Leila Rahmani

Paladin Leila Rahmani is the leader of the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force in Appalachia. She is one of the two major Brotherhood leaders of this force, the other being Daniel Shin.

Background
Pre-War, Rahmani served in the National Guard, with a personal mission to help those that are less fortunate or otherwise cannot help themselves. She was dispatched near Mariposa Military Base at the time of the Great War, learning of the formation of the Brotherhood of Steel, as well as easily transitioning into the group due to her prior military service. During that time, she earned the characteristics of being a caring, yet bold leader, renowned for decisive action and inventive tactics. Although criticized by leadership, she has managed to attain a highly successful record, as well as being generally approachable by the lower-ranked members. After contact was lost with the Appalachian chapter of the Brotherhood, she was granted command of an expedition, consisting of four other members, by the Council of Elders to contact or otherwise find them.

In 2103, Paladin Rahmani was dispatched from the Lost Hills Brotherhood of Steel to conduct a long-term mission in Appalachia. When contact was lost with the Expeditionary Force after crossing the Rocky Mountains, other officers at Lost Hills began to suspect Rahmani had deserted. Elder Roger Maxson refused to entertain the suggestion.

In response, Maxson issued a personal plea to Rahmani, imploring her to follow protocol despite any misgivings she had about her mission. Though Rahmani had not always seen eye-to-eye with Maxson, the two were close and he believed she was still loyal to the values of the Brotherhood.

Over the course of their months-long expedition, Rahmani and the rest of the First Expeditionary Force encountered a settlement under threat of raiders. Rahmani decided to stay and fight, while Shin decided to equip them with government-issue weaponry they had found in a bunker which violated the Brotherhood's protocol to safeguard weapons instead of distribute them. However, the weapons proved useless against the raider force when the raiders were able to steal them. The settlement was wiped out and Alan Connors lost his life saving Shin, with only two survivors of the town: Marcia and Maximo Leone. This incident would set off a division between Rahmani and Shin, with Shin wanting himself and Rahmani to stand trial with the Council of Elders.

While Russell Dorsey was fortifying the ATLAS Observatory, her voice could be heard across the region, becoming more audible with each passing week.

Upon arriving at ATLAS after months of walking, she and her two remaining members, Knight Shin and Scribe Valdez, had encountered and recruited a number of initiates and Brotherhood hopefuls, seeking to officially join the organization. Dorsey was also made into an initiate upon their arrival.

After arrival, Rahmani, Valdez and Shin began to re-establish communication with Lost Hills as ordered. They also took the inoculation against the Scorched, developed by the dwellers of Vault 76.

Over the course of their reinforcing of Fort Atlas and establishing themselves in the region, Shin and Rahmani came into multiple conflicts of personality through various matters, the most important of which being the resurgence of government rocket launchers and other weaponry, used in the same incident that Shin believes Rahmani should be taken back to Lost Hills and tried for. However, after a super mutant attack on the base, Rahmani shocks and angers Valdez and Shin when she destroys the long-range transmitter, intentionally severing ties with the main body of the Brotherhood of Steel and seeking to form her own, independent Appalachian Chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel, although the super mutants had caused temporary need of unity from both Rahmani and Shin.

Quests

 * Field Testing: Paladin Rahmani dispatches the Vault Dwellers on a mission to prove themselves.
 * Disarming Discovery: Paladin Rahmani assigns the player's first mission as an initiate to assist The Retreat with their local problem: A Blood Eagles gang under one Dagger.
 * Property Rights: Paladin Rahmani assigns a mission to recover stolen missile launchers from Crater.
 * Supplying Demands: Paladin Rahmani assigns a mission to make contact with Foundation's Gloria Chance and recover the missiles while negotiating a trade deal.
 * Over and Out: Paladin Rahmani and Knight Shin go on a mission to re-establish contact with the main Brotherhood in Lost Hills.
 * The Best Defense: Paladin Rahmani and the Brotherhood are under attack by Super Mutants in Fort Atlas. Rahmani intends to take the fight to them, which Shin deems a suicide mission.
 * A Knight's Penance: Paladin Rahmani learns about the growing Super Mutant threat.
 * Out of the Blue: Paladin Rahmani investigates the missing disappearances with the Vault Dweller and "Aries".
 * The Catalyst: Paladin Rahmani becomes involved with the engineer behind the chaos.

Appearances
Leila Rahmani appears only Her voice was first heard in the Brotherhood broadcast, introduced in The Legendary Run, and she made her first full appearance in the Steel Dawn update. Her character was additionally expanded upon in the Steel Reign update.

Behind the scenes
During the Steel Reign quest Out of the Blue, Rahmani will say "Be salâmati!" (به سلامتی) during a toast to Knight Connors. This is a Persian expression meaning "to health" and is equivalent to "Cheers!" in English.