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When the Brotherhood of Steel had come to the Commonwealth, they had come in great spirit and eagerness. To namely protect the world from the dangerous of ignorance and the threat of technology gone amok. The Institute was one such faction, taking the notion of technological progress and accelerating it beyond reason.

Engaging in acts and research that lead to the end of Old World and the start of the Great War. Thus the only choice of the Brotherhood was war - against the Institute, the supermutants and ghouls of the Commonwealth. Sadly, as the Brotherhood-Institute War dragged on - more and more brothers and sisters become disillusioned or more radical in their cause.

Thus, when the end of the Institute was at hand - so too, was the crippling of the Brotherhood from within. As Paladin Danse turned on his own people and lead to the crashing of the Prydwen into the sea. Those whom had remained on board, only a handful of them escaped. Namely Proctor Teagan, the quartermaster and Lance-Captain Kells. With many of its finest equipment and people at the bottom of the Boston sea - the Brotherhood sadly had to call a retreat.

A handful chose to remain, whether out of duty or a desire for vengeance against the Commonwealth for so many dead. One of whom is Proctor Teagan, whom leads the Brotherhood remnants in the Commonwealth - blaming the death of Ingram, a dear friend and love, at the Commonwealth scum. While Captain Kells has remained, to die upon the land that took the Prydwen - flying the last operational vertibirds in the region. They maintain control over the Boston Airport and the rare settlement close to them.

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Proctor Teagan and Captain Kells

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History: Goodneighbor has always been the chaotic town - even more so before John Hancock became its mayor. After a certain incident in Diamond City that resulted in the banishment of ghouls, many have attempted to relocate to Goodneighbor - John McDonough included - with little success. Vic's reign on Goodneighbor ended when John McDonough - then changed his name to John Hancock - decided to build a militia to overthrow him. Thus, John Hancock became the self-appointed mayor of Goodneighbor.

Largely unaffected by the events of the Brotherhood - Institute war, Goodneighbor stood strong despite the hammering wars between the different factions. John Hancock made sure to keep the city safe, and those who have found themselves drifting into the dangerous city felt welcome despite the various criminals and ghouls that were scattered about. It was named one of the safer cities as anyone could protect themselves at any point in time, and their mayor was no pushover either.

The 'Kill-All' command issued by the Institute did, in fact, spark chaos within the 'safe' walls of Goodneighbor as travelling synths went wild and attempted to bring everything down with them. There were only three of them - all of which were quickly killed by the mayor and his league of guards, along with various mercenaries dotting the city leading to minimal deaths and a few injuries. It has been seen that John Hancock had left Goodneighbor for a short while after the incident to presumably visit Diamond City, through shared relations with both Nick Valentine and Piper Wright (though the latter was less enthusiastic in letting him in) so he could visit his now dead synth brother. He also often expresses curiosity as to when his brother had been replaced with a synth.

The Whistler, a Railroad member, information broker and hired gun, has made his way to Goodneighbor shortly before the Brotherhood had arrived to be a guard to Doctor Amari and to assist the Synths being sent her way. He has lost contact with the Railroad after the incident and insists on continuing his guard with Doctor Amari in fear that she may be a target considering what she does.

Notable People: John Hancock, Whitechapel Charlie, Magnolia, Doctor Amari, Whistler (OC), RJ MacCready, and other citizens of Goodneighbor

History: The Nahant Enclave donned the addition to it's real title upon arriving and settling at the Nahant Oceanological society, far to the North East of the commonwealth, it's location was deemed of great strategic value due to the single bridge that connected the area to the mainland, although the Rebel fortress Libertalia located south of the settlement was regarded as a threat, the group repelled several raiding parties and eventually the two settlements decided to have a mutual agreement to not attack one another and stay out of each others way - trade was also established but kept to be infrequent as possible to prevent any further disputes.

The group of Enclave survivors has a long and bloody history, and their numbers have thinned considerably since their exodus from the Capital wasteland a few decades ago, whilst the Nahant Enclave still maintains many of Edens beliefs, the group is aware of many mistakes made by the President, which ultimately led to his demise, and indeed the fall of the Enclave.
The groups main purpose is to reestablish themselves and become a force to be reckoned with once more, the day that occurs will they then start pursuing a slightly modified Eden Doctrine upon the surrounding settlements and area.

Needless to say, ever since their arrival to the Commonwealth things have gone downhill considerably fast, the group decided to isolate themselves after the Brotherhood showed up, growing slowly and remaining heavily on the defensive - they did not wish to attract the ire of their old foes, learning that the Enclave still existed would have made them a prime target against an enemy they simply had no means to fight - as of yet.
This allowed them to remain fairly intact and indeed the isolated nature of their location meant that the cataclysmic events of the war that followed was barely even noticed by the settlement, their leader and the settlers themselves had no wish to get caught in the war and kept to themselves, growing and fortifying their location.

At the time of the "Kill switch" order, the existence of Synths had become very apparent, and just how well they had infiltrated society, whilst the Enclave had known and heard about the existence of synths prior to this event, they had long decided that based on what they had heard that a synth was little different from a human, although reports about the earlier generation synths and their destructive capabilities - due to their remote location though, they never actually witnessed the earlier generations synths.
At the time of the kill switch a number of different things happened, the raider fortress Libertalia underwent an upheaval and power struggle due to their leader being ousted as a synth, after a great deal of fighting and bloodshed a new leader rose to power, a hard line against all synths due to the recent uprising, as well as that the raiders began asserting their control again, which put pressure on the Nahant Enclave, an all out conflict seems to be on the horizon between the two groups.
Thankfully, the Enclave was spared from the majority of damage from synth infiltration, being a knew settlement didn't omit them from the kill switch order but the fact that the power hierarchy was all limited to wastelanders foreign to the Commonwealth meant that not a single synth was in any upper of even semi-important position, when the attack came, they were put down with ease, although a few innocents were killed during the attack.
Since then, outsiders have had a much harder time finding a home or place in Nahant, undergoing a rigorous screening process, a very watchful eye for weeks and an incredibly difficult climb through the ranks.
The Enclave makes trips out into the North to recruit people to their group from outside the Commonwelath, in order to prevent or at least lower the chance of further infiltration.
Once again, despite this, synths are allowed to live here - declaration that they are a synth before entry helps instil trust as they know that an eye will always be kept on them, an they will never be able to acquire a leadership role, but nevertheless a home can be found here for them.
By the time the major events passed the aftermath was taking it's toll on the rest of the Commonwealth the settlement had grown quite large in size, their group accepting synth and human alike, although refusing entry to any ghoul.
By this time their control had extended to the Nahant Sheriffs department, and the entry to the rest of the settlement had become heavily fortified and well manned - the constant supply of meat from the ever common Mirelurk that dotted their shores meant that they were a well fed and fast growing settlement that had begun to attract attention from the rest of the commonwealth - people knew of its existence now, but very very few people knew of it's past.

The settlement is armed with the Enclaves signature weapons, the Plasma Rifle and Pistol, however they are rarely ever used and only ever in an emergency due to the scarcity and expense of the ammunition required to use them, the defence force that operates similar to the old Enclave Army, a well structured and organised pseudo-military with ranks receives training every week; a minimum of 6 hours, with specially modified single barrelled shotguns that fire bags of sand in a similar trajectory and speed of the Plasma projectile, allowing the defence force to be somewhat trained and accurate with the weaponry once they need to be used, making them a deadly and efficient force with these weapons, despite their rare use.

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History: Since the 2130’s, Diamond City has been a pillar of the Commonwealth. It’s trade has increased the prosperity of the Commonwealth, it’s security force has made the Commonwealth safer, it’s commitment to education has created good citizens for the Commonwealth, and certain individuals have come from Diamond City to do the Commonwealth a lot of good.

That pillar has been shaken. The Broken Mask Incident and years of kidnappings left the city fearful and willing to elect the xenophobic Mayor McDonough, who was secretly an Institute agent sent to keep the citizens of Diamond City complacent in the face of Institute operations in their city. Subsequently, the mayor exiled the Ghoul population of the city and stamped out efforts to investigate any disappearances in the city.

The Brotherhood- Institute War hit Diamond City hard. While mostly safe behind the Wall, Diamond City citizens have died and trade has dried up in the chaos. Before anyone could celebrate the ultimate defeat of the Institute, the synth kill order was given by the fleeing Institute. In what is now known as the Second Broken Mask Incident, McDonough went berserk and murdered Geneva and his guards before he could be put down.

The city was thrown into chaos and mourning with the death of the two people governing the city. The Guard and several influential residents have assumed control until another Governor is chosen. Piper Wright’s efforts to unveil the truth of McDonough, community leadership during the chaos, and general commitment to Diamond City earned her sudden popularity amongst the Lower Stands of Diamond City. She has reluctantly thrown her hat in the race for Mayor. Meanwhile, the former Institute agent and owner of the Colonial Taphouse Henry Cooke (WIP) is challenging her on an Upper Stands platform. So far, the election is all but in name a victory for Piper.

Notable People: Piper Wright, Nick Valentine, Henry Cooke (WIP), and other citizens of Diamond City