Abbey

The Abbey is a monastery located north of Gecko, where the monks preserve knowledge in the form of books, blueprints, and items, and they tried to preserve technical knowledge mainly. Unlike the Brotherhood of Steel, who hoard their technology and used it to stay superior, the abbey is open to anyone as long as they do not damage anything. All they have to offer was knowledge, because not a single preserved item functions.

The monks do not understand the knowledge in the books they preserve. They treat them like holy materials, to be read and copied and cared for, but not acted upon.

Appearances in games
The Abbey was to appear in Fallout 2 but was eventually cut from the final game.

Behind the scenes
The book A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller was the inspiration for the abbey.