Odessa Valdez

Odessa Valdez is a Brotherhood of Steel scribe She came to Appalachia as part of the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force.

Background
Odessa, the daughter of a couple of early recruits in the Brotherhood of Steel known as the "Knights Valdez," was enlisted by her parents into the organization as an apprentice scribe at a young age. She spent most of her life in bunkers and raised by the Brotherhood. Under the tutelage of Scribe Hailey Takano, Odessa learned to perform her role satisfactorily, taking a special interest in the operation of vertibirds and other flying machines. She is also skilled at programming code. She feels, however, that being a scribe is merely the role her parents raised her into, instead of something she wishes to do as a life choice.

At some point prior or around 2103, Valdez volunteered for an expedition to Appalachia in the East Coast, excited at the chance of having an adventure like her peers. She took the place of Scribe Takano, who was unable to join due to health concerns. Valdez insisted Takano stay behind for her health as well.

Valdez became the official scribe and keeper of the Scrolls of the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force, and joined the original members of the expedition (Paladin Rahmani, Knight Connors, Knight Thornberry, and Knight Shin) east across the wasteland. After many months of hiking, the team finally made it to Fort Atlas, although Connors was killed in an incident while Thornberry went back to Lost Hills.

Appearances
Odessa Valdez appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in the Steel Dawn update and expanded upon in Steel Reign.

Behind the scenes
While the developers were discussing ideas for the endings of Steel Reign, Carl McKevitt unsuccessfully suggested an ending in which Valdez would expel both Rahmani and Shin.