Pillars of the Community

The Pillars of the Community is a group based in the Charles View Amphitheater

Background
The Pillars of the Community seek to gain new followers through the distribution of fliers across the Commonwealth. It promises those who join a "better life" and welcome all who come to the Charles View Amphitheater seeking the "truth" about the troubled world.

Brother Thomas states the community is new to the area, but is growing fast and inviting new members to be a part of their exciting future. He then extorts those who show interest, threatening to kill them unless they hand over all of their possessions everything peacefully.

Those who agree to join are instructed to repeat the mantra "I deserve a better life. A better life is coming. A better life is almost here" until they believe it, at which point they will be ready to advance from a level one to a level two pillar.

Ham at the Third Rail in Goodneighbor threw Brother Thomas out because he was bothering customers with his "salvation racket." Emogene Cabot refused to join the cult, resulting in the members locking her up at the amphitheater.

Gameplay
Brother Thomas will initiate dialogue with the Sole Survivor. Whether the player character accepts to join or not, at the end of his dialogue he will ask the player character to follow him to his office. In his office, Brother Thomas will tell the Sole Survivor to give him all of their belongings, to which they can either give them to him or opt not to.

On non-compliance, Brother Thomas will drop the act and inform the player character that their belongings can either be given voluntarily or be taken by force. Choosing not to will result in being attacked by the group, but threatening him through a Hard difficulty speech check will allow the Sole Survivor to leave peacefully.

If one agrees to hand over all their possessions, Brother Thomas will take every item from their inventory (excluding companions) and store them indefinitely in his. At this point, the player character is free to go, but the only way to retrieve their items is to pickpocket or kill him.

Related quests

 * Emogene Takes a Lover: Magnolia at The Third Rail tells the Sole Survivor that Emogene Cabot has gone to join the group called the "Pillars of the Community." They must travel to the cult's hideout and discern how best to free Emogene.

Appearances
The Pillars of the Community appear