Diehards

The Diehards are a gang of raiders located in Appalachia. In Wastelanders, they returned under the leadership of Meg Groberg.

Background
The Diehards were unique among most raider gangs in that they were averse to killing innocents, believing there were other ways of getting what they wanted. This led to the other raiders labeling them as weak and pacifists. However, many survivors refused to hand their supplies over to the gang, leading them to kill innocents. This caused the gang's leader, Margie McClintock, to go into a depressive state, deciding to take her own life in a chem overdose and hoping another member of the gang, Vincent Fried, would be a more successful leader. At some point prior to 2102, the Diehards were wiped out, with Super Mutants taking over much of their former territory. A number of Diehards left Appalachia before the Scorched could finish them off. These survivors traveled along the northeastern states, reaching places like the Commonwealth, or Washington, D.C.

The surviving Diehards returned to Appalachia under the leadership of one of its original members, Meg Groberg. They had heard about the hidden treasure in Appalachia from Rose's broadcasts, and decided to come back. Along the way they found other wastelanders who joined them, leading into the creation of a new Raider group. The Diehards and the other bands settled in the Toxic Valley, turning the crashed space station into a fortified base known as the Crater. The Diehards are seen by other gang members as "old raiders," but otherwise are well known.

Locations

 * The Crater

Formerly

 * Sunnytop Ski Lanes
 * Sunnytop Ski Lanes base lodge
 * Sunnytop Station
 * Palace of the Winding Path

Related quests

 * Key to the Past - Rose tasks the Vault Dweller with recovering the Diehards' piece of the raider stash code.

Appearances
The Diehards are mentioned in Fallout 76 and were introduced in the Wastelanders update.