Russell Dorsey

Initiate Russell Dorsey is a recruit in the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force at Fort Atlas in Appalachia.

A great admirer of the Brotherhood even before his recruitment, Dorsey worked with Vault 76's former dwellers to renovate ATLAS Observatory into a base for the Brotherhood. Following their arrival from California, Dorsey was granted the rank of Initiate. He currently greets new arrivals at Fort Atlas and is enthused to talk about the Brotherhood and his role in it.

Background
Hailing from Maryland, Dorsey arrived in Appalachia around 2103, and moved in at Foundation with the rest of the Settlers. While on scouting missions, he came across the remnants of the Appalachian Brotherhood of Steel, culminating in a growing obsession with the Brotherhood, fueled by his findings of records and logs at Fort Defiance. While he enjoyed his time at Foundation, he wanted to do more than just resettle the land. He also encountered the Raiders at the Crater, considering them nice, yet tough, but unable to see past their own profits. His father was part of the Navy, and served as inspiration for his resolve to put in the effort to help the Brotherhood, as Dorsey was unable to join the now-defunct U.S. military.

Upon hearing a broadcast from the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force, Dorsey journeyed to ATLAS Observatory and took control of the derelict facility, seeking to organize supplies, build fortifications, and otherwise make the facility operational for their arrival. He closed off the entrance of the observatory to contain the guard robots, and began constructing additions on to the observatory, utilizing repaired construction protections, using hacking knowledge gained from a former RobCo employee named Greg to trick them into seeing him as a supervisor. He hopes to utilize his efforts at ATLAS to convince the returning Brotherhood into seeing him as a valuable asset, which ultimately paid off. He also left a note asking anyone who passed by to not be a jerk by touching his stuff.

After the Brotherhood contingent arrived, Dorsey was almost immediately made an official Initiate and can be found directly near the entrance of Fort Atlas, surrounded by Brotherhood hopefuls and other initiates.

Quests

 * Forging Trust: Speaking to Dorsey is the first objective of the quest, in order to find out more about the Brotherhood. After asking him about speaking with the Brotherhood leaders, he freely admits that he is the wrong person to speak to and hints towards Knight Shin, who is located inside the fort's interior.
 * A Knight's Penance: Checking in with Dorsey is the first objective of this quest, following the events of Steel Dawn. Dorsey informs about super mutant attacks taking place across the region, and hints that they may originate from the Uncanny Caverns. He asks to relay that information to Paladin Rahmani and Knight Shin inside the fort.

Other interactions
Russell was the main point of contact for the Fortifying ATLAS community event. He collected resources to build a base for the Brotherhood of Steel at the observatory and asked for the help of the Vault Dwellers from Vault 76. There were several crates surrounding him where Dwellers could drop off junk to contribute to the event during its run.

Appearances
Russell Dorsey appears only in Fallout 76, introduced in The Legendary Run update and expanded upon in Steel Dawn and Steel Reign.