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{{Quotation|Now that's a story... The only reason I'm here is because of [[Elder Lyons]]. You see, I grew up in the [[Pitt]]. Don't suppose you've ever been there, huh? It's about 500 klicks to the northwest. Place is a nightmare - [[Monongahela River|three irradiated rivers]] coming together. People there were... [[Trog|not well]]. But the [[Brotherhood of Steel (Capital Wasteland)|Brotherhood of Steel]] came down on the place with a righteous hammer. They called it "[[The Scourge]]."|[[Kodiak]]}}[[File:Fo3_Kodiak_ThatsAStory.ogg|noicon|135px|center]]
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{{Quotation|Now that's a story... The only reason I'm here is because of [[Owyn Lyons|Elder Lyons]]. You see, I grew up in [[The Pitt (city)|The Pitt]]. Don't suppose you've ever been there, huh? It's about 500 klicks to the northwest. Place is a nightmare - [[Monongahela River|three irradiated rivers]] coming together. People there were... [[Trog|not well]]. But the [[Brotherhood of Steel (East Coast)|Brotherhood of Steel]] came down on the place with a righteous hammer. They called it "The Scourge."|[[Kodiak]]|sound=Fo3_Kodiak_ThatsAStory.ogg}}
   
The '''Scourge''' is the term often used by [[The Pitt (city)|Pitt]] inhabitants for the battle and mop-up operations conducted by the [[Brotherhood of Steel (Capital Wasteland)|Brotherhood of Steel]] while traveling east to [[Washington D.C.]] in [[Timeline#2254|2254]]/[[Timeline#2255|2255]].
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The '''Scourge'''<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did you end up in the Brotherhood?"''<br />[[Kodiak]]:''"Now that's a story... The only reason I'm here is because of Elder Lyons. You see, I grew up in the Pitt. Don't suppose you've ever been there, huh? It's about 500 klicks to the northwest. Place is a nightmare -- three irradiated rivers coming together. People there were... not well. But the Brotherhood of Steel came down on the place with a righteous hammer. They called it "The Scourge.""''<br />([[PaladinKodiak.txt]])</ref> is [[Glossary of common wasteland terms|the term]] often used by Pitt inhabitants for the battle and mop-up operations conducted by the Brotherhood of Steel while traveling east to [[Washington, D.C.]] in [[Timeline#2255|2255]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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On their way to the [[Capital Wasteland]], the Brotherhood's expeditionary force came across the ruins of [[The Pitt (location)|Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania. A truly chaotic city, it was full of rape gangs, [[Raiders (Fallout 3)|raiders]], [[Slavers (Fallout 3)|slaver]], and many other kinds of horrors all freely wandered, terrorizing the few innocent survivors.<ref>[[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"What was the Scourge?"''<br />[[Kodiak]]: ''"It was a Brotherhood operation. They marched in and swept the place clean. Most of the people there were half-mutated, cancerous, vile things. And these people... rape gangs, torture squads... it was pure chaos there. The Scourge is the best thing that could have happened to it. This was way back, before the Citadel was fortified. Part of the early recon after the Brotherhood first arrived in this area. One night, a squad of Brothers led by Paladin Lyons swept into the city from over Mount Wash, tearing apart anyone who stood against them. They were completely outnumbered. And still they razed that place to the ground."''<br />([[PaladinKodiak.txt|Kodiak's dialogue]])</ref><ref name="pittfactions"/>
While the detachment of the [[Brotherhood of Steel (Capital Wasteland)|Brotherhood of Steel]] under [[Owyn Lyons]] was heading east across the continental United States, bound for the [[Capital Wasteland]] to look for lost technology in the nation's former capital of [[Washington, D.C.]], they encountered many groups of survivors whom had adapted in various ways to the post-apocalyptic conditions. One such region was The Pitt, formerly known as Pittsburgh. Before the Scourge, The Pitt was lawless and ruled by no one, with rape gangs, [[Raider (Fallout 3)|raider]]s, [[Slavery|slaver]]s, and many other kinds of horrors all freely wandered, terrorizing the few innocent survivors.
 
   
==Sweep of The Pitt==
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===Sweep of The Pitt===
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In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city from their staging area at [[Mount Wash]], eliminating any resident who put up a fight. The motivations for the Scourge remain unclear, but many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operated. Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was.<ref name="pittfactions">[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]] Game of the Year Edition p.43-44:<br />''"'''Pitt Raiders'''<br />'''Pitt Slaves'''<br />'''Trogs'''<br />'''Wildmen'''''<br />''Following the Great War, survivors established a settlement on the remains of a city at the confluence of rivers. The rivers seem to provide a clear resource, and enough of the city was cleared by the bombs that a new settlement could be established. However, radioactive material and unidentified mutagens mixed into the groundwater, causing it to become slightly mutagenic and highly carcinogenic. As a result, the people in the new settlement began to change ever so slightly.''<br />''The changes were subtle, not nearly to the degree of the Super Mutants or the various Wasteland creatures, but over the next 140 years, it became undeniable that something was affecting the people of The Pitt. Starting from the first few years, children were often born with strange growths or extra vestigial limbs. The mutations never went far beyond the occasional hunchback or cleft palate, but it wasn't long before the vast majority of the residents of The Pitt developed some sort of physical deformity in their lifetimes. Although many children were born "clean," the older they got, the more likely that a problem would develop.''<br />''The most disturbing change that the environment caused was not nearly as noticeable as the physical deformities. The infected water and poisoned sky began to cause neurological damage to those exposed to it. People became more hostile, violent, and short-tempered; they became known as "Wildmen." Their emotions became out of control, and their actions often teetered on primal. In severe cases, mutated humans devolved into hunched, savage beasts nicknamed "Trogs." Over the first 50 years, The Pitt quickly degenerated into a dangerous den of murderers and rapists; even cannibalism was not uncommon. The only loyalty was in strength, and the only organization was between those who were strong enough to control others and those who were controlled.''<br />''Rumors of the horrors of The Pitt spread throughout the Wasteland, and all travelers knew to avoid it at all costs. However, The Pitt became one of the most self-sufficient communities in the Wastes. Granted, their self-sufficiency relied on the citizens occasionally eating one another, but they functioned without trade or export.''<br />''In 2042{{sic}}, Star Paladin Lyons of the Brotherhood of Steel led the Scourge, a large-scale military action that wiped out nearly the entire population of The Pitt. In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city, eliminating any resident who put up a fight. Although the intent of the Scourge remains unclear, several unmutated children were taken from The Pitt by the Brotherhood and placed into initiate training. The motivations for the Scourge are unclear to this day, but many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operates. Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to date it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was.''<br />''It is said that a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin from the Scourge stayed on in The Pitt, seeking to bring law and order to the unwashed masses and creating an underclass of Pitt Slaves in the process, guarded by Pitt Raiders under his personal command. However, in the decades following the events of the Scourge, nobody has heard anything from The Pitt. Travelers who have gone to investigate have not returned, and no survivors have emerged."''<br />([[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide faction profiles]])</ref>
Owyn Lyons led the Scourge, a large-scale military action that wiped out nearly the entire population of The Pitt. In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city, eliminating any resident who put up a fight. Although the intent of the Scourge remains unclear, several unmutated children were taken from The Pitt easily by the Brotherhood and placed into initiate training, such as [[Kodiak|Paladin Kodiak]]. The motivations for the Scourge are unclear to this day, but many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operates. Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to date it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was.<ref name="FO3 Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
 
   
==Aftermath==
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===Aftermath===
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What is known is that the Brotherhood left the city with about twenty unmutated children,<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did you escape?"''<br />[[Kodiak]]:''"As they swept through, the Brotherhood policed up every non-mutie child they could find. Turns out, there weren't that many. Me and maybe twenty others. The younger we were, the less of a chance that we were mutated. It was ugly work, no doubt, but it had to be done. I'll never forget the sight of the Brotherhood of Steel breaching the breast of the mountain at dawn."''<br />([[PaladinKodiak.txt]])</ref> forcibly separating them from their families if they were considered at risk.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did you rebuild after the Scourge?"''<br />[[Ishmael Ashur]]: ''"It wasn't actually that tough. The Scourge had cleared out a lot of Trogs, so we had space to move in. The Brotherhood had looted a lot, but they left even more behind as "damaged goods." And you can rebuild a lot out of "damaged goods." For example, they took one survivor, a kid the called "Kodiak". But they left his big brothers behind, because they were too wild and mean. But as it turns out, the Bear Brothers were some of my finest soldiers. At least, until they went up against you."''<br />([[DLC01Ashur.txt]])</ref> They were then placed into initiate training,<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did you escape?"''<br />[[Kodiak]]:''"As they swept through, the Brotherhood policed up every non-mutie child they could find. Turns out, there weren't that many. Me and maybe twenty others. The younger we were, the less of a chance that we were mutated. It was ugly work, no doubt, but it had to be done. I'll never forget the sight of the Brotherhood of Steel breaching the breast of the mountain at dawn."''<br />([[PaladinKodiak.txt]])</ref> by 2277 only one remains stationed at the Citadel: [[Greg Bear]], codename Kodiak, with Lyons' Pride.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"What happened to the other kids from the Pitt?"''<br />[[Kodiak]]:''"All of 'em became Initiates. Most of them went on to become Brothers. A lot fell in action. I'm the only survivor of the Scourge of the Pitt still stationed at the Citadel."''<br />([[PaladinKodiak.txt]])</ref>
It is said that [[Ishmael Ashur|a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin]] from the the Scourge stayed on in The Pitt, seeking to bring law and order to the unwashed masses and creating an underclass of [[Pitt slaves (faction)|Pitt slaves]] in the process, guarded by [[Pitt raiders (faction)|Pitt Raiders]] under his personal command. However, in the decades following the events of the Scourge, nobody has heard anything from The Pitt. Travelers who have gone to investigate have not returned, and no survivors have emerged.<ref name="FO3 Guide">''[[Fallout 3 Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
 
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During the Scourge Lyons' forces suffered only one casualty: Paladin [[Ishmael Ashur]], was buried in rubble during the fighting and presumed dead. However, Ashur survived and established firm control of the Pitt, transforming it into an industrial powerhouse, supported by [[Brotherhood of Steel]] technological know-how. At the same time, he abandoned the Brotherhood and its teachings, recognizing the inherent failure of the unsustainable, scavenger nature of the Brotherhood's ways.<ref name="pittfactions" /> Seeking to bring law and order to the unwashed masses he founded the [[Pitt raiders (faction)|Pitt raiders]] and their underclass of [[Pitt slaves (faction)|Pitt slaves]]. This was made easy as more than half of the populace was slaughtered, clearing the Pitt of its worst inhabitants.<ref name="WernherCitadel">The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"I remember hearing about The Pitt from a guy in the Citadel."''<br />[[Wernher]]: ''"The Citadel, huh? That's the Brotherhood of Steel fortress, right? Yeah, I know about those guys. He must have been part of the attack that cleaned up The Pitt. Well... it didn't so much clean it up as it calmed it down. No way that hellhole could ever be cleaned up without the cure. That's why those guys were after me."''<br />([[DLC01Wernher.txt]])</ref><ref name="WernherHalf">The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did the city get started?"''<br />[[Wernher]]: ''"After the war, the place just turns into a shithole. The buildings start falling over and the sickness makes people just turn on each other. Some of them... change. They lose any sense of who they are. They just go around killing and fucking and eating. Like animals, man. Some people are still okay, but just... I don't know. Anyway, about 30 years ago, those Brotherhood guys come in and wipe the place out. They kill all of these sick fucks. Anything that looks like it's going to fight -- Bam! Then they take whatever they were looking for and leave."''<br />([[DLC01Wernher.txt]])</ref><ref name="WernherChaos">The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Tell me about what the Brotherhood did."''<br />[[Wernher]]: ''"Well, as bad as The Pitt is, it used to be worse. Much worse. It was complete chaos. Every man for himself. About the time I was born, those Brotherhood guys swept through the place. Killed anything that put up a fight. More'n half the place was dead by the time they were done. It was a slaughter. But they got the worst of the worst. If it weren't for the Brotherhood sweeping the place, I doubt Ashur would have been able to get control of as much as he has."''<br />([[DLC01Wernher.txt]])</ref> In the decades following the events of the Scourge, nobody has heard anything from The Pitt. Travelers who have gone to investigate have not returned, and no survivors have emerged.<ref name="pittfactions"/>
   
 
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Now that's a story... The only reason I'm here is because of Elder Lyons. You see, I grew up in The Pitt. Don't suppose you've ever been there, huh? It's about 500 klicks to the northwest. Place is a nightmare - three irradiated rivers coming together. People there were... not well. But the Brotherhood of Steel came down on the place with a righteous hammer. They called it "The Scourge."Kodiak

The Scourge[1] is the term often used by Pitt inhabitants for the battle and mop-up operations conducted by the Brotherhood of Steel while traveling east to Washington, D.C. in 2255.

Background

On their way to the Capital Wasteland, the Brotherhood's expeditionary force came across the ruins of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A truly chaotic city, it was full of rape gangs, raiders, slaver, and many other kinds of horrors all freely wandered, terrorizing the few innocent survivors.[2][3]

Sweep of The Pitt

In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city from their staging area at Mount Wash, eliminating any resident who put up a fight. The motivations for the Scourge remain unclear, but many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operated. Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was.[3]

Aftermath

What is known is that the Brotherhood left the city with about twenty unmutated children,[4] forcibly separating them from their families if they were considered at risk.[5] They were then placed into initiate training,[6] by 2277 only one remains stationed at the Citadel: Greg Bear, codename Kodiak, with Lyons' Pride.[7]

During the Scourge Lyons' forces suffered only one casualty: Paladin Ishmael Ashur, was buried in rubble during the fighting and presumed dead. However, Ashur survived and established firm control of the Pitt, transforming it into an industrial powerhouse, supported by Brotherhood of Steel technological know-how. At the same time, he abandoned the Brotherhood and its teachings, recognizing the inherent failure of the unsustainable, scavenger nature of the Brotherhood's ways.[3] Seeking to bring law and order to the unwashed masses he founded the Pitt raiders and their underclass of Pitt slaves. This was made easy as more than half of the populace was slaughtered, clearing the Pitt of its worst inhabitants.[8][9][10] In the decades following the events of the Scourge, nobody has heard anything from The Pitt. Travelers who have gone to investigate have not returned, and no survivors have emerged.[3]

References

  1. The Lone Wanderer: "How did you end up in the Brotherhood?"
    Kodiak:"Now that's a story... The only reason I'm here is because of Elder Lyons. You see, I grew up in the Pitt. Don't suppose you've ever been there, huh? It's about 500 klicks to the northwest. Place is a nightmare -- three irradiated rivers coming together. People there were... not well. But the Brotherhood of Steel came down on the place with a righteous hammer. They called it "The Scourge.""
    (PaladinKodiak.txt)
  2. Lone Wanderer: "What was the Scourge?"
    Kodiak: "It was a Brotherhood operation. They marched in and swept the place clean. Most of the people there were half-mutated, cancerous, vile things. And these people... rape gangs, torture squads... it was pure chaos there. The Scourge is the best thing that could have happened to it. This was way back, before the Citadel was fortified. Part of the early recon after the Brotherhood first arrived in this area. One night, a squad of Brothers led by Paladin Lyons swept into the city from over Mount Wash, tearing apart anyone who stood against them. They were completely outnumbered. And still they razed that place to the ground."
    (Kodiak's dialogue)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p.43-44:
    "Pitt Raiders
    Pitt Slaves
    Trogs
    Wildmen

    Following the Great War, survivors established a settlement on the remains of a city at the confluence of rivers. The rivers seem to provide a clear resource, and enough of the city was cleared by the bombs that a new settlement could be established. However, radioactive material and unidentified mutagens mixed into the groundwater, causing it to become slightly mutagenic and highly carcinogenic. As a result, the people in the new settlement began to change ever so slightly.
    The changes were subtle, not nearly to the degree of the Super Mutants or the various Wasteland creatures, but over the next 140 years, it became undeniable that something was affecting the people of The Pitt. Starting from the first few years, children were often born with strange growths or extra vestigial limbs. The mutations never went far beyond the occasional hunchback or cleft palate, but it wasn't long before the vast majority of the residents of The Pitt developed some sort of physical deformity in their lifetimes. Although many children were born "clean," the older they got, the more likely that a problem would develop.
    The most disturbing change that the environment caused was not nearly as noticeable as the physical deformities. The infected water and poisoned sky began to cause neurological damage to those exposed to it. People became more hostile, violent, and short-tempered; they became known as "Wildmen." Their emotions became out of control, and their actions often teetered on primal. In severe cases, mutated humans devolved into hunched, savage beasts nicknamed "Trogs." Over the first 50 years, The Pitt quickly degenerated into a dangerous den of murderers and rapists; even cannibalism was not uncommon. The only loyalty was in strength, and the only organization was between those who were strong enough to control others and those who were controlled.
    Rumors of the horrors of The Pitt spread throughout the Wasteland, and all travelers knew to avoid it at all costs. However, The Pitt became one of the most self-sufficient communities in the Wastes. Granted, their self-sufficiency relied on the citizens occasionally eating one another, but they functioned without trade or export.
    In 2042In-game spelling, punctuation and/or grammar, Star Paladin Lyons of the Brotherhood of Steel led the Scourge, a large-scale military action that wiped out nearly the entire population of The Pitt. In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city, eliminating any resident who put up a fight. Although the intent of the Scourge remains unclear, several unmutated children were taken from The Pitt by the Brotherhood and placed into initiate training. The motivations for the Scourge are unclear to this day, but many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operates. Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to date it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was.
    It is said that a Brotherhood of Steel Paladin from the Scourge stayed on in The Pitt, seeking to bring law and order to the unwashed masses and creating an underclass of Pitt Slaves in the process, guarded by Pitt Raiders under his personal command. However, in the decades following the events of the Scourge, nobody has heard anything from The Pitt. Travelers who have gone to investigate have not returned, and no survivors have emerged."
    (Fallout 3 Official Game Guide faction profiles)
  4. The Lone Wanderer: "How did you escape?"
    Kodiak:"As they swept through, the Brotherhood policed up every non-mutie child they could find. Turns out, there weren't that many. Me and maybe twenty others. The younger we were, the less of a chance that we were mutated. It was ugly work, no doubt, but it had to be done. I'll never forget the sight of the Brotherhood of Steel breaching the breast of the mountain at dawn."
    (PaladinKodiak.txt)
  5. The Lone Wanderer: "How did you rebuild after the Scourge?"
    Ishmael Ashur: "It wasn't actually that tough. The Scourge had cleared out a lot of Trogs, so we had space to move in. The Brotherhood had looted a lot, but they left even more behind as "damaged goods." And you can rebuild a lot out of "damaged goods." For example, they took one survivor, a kid the called "Kodiak". But they left his big brothers behind, because they were too wild and mean. But as it turns out, the Bear Brothers were some of my finest soldiers. At least, until they went up against you."
    (DLC01Ashur.txt)
  6. The Lone Wanderer: "How did you escape?"
    Kodiak:"As they swept through, the Brotherhood policed up every non-mutie child they could find. Turns out, there weren't that many. Me and maybe twenty others. The younger we were, the less of a chance that we were mutated. It was ugly work, no doubt, but it had to be done. I'll never forget the sight of the Brotherhood of Steel breaching the breast of the mountain at dawn."
    (PaladinKodiak.txt)
  7. The Lone Wanderer: "What happened to the other kids from the Pitt?"
    Kodiak:"All of 'em became Initiates. Most of them went on to become Brothers. A lot fell in action. I'm the only survivor of the Scourge of the Pitt still stationed at the Citadel."
    (PaladinKodiak.txt)
  8. The Lone Wanderer: "I remember hearing about The Pitt from a guy in the Citadel."
    Wernher: "The Citadel, huh? That's the Brotherhood of Steel fortress, right? Yeah, I know about those guys. He must have been part of the attack that cleaned up The Pitt. Well... it didn't so much clean it up as it calmed it down. No way that hellhole could ever be cleaned up without the cure. That's why those guys were after me."
    (DLC01Wernher.txt)
  9. The Lone Wanderer: "How did the city get started?"
    Wernher: "After the war, the place just turns into a shithole. The buildings start falling over and the sickness makes people just turn on each other. Some of them... change. They lose any sense of who they are. They just go around killing and fucking and eating. Like animals, man. Some people are still okay, but just... I don't know. Anyway, about 30 years ago, those Brotherhood guys come in and wipe the place out. They kill all of these sick fucks. Anything that looks like it's going to fight -- Bam! Then they take whatever they were looking for and leave."
    (DLC01Wernher.txt)
  10. The Lone Wanderer: "Tell me about what the Brotherhood did."
    Wernher: "Well, as bad as The Pitt is, it used to be worse. Much worse. It was complete chaos. Every man for himself. About the time I was born, those Brotherhood guys swept through the place. Killed anything that put up a fight. More'n half the place was dead by the time they were done. It was a slaughter. But they got the worst of the worst. If it weren't for the Brotherhood sweeping the place, I doubt Ashur would have been able to get control of as much as he has."
    (DLC01Wernher.txt)