這次的內容是補足對於東岸兄弟會的歷史背景，所以會有三代及四代的故事敘述，部分內
容可能會有劇情透漏。
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Following the destruction of the Enclave on the West Coast, the Brotherhood
dispatched an expedition to Washington, D.C. on a mission to reconnect with
the Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel, investigate reports of super mutants in
the Capital Wasteland, and recover any advanced technology. Led by Paladin
Owyn Lyons, the group included Henry Casdin, Ishmael Ashur, Reginald
Rothchild, and Lyons' 3-year-old daughter, Sarah.
隨著英克雷軍於西岸敗亡後，鋼鐵兄弟會組織了一支遠征隊前往華盛頓哥倫比亞特區，任
務是與鋼鐵兄弟會中西部分部進行聯繫、調查首都廢土的超級變種人的資訊以及回收任何
先進科技。由聖騎士歐文‧萊恩斯所領導，遠征隊成員包含亨利‧卡斯汀、依許米爾‧亞
述、雷吉納德‧羅斯契爾德與萊恩斯年僅3歲的女兒－莎拉。
Contact with the Midwest chapter was unsuccessful, so the group traveled to
Pittsburgh. The city was being terrorized by wildmen, trogs, slavers and
raiders. Lyons' force swept through the city, destroying many hostiles and
suffering only one casualty: Ishmael Ashur. Believing him to be dead, the
Brotherhood gathered the surviving children into their ranks and continued
toward Washington, D.C.
遠征隊並未成功與中西部分部連絡上，因此繼續他們的旅途直至匹茲堡。這個城市存在著
各式各樣地威脅，包含荒野人、穴居人、奴隸販子與強盜歹徒。
萊恩斯的軍隊掃蕩整個城市，摧毀了大多數敵人，但卻損失了一名隊員：依許米爾‧亞述
，萊恩斯他們相信亞述已經死去，帶著其餘的生還者們加入兄弟會的隊伍中，繼續向華盛
頓哥倫比亞特區前進。
On their arrival, the wilderness outside the city was overrun by super
mutants. Attacking head-on, they drove the mutants into the ruins of
Washington, D.C. and earned the favor of the local population. Their
investigation of the Pentagon uncovered a remarkable cache of technology,
including the four-story-tall robot known as Liberty Prime. The discovery
earned Owyn Lyons a promotion to elder and a change in his orders: instead of
returning to the West Coast, they would establish a permanent presence in the
area. They founded their base, the Citadel, in the remnants of the old
Pentagon.
抵達特區後，城市外的荒地已被超級變種人所佔據。兄弟會正面迎擊超級變種人並將他們
驅趕至華盛頓特區的廢墟中，同時也贏得了當地居民的歡迎。他們調查了五角大廈，並在
裡頭發現了許多驚人科技結晶，包含一具四層樓高的機器人－自由先鋒。藉這些新發現使
歐文‧萊恩斯贏得了長老的頭銜，並且得到了新的指令取代原先返回西岸的命令，長期留
在此區進行建設。他們在五角大廈的舊址建立了新的基地，大本營。
The Brotherhood's treatment of people in Pittsburgh and in Washington marked
a characteristic trait of Elder Lyons' leadership. The Brotherhood's primary
directive was to recover and preserve advanced technology, however Elder
Lyon's detachment took on a more humanitarian approach towards non-hostile
wastelanders. When the Elders in Lost Hills learned of these new priorities,
they cut off all support to the chapter, though they still considered it as
part of the Brotherhood. The chapter suffered a further setback when a number
from within their ranks left in protest to form the Brotherhood Outcasts.
兄弟會對待匹茲堡以及華盛頓特區的方式深受長老萊恩斯個人的領導風格影響。兄弟會最
主要的目標應是專注於回收並保存先進科技，但是長老萊恩斯領導的兄弟會卻較注重於保
護不具敵意的廢土居民。當失落山丘的兄弟會知曉了萊恩斯改變了兄弟會原先目標的優先
順序時，便切斷了對東岸分部的所有補給線，不過還是將東岸分部視作兄弟會的一員。一
群抗議萊恩斯作風的成員組成兄弟會逐出者離開了東岸分部，這對東岸兄弟會造成了不少
挫折。
It was in this weakened and isolated state that it was possible for the
Enclave, having relocated from New California as well, to re-establish a base
of continual operations at Raven Rock, to make its move. They seized Project
Purity, then set up outposts in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding
wilderness. However, with the assistance of the Lone Wanderer, the
Brotherhood ended the Enclave's presence in the known region; driving them
first from Project Purity and then from their final holdout at Adams Air
Force Base. The fate of the Enclave as a whole after these events remains a
mystery.
儘管過去處在脆弱且孤立的狀態，英克雷軍仍舊自新加州地帶轉移陣地至東岸的渡鴉之岩
，並持續進行他們的作戰行動。他們佔領了淨水計畫設施，並於華盛頓特區與四周的荒地
設立了許多哨站。但鋼鐵兄弟會在孤獨流浪者（三代主角）的協助下，阻止了英克雷於這
個地區的行動，驅逐英克雷離開淨水計畫設施以及他們的最後防線亞當斯空軍基地。英克
雷軍在這數場事件結束後便行蹤成謎。
Despite the Brotherhood's success with Project Purity and the war against the
Enclave, the organization continued to struggle. Lyons would eventually pass
away in 2278, with leadership passing to his daughter Sarah Lyons. Not long
after she was named elder she was killed in combat with no clear successor in
line. In the leadership crisis that followed, the Brotherhood repeatedly
appointed and deposed one ineffectual leader after another until Arthur
Maxson assumed leadership. In 2283, Arthur Maxson was appointed elder at age
16, the youngest in Brotherhood history, after displaying exceptional skill
as a capable warrior and diplomat by defeating the super mutant leader
Shepherd and brokering peace with the Brotherhood Outcasts, bringing them
back into the fold.
儘管兄弟會成功地完成了淨水計畫並終結了與英克雷軍的戰事，整個組織仍出現了問題。
歐文‧萊恩斯於２２７８年過世，並由他的女兒莎拉‧萊恩斯接替長老一職。然而不久之
後，她於一場戰鬥中不幸戰死，兄弟會陷入了無領導者的狀況。這場領導危機持續惡化，
一任又一任的不適格者輪替成為新的長老，只到最後亞瑟‧麥克森接下了領導的位置。
２２８３年，年僅十六歲的亞瑟‧麥克森，不僅展現了作為一名有能力的戰士應有的作戰
能力，成功地擊敗超級變種人首領「牧羊人」，同時也展現了外交能力與兄弟會放逐者破
冰，最後將他們收編回鋼鐵兄弟會。亞瑟麥克森繼任為新的長老，成為了兄弟會歷史上最
年輕的長老。
By 2287, the East Coast Brotherhood had established contact with Lost Hills
and has actively received support from the West. During this time, they began
to make plans to establish control not only over the Capital Wasteland, but
the entire Eastern Seaboard. To complete this objective, they began
constructing a massive airship called the Prydwen, using parts from the
Enclave Mobile Crawler at Adams Air Force Base. The development and
construction process took a total of six years, two years to design the
Prydwen and twice that to build. During this time, the Brotherhood sent three
scout missions into the Commonwealth: first, a group volunteered to go into
the Commonwealth, then Recon Squad Artemis led by Paladin Brandis and Recon
Squad Gladius led by Paladin Danse. The first scout team was overwhelmingly
successful. They brought back crates full of pre-War technology and documents
and the first post-war reconnaissance of the area. Artemis was not so
fortunate with their problems beginning at their drop-off point in Malden.
Ambushed by Gunners straight off the Vertibird, which resulted in abandoning
and manually shorting out their power armor (to prevent the suits from being
captured) and the deaths of four knights. The survivors made their way to the
National Guard training yard to regroup, which was infested with feral ghouls
and resulted in the death of another knight. Brandis and his scribe left to
investigate the pre-War Revere satellite array, but it was infested with
super mutants that overcame them and claimed the second last member of the
team. The only survivor was the commanding officer, Paladin Brandis, who made
his way to a pre-War nuclear bunker, and took shelter there until either the
Brotherhood or someone else found him.
２２８７年，東岸兄弟會與失落山丘建立聯繫並開始獲得來自西方的補給。這段期間，兄
弟會開始制定計畫，不只於首都廢土建立控制，還擴展到了整個東海岸。為了達成目標，
兄弟會使用了位於亞當斯空軍基地中的英克雷機動爬行者設施裡的零件，建構一艘巨型飛
空艇，其名為「普利德溫號」。這項發展及建築計畫總共花費了六年，兩年用於設計，並
用了雙倍的時間進行建設。於建造期間內，兄弟會派遣了共三次，前往北方聯邦地帶進行
偵察任務。第一次任務由一群自願者所發起，緊接著是由聖騎士布蘭迪斯所率領的月神偵
查小隊，最後是由聖騎士丹斯所帶領的短劍偵查小隊。第一次的偵查小隊獲得了巨大的收
穫。他們帶回了數箱戰前科技及文件檔案，並帶回的此區第一次戰後考察記錄。然而月神
小隊卻無如此幸運，當抵達莫爾登地帶時遭到搭著飛鳥的槍手襲擊。他們被迫捨棄他們的
動力裝甲並啟動短路程序（避免動力裝甲被槍手擄獲），還損失了四名騎士。月神小隊的
生還者們打算在國民警衛隊訓練場重整隊伍，但卻遭受到棲息在該處的狂屍鬼而失去了另
一名騎士。布蘭迪斯帶著他的學士前往調查里維爾衛星陣列，但卻又被遭駐紮在該地的超
級變種人軍團攻擊並且企圖殺死月神小隊最後的兩名成員。最後只剩指揮官，聖騎士布蘭
迪斯存活下來，並找到了一個戰前核子避難地堡。最後他待在地堡內躲藏著，直到兄弟會
或是其他外人找到了他。
Three years later, Recon Squad Gladius entered the region also looking for
technology and valuable documents. They encountered similar resistance from
raiders as Artemis did and over the course of several weeks managed to secure
a base of operations at the Cambridge Police Station but lost four knights in
various confrontations. After discovering advanced signals originating from
the Institute, Danse sent an emergency signal to the Brotherhood, which,
after several technical delays, responded by sending the Prydwen to the
Commonwealth, dominating the skyline while under full Vertibird escort for
the people of the Commonwealth to see. The Brotherhood established a
permanent foothold at the Boston Airport and bolstered Gladius's position at
the Police Station. At that point the Brotherhood began to enforce their
ideals upon the Commonwealth and investigate the mysterious energy readings
coming from the Institute.
三年後，短劍偵查小隊進入聯邦地帶尋找科技及有用的文件資料。他們與月神小隊面臨了
相似的處境遭到匪徒襲擊。經歷數周，短劍小隊最後於康橋警察局設下行動據點，但於過
程中的各種遭遇戰鬥使他們損失了四名騎士。在發現了學院發出的先進能量訊號後，聖騎
士丹斯發送緊急求救訊號到兄弟會總部。經歷幾次技術性延誤，普利德溫號回應訊號前往
聯邦地帶，當地居民看見普利德溫號以及護航的飛鳥戰機佔據了整個天際。兄弟會以波士
頓機場作為起長期的根據地，並且援助短劍小隊強化警察局的防護。至此兄弟會開始於聯
邦地帶貫徹他們的理念，並開始調查來自學院的神秘能量讀數。
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東岸兄弟會與西岸總部的故事大致上就到這裡，若想體驗成為西岸兄弟會的一員歡迎大家
加入一、二代及新維加斯的行列，東岸兄弟會則在三、四代中等著大家。若是尚未接觸過
Fallout的玩家，也希望你們有一天能夠在steam上享受到這款經典的末世廢土RPG。
ps.一樣感謝o07608幫我校稿
資料來源：http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Brotherhood_of_Steel_(East_Coast)