Jeremiah

"*There is only one way forward for the Brotherhood. The dominance of the Mojave.*"
―Jeremiah

**Brother Jeremiah** is a former scribe of the Brotherhood of Steel. A disciple of Father Elijah, Jeremiah felt the only way to restore the Brotherhood of Steel to its former glory would be to take the wastes for themselves. This led to a conflict with the Courier, leading to several defeats and his eventual death at the Reservation in New Mexico.

## History

### NCR-Brotherhood War and Aftermath

Jeremiah was tutored by Father Elijah during his days as a scribe. The NCR-Brotherhood War drove their chapter into the Mojave. Elijah rose to Elder, with Jeremiah as a trusted adviser. Elijah was progressive with his leadership and hoped to rebuild the Brotherhood by gaining the trust of the wastes' people. His undoing was the Battle of Helios One, where Elijah revealed his stubborness and need to be in total control of the situation, avoiding advice from Nolan McNamara of abandoning the energy factory. Elijah became obsessed with finding technology to beat the NCR. Unable to find any nearby, Elijah deserted and disappeared into the wastes. McNamara took control of the remaining Brotherhood soldiers and ordered a retreat to the bunkers in HIdden Valley.

There, the Brotherhood wasted away in isolationism and inability to move forward. Jeremiah espoused many of the ideas held by Elijah. Hoping to send away another of Elijah's disciples and outside thinkers, McNamara sent Jeremiah and others of questionable loyalty on surface missions. Jeremiah used his missions to search for technologies in order to finish Elijah's job. Jeremiah believed that advanced technology should not only be used to defeat the NCR, but also to take control of the wastes themselves. Through complete dominance, the Brotherhood could ensure that technology would not be used incorrectly, and everyone would behave as they should.

### Taking the Mojave

McNamara's sending of all those with questionable loyalty to the surface was an unexpected blessing in disguise for Jeremiah. Without oversight on the surface, Jeremiah was free to organize the discontent Brotherhood soldiers into his own army. During missions, Jeremiah and his followers would kidnap the inhabitants of the wastes and use them to construct underground bunkers and construct weaponry to takeover the Mojave. High powered energy weapons and the threat of a gruesome death kept the workers in line. The majority of those slaves were members of the Powder Gangers, who wouldn't be missed after disappearing and already had experience in constructing bunkers and tunnels.

All the while, Jeremiah searched for any information about Elijah's whereabouts. Unable to find any, he tracked down another of Elijah's pupils, Veronica, who also had been essentially banished to the surface and now was a companion of Red the Courier. Jeremiah used the first disappearance of the Courier to catch Veronica weak and alone with only other companions. Veronica said she had no idea where Elijah was, resulting in Jeremiah announcing it was his time then to complete Elijah's mission, and asks Veronica to join him. Veronica believes the mission to reform the Brotherhood to help the people of the wastes, but Jeremiah informs her that Elijah's teachings have shown him the true path: conquering the Mojave for the Brotherhood.
Veronica refuses to join him, resulting in Jeremiah attempting to capture her to prevent her from telling the Brotherhood. When his followers report that Veronica was being spotted by an NCR sniper, Jeremiah became enraged, believing Veronica was working with their sworn enemies. A gunfight ensued, resulting in Veronica wounding Jeremiah before escaping with the sniper, Boone. Regrouping, Jeremiah orders his followers to find the pair and not allow them into the bunker.

Jeremiah was unable to find the pair, who were hiding in a motel room in Novac. The Courier returned to Novac shortly after, with grievous news: he had confronted Elijah at the mythical Sierra Madre Casino.