Lost Hills (Steel Plague)

Lost Hills is the main headquarters of the Steel Plague in 2241. It is a sprawling underground bunker complex with several surface structures. The facility is among the most well protected places in the entire New West, heavily fortified against attack or infiltration from the outside. 
==Background==
After their secession from the United States and the chaos of the Great War, military remnants under the command of Captain Roger Maxson began an exodus from Mariposa. Maxson, worried that the research facility would be hit by a second Chinese nuclear strike, ordered his forces and their families to the government bunker in Lost Hills, California.Captain Maxson's diary "They finally let the A-Bombs fly. We were right in the middle of trying to pry the real story out of von Felden when we completely lost contact. I have a feeling the research center was hit hard. I don't know why, just call it a gut feeling. It seems inconceivable that we were not targeted. I'm sure China will make up for that oversight real soon. Luckily, we had moved our families from outside into the facility the day before yesterday. We do not yet know if the fallout has reached this area."
Over time the bunker expanded and evolved from a simple shelter into a bastion of knowledge and technological preservation. Whatever supplies they could not grow or produce themselves the Brotherhood traded their manufactured weapons for with local settlements like the Hub. After the deaths of Head Paladin Rhombus and High Elder John Maxson, the group became overzealous with their acquisitions of wasteland technology. In 2181, following a skirmish between the fledgling New California Republic and Brotherhood of Steel over technology confiscations, Shady Sands was razed to the ground and the Brotherhood was cemented as the “Steel Plague” to the people of California.
===2241===
By 2241 Lost Hills has expanded considerably alongside the Steel Plague. To facilitate their increased demands for everything from storage space to training facilities a new level was excavated, existing levels were expanded, and several structures have been built on the surface. The subterranean facility is the hub for the Steel Plague's domination of California. It is here that the Council of Elders command their power-armored legions, knights ceaselessly build new weaponry, and scribes both develop as well as rediscover technologies that might destroy the enemies of their brotherhood.
==Layout==
===Surface===
Originally a simple government shelter, Lost Hills had only one elevator entrance leading into the subsurface facility. The Steel Plague created new entrances on the surface alongside new supply bunkers, barracks, and defensive structures. Only those within the Steel Plague know which entrances lead into the main Lost Hills facility, with inspiration taken from other government bunkers like Hidden Valley to confuse outsiders.
Many years ago several hangars were constructed on the surface to build a small flotilla of airships that brought an expedition of the Brotherhood of Steel to Chicago. In the present day it services the Steel Plague's only functioning airship, the Gwennan, while its sister ship known as the Kaswennan is being constructed. A small fleet of motorized vehicles is also maintained here, mostly made up of Steel Chariots.
===Level 1===
The first level of the bunker contains the base’s gym and training facilities. Here brothers and sisters practice new skills and hone existing ones, forging them into some of most well-trained soldiers of the New West. The quarters of the paladins and the head instructors’ rooms are located near the training facilities.
Lost Hills’ original main supply room on the first level has been converted into a secondary one to protect the bulk of the Steel Plague’s technology deeper within the facility. Another room near the main elevator is that of the Head Paladin, containing their office and quarters. 
===Level 2===
Housed within the second level are most living quarters for initiates, classrooms, and the infirmary. Initiates learn about technology, the history of the Brotherhood, military tactics, and the wasteland itself within the halls of this floor.
===Level 3===
Level 3 is the primary floor for knights, containing their workshops and quarters. While power armor storage is deeper in the facility, bays for repairing and upgrading them are on this level. The scribes also do their practical research and reverse-engineering of pre-War technology here.
===Level 4===
The fourth level is dedicated almost entirely to the goals of the scribes, the preservation of technology and knowledge. The mainframe holds the collected knowledge of the Steel Plague as well as the extensive Codex itself, while vast physical libraries preserve the hard copies of pre-War documents, annals, and memorabilia. This floor also holds the main storeroom, housing the equipment such as power armor and weapons as well as less-used technologies kept in deep storage. Thick blast doors separate the library and equipment storeroom from each other.
===Level 5===
The command centre, elders’ chambers, auditorium, and conference room was moved from Level 4 to Level 5, a recent excavation to Lost Hills. On this floor the elders give orders for expansion, increased patrols, and further coverage of the New West to recover technology. The heads of the paladin, knight, and scribe branches can often found here as they discuss important matters and the Steel Plague’s plans for the future with the elders.
==References==
Category:Locations
Category:Brotherhood of Steel
Category:Brotherhood of Steel locations