Crimson Dagger

Crimson Dagger, often abbreviated to The Dagger, is an elite tactical unit of the Brotherhood Outcasts. They are considered the counterpart of Lyons' Pride, which has led to the unit being informally known as Casdin's Dagger.
==Background==
Crimson Dagger was formed to carry out high priority missions for the Brotherhood Outcasts, primarily those that would involve direct confrontation with Lyons' Brotherhood of Steel. Because of this, the group was exclusively comprised of Outcasts that had proven both their combat prowess and loyalty to the cause.
===Operation Vox Ferrum===
In late 2277 following the Battle of Jefferson Purifier, Crimson Dagger was tasked with seizing SatCom Array NW-05a from the weakened Enclave for possible communication with the Western Brotherhood. This mission, now dubbed Operation Vox Ferrum, was to be executed during a time reconnaissance reports indicated a large portion of Enclave soldiers would be outside the facility on patrol. However, once the assault on the array began, a distress call was broadcasted, which led to a previously unaccounted for Sigma Squad descending on The Dagger from behind as well as air support from an Enclave Vertibird. In the ensuing firefight, Defender Eastwood was critically injured when several 5mm rounds from the vertibird punctured the back of his power armor, causing a delayed detonation of his Fusion Core, with Eastwood ejecting from his armor mere moments prior. However, he was still caught in the explosion, shrapnel impacting and penetrating a majority of the back of his body and right arm, leading to intense bleeding and Eastwood losing consciousness. Seeing the Commander incapacitated as such, Defender Roberts ordered a strategic retreat, carrying Eastwood's body while the remainder of her team laid suppressing fire. Upon their return to Fort Independence, Eastwood was rushed to emergency surgery, with Specialists able to remove the embedded shrapnel and suppress the bleeding. Due to the resistance offered by his recon armor, the shrapnel was unable to damage vital organs. However, his right forearm was mangled, leading to an emergency amputation. Originally intended to be for the duration of Eastwood's recovery, Defender Roberts ascended to the group's command role for the duration of the Brotherhood-Enclave war. This position easily became permanent, with Eastwood placed as the team Commander of the Delmarva Expedition.
Despite their opposition to the group, the Crimson Dagger and Outcasts as a whole entered an unspoken temporary truce with Lyons' Brotherhood to focus their efforts on eradication of the Enclave from Capital Wasteland. Due to Crimson Dagger's specialization of combating power armor-clad opponents, they fared better against Enclave Soldiers than most other units in both the Outcasts and Lyons' Brotherhood. During these assaults, Crimson Dagger was instructed to acquire as many instances of advanced Enclave technology as possible, which was to be transported back to Fort Independence for further study by the Specialists.Fernow: "I want you to take everything that isn't nailed down while you're out there. Fuck it, I'll let you take my multitool so you can get that shit too. We wanna start studying all of that before the Scribes get another leg up on us."(Specialist Fernow's dialogue) This resulted in the acquisition of many energy weapons and intact suits of Power Armor, including its APA MKII, Tesla APA MKII and Hellfire, that were studied and the latter eventually entered limited usage within The Dagger. Defender Roberts in particular taking a keen liking to her newly issued Tesla Advanced Power Armor Mark II due to its increased resistance to energy weapons, which both the Enclave and Lyons' Brotherhood made heavy use of.
===Reintegration, Disintergration===
In 2283, it was announced that peace talks were to begin between Casdin and the new leader of the Capital Detachment, Arthur Maxson. Defender Roberts, much like Casdin before her, attributed this lapse in judgement to Casdin's advancing age and him going soft.Kim Roberts: "Are you fucking kidding me Casdin? You're gonna let be in charge? His balls haven't even dropped yet and you're gonna let him be in charge of the Brotherhood?"Henry Casdin: "Look, I understand. But Kim Roberts: "Oh so you're calling him now too huh? He looks like he can barely handle a razor let alone the role of Elder"Henry Casdin: "Kim look, he's not Lyons. He's actually bringing the Brotherhood back closer to what it was, what it should be. Plus he the rightful heir as Lady Maxson's son"Kim Roberts: "Closer isn't good enough Henry, and knowing Lyons he isn't even her son. Probably just some gutter trash he plucked from the wastes and gave a bath. I'm done with this, Goodbye ."(Henry Casdin and Kim Roberts' dialogue) Following in Casdin's footsteps, Roberts and the Crimson Dagger broke away from their group along with a handful of other Outcasts. The group made their trek to the Delmarva Outpost and convinced the few Outcasts stationed there to join them, including the now Protector, Raymond Eastwood. These roughly three dozen Outcasts forming the True Brotherhood of Steel, with Kim Roberts as General and Raymond Eastwood as her Protector.
==Members==
* Defender Raymond Eastwood - Unit Commander (Put on medical leave following Operation: Vox Ferrum, later transfer to Delmarva Outpost)
* Defender Kim Roberts - Second-in-Command (Promoted to Unit Commander following Operation: Vox Ferrum)
* Defender Ben-Nicolas Warren - Special Operations
* Defender Harvard Fiske - Sniper
* Defender Samuel McFaddin - Sniper
* Defender Dale Tjaden - Heavy Gunner
* Defender Lorrah Kingshaw - Skirmisher
* Defender Vernon Ives - Skirmisher
* Specialist Tristan Uris - Attached to unit, Materiel Master
==References==
Category:Faction
Category:Post-War Factions
Category:Brotherhood of Steel division