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The last squad went in three years ago. They never reported back. Officially, they're missing, presumed dead.Danse

The Lost Patrol is a Brotherhood of Steel side quest in Fallout 4.

Quick walkthrough[]

Brotherhood of Steel side quest: The Lost Patrol 
Investigate the battle site north of relay tower 0MC-810.
Follow the radio distress signal
Listen to the Battlefield holotape
Investigate the National Guard training yard.
Follow the radio Distress Signal. 
Listen to Knight Astlin's holotape
Investigate the Revere satellite array.
Follow the radio Distress Signal. 
Listen to Scribe Faris' holotape
Investigate Recon bunker Theta.
Speak to Paladin Brandis
(Optional) Convince him to rejoin the Brotherhood. 
Leave Paladin Brandis alone or kill him. 
Reward: Survivor's Special, when speaking to Brandis aboard the Prydwen
Report to Paladin Danse or Lancer Captain Kells
Reward: 350 XP
Steadfast BOS combat armor chest piece if reporting to Kells
200 caps if reporting to Danse. 
Leads to: Duty or Dishonor 

Detailed walkthrough[]

This quest can be initiated in one of three ways. The Sole Survivor can be given The Lost Patrol by speaking to Paladin Danse or Lancer Captain Kells after completing Call to Arms but before triggering Shadow of Steel. Alternatively, the Pip-Boy may detect one of the emergency distress beacons while exploring, automatically activating the quest.

However the quest is acquired, the Sole Survivor will need to trace the sources of three distress signals. Each beacon leads to the final resting place of a Brotherhood of Steel soldier, revealing the fate of their reconnaissance team. To complete the objective, the Survivor must loot holotapes from the fallen soldiers, then play them from their Pip-Boy.

Knight Varham's Battlefield holotape is located in a ruined house north of Relay tower 0MC-810, south of Med-Tek Research and east of West Everett Estates. Knight Astlin can be found behind a table in the recruitment office inside the National Guard training yard. Scribe Faris is found at the Revere satellite array. He is in a metal and wood structure above the ground connected to the southeast array tower. This area is inhabited by super mutants. A device called a Distress pulser can be found at each location.

Once all three holotapes have been played a quest marker will appear at Recon bunker Theta. Once there, the Sole Survivor will be accosted by Paladin Brandis. If the Survivor tells him the fate of his officers he will allow them to loot the items in his home, which includes a fusion core. Otherwise, he will initiate combat.

If the Sole Survivor is a member of the Brotherhood of Steel they can attempt to convince Brandis to return to the order through three conversation checks ranging from easy to hard difficulty. If successful, Brandis will later meet them aboard the Prydwen where he will reward them with the Survivor's Special. To complete the quest, the Sole Survivor must report to Paladin Danse or Captain Kells if the quest Shadow of Steel has been started and the Prydwen entered the Commonwealth.

Quest stages[]

Quest stages
StageStatusDescriptionLog Entry
30 Search for the Recon TeamThree years ago, the last Brotherhood recon team sent to the Commonwealth went missing. Paladin Danse/Captain Kells asked me to search for their remains.
60 Follow the radio distress signal
62 Investigate the battle siteIn a ruin near Malden, I found a blast crater and the remains of some soldiers. OR
In a ruin near Malden, I found a blast crater and the remains of a Brotherhood recon team.
64 Listen to the Battlefield holotape
66 (Optional) Report back to Paladin Danse
67 Investigate the National Guard Training YardIn a ruin near Malden, I found the remains of a group of soldiers that were ambushed and nearly wiped out. If I follow their trail, I may be able to learn what happened to them. OR
In a ruin near Malden, I found the remains of a team of Brotherhood soldiers that were ambushed and nearly wiped out. If I follow their trail, I may be able to learn what happened to them.
70 Follow the distress signal
72 Investigate the battle siteIn the National Guard Training Yard, I found the remains of a soldier who made her last stand against a horde of feral ghouls. OR
In the National Guard Training Yard, I found the remains of a Knight who made her last stand against a horde of feral ghouls.
74 Listen to Knight Astlin's Holotape
76 Investigate the Satellite ArrayIn the National Guard Training Yard, I found the remains of a soldier. If I search the area, I may be able to learn what happened to the rest of her squad. OR
In the National Guard Training Yard, I found the remains of a Brotherhood Knight. If I search the area, I may be able to learn what happened to the rest of her recon team.
77 (Optional) Report back to Paladin Danse
80 Follow the radio distress signal
82 Investigate the battle siteAt the Revere Satellite Array, I found the remains of a soldier in an unfamiliar uniform. OR
At the Revere Satellite Array, I found the remains of a Brotherhood Field Scribe.
84 Listen to Scribe Faris' HolotapeAt the Revere Satellite Array, I found the remains of a soldier. If I search the area, I may be able to learn what happened to the rest of his squad. OR
At the Revere Satellite Array, I found the remains of a Brotherhood Field Scribe. If I search the area, I may be able to learn what happened to the rest of his team.
87 (Optional) Report back to Paladin Danse
90 Investigate the Bunker
103 Speak to Paladin Brandis
140 Kill Paladin Brandis - if Brandis turns hostilePaladin Brandis, the last surviving member of his recon team, attacked me when I entered his bunker.
147 Kill Paladin Brandis - played quest without joining Brotherhood.I found the remains of a Brotherhood of Steel recon team and followed their trail to a remote bunker, where I met Paladin Brandis, the only survivor.
148 Meet Paladin Danse outside
150 Report to Paladin Danse or Captain KellsThree years ago, the last Brotherhood recon team sent to the Commonwealth went missing. I located their remains and killed Paladin Brandis, the only survivor. OR
Three years ago, the last Brotherhood recon team sent to the Commonwealth went missing. I located their remains and found Paladin Brandis, the only survivor.
200Quest finishedQuest completeThree years ago, the last Brotherhood recon team sent to the Commonwealth went missing. I followed a trail of clues to a remote bunker, where I met Paladin Brandis, the mission's only survivor.

Companion reactions[]

EventCaitCodsworthCurieDanseDeaconHancockMacCreadyPiperPrestonStrongValentineX6-88LongfellowGage
Tell Brandis to drop the gunLikeLikeDislikesDislikesDislikesLikeLikeLikeNo reactionLikeLikeNo reactionDislikesLike
Telling Brandis that one has no idea what happened to the rest of Brandis' teamLikeDislikesNo reactionHatesLikeNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionDislikesNo reaction
Tell Brandis his team is deadLikeNo reactionNo reactionDislikesDislikesNo reactionLikeNo reactionNo reactionLikeNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionLike
Give Brandis his team's holotagsDislikesLikeLikeLoveLikeLikeDislikesLikeLikeHatesLikeNo reactionLikeHates
Ask Brandis for a reward after discovering the fate of his teamLikeDislikesNo reactionHatesNo reactionNo reactionLikeDislikesDislikesNo reactionDislikesLikeLikeLike

Notes[]

  • Regardless of how the quest is started, turning it in to Lancer Captain Kells will award the Steadfast BOS combat armor chest piece in addition to XP. If turned in to Paladin Danse only the experience points will be given.
  • Starting this quest after Shadow of Steel allows for Paladin Danse to accompany the Survivor on the mission. If he is present the first time the Survivor detects an emergency beacon he will ask if they can speak, then assign the quest.
    • Danse has a unique commentary responding to objectives, and he will participate in the conversation with Paladin Brandis.
  • If Danse is the current companion, and Blind Betrayal is completed, Brandis will become hostile after completing this quest.
  • If Semper Invicta is not completed before starting the quests on the Prydwen, the quest can be started by discovering one of the lost patrols, or from Kells as mentioned above.
  • If the player character speaks to Brandis before being briefed on it by Danse (i.e. if Call to Arms has not been completed), the dialogue options for convincing him to rejoin the Brotherhood will not be available, and the mission will end after speaking to Brandis. The same will occur if hostile to the Brotherhood of Steel. However, if one returns to Recon bunker Theta after joining the Brotherhood of Steel, they will be able to talk with Brandis again and attempt to convince him to rejoin the Brotherhood.
  • If the player character starts the quest by finding the distress signal and completes it before being briefed by Danse, the patrol's holotapes will still be marked as quest items and cannot be dropped. This can be resolved by speaking to Danse about the patrol after completing Semper Invicta. He will request the tapes from the player character and they will be removed from their inventory.
  • If Preston Garvey is brought to Knight Astlin's body, he will state that if the same thing were to occur to him, it would be his "worst nightmare".

Behind the scenes[]

The name of this quest is a reference to the 1934 film The Lost Patrol, where a small British patrol led by a sergeant retreats north after a failed mission. One after another the members of the patrol are killed until only the sergeant remains. When a second British patrol finally finds the sergeant, he is heavily traumatized after surviving for so long on his own.

Bugs[]

  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Xbox OneXbox One If the player character puts off completing this quest until after Paladin Danse has become a potential companion, they may be unable to turn the quest in as he will only offer companion dialogue options. However, after "Show No Mercy", the mission turn in will change so one can talk to Kells, allowing for completion.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Xbox OneXbox One Kells will give generic dialogue instead of allowing the player character to turn in the quest until after they've completed Show No Mercy for the Brotherhood of Steel.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 If Brandis is spoken to before starting the first Brotherhood quest (Fire Support), the quest will not require returning to Danse; it will simply be marked complete.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Xbox OneXbox One While in any power armor and using the targeting HUD mod on the helmet, opening the door to the bunker may cause Brandis to be hostile.[verified]
    • This may be prevented by removing the helmet before entering if it is equipped with a targeting HUD.
  • Xbox OneXbox One Sometimes, after accepting the quest from Paladin Danse and convincing Brandis to rejoin the BoS, he will spawn aboard the Prydwen, but will not give his unique weapon - he just has the 'unnamed person' (a few lines) of dialogue.[verified]
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Trying to complete the quest with Danse as a companion will not trigger his completion dialogue, thus preventing the quest from completing. [verified]
    • Workaround - Continue with the main BoS story until the quest "Show no Mercy" is completed and then speak to Paladin Danse.
  • PCPC Playstation 4Playstation 4 Scribe Faris may not have the Recon Bunker Access Code 429A when looting his body, which is required to advance the quest after checking his body. This can be bypassed by inputting the console command setstage 000b1d79 90, which should provide the code along with the quest advancement.[verified]
  • Playstation 4Playstation 4 Sometimes, a behemoth will spawn in the middle of dialogue with Brandis and interrupt the conversation. After killing the behemoth, Brandis will no longer speak and will fire on the player character when approached, making it impossible to complete the quest. If this happens, reload to an earlier save and kill the behemoth prior to initiating dialogue, then talk to Brandis.[verified]

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