Forged

The Forged are a faction in the Commonwealth in 2287.

Background
The Forged are a gang of raiders, set apart by their relatively small numbers and fanatical obsession with the destructive power of fire. They are led by Slag, and their main outpost is the Saugus Ironworks, where they will attack all trespassers on sight.

According to various terminals found within Saugus Ironworks, their leader Slag came from outside the Commonwealth looking for recruits to form a new gang. Initially, the process seemed to have been slow, with many recruits failing the gruesome initiation rituals. Their numbers increased though after the Forged killed many of the notorious Gunners from the nearby Hub City Auto Wreckers during battle.

The Forged are cruel and sadistic, showing no mercy to even their fellow Forged. New recruits must pass several trials to prove their worth before becoming one of the Forged. No details about what exactly these trials consist of can be found, only that they are extremely brutal, with failure ending in death. Once initiates pass these trials, they must change their name to a "tougher" nickname, typically one that invokes fire and machinery. One terminal lists a number of members who failed the Forged in the past with names such as "Flare," "Spark" and "Steele." One former member, Yancey, was killed for refusing to change their name.

The Forged have little tolerance for failure or disobedience, with punishments ranging from banishment to having one's family slaughtered in front of them or being fed molten iron. The most common punishment is being fed to "The Forge," an enormous crucible filled with molten metal which the Forged seem to revere as a sort of idol or deity.

Dunwich Borers
The Forged are affiliated with at least one raider gang as seen by the presence of Bedlam in the Dunwich Borers. The terminal in the area where she can be found contains her writings, commenting on the raiders' failed metal production for the Forged to their displeasure, and her regard for them as subordinates.

Technology
To compliment their fire theme, the Forged utilizes predominantly fire-based weapons, such as Flamers and Molotov cocktails. Occasionally they can be found wielding laser pistols or rifles. For melee attacks the Forged tend to use sledgehammers and rarely super sledges. The Forged leader Slag uses a Shishkebab.

Unlike most raider gangs in the Commonwealth, The Forged do not use traditional raider armor. Instead they wear full-body cage or spike armor, as well as with the occasional drifter outfit.

Slag is the only member of the Forged who possesses power armor.

Related quests
The Forged are the raider faction that the Sole Survivor will have to deal with in order to complete the quest Out of the Fire as well as Here There Be Monsters.

This quest can be started by speaking with Abraham Finch, who can be found in the settlement Finch farm, a small settlement near the eastern coast. After speaking with Abraham, the Sole Survivor will be told that he and his family have been having problems with a nearby group of raiders known as "The Forged." Abraham will then share that his son, Jake, recently ran off to join them, and took the family's pre-War sword with him. The quest involves retrieving the sword, and if possible, Jake.

The Forged are based out of Saugus Ironworks, which is just north of the Finch farm. Once having entered the main building and dispatched the numerous Forged equipped with melee weapons, Molotov cocktails, and flamers, the player character will proceed to the Saugus blast furnace. After entering this small area, the Sole Survivor is greeted with a conversation between themselves, Abraham's son Jake and Slag, the leader of the Forged.

During this conversation, Slag tries to convince Jake to kill a helpless settler in order to become one of the Forged. The Sole Survivor has the option of trying to talk him out of it, encouraging him to do it, or deciding to kill everyone in the room. Any attempt to talk him into walking away or killing the settler requires a variable difficulty persuasion attempt.

After the ensuing combat is resolved, retrieve the Shishkebab from Slag's corpse and return to Finch's farm, with Jake if he survived the battle, or without him if he sided against the Sole Survivor. If Jake survives, he will attempt to patch things up with his father. Abraham will be grateful to have his son back, despite being originally dismissive of him earlier, and will allow keeping the Shishkebab as a reward.

Notable members

 * Slag - Leader of the Forged. He carries a rare Shishkebab weapon wears power armor.
 * Jake Finch - A possible enemy or an ally during the quest Out of the Fire. If convinced to not kill the prisoner, Jake will fight alongside the Sole Survivor. Otherwise, he will be an enemy.
 * Bedlam - The raider leader at Dunwich Borers who works for Slag.
 * Pyro - A member of the Forged who can be found southeast of Listening Post Bravo.

Appearances
The Forged appear only in Fallout 4.

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