Crusaders

The **Crusaders of Steel**, simply known as the **Crusaders**, are one of the major factions of *Fallout: The Frontier*. They are a religious off-shoot of the Brotherhood of Steel fueled by Mormonism.

The **Ushers** are a secretive sub-faction of the Crusaders, as seen in a pamphlet, who are tired of the inaction of the higher Crusaders (the Round Table). Leon is one of the Ushers.

The Crusaders are not to be confused with Sun Kirby's Circle of Steel which is still part of the main Brotherhood.

## Background

The Crusaders were formed by a Brotherhood of Steel paladin, Tasha Weaver, who was left for dead at Helios One. She and several other Brotherhood refugees met up at New Canaan to live out a peaceful existence. The destruction of New Canaan was the crucible in which the Crusaders were born. Returning from a missionary trip, Weaver beheld the destruction of all she came to love. Possess with fury, Weaver repaired and repainted her power armor. Gritted her teeth she added a new symbol to her armor: a blood red symbol that merged the Crusader Cross with the BoS insignia.

Standing back she believed God had a new mission for her: To reclaim the Holy Lands, to rebuild the old cities like had been done with New Canaan and New Jerusalem. The BoS was correct in their collection of old world technology, but wrong in their worship. The tech should be used to reclaim the cities from the wasteland trash and establish new Mormon cities like New Canaan. Brotherhood and Mormonism philosophies battled in her mind congealing into a strange new religion.

Driven by her charisma and indignation, Weaver and her fellow missionaries formed the Crusaders and declared a Holy War against what she perceived the enemies of rebuilding humanity, the Enemies of God or the Unworthy as she called them. Setting out to reclaim the Holy Lands, she makes a detour with some of her knights to give Elias Blackthorne some much owed payback, a man she viewed as evil incarnate.

During the Crusaders trek to The Frontier, they came across an untouched military armory in Idaho, stocked with prototype equipment, food, and water, still utilizing it as their current equipment.

The Crusaders reside in RobCo Tower, formerly one of RobCo's Northwestern United States offices, utilizing the Pre-War Protectrons, building forcefield, terminals, and electronics to accomplish their mission of retaking former great Pre-Waar cities from the hands of wasteland tyrants.

## Hierarchy

* Castellan: Responsible for the protection and garrison of RobCo Tower and Abernathy Cantonment, acting on behalf of the Domina, overseeing visitors and low-level internal issues, as well as the Crusaders armory.
* Arch-Prelate
* Prelate
* Sopher

## Locations

* RobCo Tower
* Hosford abernathy commandery

## Quests

* Are You Lonesome Tonight?
* Forging the Sword of Laban
* Forging the Sword of Laban II
* God Bless America
* House of Armor
* Terra Tremuit!
* The Fisher King
* There's a Power Greater than Atomic!
* Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
* Soup for the Soul
* Spinning Around Like a Satellite
* Why Walk, When You Can Ride?
* Go Tell It On The Mountain
* A Fatal Fizz
* I Don't Want to set the World on Fire

## Trivia

* According to a poll conducted on Reddit, the Crusaders faction is considered the best written faction by most players, with the Legion in second and NCR in last place.

## References

1. ↑ The Courier: *"I'm in the mood for a history lesson. Can you please tell me who the Crusaders are and what you stand for? Tell me in as much detail as you conceivably can. Don't skimp out on anything, I want to hear ALL about it."*
Warden Howell: *"Alright, I'll bite. Not many in the Frontier have shown more than a passing interest in us. Enough to spin rumors about futuristic knights... ...or confuse us with the Brotherhood of Steel. Or worse, the Enclave. But you might be the first in several months to do more than run away. Or scowl at us from out of rifle range. So, you might be asking yourself; are these guys Brotherhood outcasts? The answer is: not quite. Our origins start at the NCR-Brotherhood war; in fact, you could say we're born of the same killing fields as the Frontier NCR. You see, the Domina fought and bled upon the dirt in front of Helios One, Paladin Weaver she was known as then. But for all her efforts... ...she couldn't dam the NCR Horde from crushing the Brotherhood that day. In the end, she just lay bleeding and broken. Watching NCR boots step over her and into Helios One. Humiliated by her defeat at Helios One, she left the Mojave in disgrace with a few loyalists. They headed north, meeting up with other refugees and misfits; all following an old path to New Canaan made by refugees of the NCR-Brotherhood war. The Domina began to practice Mormonism. But rather than peace, it bore something dark within her, seeping into her mental wounds from Helios One. But it remained beneath the surface, until nearly a year later. That is when New Canaan burned. Weaver had been away on a mission to a local tribe. The hideous seed of war bloomed again in her heart. Possessed with fury, the Domina repaired and repainted her power armor. Gritting her teeth, she combined the Crusader's cross and the Brotherhood of Steel symbol, painting it in blood red onto the breastplate. Standing back, she believed God had a new mission for her: to reclaim the Holy Lands, rebuild the old cities like it had been done with New Canaan. So that is our story, our mission: to wage a Holy War against the Unworthy; to purge the enemies of humanity."*
2. ↑ Official Frontier Website
3. ↑ The Courier: *"Do you really think you can get to Blackthorne? What is your plan?"*
Tasha Weaver: *"I do. Looks are deceiving. The NCR is a poorly trained ragtag lot whose only true strength is number. Besides, I have God on my side, he blesses us. On our journey to the Frontier, we came across an untouched military armory in Idaho. It had been stocked with prototype equipment, water, and MREs. All our current equipment is from there. Chance? Luck? Neither. The provisions were given as a sign from the Lord. He wants us to save his creation. I saw him order the execution of his wounded men. What kind of man does that? The Lord says: "Vengeance is mine, I shall repay". I'm his sword, swift and dauntless. Blackthorne will answer for his crimes against humanity. His crimes against the Brotherhood, against those innocent fallen soldiers."*
4. ↑ The Courier: *"Tell me a bit about the Crusaders. Why are you here?"*
Hector Clements: *"While I think that is more The Domina's purview to answer that question, I will give you some broad strokes of our mission. Our goal is to retake the great cities of the past from the grip of the Unworthy. Raiders, the Legion, the Enclave, or any other wasteland tyrants. Portland, or rather the Frontier, is not high on the list of our cities to retake, however the Domina is here for... personal reasons. The Tower was a fortuitous find, as it is filled with protectrons, terminals and other electronics we can use to repair our equipment. Not to mention a protective forcefield around the entrance and a few other delightful discoveries. The Brotherhood would kill to have this place. Of the many rumors about House spread across the Mojave, I can confirm that he is a mechanical maestro like no other. RobCo Tower seems to have been his fortress in the pre-war Northwestern United States. I should stop here, as the Domina is waiting. We'd better get moving."*
5. ↑ The Courier: *"What's a Castellan?"*
Hector Clements: *"In a nutshell, I'm the person who acts on behalf of the Domina. I oversee visitors, low level internal issues, and the garrison here at the Tower. I am also the administrator responsible for maintaining the armory and protecting the Tower, as well as the Abernathy Cantonment."*
6. ↑ Courier: *"You seem quite cross with Morgana. What's that about?"*
Lamarok: *"My beef with your caged siren? {Dismissive grunt}How 'bout the fact that our dear Arch-Prelate abandoned us when we needed her the most? How about all the wounded that died because a hair got up her ass? We grieved for her, searched for her, some died for her... for what? A damn lie! \*grunt\* Sorry... \*wince\* I gotta put a pin in this one. If my blood gets any hotter, my old ticker will go off like a nuke. \*deep breath\*"*
(Lamarok's dialogue)