The Brotherhood of Steel

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The Brotherhood of Steel is a band of military operatives and refugees operating in the former New England territories of the UFRF. They currently control the territories of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the island of Bermuda. They also have a military presence in Washington D.C, which is the only territory outside their own they actively control at the moment.

## history

Originating from Australia, the Brotherhood of Steel was once a highly-advanced organization, possessing several space-faring vessels and technology, as well as colonies on other planets of the Solar System and beyond. However, during the demonic invasion and the subsequent Fall of Earth, the Brotherhood was ground zero for the initial demon assault, as well as the first testing ground of the Song of Absolution and its' sole Worldsplitter shell. The Brotherhood's internal leadership eventually fell over the next eight hours, despite the sacrifice of almost five million soldiers. Despite notable battles such as Felwinter's Last Stand, the Battle of Gold Coast, and the Battle of Perth, the Brotherhood was eventually forced from their remaining strongholds in Melbourne and New Sydney. All seemed lost for the Brotherhood, and the surviving civilians were evacuated alongside the few remaining scattered soldiers. This force eventually scattered across the world, most going rogue and searching for safe havens in the remaining cities and strongholds of Earth. A select few thousand, however, joined the counter-offensive against The Weapon in Antarctica, defending Apollyon Station from destruction and destroying The Weapon in the following battle.

Despite the seeming collapse of the Brotherhood of Steel, they had suffered near-collapse many times before: And so, as a worst-case contingency, the Brotherhood of Steel's naval fleet, comprised of the Brotherhood's many warships and several dozen civilian and privately-owned cargo vessels, took some two million soldiers from Australia before the Fall of New Sydney, hiding out in an unknown location throughout the duration of the Fall of Earth. What was considered a critical defense oversight by the Brotherhood of Steel's soldiers and civilians was actually what turned out to save it: However, it came at a terrible cost.

Some few days after the Battle of Apollyon Station and the collapse of The Weapon, the now-leaderless Brotherhood made their move, launching an invasion of Maine. The completely overwhelmed UFRF was currently rallying in Indiana, attempting to work damage control and re-sort their military, and had little resources to combat the arrival of the Brotherhood. Remaining generally unchallenged, the Brotherhood of Steel launched further expeditions into New Hampshire and Vermont, moving down the coast to acquire everything down to Connecticut besides New York. stopping at the New York-New Jersey boarder. By then the UFRF, a few remaining members of the Magnolian military, and other independent militias had formed the New American Coalition, and had taken control of New York and most of the surrounding United States, besides the Washington Nuclear Zone and Texas/Oklahoma, which were maintained by members of the Magnolian Remnant. The Brotherhood of Steel and the N.A.C met in Washington D.C, and orchestrated a declaration of neutrality between the two, also seceding Washington D.C to the Brotherhood to serve as a joint military base and refugee camp.

Since then, the Brotherhood of Steel has been working on rebuilding their numbers, as well as attempting to contact a rumored underground of survivors located in Australia who are attempting to save the few hundred thousand remaining civilians.

## Government and military composition

The Brotherhood of Steel's government is a unitary state consisting of a presiding council, that being the surviving members of the Brotherhood of Steel's original governing body, the Iron Council. The Iron Council consisted of approximately 60 individuals, one from each Australian territory, as well as 20 generals, admirals, and other key military figures including Guardians such as Lord Saladin Forge. The council was presided over by Moondust, who served as the representative of the council as well as the presiding speaker. Out of the 81 members of the Council, currently only 18 remain: 12 of the original members of the territorial representatives, 5 key military leaders, and Saladin Forge himself, the only other known Guardian to be on the Council since Lord Felwinter and Lady Efrideet's disappearances during The Massacre. They currently take residence at the Mount Washington Observatory's Iron Monastery.

As for the Brotherhood's military itself, it was originally divided into a number of Legions, each with their own respective navy and air branch. However, in the modern day, only a single Legion of the Brotherhood remains, that being the Iron Legion. The Iron Legion is divided into 6 separate Corps: Infantry, Power Armor, Reconnaissance, Naval, Air, and the Brotherhood of Steel Special Ops Corps.

Military divisions of the Brotherhood

## Vehicles and equipment

The Brotherhood of Steel possesses several dedicated vehicles for land, air, and sea. Primarily, they utilize lightweight assault cars

## Fleet

The Brotherhood of Steel uses many pre-war vessels, many used by the former Federation of Australia before its' dissolution.

## Air

The Brotherhood's air fleet consists of two main sub-sections: Troop transports and assault craft.

## Ground

The Brotherhood also possesses a host of ground units, from jeeps to tanks to one or two heavy siege vehicles.

Ground vehicles

## Weaponry and Power Armor

The Brotherhood, despite suffering the loss of most of their critical armories, still possess the resources to maintain a large array of weapons, as well as their trademark Power Armor. Here is a current list of Brotherhood of Steel weapons that are still being actively maintained: