatraz. This was soon followed by the construction of a fortress near The Armory as the Angels began raiding into the surrounding countryside including into the Texan frontier, killing settlers of the Texan Confederacy.
This nearly erupted into war but in 2230 a peace treaty was signed along with a trade agreement. The Angels of war expanded deeper into Mexico over the years and deepened relations with the Texan Confederation while remaining mostly isolated from the rest of the Wasteland. During the Texan Confederation’s war with Vault 99 Angel stormtroopers were deployed during the battle of New Austin to defend their Texan friends. The Angels of War maintained a mostly isolationist policy for the next few decades until the War of Hoover Dam where the Angels of War threw their full support behind the Texan Confederation. They supplied the Texans with vast stores of weaponry and ammunition as well as troops. Angel Stormtroopers, elite shock troops clad in power armor, deployed to the front en masse in an attempt to swing the battle in the Texans’ favor. The war ended in a stalemate but had taught the Angels of War a very valuable lesson, the world isn't, and never will be the same again.
The five years that the Treaty of Goodsprings held the various factions of the Wasteland from each other’s throats were spent rebuilding the military arm of the Angels of war which was limited by one sole factor, population. The population has been steadily, if slowly, been increasing over time and now the Angels of War are as powerful as they were before the War of Hoover Dam. The Armory was expanded to accommodate the massive arms race that was the time set by the treaty, allowing the economy to boom and leave the horizons bright.

The Angels of war have since finished the formidable Fort Harken and expanded The Armory to meet the needs of a nation and its allies ready to stand tall in a world where power comes from the barrel of a gun.

Name: Ghost Traders

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Territory (picture or description) and Geography: Sierra Madre

History: The Ghost Traders got their beginning, with the aftermath of the Sierra Madre Raid. Where the Courier, God/Dog, Christine and Dean Domino were forced to aid Father Elijah in breaking into the Sierra Madre and capture the technology within. Thanks to the Courier' help - all three of them, were able to escape alive, leaving Father Elijah dead in the Vault beneath the Madre.

While Dean Domino decided to move to New Vegas and God/Dog wandered into the Wastes to recover himself after being reunited by the Courier. Christine however remained behind, so none of the deadly technology would fall into hostile hands. She eventually started a hobby, to keep her time occupied while being there. Namely trying to unravel the mystery of the Cloud and the Ghost People. It had been a long year, until she had found a breakthrough.

Christine herself had slowly become more amongst the Madre - having taken Father Elijah' robes as her own and fashioned her own gas-mask to be able to walk amongst the Sierra without harm. Eventually the Ghost People became to see her as their own - whether to her ability to survive the Madre or herself becoming a Ghost herself. Luckily, the fear of losing her mind was eventually gone - when Christine unlocked the secret of the Cloud.

Christine found out, how the Cloud in essence was a prototype Pre-War weapon - namely weaponized radiation. While clearing the Cloud would take forever, she managed to create - through trial and error, a special serum that cleared the radiation within the bodies of the Ghost people. When they slowly started showing signs of intelligence - Christine had her theory proven, that the Ghost people were a species of ghouls underneath their suits. As she slowly helped regain their memories - as much returned. Luckily most of their motor skills and physical skills remained - despite having a race of amnesiacs, they slowly regained their civilized nature.

The Legion had started to slowly visit the place - after they had assumed the Madre abandoned. While the Ghosts allowed the Legion' men to come and go as they wished - it was obvious, that they weren't here to simply scavenge but to likely take over. It was at that moment that Christine and her Ghost People revealed themselves and caught the young Legionnaires - it by luck, that it was conveyed that, this Legion was more open to negotiations - as thus the Caesar was called himself, to make peace. It was a meeting, that culminated in eight men going in and only two men coming out - one the leader of the Legion and the other, a Legend of the Wastes and of the Legion itself

Their second leader was graced, during their first scout trips into the Mojave. Where they uncovered the almost dead body of Joshua Graham. The New Cananite was slowly dying - having spent the months, since Zion had evacuated and left the pristine Valley to the White Legs. While David had come to terms with his choices - Joshua Graham was eventually consumed by his hate and tried to go and topple the Legion by himself. Unfortunately, his first encounter outside Zion ended badly - when he needed to take cover from an armada storm by dividing into irradiated waters. No matter his inhuman endurance, not even he could defeat the invisible enemy that was radiation.

Luckily for him, he was recovered - and taken to an Auto-Doc for healing. Unfortunately, due to his damage being so severe from radiation - the machine in question, only calculated a practical action of removing his organic limbs and replacing them with metal and machinery. The act changed Joshua Graham even more - awakening from the Auto-Doc with renewed zeal. His knowledge helped improve the Ghost people - being almost a surrogate Dead Horse tribe for him. Albeit, Joshua' militarism was a contrast to Christine' more peaceful and merchantile ideas. Peace exists...for now.

Population: 10,000+

Government/Domestic Politics: Tribalistic society. The Ghost Traders despite their mindless nature before to anybody who had entered Sierra Madre have changed themselves around - being more subversive and less openly hostile. Since the Legion is a common visitor in the Sierra Madre, they are considered 'trading partners' as the Legion makes use of the Ghost Traders unique skill, tech and home to their benefit.

Notable People:





Military (try to be somewhat realistic): All of the Ghost Traders know how to fight - entering an almost trance state, when they have a need to defend themselves. A byproduct time of their times as the watchers of the Sierra Madre - this has been augmented by the ideals, tactics and weapon training of Joshua Graham. Several of them have taken to armor themselves as well - despite their near unkillability - they do feel pain, something that is worsened by their 'regeneration' as their body forces itself back up.

Economy: They remember nothing of their Pre-War lives nor of their times as boogeymen of the Sierra Madre. Their recall their physical skills that they once possessed, in their previous lives almost two hundred years ago. They supplement, on basic trade - with those whom are willing to look beyond their strange nature. They are rather friendly, despite their menacing nature - requiring not much food or water to keep them going and much willing to treck through rad-blasted lands without trouble - to pettle their skills and pieces of pre-War tech.

Culture and Technology: The Ghost Traders, are surprisingly one of the most open and friendly factions in the Mojave...for the time being. Their amnesia has offered them the opportunity to start from scratch, building up their lives that are better suited to the social needs of Post-America. They have no stigma against mutants or ghouls - seeing them as simply 'people', same as with regular humans. They do however, have a deep distrust and cold hate for those whom have betrayed their trust - not understanding the reasons for. Tempered by Joshua Graham - this has caused the Ghost Traders to be easily approachable yet also easy to anger.

The Ghost Traders, are unique with their ability to the Ghost Traders have a knack for repairing and using Pre-War technology. Some of them have remembred old memories or rather 'visions' of how to make things, that no surviving terminal in their archives possess. They have a good number of plasma and laser rifles - having the keen ability of repairing such technology. In addition, they have several portable Auto-Docs with them and many Ghost Traders possess a Pip-Boy.

Religion: The Ways of the Mojave - a mix betwen Christine' Brotherhood belief in technology, efficency and sustainability. Dashed with Joshua Graham' Ways of New Canaan - on pragmatism, militarism and fervor.

Hey all. I decided to join at Vatrou's insistence despite initial reluctance. I won't be dusting off the old Olney or Change sheets and decided to create a new (and not at all inspired by Outer Heaven) nation.

Arctic Haven territorial map:



Name: Arctic Haven

Flag: A grey flag with the Yukon Wolf walking through the snow.

Territory and Geography: Alaskan Isles (Specifics TBD if accepted)

History: Formed in the aftermath of the Great War by Alaskan militiamen who had been veterans of the Operation: Anchorage campaign, they are a small but strong mercenary nation who live for but one purpose: War. In their eyes, the battlefield is the only place of true honesty, where both sides can see either's true colors. They have no national or political loyalties and care only for who pays them. They retain the right to turn down a contract they feel uncomfortable with, but there's few jobs they won't turn down. To them, war is purely business and they only do the maximum amount of damaged required of them by their contractors. To join them is to forsake old allegiances and forget the misdeeds of former rival countries and serve only the purposes of the Wolves, the nickname of the Arctic Haven.

Population: 5,000 Soldiers

Government/Domestic Politics: Personal liberty of the individual, but they hold no traditional civilian model of government or foreign relations. They're a huge mercenary outfit, not a nation of traders and businessmen.

Notable People:

John Fulman: A grizzled 47 year old on the cusp of middle age, or old age in this world of Wasteland and the war business. He's seen it all and done it all. While not an evil man, he knows that if there's a hell, he's surely going there. But in his eyes, the only thing that matters is the protection of 'their' lands. Under his auspices, they have gone from working security against tundra bandits in Alaskan towns to working ops on the mainland for whoever paid them. They've gained a reputation of mistrust and respect for their non-allegiance to any one party and for their strict neutrality in conflicts they're not involved in. Many people know to leave them alone if they're not at war as past groups who tried to take advantage against them in a fight quickly became tributaries for set periods by contracts.

Military: The pride of the Arctic Haven outfit are their old Enclave Vertibirds (Think Fallout 2 style, not Fallout 4) that carry them swiftly to the mainland, essential for time sensitive missions. The bulk of their military arsenal are pre-war weapons and armor. Plenty of Pre-War Tanks reserved for heavy duty war contracts, White BDUs for Arctic ops and olive drab BDUs for the Wastelands south of the Canadian line. They are most notable for their shoulder insignias, a grey patch with the white Yukon wolf on the shoulder outlined in a black border around the patch. Their right shoulder they carry previous service patches, some with NCR patches, some Brotherhood and even a few Enclave among them. The heavy duty equipment is generally transported by Pre-War tankers where they offload the vehicles and electronic equipment and whatever place they hold as their temporary HQ on the frontlines.

Economy: While not a traditional nation, they do grow food on their islands to help reduce the need for food from merchants. They also use sophisticated desalinization systems to keep them supplied with water for personal use and for trade. But their main source of income is through their costly combat operations contracts.

Culture and Technology: Their candidacy pool draws primary from citizens in the former USA and due to their ties with Pre-War military, their routines strongly consist of US Army culture, albeit slightly personalized for Wasteland use. The technology they use is well maintained military and civilian electronics and machinery to allow their mercenary force to continue working as a well oiled machine. From sun up to sundown they work and train extensively in their fields assigned by testing as well as standard combat training.

Religion: They hold no official religion, citing a reverence for separation of church and state, however their soldiers to practice and pray on their own private time as they see fit so long as it doesn't interfere with their Haven duties. But most of their soldiers generally do not care about whether a God or Gods exist, most of them preferring to train and practice for future contracts.

Territory and Geography:

Western Frontier of Texas

History:

The Rangers of Fort Bliss have long been a small but important part of the Conederation of Free Texas States, in a way even before it's foundation. When the brass, that is to say the higher ups, of what was then the American Military fled to the safety and security of Vault 99 the rank and file were left to fend for themselves. Some remained in Fort Bliss while others headed South into Mexico in hopes of avoiding the multitude of atomic fire no doubt sent to purge the United States. In the years that followed those lucky enough to survive made their way back to Fort Bliss and formed a small but capable society.

Possessing a plethora of weaponry in those early days they made a choice that would prove crucial to their survival, they would resist the urge to expand and conquer. They would fortify, they would both reap and sow, protected by the harsh and impossibly vast landscape of a post-apocalyptic Texas they would become masters of their environment. The final pre-war generation would spend their lives teaching the first post-war generation how best to use the assets of Fort Bliss. There was no GECK to be found here, but years spent scrabbling in the dirt in time would ensure their survival for generations to come.

The most physically hardy amid the population of Fort Bliss, having poured through the history of Texas via still functioning computer terminals, would volunteer themselves to be Rangers and concern themselves with scouting out the treacherous surrounding area. Governed by the more technically inclined they would struggle when the desire to venture further and further out clashed with the necessity of rationing what energy cells and oil remained. It took many years for them to research ways to stretch the charges in those energy cells and in time restore those that had been depleted, the Rangers of Fort Bliss began to utilize what few horses could be found and caught. It is likely that had the Rangers not caught these beasts, and had the more intellectually inclined among them not carefully bred and raised them, the Rangers would never have made contact with The Confederation of Free Texas States.

Having made contact with the Confederation, the Rangers of Fort Bliss found themselves in an enviable position. They knew much of the expanses of desert that surrounded them, they had something of use to the Confederation and the Confederation had something of use to them. Impressed with the Confederation and happy to find more remnants of the great state of Texas they readily shared what they knew and explained their location. They pledged their service to the Confederation of Free Texas States with little delay and have not yet come to regret doing so.

Population:

5,000

Government/Domestic Politics:

Fort Bliss is beholden to The Confederation of Free Texas States. While the Base Commander of Fort Bliss has control of the day to day functioning, he is expected to follow any commands from the capital. The population of the base is expected to respect military order. Locally Fort Bliss has ties to the small communities (such as restored Spanish Missions) that have sprung up nearby, many of which rely on Fort Bliss for clean water and protection. Arguments rarely escalate to the point of requiring intervention, but when they do the Rangers of Fort Bliss tend to act quickly and decisively. Small offenses are likely to result in loss of privilege and time in the brig. Serious offenses are likely to result in banishment or execution.

Notable People:

Jensen Banks: Base Commander of Fort Bliss. Commander Banks is a well read man and a capable orator, but he is no warrior. Sent to Fort Bliss form the Confederation of Free Texas States it was no small feat for him to ingratiate himself among the Rangers and earn their respect and willing obedience. It wasn't immediate, and it's still not really total, but whether happily or begrudgingly most in Fort Bliss have to admit he's a damn fine leader of men.

Robert "Bad Bob" Hays: Current highest ranking Ranger in Fort Bliss. Known for being particularly laconic when he does speak people tend to listen. Despite his "Bad Bob" moniker he has done much to secure peace in the Texan Frontier by enforcing strict but never cruel law. It takes a lot of gravitas to keep squads of men calm and obedient while patrolling the hot Texan desert and scrublands.

Leland Chapman: Longest serving Ranger in Fort Bliss. While Hays may be the man to secure peace, Chapman is the man to maintain it. Well into the twilight of his life Chapman has been just about everywhere in the West Texas Frontier at one point or another and after decades of interaction has gained the trust of the settlers. He is loathe to return to the capital, happier to walk familiar hills and visit with old friends under the ever present Texas sun.

Abigail Dresden: While not as well known as the others Abigail Dresden has likely as important a role to play in Fort Bliss as anyone else. She is expected to keep it all running. Working directly under Commander Banks it falls upon her to ensure that the farms operate as needed, that the water supply is kept clean and available, that the Rangers outside of the Fort are accounted for, and a thousand other small cogs turn as they ought to. The stress is getting to her.

Military:

Fort Bliss is well protected, it never would have survived this long if it weren't and it wouldn't serve much purpose if it didn't continue as such. Having served as a training station for both Heavy Infantry and Rangers in the time before the Great War it provided the survivors of that Great War much firepower when they returned. Those who lived in the time before the Great War sought to ingrain in their descendants the command structure that had been such a large part of their lives. It worked rather well.

To live in Fort Bliss one must train at regular intervals. It's position, fortification, and reputation have thus far largely protected it from invasion, but yesterday is no promise for tomorrow. Military discipline is enforced by regular structured marching within the base and about it's borders. Fitness is maintained by regular group exercise and sparring. A tactical mind is developed by engaging in scenario based simulations. While everyone is expected to maintain a firearm and know how to use it the reality that ammunition and the components needed for recycling that ammunition are ultimately finite require the citizens of Fort Bliss to be prepared to defend themselves with or without a handgun or rifle.

The Rangers themselves are a small percentage of the population, approximately 10%, or 500, are somewhere in the Ranger hierarchy, with roughly half that rather low in the hierarchy. These men and women are essentially in a nonstop boot camp until they either prove themselves worthy or circumstances dictate they must be advanced. Of the remaining 250 full fledged Rangers roughly 20%, or 50, are in positions of leadership over the remaining 200.

In regard to equipment they possess a large cache of traditional ballistic weaponry of various calibers and serving various purposes. They also possess an excess of traditional land based vehicles, but a dearth of aerial craft. Most such air craft having been used just prior to the outbreak of the Great War to shuttle the VIPs to Vault 99.

Economy:

Fort Bliss is largely self sustaining. By harnessing the information held in the computer terminals of a major pre-war military base they have been able to provide for themselves a modest but reliable living. Their current standard of living is bolstered by their relationship with the Confederation of Free Texas States and with the small communities nearby. They supply clean drinking water and protection, and when necessary can temporarily tighten rationing and help support the local community with the meat of their livestock and the fruits of their agricultural labor.

Culture and Technology:

Fort Bliss culture is military culture. Regimentation and rationing. Marching, drilling, fighting, more marching. Everyone is expected to participate, without exception. For some this proves to be too much and they leave, headed to nearby nations that they hope offer more freedom like the Tex Legio or perhaps the Angels of War. Some simply head to the capital cities of the Confederation. Most however stay, endurance is bred in to them and in time the community grows closer for the hardship.

On the subject of slavery and mutants the Rangers adopt a policy of neutrality, when and where the policies of the Confederation as a whole are not clear. Freedom is important, they sacrifice some measure of their own freedom as individuals to ensure that collectively they, and Texas as a whole, remain free. This being the case they are not particularly fond of slavers, but it is a harsh wasteland and one cannot go to war every time there is a difference of opinion. Run away slaves may or may not find safety in Fort Bliss depending on the current state of affairs, when possible Fort Bliss will buy their freedom. When they cannot be admitted often they might be advised of nearby settlements where they could disappear. Their approach to mutants is quite similar. Acceptance, compassion, aide when possible.

Technologically the inhabitants of Fort Bliss are pushing to return the Fort to it's former glory. The base was largely built to be self contained, and it largely is, but work to bring the remainder of the terminals up is slow going. They have relatively low standards so that most of Fort Bliss resembles something somewhere between a Pre-War Fully Operational Military Base and a Pulp Western starring John Wayne or perhaps Clint Eastwood. Maybe even Kurt Russel.

Religion:

There is no established religion in Fort Bliss. The Chapel is available for prayer or reflection of whatever denomination. The vast majority of the base existing somewhere between Atheism and Agnosticism. The spectrum ranging from "There is no God" to "There's probably something out there somewhere" to "I'm going to find this God guy and plant him flat on the ground"

Name: Western Brotherhood of Steel

Flag (picture or description): vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout…

Territory: Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana

History: The Western Brotherhood has a long history. You already know most of it. But you do not know all of it. Since the fall of the Enclave in the west, the Brotherhood has, endured. Whilst the fall of the enclave strengthened the Brotherhood, what with the scavenged power armour, Vertibirds and energy weaponry, as well as moving on Navarro and taking what they could from there, the Council of Elders made a mistake. Attacking the NCR.

The first attacks were devastating, and had they been followed up, would perhaps have crushed the NCR. However, in their hubris, the Council of the Elders believed that a message had been sent, and that the NCR would negotiate for peace. When the counterattacks came, the Elders realised that what they fought would be a short conflict, was turning into a war.

The NCR-Brotherhood war was the Western Brotherhoods darkest hour. The tide slowly, and inevitably, turning against the Brotherhood. Despite some victories, such as the destruction of the NCR’s gold reserves, eventually, the Brotherhood was forced to retreat to their bunkers, with the only patrols being those deemed of the utmost necessity. One act taken in these days was a decision to create a new chapter and send it east, under-strength and under-equipped, this chapter would later become the East Coast Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel, but their story is their own.

During these dark days, the Council of Elders convened and argued over what path to take, the divisions were stark. It was then, that the worst came to pass. Communications from the Mojave Chapter, suddenly ceased. Weeks passed, before, finally, the survivors of a ragged patrol reached a Brotherhood Outpost. The Mojave chapter had been destroyed, betrayed from within by an adult initiate who would later be learned to be the one called “The Courier”.

With the strains of the past year too much, the High Elder of the time, Tiberius, suffered a heart attack that saw him die after three days. The Council of the Elders once again convened, and with the numbers even on the council being considered few, agreed on two things. Firstly, that the current position of the Brotherhood was untenable. And that survival of the Brotherhood would require some change, if only for a brief time.

At that meeting, it was decided to elect the new High Elder, and by unanimous(If grudging on some parts) agreement, the figure chosen was Atticus Gladstone, a centrist figure on the Council who could claim matrilineal descent to the Maxson lineage.

Once inaugurated, Atticus made immediate decisions. The Brotherhood would migrate north-east wards, to Idaho. With the NCR increasingly distracted by the Legion in the east, the Brotherhood quietly evacuated their outposts and shifted resources north. A vanguard was sent to link up with the Montana Bunker and carve out a place of settlement. The full force of the Brotherhood then migrated once it was discovered that the Grand Coulee was, whilst not wholly intact, within the Brotherhoods power to restore to full workability.

By 2292, the entire brotherhood had moved into their new lands. The entire western coast brotherhood had been concentrated in a single place. No more scattered outposts across the length and breadth of the pacific seaboard. The old bunkers along the coast were stripped bare and destroyed with thermite, radiation and whatever else could be thought of to deny the NCR their usage.

The Brotherhoods rule was swift and imposing, it was decided that recruits were needed, but that such recruits should be fully loyal to the Brotherhood. To that end, the local tribes in the area were brought to heel. Those that opposed the Brotherhood were wholly and totally destroyed, the young were kept as recruits, the rest were disposed of. The tribes that decided to surrender were made vassals, providing infant and teenage recruits, food and subservience in exchange for protection, internal autonomy, electricity and clean water.

In recent years, the Brotherhood has found safety from threats without. Efforts to restore the system of Hydroelectric dams in the region are progressing with speed, each dam that is restored further strengthens the Brotherhood. With a state of industrial capacity rapidly approaching, the Brotherhood might finally be able to restore themselves to a level comparable to the days of their peak before the war with the NCR.

However, With increasing knowledge of the Midwestern Brotherhood permeating the ranks, divisions grew within the western brotherhood. The Circle of Steel believing the Brotherhood should return to the old ways, the more radical elements split between those who believe that Barnaky may have been a prophet of a new way, rather than a traitor. And fewer still, who had recently learned of the efforts of Father Elijah at the Sierra Madre.

Above all this, High Elder Gladstone struggled to hold the Brotherhood together, and even worse still, looked around, realising that perhaps their brief period of safety from the threats without, was drawing to a close.

Following the first post-war summit for the many scattered nations of the american wasteland, Gladstone returned home, only to be the victim of an assassination attempt. Near death and half burned, Gladstone was dragged from the wreckage by local tribals and nursed back to health. In the meantime, a coup de tat occurred, with the conservative elements headed by the Circle of Steel and hidden within the Maxsonian lodges emerging to seize power.

As small radical-aligned sects began to wage a resistance, Gladstone united the now ignored tribes by the conservative brotherhood who sought to retreat into isolationism and clamp down on the resistance movement. This would prove to be the undoing of the Circle of Steel. Marshalling his forces, and using the lack of focus on the tribes, Gladstone re-established contact with the resistance elements. Thrashing out a plan of attack, the resistance lowered the defences of a number of settlements, and allowed the tribal elements to seize these settlements and hold the brotherhood civilians captive.

Drawing out a military response, Gladstone moved half of his forces towards Electric city under cover of night and as the response force left, resistance elements struck, securing an opening into which Gladstone poured his forces. Now holding all of the civilian elements hostage, Gladstone secured the surrender of the Circle of Steel and proceeded to move swiftly, disarming his enemies, rearming his imprisoned allies and equipping his tribal forces with new arms and armour. The following weeks saw a swift and brutal purge, with the leadership of the circle of steel publicly executed via electrocution.

Sifting through the wreckage, Gladstone issued conditional pardons for a greater portion of the conservatives, only after splitting up a large number of families. His policy was harsh and firm, each rebellious family was to surrender a hostage unto him. The younger, the better. The younger children were declared children of Gladstone and torn from their mothers and fathers and gathered in electric city with the tribal elements for indoctrination and initiation into the new order. For the parents and relatives, a stark warning was issued, behave, or never see your children again. Attendance of state re-education classes was made compulsory, with good behaviour and displays of loyalty being rewarded in the form of increased familial visits to the state youth camps.

Through this way, a cult of personality was born around Gladstone, "Saviour of the One True Brotherhood of Steel" and "Inheritor of the Legacy of Maxson". Much was made of Gladstone's link to the Maxson lineage through maternal ties. He was a Maxson by Blood if not by name, no other relations of Maxson remained, only Gladstone, and as Maxson was the Brotherhoo and Gladstone was a Maxson by blood. Gladstone was the Brotherhood. The children were indoctrinated to this way of thinking and encouraged to repeat this dogma daily and inform on their families at any sign of resistance to this "Truth".

For the tribes, backing the winning side brought hitherto unseen benefits for them. Uplifting of their settlements was made an immediate priority, children were surrendered to the state eagerly in exchange for electricity, purified running water and medical facilities. The more loyalty they professed and showed in the form of manpower and suchlike, the more uplifting was bestowed upon them.

With the strife of civil war behind him, if not yet fully healed, The West Coast Brotherhood has swiftly moved towards industrialisation as a way forwards to unity with the aerial forces of the brotherhood being the central show-piece of this effort. Further mentions have been made of securing the unstable borders of their realm and as the High Elder tightens his grip upon his people, he looks for ways to turn his Brotherhood from a melting pot of tribal divisions, into a single united empire.

Population: 150,000 all told. However, this is split between the vassal tribes and the Brotherhood of Steel proper. With the Brotherhood proper numbering 20,000, and the vassal tribes making up the rest of the population.

Government/Domestic Politics: The Council of Elders reigns at the top with the High Elder at their head, with the ranks having only recently replenished following the civil war. Beneath them come the heads of the various Orders, and finally, below that the bulk of the Brotherhood.

With the reorganisation of the "Gladstonian Reforms", the West Coast Brotherhood has established a more centralised system of politics. The land has been divided into 10 districts, each overseen by an Elder, in turn overseeing four wards each overseen by a warden.

Military (As of the Gladstonian Reforms): 15,000 troops altogether.

Army - 13,000 Soldiers (3,000 Sword-Brethren, 10,000 Territorials)

Air Force - 2,000 Soldiers

Navy - 0 Soldiers

Army of the West Coast Brotherhood of Steel following the Gladstonian Refoms:

The single largest component of the "New" Brotherhood Military, the Army has been sharply redefined and redesigned through Gladstone's commands and singular view of a single united homogeneous Western Brotherhood nation state. As such, the new structure of the army has been redrawn into a "Maxsonian" model with two separate branches for the army. The first of which being the Order of the Sword, which makes up the "Regular" section of the army and is essentially a continuation of the old practices of the WCBOS with recruitment opened up to any and all within the West Coast's Brotherhoods lands from tribal to hereditary-brotherhood citizens.

Order of the Sword Rank Structure:

Aspirant, Initiate, Squire, Knight, Knight-Corporal, Knight-Sergeant, Knight-Lieutenant, Knight-Captain, Paladin, Paladin-Commander, Chief-Paladin, High Elder

Apsirants are applicants who either wash out or succeed in their screening and training to become Initiates, wherein their path is decided through further tests. Three paths lie ahead for Initiates, the Order, the Air Force or entry into the Scribes. Those who wind up in the order are then granted the rank of squire and after further training, are finally knighted as sword-brethren of the WCBOS.

The uniforms and equipment of the Sword-Brethren is simple, those with the rank of Knight and above are outfitted in power armour, with squires being kitted out in Marine Armour and expected to act as scouts for the sword-brethren in order to learn the new style of warfare they will be practising. The standard sidearm for Squires is that of combat rifles, usually fully modified with silencers, underslung attachments and fully selective firing modes. Squires are expected to learn the values of fire support and providing over-watch for their armoured brethren as they approach the enemy. Once a knight, the sword-brethren may substitute their rifle for energy weaponry, higher-grade conventional weaponry, or melee weaponry depending on what "Path" they decide to settle upon.

Outside of the Sword-Brethren, the main body of the Army of the West Coast Brotherhood is that of the Territorial Guard. More often referred to as the "Tribal Levies". Though this perception is changing as the levies increasingly prove their worth in combat.

A more conventional infantry force in contrast to the Warrior-Monastic Sword-Brethren. The Levies are divided into regiments and are trained and fight like conventional infantry.

Rank Structure - Territorials - Cadet, Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, Marshal, High Elder

Consisting of 10,000 troops of all ranks, the Territorials are divided into 10 regiments across the western brotherhood. Each regiment is then broken down into 10 companies of 100 men each with two support companies and eight line companies per regiment.

Their arms and armour are simple. All Territorial troopers are outfitted in a simple field grey uniform with black boots, puttees, combat armour cuirass, webbing, gas mask, M1 Helmet and armed with a standard 20 round magazine 5.56mm bolt action combat rifle, bayonet and grenades. Further armaments include light machine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns and pistols and revolvers.

Support companies utilise radio equipment and M114 155m howitzers to co-ordinate with line companies and provide heavy fire support against enemy armoured units and fortifications.

Air Force - The newest and smallest section of the WCBOS's military, it is being increasingly pushed forwards as a force for projecting the Brotherhoods "Hard" and "Soft" power across the continent.

Rank Structure - Aspirant, Initiate, Page, Lance-Airman/Airwoman, Lance-Sergeant, Lance-Captain, Lance-Major, Lance-Commander, Chief-Lancer, High Elder

10 Vertibirds make up the core of "Old" air force. With nine having been requisitioned for Spec Ops duties and one reserved for the High Elder's usage.

The "New" Air-force, consists of three YB-35 strategic bombers, nine XB-42 tactical bombers and twenty-one P-47 thunderbolts as escort fighters. Along with Twenty Lockheed C-130 Hercules for logistical purposes.

Navy - The Brotherhood has no navy. Yet.

Economy: Historically, the Brotherhood of Steel has engaged in a primarily neo-feudalistic economy, in exchange for protection and clean water, the local tribes provide recruits, resources and agricultural produce for the brotherhood. In recent months however, the High Elder has instituted a five year plan with the intent of reforming and re-structuring the economy to help support an industrial and military society.

Trade with the surrounding localities has been encouraged following the Gladstone's restoration to the position of High Elder, with caravans encouraged to enter Brotherhood territory, as well as admittance of foreign business. Furthermore, to stimulate economic growth, the Brotherhood has adopted corporatism as a state tenet, with government directed business forming to help provide domestic needs, as well as organising export contracts to help ensure local employment.

Culture and Technology: The Brotherhood is neutral on the issue of slavery outside of their lands. Inside, it’s been abolished through force so as to ensure harmony among the vassals.

The Western Brotherhood keeps to the old mantra on the mutant. Tolerate not the Mutant.

Currently, the Brotherhood recruits through a process of preferable infant recruitment following genetic screening. This enables tribal identities to be erased and the new recruits raised as fully functioning members of the brotherhood. Teenage initiates are recruited, but are given a brutal system of trials to pass, as well as psychological induction to ensure loyalty.

Since the destruction of the Mojave chapter, adult initiates are forbidden. Addendum: Following the Gladstonian reformation, this has edict has been modified to allow a number of adult initiates to be taken, provided they meet the requirements.

The technology of the Brotherhood is of an advanced level. With extensive knowledge of pre-war technology, and a slight level of innovation concerning post-war technology. Able to repair almost all pre-war technology, they can produce new technology albeit slowly. However, with the activation of the Grand Coulee, the power needs of the Brotherhood have become obsolete, and the Brotherhood now looks to attaining a fully industrial power-base from which to ensure that never again are they driven to the old days of desperation.

Religion: Strictly Secular. Though recently the High Elder has been concerned with the “Lodges of Maxson” that have apparently spread through the ranks with links to the Circle of Steel, as well as even more insidious rumours necessitating secret investigations into apparent meetings of a “Cult of Steel” centred around the Midwestern figure of the traitor Barnaky. Not to mention recent discovery of mentions of a radical faction known as “The Disciples of Elijah”.

Addendum on Religion - Following the Western Brotherhood Civil War, the Lodges of Maxson have been forcibly dissolved, with the ringleaders being publicly executed along with the main apparatus of the Circle of Steel, and large numbers of the lodge members being punished and sent to re-education facilities.

Name: Church of the Children of Atom

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Territory (picture or description) and Geography: The Children of Atom can be found across the East Coast from the Capital Wasteland to Atom's holy island, although they do not govern most of this territory.

History (if using a pre-existing faction, recent history will due): The Children of Atom originated as a small cult worshiping an unexploded atomic bomb in the Capital Wasteland, in a town that would become known as Megaton. In early 2277, Confessor Cromwell, having supposedly sensed an encroaching darkness, took some of his flock northward, preaching and gathering new converts along the way- a move that would be later vindicated when cultists of Ug-Qualtoth sacked Megaton. From Washington DC to Boston, the church grew as more men and women came to accept Atom.

Meanwhile, one group of faithful, led by Confessor Martin and purportedly guided by a vision, came to an island in Maine that was inundated with radioactive fog. Declaring the island to be Atom's holy land, Martin and his faithful were given a home in an old Submarine base by a rogue Synth. Things became strained between those living on the island and Martin eventually left, succeeded by the fanatical High Confessor Tektus. Tensions grew between the Children of Atom, the Synths, and the locals of Far Harbor, but before they could boil over, Tektus took the submarine and departed from the island. Accompanied by his well-equipped zealots, he put out a call for a crusade against the worshipers of darkness that had desecrated Megaton, and Atom's faithful flocked to him, marching southward towards Washington DC.

In Washington DC, Tektus scoured the wasteland of Ug-Qualtoth cultists through Atom's holy light, retook Megaton from the cultists still desecrating it with their presence, and seized Fort Constantine, intent on using its nuclear arsenal to spread holy Division to the unbelievers. Facing an impending war, Cromwell reluctantly took up the mantle of Atom's Pontiff and ordered Tektus to stand down, to concentrate on guarding against the Cult rather than seeking further revenge upon them.

United under Cromwell, the crusade ended, and Atom's holy Inquisition was formed to combat the influence of the believers of Ug-Qualtoth. Megaton has once again begun trading and distributing copies of the Wasteland Survivor's Guide, and the tensions on Atom's holy island have lessened. Missionaries have been sent west in search of both more men and women to convert and to seek out more of Atom's holy sites, but few have returned.

Population: Approximately 51,000 believers

Government/Domestic Politics: The leader of the Church is Pontiff Cromwell. Inquisitor Tektus heads the Zealots and Inquisition, with Grand Zealot Richter as his right hand man. Below them are the Confessors who preside over the communities of faithful across the East Coast.

Notable People: The three most important figures in the Church of the Children of Atom are Pontiff Cromwell- the leader of the Church, Inquisitor Tektus- the head of the militant arm of the Church, and Grand Zealot Richter, a former Enclave Lieutenant and commander of the Church's military forces.

Military: During the crusade, Tektus commanded a small group of elite, well-equipped Zealots, along with a large group of poorly equipped volunteer fighters carrying Gamma Guns. While the crusade has been called off, Tektus remains in command of 2000 Zealots, equipped with Radium Rifles, Nuka-grenades, rusted pre-war Marine and combat armors, and even a few T-51 power armor suits, mostly looted from pre-war military installations and Atom's island. The Church also maintains 500 Inquisitors who guard against subversion and heresy.

While they are few in number, Atom's warriors are not to be underestimated- Atom's blessing protects them from radiation, and they are one of the few groups in the wasteland willing and able to detonate nuclear weapons, with no regard for their own safety.

Economy: While most of Atom's faithful are self-sufficient farmers or hunters, the faith maintains its small military arm primarily through scavenging of pre-war military installations and trade in and around Megaton and Far Harbor.

Culture and Technology: The culture of the Church is centered around its faith, and the duty that Atom requires of them. Technology-wise, the church is adept at repurposing pre-war technology, in particular atomic tech, as evidenced by the radiation-inflicting weapons that they rely upon, and in their successful weaponization of Nuka-Cola Quantum. In addition, they maintain a pre-war nuclear submarine as well as a single Vertibird, plucked from the Glowing Sea and restored to working order.

Religion: The Church of the Children of Atom is dedicated to the worship of Atom. Central to this belief is that every atom is a universe in itself, and when it is split, two universes are created from one. Areas inundated with radiation are holy sites, and Atom's holy island, where the Mother of the Fog resides, is especially sacred.

Name: Free Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

Flag: Same as the current state flag.

Territory & Geography: Eastern PA, bits of NJ, NY. The Capital is Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley

History: When the bombs first fell, the State governor and many of the members of the state house of reps were in Bethlehem touring Lehigh University. Harrisburg was heavily bombed as was Philadelphia. The Lehigh Valley and its surrounding areas were for the most part spared. Bombs had been aimed at Bethlehem steel, but they landed in empty fields south of the steel mill and over the mountain.

Because its leadership had survived, the then governor managed to hold together parts of the commonwealth. It was a difficult endeavor and many times it looked like it was all going to fail. It lost most of western PA to rampaging raiders and ruffians. They concentrated their strength on the eastern part of the state. The capital was moved from Harrisburg to Bethlehem. This was because the town was not badly affected by the bombs and Harrisburg was too close to the western border. Also, the area was a valley, and it was more defensible than a large area like Philadelphia.

Population: 500,000 Humans, 55,000 non-feral ghouls







Culture and Tech: Nothing much has changed in its culture. It tries to emulate pre-war culture as much as possible, but ever looming threats at its border’s make it hard.

A large number of its tech comes from the remains of UPenn in Philly (which absorbed the remains of the local colleges), Lehigh University in Bethlehem and Penn State in State College. UPenn and Lehigh have close ties with the institute in the Commonwealth and often exchange visiting professors and tech.

Religion: Since the Commonwealth still follows the pre war constitution of the state, there is freedom of religion, but growing numbers of cults have placed the current governor on alert due to growing influence.

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The Enclave maintains clandestine bases across the Wasteland. Through the years, many of their most prominent bases fell to attack, sabotage or through other means. Still, however, the Enclave did not surrender and bases continue to exist carrying out their assigned orders from before the bombs fell, keeping watch on the wasteland.

The location of these bases remains a safely guarded secret, as do the objectives of the Enclave. Occasionally, wandering travellers may return to their homes with tales of beings wearing bulky, dark-suits of power armour and vertibirds flying overhead. Beyond these stories however, the true aims of the Enclave beyond 'Restoring the United States of America' remain unknown.

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Existing as what remains of the Old American order, the Enclave is comprised of the descendants of the various government officials, politicians and army officers from the days before the bombs fell. The Enclave takes great pride in this fact, viewing itself as the only remaining organisation that stands for returning America to the hands of those unaffected by the radiation. Viewing itself as the continuation of the legitimate American government, the Enclave exists to re-establish control over America, and return civilisation and order to the wastes.

After the bombs fell, the Enclave took time to consolidate it's power and technological gains, benefiting from their understanding and great access to the pre-war technologies. Ultimately, the Enclave hatched several failed plans after the Great War of 2077. The first plan, enacted from the oil rig controlled by the Enclave off the coast of California, sought to inject their own serum devised from the FEV (Forced Evolutionary Virus) to exterminate the 'mutant' population of the post-war america. This included humans, who had went through generations of exposure to radiation, ghouls and all other mutant lifeforms. Ultimately, the plan failed, and ended with the destruction of the oil rig.

Following these events, the Enclave reinforced its presence on the East Coast of America, in Washington DC. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, President John Henry Eden enacted a strikingly similar plan to eliminate the mutated population of the Capital Wasteland, and rule over a 'pure' America, by injecting a serum to kill all who had any radiation exposure, through the guise of a clean water source. This plan, too, ultimately failed, with dire consequences for the East Coast Enclave. The leadership of the Enclave was lost, once again, and the East Coast Brotherhood of Steel grew in strength after their failure, ousting many Enclave forces from their borders.

Now, under new leadership emerging amidst the temporary chaos, the Enclave has adopted its strongest policy of isolation yet. Many in fact believe the Enclave to be nonexistent, finally wiped out after their defeat on the East Coast. Having all but vanished for several years, Enclave activity is now rumored across the wastes by those few who catch a rare glimpse of their operations. Where the Enclave is located, what its current mission is, and who exactly is leading the Enclave, remains unknown to the population of America.

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Roughly 2'500 personnel currently serve under the Enclave. Of these, around 500 stand as active military personnel who operate in small, elite squads that undertake fast, merciless strikes on their targets should the need arise.

The rest of the personnel act as scientists involved in research and development, engineers, doctors and other more administrative tasks carried out by general staff.

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Eager to present itself as the last, true bastion of American Democracy left among the wasteland, the Enclave is instead a form of oligarchy. Those with the strongest bloodlines of old political families and military generals rule at the top, with the 'President' being chosen by a circle of these elites. The President dictates the aims of the Enclave, advised by his staff of generals and scientists.

Each base is typically governed by a high-ranking general, or scientist, though the overall directives, set by the Present, are communicated to these bases from the Enclave Headquarters.

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With the most technologically advanced and well-trained military in the known wasteland, the Enclave is a force to be reckoned with. Utilizing Mk 2 Advanced Power Armor as the common armor for the Enclave military personnel, with reliable protection and advanced communication systems, the Enclave soldiers are well-protected. Furthermore, they have a wide array of conventional and experimental weaponry at their hands. Typically, the Enclave soldiers are armed with laser or plasma pistols and rifles, with the more 'elite' soldiers even having laser gatling weapons. Also having a fleet of vertibird planes under their command, the Enclave bases are capable of quick insertion and extraction of small, elite squads to achieve their aims.

Their greatest military weakness comes in their severely limited manpower. Due to their extremely small number, the Enclave has been unable to project its power across the United States, and remains a small entity spread across several hidden bases throughout the wasteland.

All in all, there are roughly 500 active military personnel serving under the Enclave.



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Relying primarily on the stocks of resources available to it from the pre-war America, the Enclave is a very isolationist organisation. It does not, except under exceptional circumstances, perform any trade with the other peoples of the wasteland. What the Enclave requires, it takes.

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A militaristic and scientific organisation, the Enclave exists purely to pursue its goal of returning to form a government across the entirety of the wasteland. Certainly one of the most technologically advanced factions currently in the post-nuclear United States, the Enclave conducts a variety of confidential research projects across the wasteland (from gathering irradiated samples, to mind-controlling Deathclaws). With vast access to pre-war research, documents and materials, the Enclave is well-placed to not only undertake these scientific endeavors, but also to act on the results.

Most in the Enclave view themselves to be superior to the irradiated humans, and other mutated creatures, currently wandering the wastes. Only those free from radiation serve within the Enclave, protected by their great underground bases and advanced suits of armor. This has most notably manifested itself through the projects by the two previous Presidents of the United States to 'purify' the wasteland of mutated creatures. Their views on the mutated and irradiated beings themselves have not much changed, yet the current leadership of the Enclave looks more toward 'leading' the wasteland, at the least the human population, as opposed to exterminating all irradiated life.

Particularly small in number, the Enclave can however at least count its well-trained and technological advanced military as one of its major assets. With various suits of advanced power armor, these being the standard-issue armor of Enclave military personnel, the Enclave carries out military operations with great effect, opting for lightning strikes to retrieve what they require before risking being overwhelmed by superior numbers.

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Being a highly organised and structured operation with no 'civilians' to speak off, merely enlisted personnel, the Enclave places little importance on religion and does not often consider the topic. Instead it focuses first and foremost on their mission to reclaim the united states. It maintains the vague views on religious tolerance it held before the bombs fell and encourages 'Christian' values.

This is likely a topic the Enclave will re-examine when, should their plans succeed, they re-establish dominance on the United States of America.

Territory and Geography:
The Great Khan's territories make up the states of Wyoming and Idaho, with holdings in southern Montana and northern Utah and Colorado. These lands are home to both great mountainous expanses such as the Rocky Mountains, and vast open grasslands such as the Snake River Plains and Wyoming High Plains where the Great Khans thrive. Across these territories the climate is generally semi-arid and continental, drier and yet windier than many parts of what was once the United States, and subject to great temperature extremes made even more so since the Great War.

History:

California, New Vegas, Bitter Springs. The Great Khans history is one of hardship, betrayal, glory and honour. Following their withdrawal from California after suffering a number of defeats, the Khans dispersed into the wider world to begin anew. Those who would become the Great Khans settled in the Mojave where they carved out their own lands as one of the regions major players. From there they warred with their tribal neighbors and raided inquisitive settlers of the NCR. It would not be long however before Mr. House recovered his power in New Vegas and would move quickly to try resolve the conflicts by offering the tribes of Vegas their own Casino to operate under him, but the Great Khans already owning a large amount of land, refused to give up their heritage and submit to House's orders.

The only alternative was war. Those tribes which had submitted to the House were armed and equipped with large supplies of guns and ammunition with securitron assistance. These tribes, these slaves, drove the Khans out of the New Vegas area, bringing to an end their time of power. It wasn't long after these wars that the NCR arrived. They had come on a mission to annex New Vegas from whatever tribals were holding it, and to secure Hoover Dam as a power source, all under the initial guise of hunting down the Great Khans in retaliation for attacking their settlers. The Great Khans were now in no shape to fight, but the NCR killed them on sight out of revenge, leading to the first real spark of the resentment to the NCR held by the Great Khans. The Great Khans in retaliation resumed their raiding of NCR caravans, settlers and soldiers. Initially, the Great Khans believed House would attack as well, so they took a hard-line stance with the NCR in the belief that they would be pushed from the Mojave entirely. In a turn which meant certain death for the Khans however, House and the NCR entered negotiations leaving the Khans to face the full fury of the NCR.

In the months that followed, the Great Khans were obliterated as a faction of the Mojave, the majority of the tribe's people dead or forced into hiding at Bitter Springs where the culmination of this purge would result in the Bitter Springs Massacre. In an attack on a Great Khan settlement believed by the NCR to be the settlement of raiders, was in actuality filled with the sick, elderly, children, and others who were unable to fight, whilst the Khan's war parties were elsewhere. Due to this misinformation the NCR forces who were under orders to shoot on sight, slaughtered countless innocent people in a move that would shame the NCR for years to come.

Following the threat of a second extinction, the Great Khans took refuge in Red Rock Canyon where they would approached by the Followers of the Apocalypse whom offered medical assistance and knowledge to the defeated Khans. This knowledge however would be ultimately abused as the Great Khans became the Mojave's most prominent chem dealers. It would be during this desperate time that the courier would approach them. Whether on House's orders or of their own initiative, the Courier encouraged the Khans to settle elsewhere and this they would. When the guns bloomed into life over Hoover Dam, the Great Khans evacuated the canyon, abandoning their prospective alliance Caesar's Legion, and migrated north and east into the plains of Idaho and Wyoming.

In those wild, untamed lands in the north, the Khans would steadily regain their strength and once more begin to expand. After some time, the Great Khans under Papa Khan's guidance would reconnect with other migrant Khan factions from California and later the Followers of the Apocalypse. Reestablishing ties with the pacifist creed of progressives would go on to springboard the Great Khanate's expansion and advancement as an empire of the wastes. This is where we stand as of 2290.

Population:
402,000 souls call the Great Khanate home.

Government/Domestic Politics:
The Great Khanate is governed by the Khan of Khans and a meritocratic, parliamentary-style central assembly of prominent chiefs. This gathering, known simply as the Assembly, assists the Khan of Khans with the governance of the realm, and is also set to convene whence the time comes for a new Khan of Khans to rise. As decreed upon it's foundation, the Khanate is effectively an elective monarchy, wherein the title and mantle of Khan of Khans is to pass onto to whomever acquires the most votes and therefore confidence within the Assembly.

The Great Khans rule a tributary empire of tribes and settlements overseen by the various Great Khan chieftains working together with the Followers to restore civilization to the region. These subjects of the state are expected to provide tribute in the form of supplies and manpower to the Great Khanate in return for the protection provided by the Great Khans and the medical and technological assistance of the Followers of the Apocalypse. Indeed, for as long as these tributes are met these tributary states remain safe and relatively free, for the Khans rarely involve themselves in their affairs. Dissidence and rebellion however are met swiftly and with a most often violent end, for the Khanate will suffer not insurrection within it's lands.

In their dealings with mutated creatures the Khanate has adopted a tolerant yet cautious attitude. Those that wish to live in peace under the new regime are welcomed, though hesitantly into the population where officially they will be held accountable to the same laws as everyone else.

Notable People:

• Papa Khan: The current Khan of Khans. Papa Khan has led his tribe through the worst times of it's history, through the destruction in California to the Bitter Springs Massacre, Papa Khan has remained a steadfast beacon for the Great Khans to rally to. Following the wise words of an outsider, Papa Khan led his people north during the Battle of Hoover Dam and here under his guidance they have established a vast Empire, a Great Khanate. A steadfast and traditional leader, the Khan is now an aged man past his prime and many a rumor swirls around whom will assume his mantle when he is gone.

Military:
WIP

Economy:
Bolstered by their union with the Followers of the Apocalypse, a developing economy has begun to grow within the Great Khanate backed by the tributes of its subjects of goods, commodities and supplies. Trade routes also provide a pivotal cog of the realm's economy in providing essentials from beyond the Khanate's borders. To this end, the Khans have become strong supporters of merchants and trade, often using them as informants and diplomats. Indeed it is not uncommon for merchants or ambassadors with proper documentation and authorization to receive the protection and sanctuary of the Khans as they travel through their realms. Currently caps and a barter economy remain dominant within the Great Khanate.

Culture and Technology:
A hodgepodge of differing cultures and ideology. The ferocity of the Khans and the mercy and goodwill of the Followers of the Apocalypse have together forged a nation from the ruins of the Northwest. Seemingly abandoning their dark past, slavery and acts of brutality are sparse amongst the Khanate for want of maintaining their important partnership with the Followers. indeed the Khans have likewise abandoned the chem trade, instead turning their combined knowledge towards the production of medicine and medical supplies such as stimpacks and have since become a forerunner in the trade of such goods, and in doing so have earned the goodwill of many.

The lands of the Khanate are home to both the mobile cities and roving bands of the Great Khans, the outposts and centers of learning of the Followers of the Apocalypse and the varied settlements of tribes and settlers across the wastes where all these cultures mix.

This union of factions has not been entirely harmonious however for both factions cling to their own traditions. The Khans intent on maintaining their reputation and for a fear voiced by a few of 'becoming soft'. Maintain largely to their old ways of survival and martial prowess by roaming their territories in war bands and nomadic parties to keep the peace and ensure tribute. They have become the bane of any raider or thug stupid enough to threaten them or their territory, through their capacity at conducting lightning fast raids and ambushes upon their foes.

Meanwhile the Followers remain advocates for peace and progress. The two factions have however successfully subsisted thus far with one another, with the Khans assuming the role as the principle guardians of the more peaceful-minded Followers. This union is a key reason for the Khanate's hereto successful expansion across untamed America.

Technologically, the Great Khans stand between the lines of their past tribal ways and modernization. Largely in part due to the Followers of Apocalypse, the Khanate enjoys a burgeoning knowledge of science and technology in particular, though are currently lacking the ability to reproduce it in significant quantities or improve upon that which they have. Likewise their knowledge and expertise in subjects such as agriculture and electrical engineering have spread across the Khanate and many settlements enjoy some semblance of electricity, self-sustainability and a quality of life higher than that which might be found beyond the borders due to the constant humanitarian efforts of the Followers.

Religion:
The Khanate has likewise adopted a tolerant view towards religion. For as long as these religions do not harm the nation, the Khanate's subjects are allowed to practice their various faiths without discrimination though atheism has become particularly dominant due to the efforts of various Followers of the Apocalypse.

Rough Riders
“When you care enough to send the best!”

Territory: Albany, Wyoming

Population: 200

History: War is hell, it is the most horrible side effect of humanity. No other animal on this planet wages war like humans, but yet it serves a purpose. Despite the horrors of war it forges those resolute enough to endure its atrocities. For in no other aspect of humanity is it possible to witness mankind at its absolute worst, and at its absolute best. to See the devil that resides in the heart of man, lose control to that devil yourself. Then to see the greatest side of yourself and your comrades when faced with the chaos of battle. War is a forge that turns men's hearts into iron. Forces them to learn about themselves. It forces them to witness the evil things they’re able to commit, even if they themselves deny its existence.

The Rough Riders were forged in this chaos. Having served in the NCR for decades their founding members lost hope in their government. They grew tired of sacrificing so much, for so little. So they abandoned the NCR and were branded as deserters, enemies of the state. After all how could the NCR’s best betray it? These men and women served with such distinction, such passion for battle. But it all grew to be for nothing, the friends that had died were swallowed in the machine of bureaucracy never to be seen again. The blood they had spilled was rewarded in hollow ceremony by men who had long since lost the fire for battle. It was a sudden and violent realization that they had been fooled. They were not heroes to be celebrated, they were pawns of the state. Being manipulated against their will to do what the government wanted.

So when these men and women abandoned their life of service with the NCR they took their knowledge and skill with them and for once put it all in their absolute control. They became soldiers of fortune, offering their expertise to the highest bidder. For once in their lives they were finally in control of their destiny.

Government/Domestic Politics: Brothers and sisters, that is the government. A family of warriors where everyone knows each other, and has suffered alongside one another. There is no political structure, no presidents or senators. Only warriors, even their leader fights in the savage mire of war alongside her soldiers. She does not see herself as the Rough Riders leader but she is the banner that many of the people rally behind. Her name brings both fear and admiration to the men and women that serve alongside her, and it is because of her that they set aside their difference and their motivations. She is the iron that sharpens iron, and without her the spirit of battle within her men would eventually fade and being wisped away in the winds of time.

Notable People:

Charlotte “The Boss” Weaver, 26 years old, 5’ 11”, 148 lbs; While young for her station as the leader of the Rough Riders she was their founder. Her comrades and peers followed her out of the NCR fully aware of the risk in doing so. She has a mind and body that has been broken and rebuilt stronger than before through years of military service. From her experiences in the NCR, and the battles she’s fought in she has become the greatest version of herself. It is common knowledge that she is well respected among the members of the Rough Riders, and very few express their disdain for her station openly if at all. To many she is the perfect leader. She empathizes with her men because she has lived through the horrors they witness, she actively fights and trains with them. Sharing her skills with them in order to make them the best soldiers they can possibly be.

Military: Being a mercenary company every member of the Rough Riders is a soldier. They’ve experienced rigorous training just to become a member. They’re equipped with the best equipment that they can get their hands on but their leadership does not allow a reliance on technology. They maintain enough of a technological edge to remain competitive but all of their soldiers are drilled extensively on the basics of combat.

Soldiers of the Rough Riders are experts in many particular aspects of warfare including. Infiltration, assassination, asymmetrical warfare, counter insurgency operations, guerrilla warfare, search and destroy missions, as well as asset recovery and protection. All of these things are aimed at making them more specialized and useful to potential clients. They’re not just hired guns used to supplement an existing military. They are a precision instrument of warfare that you hire when you have zero margin for error.

Economy: Since they are financially sustained off of their contracts, for which they accept ammunition, caps, gold, and technology as payment. The Rough Riders are driven to the best they possibly can be, if they can not perform at the standards set for them then they can not survive. Success is key in every aspect of their society and failure is only an option if you learn from it and overcome.

Culture and Technology: There is a very strong sense of community among the Rough Riders and that’s one of the main reasons why military veterans are drawn to them. For those that miss the brotherhood, camaraderie, and sense of purpose that the military gave them the Rough Riders are a perfect fit. Through the experience of training and fighting alongside their brothers and sisters, including “The Boss.” Soldiers serving in the Rough Riders are fiercely loyal, dedicated to bettering themselves and their unit, and committed to being the best they can be in every aspect of their career. For anyone that can not give at least 100% of themselves to the unit simply can not survive in it’s environment.

Technologically the Rough Riders are not winning any awards. They have access to a few rare and advanced pieces of tech including in house modified fatigues designed especially for the environments that the average Rough Rider will find themselves in. There are also a few pairs of thermal and night vision goggles acquired from raids against the NCR and prewar military stores. They also have access to vertibirds and military trucks for the transportation of personnel and supplies over long distances but they mainly travel on horseback.

Religion: Having no official or sanctioned religion members are free to worship what they please as long as it does not affect their ability to perform on the battlefield. Although some members of the Rough Riders have a very strange reverence for their leader. Some see her as a mother figure, others as something more than that. So far Charlotte is alright with how her men see her but only because it keeps them loyal.

Name: Calypso

Age: 35

Sex: female

Basic physical appearance and attributes: Caucasian, Five foot nine inches and well-toned. Fair complexion, long black corn-rowed hair. She has mixed eye color - one blue one green - and wears sunglasses most of the time to conceal them. She is pretty, but has burn marks on her neck and a scar that runs down from her left eye to her jaw line. Calypso also has a Chinese dragon tattoo sleeve that wraps around her left arm, and ends on her shoulder blade. She uses prostitution to lure people to fulfill her deeds, to enslave, or to set traps for people.

Skills: Extremely skilled in melee weaponry

Personality: She is arrogant, sadistic, selfish, and cruel. Is a superficial charmer as well, which ends up very badly for those who fall for her act. She is also a cannibal, who enjoys watching people suffer. Seeing people in pain and desperation only fuels her sick and twisted soul. At times, she gets too full of herself, and makes no attempt whatsoever to hide her intentions.
Backstory: Calypso's family was slaughtered and fed upon by a group of Chinese remnants. Her life was being spared because the remnants believed her to be a sacred warrior sent from King Yama, the ruler of the Ten Courts of Hell. Raised by an ex-Chinese soldier only known as Sensei Lee in the Canadian territory, Calypso was taught to live by any means necessary. Secluded from civilization, that meant hunt or be hunted, this included the occasional humans that would cross the territory. She was taught the arts of combat daily and religiously treasures her weapons of death.

As Sensei used to say:

"These are your tools; these weapons are to be an extension of your body, mind and soul. They are your means of survival, meant to deliver death to ALL, who oppose you child. These are your weapons of death; treat them as part of you."
At age ten, Calypso was tasked to prove her worth - to prove that she was indeed sent from King Yama as the remnants believed her to be. She was sent into the wilderness for seven days with a Samurai sword, and nothing more than rags for clothing, and returned. . . .

Name: Shelby Jackson

Age: 26

Sex: female

Basic physical appearance and attributes: Shelby has pale skin, she stands at five foot six inches tall, bright blue eyes, thin lips and a slender face. Shelby has a delicate frame, and is not nearly as strong as Calypso. Shelby also wears Calypso's trademark, corn rowed hair, hers being blonde with black undertones. She is missing her pinky finger on her left hand, scars on her back from being whipped.
Personality: Shelby hangs on Calypso's every word; she is obedient and extremely loyal to Calypso. She is very smart, and creative with constructing weapons, and various slaving tools. When Shelby is away from Calypso she can get quite wild.

Occupation: Calypso's protégé, she primarily makes weapons and slaving tools. Shelby also does a majority of Calypso's slave running.
Backstory: Shelby was a mischievous child, growing up in North Battleford, a small reestablished settlement, in the Canadian Providence of Saskatchewan; it was a relatively quiet place. After being taught to read and write, she would study anything she could get her hands on. Shelby held a fascination for melee combat, since she was too young for a gun, Shelby would create swords, staffs, and spears from the remainder of petrified trees. Shelby's parents constantly scolded her; the people of the settlement would voice their displeasures with her as well.

At the age of ten, Shelby made her first Nuka grenade, to test it out; she tossed it in the settlements Brahmin pen. Needless to say, this caused uproar with the community. Her parents, unable to corral her enthusiasm for chaos, were faced with a daunting decision. They were forced to decide between, having her stay with the town sheriff, a corrupt man Mr. Fusiler was, but he kept the piece in the settlement. Or, they must pack up their family, leave, and never come back. They had no caps, barely enough weapons to hunt with, let alone defend themselves in the wasteland. Her parents relinquished her to Mr. Fusiler.

As Shelby began maturing into a young woman, Mr. Fusiler would abuse her, in various ways. This caused her to fester a hatred for everyone in the settlement. The once friendly, outgoing youth, was becoming a wolf in sheep clothing. At fourteen years of age, she heard rumors of a crazed woman, who with her Chinese remnants, were en slaving and slaughtering towns on her way to the States. Shelby had hoped the Battleford would lie in her path.

Just after Shelby turned fifteen, her wishes came true. As the local hunters returned with horrific news, the crazed woman, Calypso, had stormed through Lloydminster, and was heading to Battleford. News of this sent everyone into a panic, Shelby relished every second, as she watched the towns people scurry to set up defenses. Mr. Fusiler locked Shelby in the backroom of his barn, as he did so many times before. Over the course of the last year, since Shelby first heard the rumors of Calypso, she had been preparing for this day to come. She would pick the lock to the barn door, and at night, would pilfer various things. Shelby made a staff like no other, using a pair of lawnmower blades, a conductor, braided fuel lines and flamer fuel.

Gunfire erupted, along with screams of the people Shelby had grown up with, it actually made her smile, as most of the town has shunned her. They were getting what they deserved, having never taken her accusations of Mr. Fusiler's disgusting acts. Shelby pulled up the wood plank in the floor, where her staff resided, looking it over as she picked it up. She picked the lock on the door, cautiously, she snuck outside. Shelby watched, as Calypso masterfully orchestrated her minions in the takeover of Battleford.

Catching some movement behind some brush, Shelby saw Mr. Fusiler take aim at Calypso's back. Igniting her staff, she sprung from her spot, Mr. Fusiler yelled for her to run. Instead, Shelby spun around, and with a loud swoosh and the crackle of flames, she sliced his stomach wide open. Mr. Fusiler's son sought to attack Shelby, she kneeled down, sweeping her staff upward, stabbed the young man in his throat. Shelby heard someone clapping, "Bravo darling, bravo" a dramatic voice called out. Turning to find, Calypso walking over to her, Shelby placed her staff on the ground.

"Take me with you" her blue eye sparkled, awaiting Calypso's answer. She saw two of Calypso remnants restraining her parents as they called to her. Calypso looked at them, then back to Shelby, picking up Shelby's staff.

"Prove you are indeed worthy of such a request" Calypso said, handing Shelby the staff.

Shelby walked over to her parents, without hesitation, they pleaded, apologizing profusely for anything they had ever done to the girl. None of it fazed her, she spun the staff, and executed them right there, no tears, no remorse. She looked at Calypso, she smiled back at Shelby, "very well done indeed, we shall hone your skills my dear, come now."

It has been eleven years since then; Shelby has grown into a woman, Calypso's protégé. Calypso shares a special bond with Shelby, a mother like bond. The only person, beside Sensei Lee, that she has ever cared for.

Waylon is 6 foot 2 inches tall and well built, his hair is shaved on the sides with the top combed back. Usually has scruffy facial hair, three day beard I guess you could say. He is not generally talktative, but issues commands with an authority only rivaled by Calypso. He typically wears a mixture of leather and combat armor in combat. When not in combat he can be found wearing jeans, workboots and a sleeveless shirt. He always has a matching pair of 1911 pistols at his sides and a combat knife strapped to his hip.

Waylon joined up with The Jaded Empire when Calypso and her merry band of craziness easily wiped out a rival Raider faction whom has been a nuisance to his group. The remaining raiders in his group followed suit, but Waylon excelled in Calypso's grace. He, along with Shelby, acompany Calypso whenever she leaves the territory.

Aponi was brought to The Capital wasteland by a western slave tycoon. She was taken as a gesture of 'good faith' by the tycoon. But that did not matter once the man did not adhere to the rules of The Elusive Rose, Calypso's profitable brothel in Grayditch. Upon his ignoring her no smoking rule; exhaling in Calypso's face, he promptly swallowed steel. Aponi is Native American and is now just 20 years old, very quiet, speaks softly and very timid. She has become Calypso's direct servant, carrying a small carry bag of different items. She has not been trained for combat.

Name: Regina (Reggie) Torrez

Age: 27

Race: Hispanic/Native American

Sex: female

Skills: Reggie always has an ace in the hole ready to play, making her a good cheat at small time poker games. She is handy with tools, but not great, but a Jerry-rigger rather. She is a proficient hunter and trapper and learned from her father how to handle a gun.

Physical appearance: 5'8" 130 pounds, Usually she wears her hair in a pony tail, or braided pig tails. Her eyes are golden brown, her skin is olive colored and tans easily. Reggie slender and fit with adequate curves. She has a scar that runs from the bridge of her nose to the center of her right cheek. It's an old wound, and is not much more than a slightly lighter colored line these days.

Personality: Reggie is confident, and blunt. She is not afraid to speak her mind, and is not afraid of confrontation. To those not close to her, she comes off as brash, rude and arrogant. But Reggie shows a mutual respect followed by general concern for those she befriends.

Reggie believes strongly in old world ways, specifically the late 1800's. She believes if there is a problem, you settle it, no need to wait for the local law dogs to arrive. She would take to an good old fashioned duel in the streets. Where, whether you are right or wrong, if you are the one left standing it doesn't matter anyway. Her feelings about the Great War leave nothing in question. To Reggie, the countries who engaged in the nuclear exchange are cowards. Instead of facing their differences head on, they chose to sit behind their terminals thousands of miles away and utilize satellite technology to do their dirty work. If the issue is brought up, she will carry on about the cowardice of the war. She lives one day at a time, when her time is up, someone, or something will put her down.

Weapons & armour/clothing: Prewar, blued, Remington Wingmaster 870 12 gage pump shotgun with orange fiber-optic sights. Carved into the stock is, El diablo, la hija de (The devil's daughter) Twin .357 Magnums with 6 inch barrels and polished Jade inserts on the handles. 10 inch Bowie knife, also with polished Jade inserts in the handle, as well as a spiked knuckle guard (spike knuckles attached)

Reggie, down on her luck, took to Calypso's offer to be in her militia after working a short time at The Elusive Rose. Reggie since has been in charge of The Passage.

Rip is Calypso's personal butcher in charge of the meat locker. He is short at 5 foot 3 inches but toned. He is well adapted in martial arts. When in combat he utilizes his small frame to sneak close to the enemies and use his throwing knives along with his Kukryie and Samuria blades.

240,000 (roughly), with about 23,000 being mutated minorities such as non-feral ghouls, docile super mutants and nightkin, and various other non-malicious mutated beings.


The Franklin Central Government is, as previously mentioned, based on the pre-war Tennessee State Government. It consists of an executive branch and a legislative branch, which cooperate to operate a central government.

The executive branch, as first and foremost, consists of the head of state and head of government, the Governor, and his assistant (and successor, in case of death), the Lieutenant Governor, along with a cabinet of advisors on various departments in the government. This branch serves to lead guide the nation as the figurehead of its values.

The legislative branch is the second branch of the Franklin Central Government, the primary lawmaking body, known as the Congress.. It consists of two houses, the upper house, called the Senate, and the lower house, called the House of Representatives. In the Senate, every county gives a single representative to its assembly. However, in the House, every county gives a select number of representatives based on population.

Other than that is the judicial body, which isn’t considered part of the central government, rather a collection of trial-by-jury courts based in county-districts.

In these county-districts, local governments reign in the form of elected councils, in the form of county seats, in which there are seven county seats per county-district.


The Overmountain Men, sometimes known as the Mountain Men or Mountain Rangers, are the armed forces of the Free State of Franklin, consisting of an all-reserve volunteer defense force standing at 7,000 men, give or take, organized into six general regiments. Though it is a ‘defense force’, in many instances that has included excursions outside the borders to protect the interests of Franklin from tyrants abroad.

Said general regiments are consisted of anywhere from 700-1,000 men, and designated by region with muster fields that men can organize at relatively quickly. The real strength of each general regiment is the three battalions of infantry which it staffs, deployed with equipment of varying types, though a favorite is the rifle colloquially known as the ‘Cowboy Repeater’ by the masses, which is in truth the Winchester line of lever-action repeaters, with the 1892 and 1895 variants being the most common, in the favorite hunting cartridge of .30-30. Accompanying the three battalions in support is an artillery battery, of varying types of weaponry, often salvaged or makeshift howitzers. Finally is the rangering company, of which each general regiment has. These men are the only permanently mounted troops in the entire Overmountain Men, and, despite ‘Mountain Rangers’ applying to all Overmountain Men in local vernacular, these men are the true holders of the title. They are the main reconnaissance force of the Overmountain Men, also being well-experienced in asymmetrical warfare and other guerilla tactics.

The command of the Overmountain Men is in quite competent hands, with General Trey Osborne presiding over all standing forces, headquartered in Fort Watauga, in what was once known as Sycamore Shoals or Elizabethton.


Franklinians are extremely affectionate in nature, in a fierce bond with any friend, an even fiercer love with any partner, a prime result of the Vault 9 experiment. In friendship, bonds are strong, almost religious pacts that show friends treating each other as loving siblings would. As a result of their kind-hearted and affectionate nature, their hospitality is rivaled by few in any of the Wastes, being rather accepting of people with all views.

However, make no mistake, their fight is just as fierce as their affection, being strict adherents to personal liberty for all. They will not stand for their rights to be infringed, thus their own willingness to serve in the purpose of deposing tyrants and defending their own homes.

Naturally, this means slavery is abolished in their territory, as they have no need for such, what with their sheer absence of agriculture, obtaining all food from wildlife or other ‘wild’ sources. And due to their hospitality, they generally accept any non-feral ghoul and any docile mutated monstrosity into the fold.

As for fashion, popular trends are thereby nonexistent generally, with clothing generally being handmade, often of animal skin, wild cotton and flax, and linens.

Music of Franklin remains deeply rooted in bluegrass, the same as its pre-war regional predecessor. Often recorded tracks are few and far between, so live shows performed by string bands are common.




On the technology front, Franklin is well off. Due to pre-war TVA dams that are still standing being acquired by the Franklin government, there is an abundance of renewable hydroelectric power flowing to each major population center. Plumbing is rarer, though still present in various cities across Franklin.

Meanwhile, with all pre-war cars in the area disabled and the roadways all mere cracked and split guideways to where civilization once was, horseback is the main way to travel. The relatively shielded Tennessee Valley, with its healthy population of Tennessee thoroughbreds, became wild after the Great War, however were re-domesticated relatively quickly, and now are abundant in number.


While the government is secular, the protection of personal beliefs in Franklin itself makes it a haven of diversity on this front. While most still follow the old Gods, namely those of Christianity, such as Protestantism and Catholicism, people of nearly all religions call Franklin home.

The area around San Antonio to Corpus Christi on the sea. Their forces and spies operate in a constantly shifting sphere of influence on the frontier.

To protect its oil and business interests, the United States invaded Mexico in the year 2051. The Mexican army’s resistance was heroic, but futile. In the following years, Mexico was made into a hellish patchwork of areas under martial law, areas under the private ownership of corporations, and areas under American governors. The result was a vast and confused pillaging of Mexico’s wealth and oil. A lack of oversight meant unbridled greed, violence, and corruption festered across the land. Any resistance to Mexico’s vassalage was put down hard.

A group of generals, fat on wealth pulled from Mexico, decided to use their loot to get their own Vault to wait out the apocalypse. Vault Tec immediately saw an opportunity for an experiment. Their ambassadors from Vault Tec convinced the generals of a proposition: they’ll get a cushy hideaway to save themselves if they agree to let their vault be used for a unique military based experiment. The generals of course accepted, unaware of the force they would be releasing upon a future America, and then construction started in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio: A massive vault filled with several hundred military men who fought in Mexico, their families, and the finest military equipment of United States Army. The experiment was to see if supposedly freedom loving Americans could be converted to accept a more militarist and ordered society, and then set them loose on the world with vague guiding ideals of restoring the “law and order”, “rightful living room for true Americans”, and the “traditions of America”.

And set loose they were. In 2260, they took swiftly conquered San Antonio. The fiercest battle was when the last of the city watch tried to hold out in the Alamo, but the more advanced weapons soon finished them off. They unlocked more equipment they had stored at Lackland Air Force Base and Camp Bullis, including power armor, fighter planes, and weapon caches. Vault 99 blitzed to New Austin, where the combined forces of Texas and the Angels of War(Some of their pre war soldiers were soldiers under disillusioned with Stein's brutal methods) drove them back to San Marcos: the static front and uneasy border between the Confederation and the Vault. They spent the next years building vast fortifications around San Antonio, and establishing iron fisted rule over some surrounding territory. When the Hoover War came they were surprised, as their intelligence operatives had not reached that far west. Then the Confederation launched a preemptive strike against the newly christened SA Capital District. The city’s new walls were put to the test, but the Texans were beat back. The last years have been spent ramping up military production, and expanding their influence across parts of the Frontier and their old domain of Mexico. They’re prepared to make their mark, no matter how strained they are to establish themselves as more than an army.

75,000.

20,000 are descendants of the Vault 99’s pre war soldiers. Breeding programs ensured that their resettlement of America wouldn’t fizzle out as a result of inter-breeding and low population. They are the upper class of every major community under their rule, and afforded the best of pre war education and wealth.

55,000 are the remaining locals of the area Vault 99 rules. Many are oppressed in an almost feudal style, being forced to work hard on farms and factories for only a few Vault dollars and “protection”. Other parts of the population did see their conditions improve with the arrival of Vault 99 forces, but face strict laws and surveillance. The people can improve their lives by serving in the military, but are treated like cannon fodder. Any and all mutants and ghouls have long since been exterminated in work camps.

A council of generals and advisors has absolute authority. Everyone follows stringent rules, and is expected to give their best for the good of the Vault.

General Douglas Stein- A pre-war general carefully preserved in a cryo pod similar to those used in Vault 111. While the other generals assigned to Mexico were some of the United States’s weakest, General Douglas Stein was one of the best and was expected to keep the whole occupation together. His strategy is ruthless and brutal, believing in using any means necessary to restore the United States of America as he knew it. He has been repeatedly pulled in and out of cryosleep to keep him available whenever Vault 99 needs him, but lately he has been disillusioned with this. He believes the cryo sleep also serves to keep the younger leaders in power as long as possible. He wants to exercise his vision, seeing himself as the rightful leader. He is tall and bearded, with chocolate brown hair.

25,000 soldiers clad in blue digital camoflauge

11,000 are descendants of Vault 99 families, and are equipped with high quality combat armor, APCs, advanced weapons, and power armor. Only these soldiers are trusted to fly the Vault’s fleet of vertibirds and pre-war fighter planes, including three squads of Stingray Deluxes.

The last 14,000 are conscripts, canon fodder, and labor. They are tempted to the army with upward mobility dangled in front of them.

The economy is organized by overseers to best benefit the Vault. Some free sectors are allowed, but typically when they are inconsequential like trade in cheap junk and living necessities.

Militaristic culture, favoring strength, evolution, and supremacy over the weak. They value upward mobility IF you are a “true American”. They attempt to simulate parts of American culture as well, with baseball being played often amongst Vault Americans.

They have advanced military technology that they tinkered with during their long years underground, including what they call the Pip Boy 4000. They use some basic tech to improve the conditions of wastelanders to sell the image they improve the lives of their subjects. Meanwhile, the elite live in nearly pre-war conditions with replicants of pre-war consumer technology.

Ghouls and mutants are to be exterminated or sent to labor camps. They are not humans or Americans to the Vault. Wastelanders are not as dehumanized as they are by the Enclave, but are still considered second class citizens, and not “true Americans”.

Christianity is utilized to reinforce the values of the Vault, and “Vault 99 Prime Bibles” are distributed amongst the population.