Blackwater Bandits

The Blackwater Bandits were a gang of raiders located in Appalachia.
==Background==
The Blackwater Bandits were one of the gangs that made up Appalachia's raiders. According to Rose, the gang was known for their stealth expertise, having once even infiltrated and stolen from the armory of a Brotherhood of Steel base without being seen.Rose: "It's probably a good time to teach you that not everyone can be your friend out there. That's the real takeaway from the Diehards. Moving on! The Blackwater Bandits were known for being sneaky thieves. Let me tell you, they once hit a Brotherhood of Steel camp. Insane, right? They snuck right past the guards, and stole guns, ammo, mini nukes-you name it-right out from under the poor bastards, while the rest of 'em slept. Next thing you know, the knights moved on out with their tails between their legs, and we had a new arsenal. Well, the Brotherhood's gone, but we still have heavily armed super mutants. Go steal from them. Sneak around. Maybe you won't have to fight 'em all. But, really, all I care about is their gun stash. Might be a good haul, might not. There's only one way to find out."(Rose's dialogue)
The gang based themselves in a pre-War government uranium mine, Blackwater Mine. At some point before 2096,Rose: " Ah whatever, it's not like you can radio back. Anyhoo! If I recall, we completely lost track of the Blackwater Bandits back in '96. I'll catch back up with ya when I see you crawl out of that cave."(Rose's dialogue) a member of the Bandits, Rob, messed with a machine in the mine while drunk, causing a radiation leak.Blackwater Mine terminal entries; Blackwater Bandits terminal, Freddie Lang's logs, Radiation Leak The gang began falling ill, with its members starting to ache and feel weak. The gang's leader, Freddie Lang, attributed this to a "bad flu," and tried to offset the effects via chems.Blackwater Mine terminal entries; Blackwater Bandits terminal, Freddie Lang's logs, Low on chems However, the symptoms became worse as time went on, including hair loss, skin peeling, and loss of appetite.Blackwater Mine terminal entries; Blackwater Bandits terminal, Freddie Lang's logs, People gettin' sick Lang eventually interrogated Rob and discovered he was responsible for the radiation leak and promptly killed him. Unfortunately for the Bandits, the radiation lingered in the mine, leading to the deaths or ghoulification of the gang members, with the other gangs never finding out what happened to the Blackwater Bandits.
==Locations==
* Blackwater Mine
==Members==
* Cinder
* Frank
* Freddie Lang
* Rob
==Interactions with the player character==
===Quests===
* Flavors of Mayhem: In the spirit of the Blackwater Bandits, the player character must steal supplies from a group of super mutants.
* Key to the Past: Rose tasks the player character with going to Blackwater Mine in order to retrieve the gang's piece of the raider stash code and discover what happened to them.
==Appearances==
The Blackwater Bandits are mentioned only in Fallout 76.
==Gallery==
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==References==
 
it:Banditi di Blackwater
pt:Bandidos de Blackwater