Brotherhood of Steel (Fallout 76)

The Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel was a chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel that was founded by Paladin Elizabeth Taggerdy. By 2102, they had been wiped out by the Scorched.

Background
Prior to the Great War, Lieutenant Elizabeth Taggerdy led a distinguished U.S. Army Ranger unit that came to be nicknamed "Taggerdy's Thunder," stationed in Appalachia. The unit survived the War, and was eventually contacted by an old acquaintance of Taggerdy's: Captain Roger Maxson of the Mariposa Military Base in California. Maxson had seized control of a satellite communications system at the Lost Hills bunker, and was attempting to recruit surviving military personnel across the country into his newly-founded Brotherhood of Steel.

Though Taggerdy professed some initial doubts about the organization, she ultimately accepted the invitation, reorganizing the unit into a chapter of the Brotherhood and establishing a base at Allegheny Asylum known as Fort Defiance. As time went on, Maxson would continue communications with the chapter, relaying new orders and sermonizing on the importance of the Brotherhood's work.

After the emergence of The Scorched Plague and the resulting mutant horde, the Appalachian Brotherhood focused its efforts on repelling and eradicating the pathogen. Unfortunately, their efforts were in vain, and Fort Defiance was overrun by the Scorched. In their last moments, the surviving Defiance personnel sent a radio broadcast to the inhabitants of the region warning of their defeat.

Appearances
The Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel appears in Fallout 76.