Followers of the Apocalypse

The Followers Insignia

**The Followers of the Apocalypse** were an organization of doctors, engineers, and scouts who patrolled the Surviving Realms, helping with anything they could. Led by Dendy Tartagolomsky Speedwagon, they were a key force in investigating the emergence of the BT's and later, Xanos.

## History

Founded 3000 MS, the Followers worked closely with the Knights of Dex-Starr, and the new Grugandan Government. While they did operate in New Eden, their primary goal was to help Gruganda, Shurima, and other disadvantaged lands. They complied accurate historical records of society, helped rebuild areas damaged by the last war, and began opening schools for the people of Gruganda.

During the start of the apocalypse, they worked to help evacuate New Eden, and became close with Mr. Tow's Richmond government. Around this time, they began to shift more of their efforts towards sending highly trained members of the organization to help communities in need, while also gathering information on how the apocalypse could potentially be stopped. It was their agents in Third Eden who discovered the emergence of the ape realm shiver portal, through which BT's had begun entering the land. They also sent an agent to find survivors in Upper Novac after the Gnollfire Chapter was destroyed by an agent of Xanos.

Around 9000 AMS, the Followers had assembled a team of heroes from across the world, and were prepared to retrieve the Eternal Flame. This plan was interrupted at the last minute by the Dirty Pit Kill Team, who slew Speedwagon and several other important members of the Followers. Though the organization collapsed, several of their allies, the Vibe Gang, would eventually save the world, and light the eternal flame.

## Members

* **Dendy Tartagolomsky Speedwagon** was the founder and leader of the Followers. A native of New Eden, Dendy saw the ugliness of his home country laid bare during the Racism War, and, after fighting as part of the GRUF, resolved to help the rest of the world as best he could. A brilliant engineer and historian, Dendy would contract an ailment known as Delta's Malady, which slowly transformed him into a skeleton; if he left his quarantine chamber, any kind of biological material would be enough to end his life. Despite this, he would spend the rest of his life trying desperately to stop the coming of the apocalypse.
* **Chamberlain Chadler** was the group's second in command. Another resident of New Eden, a young Chadler worked as the New Eden regent Dio Cobblepot's head of royal affairs, a position he found demoralizing. When he learned of Cobblepot's allegiance to the Lynch King, Chadler fled New Eden in hopes of contacting the resistance: tough the war ended only a few weeks later, Chadler had earned the respect of Gruganda, and joined up with the newly founded followers to bring more professional expertise to the group. He was mortally wounded in a fight against Governor Guts of the Dirty Pit Kill team, though he was able to land a final blow on his opponent as his last act.
* **Sapiosexual** was a Neo-Japanese neko recruit to the followers, and worked as their envoy to the Knights of Dex-Starr. Sapiosexual was known among the Followers for their sense of humor and prankster nature, and would oftentimes switch between different voices, comic bits, or other such routines. They were one of only two individuals to survive a Golden Legion assassin's attack on the Gnollfire base, and returned to the Dreadpeaks to plan a counterattack: during a battle against the Dirty Pit Kill Team, the same assassin from before would shoot Sapiosexual in the throat in front of a horrified Gale Graceigan.
* **Champa** was a Follower scout, known for his bear hat, who recovered Sapiosexual and Knight Captain Elena from Upper Novac. When back at base, he also worked as their archivist. His twin brother, **Beerus**, also a scout, would work primarily in southern Gruganda, investigating BT related emergencies and technological outages.
* **Gilgamush** was a Grugandan rummager, forager, and historical expert. She was also a member of the group's security team, battling the Dirty Pit Kill team's dog, Diamond Dog, during their attack on the base. Though she survived the initial attack by befriending Diamond Dog, she and DD were soon killed by the snap.
* Though some of it's limbs appeared human, **Kreechur** was actually a "Muncher", an exotic animal native to Norway that could smell active technology from almost 10 miles away, and worked with Champa to analyze relics the followers recovered. Kreecher survived both the snap and the battle with the Kill Team, and wandered into the woods shortly before the world ended.
* **Lucky** was the head of the Follower's security team. A former Grugandan mercenary, Lucky fought in both Weeaboo Wars, and survived some of the most violent battles, such as the Obliteration of the 1st Army, and the Assault on Outpost 7. A superstitious man, he believed his famous 4-Leaf Clover Necklace had kept him safe. Unfortunately, at some point he accidentally switched it out for an otherwise identical 3-Leaf clover necklace.
* **Dr. Charles Latta** was a former member of the Followers, who had joined the Dirty Pit Kill Team. A disgraced New Eden scientist, Latta was involved with researching White Claw, an unfinished 3rd Ager. He thought that by combining White Claw's power with ancient wizardry, he could "move the world" back to the Third Age, ensuring the continued existence of the Last Land. Speedwagon, apalled by the unethical desires of Latta and his misguided desire to return to a "better time," expelled Latta from the followers. However, Latta stole the White Claw control can before he left, and told the 3rd Ager to come with him. During his time with the Kill Team, Latta would be killed by Vulpes.
* **Blitigious Grimes** was a scribe and member of the Grimes Family who recorded the Grugandan folktale The Scribe and the Spleen Eater. Little else is known about them.

Dendy SpeedwagonKreechur, Chadler, Sapiosexual, Elena, and GilgamushChampa and Lucky in the archivesBeerus in Diamond City