


Scott Campbell, who stated that he "simply wanted a group exactly like the monks from the Guardian Citadel in Wasteland". In Operation Anchorage, the Lone Wanderer can assist the Outcast faction by completing a military simulator to unlock the base's armory. The NCOs of the Outcasts are known as Defenders, commissioned officers are known as Protectors, and scribes are known as Specialists.

The Outcasts of Fort Independence, known among fans as the "Dark Brotherhood" because of their black and red armor, split from Owen Lyons' followers because they believed preserving lost technology was more important than protecting the locals. Scribes are assigned to one of three Orders: the Swords develop advanced weapons like the super sledge and gatling laser, the Shields are focused on maintaining Power Armor and reverse engineering civilian technology for defensive purposes, and the Scrolls collect and transcribe prewar books. The Brotherhood has a research branch known as the Scribes, and a combat branch comprising initiates, knights, paladins and sentinels. A cosplayer dressed in a Brotherhood of Steel power armor ( center).
