Glossary of Children of Atom terms

The Children of Atom practice a cult known as the Church of the Children of Atom which uses a variety of unique terms. The following is an exhaustive list.
==Terms==
* - The deity of the Children of Atom, he is present in any and all sources of radiation. Nuclear weapons are extensions of Atom's creation.The Lone Wanderer: "Why do you worship the bomb?"Confessor Cromwell: "Those who were called to Atom during the Great Division were very fortunate. They were permitted to aid in the process of Atom's creation. We kneel before it and ask that Atom call us to aid him. We pray that out of our meager bodies, he will create new life."(Cromwell's dialogue)
* ,Confessor Cromwell: "Behold! He is coming with the clouds! And every eye shall be blind with his glory! Every ear shall be stricken deaf to hear the thunder of his voice! Let the men, women, and children of the Earth come forth to gather and behold the power of Atom! Let those who dwell here in his favored land attend now to the words of the Prophet of Atom! Come forth and drink the waters of the Glow, for this ancient weapon of war is our salvation, it is the very symbol of Atom's glory! Let it serve as a reminder of the Division that has occurred in the past and the resplendence of the promise of our division in the times to come! Give your bodies to Atom, my friends. Release yourself to his power, feel his Glow, and be Divided. There shall be no tears, no sorrow, no suffering, for in the Division, we shall see our release from the pain and hardships of this world. Yea, your suffering shall exist no longer; it shall be washed away in Atom's Glow, burned from you in the fire of his brilliance. Each of us shall give birth to a billion stars formed from the mass of our wretched and filthy bodies. Each of us shall be mother and father to a trillion civilizations. Each of us shall know peace, shall know an end to pain, and shall know Atom in his glory. I urge you, my friends -- come, drink with me and pray... Glorious Atom, I give unto you these feeble bones. I present to your will this frail body. I beg of you to use me as your vessel, guide me to your brilliance, divide each particle and give relief to this rotten flesh. Cast the fragile form of this ephemeral body into new life in the forge of your Glow. Atom, come -- bestow your presence on your unworthy servant. "(Cromwell's dialogue)Mother Curie III: ""(Curie III's dialogue) ,Confessor Cromwell: "May Atom's Light shine."""(Cromwell's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "You know this water is full of radiation, right?"Brother Gerard: " Blessing of the holy water is overseen by Mother Curie III, our Luminescent Mother. But her work keeps her busy within the monastery at all times."(Gerard's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: "Please, you're endangering innocent people who think your water is safe."Mother Curie III: "Is that truly what it looks like to others? We only mean to tend to the ill and offer them salvation before they pass - we're saviors, not murderers! We offer salvation, not death! We must not give the world another reason to fear Atom's Light. If that means no more holy water, then so be it. We will leave the clean Aqua Pura for the residents of Megaton. We will save our ministrations for those who seek us out."(Curie III's dialogue) ,The Sole Survivor: "Why build a crypt in the sub? Don't you have the entire base?"Sister Aubert: ""(Aubert's dialogue) ,The Sole Survivor: "Great Division? What's that?"Sister Aubert: " "(Aubert's dialogue) ,The Lone Wanderer: "Spreading tainted water under the guise of helping humanity? I can relate."Brother Gerard: "What you see as the 'taint' of radiation, we see as Atom's Eternal Light."(Gerard's dialogue) ,The Lone Wanderer: "You mean I have to be irradiated to be allowed inside?"Brother Gerard: "Yes, call it what you will. We simply will not allow any who do not bear the Light. Make your way to our Tabernacle, pilgrim. Pray to Atom to fill you with Holy Radiance. Bask in the Glow of Atom's Eternal Light."(Gerard's dialogue) ,The Lone Wanderer: ""Mother Curie III: "That's correct, it does. But we can work miracles with our holy water. Free of impurities, this 'Aqua Pura' is perfect for carrying Atom's blessing. Sadly, only a small number of supplicants truly achieve Eternal Light. The rest must be satisfied with Enlightenment and an end to their suffering."(Curie III's dialogue) The Lone Wanderer: "I am the Prophet of Atom. Stop irradiating water."Mother Curie III: " I didn't realize... My Lord, now that you have revealed yourself to me, I do... I see the errors of my ways. I leave you now, Lord. I can not bear to look upon your shining face any longer."(Curie III's dialogue) - Radiation that persists in the world, particularly the wavelengths that glow.
* or His sacred village - Megaton.Megaton terminal entries; Confessor Cromwell's terminal, Bringing About The Division: "I often ask myself if the time is right for the second Division. Here, in Atom's blessed village, are we truly ready for his coming? Have I properly prepared my people for the moment in which his great altar cracks open and reveals to us his glory? I am but a man, who am I to bring these people to glory? Who am I to seek to cause the division?"The Lone Wanderer: "What can you tell me about Megaton?"Confessor Cromwell: "Megaton -- Atom's sacred village. He has chosen this place for the site of his shrine and we have been called. Outsiders ask us 'why did you build a town around a bomb'? To them, I say: The bomb brings the promise of Division and the gift of the Glow. The bomb is us. The bomb is Atom. And thus, we are Atom -- awaiting the day in which each of us gives birth to a trillion new lives."(Cromwell's dialogue)
* - Any attribute that is perceived to have been a given as a gift by the "deity" Atom. Used as terminology for humans with an innate resistance or immunity to radiation.Sister Gwyneth's visitThe Sole Survivor: "Atom ever grant you any visions?"Zealot Theil: " "(Zealot Theil's dialogue)The Sole Survivor: "Sounds nuts to me."Zealot Ware: " "(Ware's dialogue)
* , - Nuclear detonations.The Lone Wanderer: "You'll see the true power of Atom when I detonate that bomb in Megaton."Brother Gerard: ""(Gerard's dialogue)Brother Gerard: """"""(Gerard's dialogue) 
* The Sole Survivor: "The wind turbine powering Far Harbor's condensers. DiMA built a kill switch into it. And I recovered the code to take it offline for good."High Confessor Tektus: " "(Tektus' dialogue)The Sole Survivor: "If you had the key, would you use it to launch the nuke? To bring about Division?"Tektus: " "(Tektus' dialogue) or domainThe Sole Survivor: "It's an honor, High Confessor."High Confessor Tektus: " "(Tektus' dialogue) - All territories that are irradiated. Can be used specifically regarding all territory that the Fog covers on Mount Desert Island.
* - The Fog surrounding the Island.Brian Richter: ""Ware: ""Devin: ""Mai: ""Theil: ""Tektus: " "Kane: ""Mai: ""Theil: ""Child of Atom: ""(Richter's, Ware's, Devin's, Tektus', Kane's, Mai's, Theil's, and Child of Atom's dialogue)
* - Lyons' Brotherhood of Steel soldiers in power armor.The Lone Wanderer: "How do you make your 'holy water'?"Curie III: "It was a gift from Atom. I was meditating right here in Springvale, when four of His armored angels came to me. When I said I was from Megaton, they gave me barrels of 'Aqua Pura,' and said I should share it with my people. They were very clear on that. Naturally, I understood Atom's message. And so, I've been busy blessing this holy water and sharing it with the world."(Curie III's dialogue)
* - The absorption of radiation to gain entrance into the cult.The Lone Wanderer: "I need to enter the monastery."Gerard: "I'm afraid it is not open to the unenlightened. Your presence would contaminate our great works. However, if you are willing to be baptized in Atom's holy Light, then perhaps I could allow you to enter and meet our leader."(Gerard's dialogue) See also Atom's Glow.
* - Encompasses. A contrived, faux-biblical term. The Great Division Part 1: "2. It is that which compassath the whole kingdom of Atom, wherein there is the glow"
* - Any nuclear explosion that kills those in its vicinity, but delivers them to Atom and commences rebirth instantaneously.The Sole Survivor: "The launch key for the sub's nukes. I wanted to ask you about it."Tektus: " "(Tektus' dialogue) In context, essentially going to Heaven. See also Great Division.
* - An ancient rite at the time when the Daylight is saved.E-Ster Egg Hunt: "Confessor Alvarado has agreed to put a stop to radioactive spraying, and as a sign of goodwill we've agreed to help the Church recover a sacred circuit board rumored to contain data about the ancient rite of E-Ster."(QuestLoc_ESterisComing_QuestLongDescription)A Vault dweller: "Why is the circuit board so precious?"Child of Atom: "It teaches us about E-Ster, and the coming of the Sixth Sun."(E-Ster is Coming; QuestLoc_ESterisComing_Conversation_1_NPCEnd_1)A Vault dweller: "What can you tell us about E-Ster?"Child of Atom: "That it's coming? Also, it's the time when the Daylight is saved, praise Atom!"(E-Ster is Coming; QuestLoc_ESterisComing_Conversation_2_NPCEnd_3) Speculated by outsiders to be the name of some god or goddess.A Vault dweller: "What does 'E-Ster' stand for?"Survivors: "No idea, but they kept saying it was coming. Some god or goddess, maybe?"(The Rite of Spr(ay)ing; Fallout Shelter localization)
* - Acceptance of Atom, and the resulting ghoulification/death from radiation.The Lone Wanderer: "You mean, you turn people into Ghouls?"Curie III: " But to receive such Enlightenment, people need to be exposed to a tremendous dose of Atom's Glow. That's why our holy water is so important! Sadly, only a small number of supplicants truly achieve Eternal Light. The rest must be satisfied with Enlightenment and an end to their suffering."(Curie III's dialogue) See also Atom's blessing.
* - Atom's area of influence. Capitalized. May allude to some specific phenomenon or connotation. The Great Division Part 4: "12. But as with the wyrm, the unbelievers hid below the earth from the Eye of Atom, trapped in their ignorance"
* - The first light. The Great Division Part 1: "3. And the stars cast His glow upon the firmament, and through it creatures were divided from the earth and made with eyes to perceive His glory"
* - The region of the air, sky, or heavens through which the creatures were divided from the earth.
* - Specifically the Great War. See Division for the broader version.
** In a cut passage of scripture called The Great Division, the term refers to the creation of the earth, with the Great War being the "second great division." Conversely, Cromwell views the potential detonation of Megaton as the "second great division."
* - The bomb at Megaton.The Lone Wanderer: "You'll see the true power of Atom when I detonate that bomb in Megaton."Curie III: " "(Curie III's dialogue) 
* - The extended wait for another Division, in which radiation is absorbed over long periods of time, rather than in an instant. Deliberate wordplay.
* ,The Lone Wanderer: "Sounds like a nice little setup you've got. Have fun poisoning people!"Gerard: " Blessing of the holy water is overseen by Mother Curie III, our Luminescent Mother. And she works tirelessly in our monastery to Enlighten the world!"(Gerard's dialogue)The Lone Wanderer: ""Gerard: "Ah, I can feel the Light within you. By all means, you are welcome in our sanctuary. Please, speak with our leader, our Luminescent Mother, Curie the Third."(Gerard's dialogue) The Lone Wanderer: "Tell me about your order."Gerard: ""(Gerard's dialogue) - Mother Curie III.
* - One of the most holy symbols of the Children of Atom. She is seen as a messenger from Atom himself who acts as a guide to those important to Atom's plans and the future of the religionThe Sole Survivor: "It was... otherwordly. The woman, she was like a living shadow, cloaked in mist."Brian Richter: " "(Richter's dialogue) on the Island.A Vengeful Creature, The Children Trapped, A Stranger Arrives, A Safer Way, The Sacred Elements, and Note from Atom's shrine
* - The continual absorption of radiation.The Lone Wanderer: "Look, I'm not going to irradiate myself to get into your church."Gerard: "I'm sorry, but I must insist. You simply cannot be allowed on holy ground without knowing Atom's Light. Where you see radiation, we see humanity's salvation. And we can hardly allow the unsaved into our holy monastery, now can we? You may supplicate to Atom your desire for enlightenment at our Tabernacle. All may bask in the Eternal Light. All may be filled with the Glow."(Gerard's dialogue) See also Enlightenment, and Atom's Glow.
* - Removing radiation one has accumulated.The Sole Survivor: "You mentioned scouring? What's that?"Mai: " So did you want to peruse the goods?"(Mai's dialogue)
* - One who writes (or types) in the name of Atom.Jalbert Brothers Disposal terminal entries; Brother Edmund's journals
* - The potential detonation of Megaton.Megaton terminal entries; Confessor Cromwell's terminal, Treatise On Atom's Second Coming
* - A nuclear detonation which will birth a new sun to replace the dying one.
* - A name for glowing ones according to the Apostles of the Eternal Light.The Lone Wanderer: "I am consumed with Atom's Light. Let me into your monastery."Gerard: "Oh, truly your Light is second only to the Suns of Atom themselves! You are more than welcome. Please, speak with our leader, our Luminescent Mother, Curie the Third."(Gerard's dialogue) See also Sun of Atom.
* - Mushroom clouds of the Great War, which irradiated water sources. The Great Division Part 2: "8. And where His shackles were loosed a tree of light grew upon the earth and in its blooming, cast forth a cleansing fire" The Great Division Part 3: "9. The faithful knew that they still had His love; for where the tree bloomed His seal was placed upon the earth wherein they might drink the waters of the glow"
* - A messenger who once appeared to Brother Devin on the Island.Brother Devin: " "The Sole Survivor: "You seem like you're expecting someone?"Brother Devin: ""The Sole Survivor: "Atom came to you? What'd you see?"Brother Devin: ""The Sole Survivor: "How do you know your vision of Atom's messenger wasn't just a hallucination brought on by the drugs?"Brother Devin: ""(Brother Devin's dialogue)
* - Irradiated water. May be blessed by a servant of Atom or collected from holy springs, such as Atom's Spring.
* ,Holy water pamphlet: "Good people of Megaton, your salvation is at hand! We are the Apostles of Eternal Light. To heal this wounded city, we are willing to provide any and all supplicants with cleansing holy water. Come to our monastery in Springvale, and Brother Gerard will minister to your every need. We will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the Water of Light." holy water - Irradiated water, blessed through some sort of chemistry by Mother Curie III. Terms specific to the Apostles.
==References==
Category:Children of Atom
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