Sons of Dane

The Sons of Dane were a survivalist, anti-government movement founded by Dane Rogers before the Great War.
==Background==
Spurred by a bloody event in Clarksburg, the Sons of Dane's goals were to be free from an oppressive government and to be self-sufficient.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, The Beginning Dane Rogers prophesized that the group would be delivered from destruction when the world would inevitably be consumed in fire as a result of the Sino-American War.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Paulie Keith's terminal, Entry 10.23.77 In October 2077, the group discovered an abandoned homestead along Interstate 63 that was perfect for them to set up and defend.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Paulie Keith's terminal, Entry 10.11.77 Over the course of the next week and a half, the Sons converted the property for their own purposes, established defenses, and formed hunting parties, as "the Sons of Dane [did] not shop at the grocery store."Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Paulie Keith's terminal, Entry 10.15.77
On October 20, Dane told the group to convert a barn into a beer hall so that their rowdy get-togethers could move indoors and not take place around simple bonfires. The Sons often partied at the Buck's Den Beer Hall for celebratory nights of food, drinking, and general debauchery.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Paulie Keith's terminal, Entry 10.20.77
When the Great War struck on October 23, the Sons temporarily moved underground to survive the bombs and the ensuing fallout, as they had planned to do in case of emergency.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, A New Start One member, Clem, wanted to stay topside and promised that he would not mess with anything while the others were underground. Dane gave him permission to do so, but told Clem that if he fucked with the compound, he would kill Clem himself.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, RE: how long?? When all of the Sons emerged, they quickly realized that living in a post-nuclear world would not be easy, as the food was harder to come by and freshwater had been tainted with radiation.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Paulie Keith's terminal, Entry 10.30.77
The Sons' problems worsened when Clem began to report seeing a creature in the night. Clem was terrified by the "crazy noises" he heard while on guard duty and would often find animal corpses that had been completely gutted in unnatural ways. Many members, including Verne, saw this as an excuse to get off guard duty and party in the Beer Hall at night, though Clem swore that what he saw was real.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, guard duty In the end, Clem was proven right. After a long night causing a ruckus in the Beer Hall, a creature broke inside while most of the men were sleeping and attacked Jackson, grabbing him by the leg and swinging him against the wall, smashing his brains out in an instant. Dane put at least six bullets in the creature, though it was unphased and managed to escape.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, First Dead
About a week later, the Sons realized that the loud music and partying was attracting the creature's attention. Verne was playing music one night when Paulie Keith told him to shut it off. However, it was too late, as the creature pulled Verne through a window, never to be seen again.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, Now Verne's Gone Fed up, Dane decided that they had to track down the creature itself. He enlisted the help of Angie, "the best damn tracker in Appalachia," and they eventually found tracks that matched the creature. However, the trail soon ran cold, as the creature had vanished. Dane speculated that it was much more intelligent than they had realized.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, Cold Trail
Not long after, Angie started playing her guitar around midnight. This attracted the creature once more, and although she put up a decent fight, she was no match and had her guts pulled out like a deer. The other members tried shooting at it, but the creature just ran off again. The surviving Sons began calling the creature the "Nightstalker" and Dane was determined to kill it before the rest of them turned into its food.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, Nightstalker and Bye Angie
The next time the Nightstalker struck, it killed two Sons in the Beer Hall - Clem and Beeks. By this point, there were only a handful of members left, including Dane himself. Growing desperate, he set up an automated alert asking for assistance from any experienced hunters in the area.Sons of Dane compound terminal entries; Dane Roger's terminal, Calling All Hunters However, this call for help ultimately failed, and the Nightstalker slowly but surely exterminated the Sons of Dane. The Nightstalker, a unique wendigo, can be hunted down by the Vault Dwellers of Vault 76, as it is still roaming the area years after the Sons of Dane were destroyed.One Violent Night
==Members==
==Interactions with the player character==
The player character can avenge the group by attracting and killing "the Nightstalker" in the quest One Violent Night.
==Notes==
* According to Wren, Meg Groberg described the Sons of Dane compound as a "Free States paramilitary compound." The Sons of Dane compound terminal entries indicate no relation to the Free States other than a similar desire for independence and anti-government sentiment. It is unknown if the two groups had close ties or Meg was simply ignorant about two pre-War groups.The Crater terminal entries; terminal, --> Sons of Dane Compound
* The Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide entry for the Sons of Dane compound describes it as a "small chem-producing compound [...] ruled over by a Raider offshoot gang."Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p. 410: "24. SONS OF DANE COMPOUNDThis small chem-producing compound is ruled over by a Raider offshoot gang. Dane and his cohorts are no longer present, but the place is still dangerous. Check the basement of the faded blue house for a locked security gate (3) behind which may be some Power Armor. There's a whole load of tin canisters and glass bottles at the shooting range, on the hill next to the Buck's Den—Dane's tavern of ill repute."(Fallout 76 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide Atlas of Appalachia)
==Appearances==
The Sons of Dane are mentioned in Fallout 76 and its update Wastelanders.
==Behind the scenes==
The Sons of Dane being killed, while engaging in drinking and partying, is reminiscent of the Old English tale of Beowulf, in which the mead hall of a Danish king and his warriors is attacked by a monstrous creature called Grendel.
==References==
Non-game
 
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