Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance, formerly known as Allegheny Asylum, is a location in the Cranberry Bog region of Appalachia in 2102. It is located west of Watoga and east of the monorail elevator, on the edge of the boundary with the Savage Divide.

Background
Following the Great War, the Appalachian chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel claimed the Allegheny Asylum and converted it into Fort Defiance, their main base of operations. At some point prior to 2102, Thunder Mountain Power Plant was lost and without the power it provided the Brotherhood's defenses stopped functioning and Fort Defiance was eventually overwhelmed by Scorched, marking the demise of the Brotherhood in Appalachia. With the Brotherhood facing unwinnable odds, they held their ground until the very end along with one last push into the Glassed Cavern to destroy the main scorchbeast nest in the Bog. Having no chain of command at the fort, along with no communication with Roger Maxson due to satellite failure, there was no backup and only their duty to the Brotherhood. In 2098, the Appalachia Brotherhood of Steel chapter came to an end.

Layout
The fort has 4 floors; the fourth one is accessible only through an elevator protected by a laser grid only accessible by completing Recruitment Blues. The right wing is infested by ghouls and is mostly in disarray because the Brotherhood never got around to repairing or clearing the right wing. Take caution as a wendigo spawns in the room with the breaker panel.

Notable loot

 * Overseer's note - Found inside on the top floor, BOS side.
 * 2 mini nukes - Top floor in the armory near the overseer's note.
 * Faschnacht Man mask - In the second left room in the hallway to the right through the double doors on the second floor.
 * Overseer's log - Allegheny - Holotape, close to the third floor elevator.
 * Overseer's log - Fort Defiance - Holotape, close to the fourth floor elevator.
 * Elder Maxson's final conversion - Holotape, found in on the 4th floor. It's in the room of Elizabeth Taggerdy on her desk.
 * Preservation of technology - The tape can be found on the 3rd floor near the elevator.
 * Last of the Thunder - Note can be found on the 4th floor in one of the rooms
 * The Nuclear Option - The tape can be found on the 4th floor in Paladin Taggerdy's room

Appearances
Fort Defiance appears only in Fallout 76.

Behind the scenes
Fort Defiance is based on the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, also known as Weston State Hospital, in the town of Weston, West Virginia.

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