Brother Thomas

Brother Thomas (named Brother Andrew, Brother Simon, Brother James or Brother Matthew before Emogene Takes a Lover) is the leader of the "Pillars of the Community" cult located at the Charles View Amphitheater in Boston in 2287.

Background
The leader of a small cult, the Pillars of the Community, Brother Thomas is a rather shady character who has gathered a small band of followers to his movement. He regularly sends out missionaries to spread the word about his cult, distributing fliers and pamphlets in nearby towns and communities. He requires all new members to his cult to stay with him until they agree to give up their "worldly possessions" so they can safely begin on the road to salvation, though it appears that only himself benefits from the operation.

In fact, Thomas is a cold-hearted con artist and thief, who does nothing more than steal the belongings of local residents, as part of a large scam. He uses the Pillars of the Community cult as a front for his operations.

Membership in the Pillars of the Community
Upon speaking to him he will try to convince the Sole Survivor to join the the Pillars of the Community on the condition that they give him everything they own. If the player character goes through with it Thomas will act surprised, subtly revealing that the entire thing is a charade. He will then tell the player about level one of the cult, asking the player to repeat the phrase "I deserve a better life. A better life is coming. A better life is almost here". Upon doing so he will ask the player to keep repeating the phase until it is truly believed, stating that only with this true belief will the player be ready for level two. Thomas goes on to say that the player will know they are level two when good things start happening to them. This will leave the player without any items except key or quest items. The player character may break into the back storage room of the office to retrieve their items but doing so will result in Thomas and his followers becoming hostile.

If the player asks about changing their mind about joining the cult before entering the office Thomas will say there is no obligation to join, though they have yet to have a member leave the organization. If the player changes their mind while talking to Thomas in the office however, Thomas will say the player character is past backing out demanding that they allow him to relieve the player of their worldly possessions. This brings up the option to threaten him into allowing the player to leave with their inventory intact. If successful, Thomas will allow the player to walk out peacefully. If not, Thomas and his followers will turn hostile and attack.

Quests
Emogene Takes a Lover - it is revealed Brother Thomas tried to talk to customers of The Third Rail in Goodneighbor. This eventually caused him to be thrown out by Ham, but not before he could talk Emogene Cabot into coming with him. Upon failing to convince her to join his cult he imprisoned her. When the Sole Survivor confronts him, he tries to misdirect the player mentioning that she's busy and that they are having relationship problems. He can be persuaded or killed, rescuing Emogene in the process.

Appearances
Brother Thomas appears only in Fallout 4.