Thomas ( Fallout 4 ) Brother Thomas ( named Brother Andrew , Brother Simon , Brother James or Brother Matthew before Emogene Takes a Lover ) is the leader of the " Pillars of the Community " cult located at the Charles View Amphitheater in Boston in 2287 . Background . The leader of a small cult called the Pillars of the Community , Brother Thomas is a character with a shady reputation , who has gathered a small band of followers to his movement . He regularly sends out missionaries to spread the word about his cult , by distributing fliers and pamphlets in nearby towns and communities . He requires all new members of his cult to stay with him until they agree to give up their " worldly possessions " so they can safely begin on the road to salvation , though it appears that only he benefits from the operation . In reality , Thomas is a con artist and thief , who does nothing more than steal the belongings of local residents , as part of a scam . He uses the Pillars of the Community cult as a front for his operations . Membership in the Pillars of the Community . Upon speaking to him he will try to convince the Sole Survivor to join the Pillars of the Community , on the condition that they give him everything they own . If the player character goes through with it Thomas will act surprised , subtly revealing that the entire thing is a charade . He will then tell about level one of the cult , asking the player character to repeat the phrase " I deserve a better life . A better life is coming . A better life is almost here . " Upon doing so , he will ask to keep repeating the phase until it is truly believed , stating that only with this true belief will one be ready for level two . Thomas goes on to say that the player character will know they are level two when good things start happening to them . This will leave the player character without any items except keys or quest items . One can break into the back storage room of the office to retrieve their items , but doing so will result in Thomas and his followers becoming hostile . If the Survivor asks about changing their mind about joining the cult before entering the office , Thomas will say there is no obligation to join , though they supposedly have yet to have a member leave the organization . When changing one ' s mind while talking to Thomas in the office however , Thomas will say the player character is past backing out , and he will demand that they allow him to relieve the player character of their worldly possessions . This brings up the option to threaten him into allowing the Sole Survivor to leave with their inventory intact . If successful , Thomas will allow them to walk out peacefully , otherwise Thomas and his followers will turn hostile and attack . Interactions with the player character . Quests . Emogene Takes a Lover - It is revealed Brother Thomas tried to talk to customers of The Third Rail in Goodneighbor . This eventually caused him to be thrown out by Ham , but not before he could talk Emogene Cabot into coming with him . Upon failing to convince her to join his cult he imprisoned her . When the Sole Survivor confronts him , he tries to misdirect them , stating that " she is busy " and " they are having relationship problems . " He can be persuaded or killed , enabling the Sole Survivor to rescue Emogene . Appearances . Brother Thomas appears only in " Fallout 4 " . Bugs . If you do give him your belongings , some of your weapons may have disappeared from his inventory , or have been altered once you return to dispose of him .