Brotherhood of Steel
| Brotherhood of Steel | |
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| Abbreviation: | BOS |
| Group Numbers: | Reclusive |
| Leadership: | Also Reclusive |
| Goals: | Victory through Technology |
| Recruitment Policy: | Did I mention "reclusive"? |
| Contact: | None |
The Brotherhood of Steel is a techno-religious organization, with roots in the US military and government-sponsored scientific community. The ranks of the BOS is generally recognized as being composed of humanity's best and brightest... which means it is a really small organization.
Overview
The Brotherhood are generally good guys, but they have their faults as they don't care for zombies and worship technology feverishly.
They believe that technology presents the only chance for final victory over the zombie hordes. To that end, the Brotherhood takes particular interest in the defense of NecroTech buildings.
Unlike the chivalrous knights of old, members of the Brotherhood are not interested in justice for the obviously weaker and less fortunate around them. Their motives are often unclear, and Brotherhood members are not people to be trifled with. If a group of Brotherhood knights appears to be helping some less fortunate people, their motives may not be altogether altruistic.
Location
Though the Brotherhood prefers its outposts to be in remote locations, as of November of 2007, Brotherhood members have been sited regularly in Shore Hills.
Ranks
The BOS is divided into different ranks: Initiates are trainees who are expected to perform well enough in the training process to be promoted to Senior Initiates, and later to Apprentices. After proving themselves, Apprentices are promoted to Journeyman Knights or Scribes. The next rank is Senior Knight/Scribe, and finally the leader of each of these orders is the Head Knight and Head Scribe.
Scribes are responsible for copying the ancient technologies, maintaining the current technology and even experimenting with new weapons and other useful devices. Scribes rarely leave the safety of the BOS bunkers, but they are sometimes called into the field to examine a piece of technology or perform a task beyond the skills of the Brotherhood soldiers.
Knights are responsible for manufacturing the weapons and other pieces of technology. After many years of service and experience, the best Knights are promoted to Paladins - the pinnacle of the Brotherhood military. Paladins are in charge of all security and outside activities. The Paladin ranks are Junior Paladin, Paladin, Senior Paladin, and Head Paladin. As all Paladins are also Knights, the Head Paladin is usually also the Head Knight. Paladins who survive to their later years become Elders, and they number among the Brotherhood ruling council.
Tactics
With their emphasis on technology, the Brotherhood of Steel acknowledges many tenants of the Humanity Doctrine and promotes combat revival as the primary tactic for rapid zombie reduction.
The Brotherhood also emphasizes the importance of barricades and following established barricade plans. Brotherhood Knights and Paladins encourage all citizens of Malton to barricade responsibly.
Finally, they also support the following policies:
Copyrights
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