Fort Dominus
"Fall back to the fort young scribe, we will take them from here on. Tell Sergeant Leon that we have encountered the Enclave within the city, he will know what to do." -Knight of the brotherhood
Purpose / Function
The fort was established by the brotherhood early into their occupation of the Iron Hills Wasteland. Its original purpose was to act as a patrol and scavenger operations staging area for the regions around Reading, but since the advent of the Steel Road it has been reinforced and serves as the nerve center for the patrols that guard the 222 highway, ensuring that caravans travelling the road can do so unhindered.
Alterations
Much of the forts original structure has remained unchanged from its pre-war specifications, however some sections of the bunker's exterior have been repaired by the brotherhood in order to maintain a level of defense for the main structure. The most significant change was the construction of a border wall around the exterior of the bunker, made from sheets of metal, rebar, fences and concrete barriers. The wall acts as the first defense for the fortress and is often manned by at least three knights or initiates. Finally, a Verti-bird pad was found within the grounds around the bunker, and has since been repaired, allowing for at least one Verti-bird to be stationed at the bunker at all times.
The interior of the bunker has three levels to it, the surface level of the bunker acts as the main mustering point for the patrols and salvage teams that leave from the fortress. The second level is secured behind a blast door and opens to the main causeway of the bunker, this level acts primarily as an armory and storage facility for the supplies of the soldiers garrisoned within the bunker. The final level of the bunker is the barracks and maintenance level, it is the location of the utility rooms and generator rooms that maintain the power and other functions of the bunker.
Defenses
The bunker is defended by a small garrison of two brotherhood initiate squads led by a squad of knights commanded by a knight sergeant. In addition to the soldiers the fort is guarded by a handful of auto turrets found both in and out of the fortresses' walls.
History
The Fort was once a US Military bunker made during the pre-war era of the United States. During the Great War this bunker served as a fallback point for some of the national guard and US Army units around the area. However, reigning orders came down in 2078 that ordered the sealing of all US military instillations across the continental united states, soldiers were given standing orders to monitor decimeter readings until they reached levels suitable for exploration out into the wasteland. While the seal was functional, the men inside found they could not open the hatch to check for readings due to the presence of debris, any man they sent out to remove the debris died in minutes due to the acute radiation of the blast zone near the city. The men were left in a bunker designed to house them for a matter of months, they lasted 2 years before succumbing to cannibalism and madness before turning to ghouls when the seal broke on the bunker door.
When the brotherhood discovered the bunker, they cleared the ghouls and took ownership of the fort and salvaged what they could of what little munitions and supplies remained. Renaming it Fort Dominus, it provided them an anchor point where they could launch exploration missions into the city to look for salvage and other pre-war technology.
Garrisoned Personnel.
- Knight Staff Sergeant Leon (T-45b Power Armor, Heavy Assault Rifle, 4 frag grenades, 1 flash grenade, 15 caps)
- 16 initiates (brotherhood fatigues, automatic 10mm pistol/ combat shotgun/ 10mm submachine gun/ assault rifle, 2 frag grenades, 3-6 caps)
- 2 initiate sergeants (brotherhood combat armor, laser pistol or assault rifle, 2 frag grenades, 1 flash grenade, 5-8 caps)
- 4 Brotherhood Knights (2 in brotherhood knight combat armor, 2 in T-45b power armor, Laser Rifle/ mini-gun/ heavy assault rifle)
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Bunker
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