Protector Casdin

Protector Henry Casdin is the leader of the Brotherhood of Steel Outcasts in the Capital Wasteland. According to Elder Owyn Lyons, he was one of the best fighters in the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel before he took other Brotherhood members and formed the Outcasts in order to continue the original mission. He trades the Lone Wanderer for technology that is acquired across the Wasteland and in return gives out useful supplies that the Outcasts' possess in abundance (see The Outcast Collection Agent).

Protector Casdin can be found standing at the entrance to Fort Independence, the Brotherhood Outcasts headquarters. He holds the key to Fort Independence. The player can unlock the side quest of scavenging for technology by first speaking with Defender Morgan.

Repeatable quest: The Outcast Collection Agent

 * Main page: The Outcast Collection Agent

You can trade some pieces of power armor, some energy weapons, sensor modules, and scrap metal to Casdin. In return he'll give you your choice of the following, in quantities according to the perceived value of the item:
 * 5.56mm ammunition
 * Frag grenades
 * Rad Away
 * Stimpaks

Once the Lone Wanderer has gained 50 "points" (see table on the quest's main page), they are told that they are considered friendly by the Outcasts. This allows for infiltration of Fort Independence without encountering the hostility of the residents (see Getting In).

Trivia

 * Should the player give Casdin an Enclave Power Armor, Enclave Power Helmet, or Tesla Power Armor, Casdin will wear them. He would wear the Tesla Power Armor more than the Enclave Power Armor and he would wear the Enclave Power Armor and Helmet more than his own Outcast Power Armor.
 * Oddly enough, Casdin will sometimes wear the standard Brotherhood Power Armor if you turn it in to him
 * If the player wishes for Casdin to return to wearing his Outcast armor, it is possible via the following steps in the console:
 * PRID 00042196 (Selects Casdin)
 * equipitem 00060C70 1 (Equips Outcast Power Armor)
 * equipitem 00060C72 1 (Equips Outcast Power Helmet)

Bugs

 * If Casdin sees you pick the lock on the door, the next time the player exits their base, he may be hostile. Killing him will cause negative Karma and hostility from the outcasts. However if a follower is to kill Casdin without the player's intervention, there is no consequence and all items given to Casdin can be recovered. If other Outcasts such as Morgan are around while Casdin goes hostile via this condition, they too will target and kill Casdin.
 * Casdin's subtitles incorrectly refer to 5.56 ammo as ".556 ammo", along with the option for trading for it.

Appearances
only appears in Fallout 3.