Brotherhood Initiate (Steel Dawn)

Brotherhood initiates are recruits of the Brotherhood of Steel serving at Fort Atlas in 2103.

Background
Brotherhood initiates have advanced past the status of Brotherhood hopefuls and become full-fledged members the Brotherhood of Steel. They are under the command of Knight Shin, who oversees new members. Several initiates are stationed as guards around the exterior of Fort Atlas, while others operate inside the fort itself. They can also be found paired with Brotherhood Hopefuls at points of interest such as checkpoints on main roads and crashed Vertibirds.

Locations

 * Multiple Brotherhood initiates spawn at Fort Atlas, but cannot be killed by the player character.
 * Brotherhood initiates can appear in random encounters throughout Appalachia, battling a wasteland thread. Unlike those at Fort Atlas, they can be killed without repercussions.
 * There are multiple locations around Appalachia where Brotherhood initiates and Brotherhood hopefuls can always be encountered, and unlike those at Fort Atlas, they can be killed without repercussions.
 * One can be found southwest of the Wayward, at a checkpoint on the main road.
 * One can be found east of Forward Station Alpha, at a crashed Vertibird along a dried-up stream.
 * One can be found southeast of Fort Atlas, at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found northeast of Fort Atlas, at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found northwest of Drop Site V9, at a crashed Vertibird.
 * One can be found northeast of the South Mountain lookout, at a crashed Vertibird on the northern side of an unmarked crater.
 * One can be found southeast of Federal Disposal Field HZ-21, at a crashed Vertibird.
 * One can be found southeast of the Sacrament, at a crashed Vertibird.

Appearances
Brotherhood initiates appear in Fallout 76, introduced in the Steel Dawn update.