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Member: Knight (Former) Brandon Cobson
Service Number: NA
Date of Birth: 08-27-2258
Date of Death: NA
Place of Death: NA
Chapter: East Coast
Duty Stations: Adams AFB, Citadel, Project Purity
Noted Engagements: NA
Tech Recovered: NA
Archive Submission: Journal Entry

[Archive entry relates to East Coast deserter. Journal Entry serves as evidence against former Knight and disclosed for the purpose of better recognizing insubordinate/treasonous behavior within Brotherhood ranks. Disclosure authorization from Head Scribe Wisner (LH) – See your Chapter's Head Scribe for access to profile image of deserter – Member status remains: Kill on sight]

08-13-2277

I honestly can't believe it! I am so God Damned happy! I am finally a Knight of the Brotherhood of Steel! As of today, I can finally call myself "Knight Cobson!"

I can't believe that it wasn't more than six months ago that those Paladins pulled me and those others from the rust bucket and gave me some actual purpose in life… Not going to lie, it was tough saying goodbye to my friends back home and knowing I wouldn't be able to gawk at Angela anymore Haha! Now, now I have meaning, purpose, and a real family.

They put me under Paladin Rayburn, and he's running Citadel security alongside Paladin Bael. It seems like it's going to be a good gig, but I joined up to take the fight into DC. Growing up, I'd seen lots of folks from all around stop in Rivet City just to head into downtown oblivious to the danger there. I lost too many friends in the ruins hoping to strike it rich on some cache of old world junk. Now that I'm part of the Brotherhood, I know that I'm at least someone making the Capital Wastes a better place.

10-29-2277

I've been trying to volunteer for the missions into DC, but we lost contact with a number of our outposts out there. Now, it's just Lyon's Pride doing most of the missions, and I've been trying to improve my marksmanship to join them. I'm really curious what Sentinel Lyons expects from her unit. I figure it couldn't be too hard since they plucked that "Redding" chick out of Initiate training for the group. Although, I did hear that she died during their mission to reinforce GNR.

I wish I was on that mission. I definitely would've fought like Hell knowing that we were protecting old Three Dog himself. That crazy on the radio has been almost my sole source of entertainment for years. I used to stay in the market back home till closing time just to hear what was happening around the wastes. Not even to mention that his reporting on all the good the Brotherhood was doing is what inspired me to join up.

Either way, thing's aren't dull around the Citadel. We're always under assault by a raid party of those uglies. Most of the time, I'm on the Arlington side of the Citadel watchtowers. We get attacked by those things or by those Talon Company idiots at least once a day.

At the end of my shift, I spend a lot of time in the laboratory seeing what the Scribes are up to. All through my Initiate training, I was never allowed into the Citadel since the Initiates barracks was in a sectioned off area of the courtyard. I always wondered what that giant steel platform in the center was for, and always got backhanded when I asked an unauthorized question. But, after the Knight promotion ceremony, I entered those doors to the Brotherhood's lower levels and couldn't believe my eyes. Beyond all the Scribes going about their research on technology I never even heard of, there it was. Standing in the center of the laboratory research facility was the gigantic robot "Liberty Prime."

I still head down there just to look at the thing until a Scribe shoos me away. I remember asking one time about why we didn't use the giant death robot to clear out DC. After the cursing, the Scribes mentioned some sort of unsolvable power problem… None of that registered with me, after seeing what the Brotherhood does on a regular basis inside and out of the Citadel walls; I know anything is possible. I also can't wait to get assigned to a different unit. Hopefully then they'll have the robot fixed and I'll get to see that thing in action!

02-21-2278

So… The past few months had been… Eventful?

Between that issue with the water purifier and the arrival of that "Enclave" group, our occupation of the purifier, and the subsequent destruction of the Enclave, I was nowhere near any of the action. So much happened in such a short time that I couldn't be there for almost any of it. I did have watch next to Paladin Bael when that Dr. Li woman showed up with her ragtag band, but I was more focused on those "Vertibirds" hovering over the Jefferson Memorial across the Potomac.

Anyway, we had our run ins with those Enclave goons a few times, but nothing serious. Then, on one day a few months back, I saw them raise Liberty Prime from the depths of the lab and God Damn was that a spectacle. Again, I wasn't there for it, but I saw those tesla beams shoot out of its head causing all the carnage I imagined. If only I could've been there for it…

Once we took that purifier from the Enclave, things were slow again until that nameless "Vault Dweller" woke up and started running all the missions again… Everyone heard what happened after they started helping again. Liberty Prime got destroyed, and we later took the fight to Adams Airforce Base. None of that is why I'm writing though.

Elder Owen Lyons died only a week ago.

I never knew the man personally, but I heard enough from the others to know that he was the one who "Led us astray." It was then that I learned about why the Brotherhood was "Supposed" to be here. None of that made sense to me. The Brotherhood has been around since before I was born and everyone back home said they've always helped people. I mean they always had been trying to ward off the tide of super mutants, but according to some of the hardliners: That was a secondary objective. It was news to me, but the Brotherhood's primary goal is apparently the preservation of technology. I suppose that explains some of the stories I heard about those "Outcast" guys west of DC. I don't care about any of that though; Sarah Lyons took over the Elder position, and I'm content with that.

02-28-2278

I was finally moved duty stations the day after I wrote my last entry to Project Purity. I asked if I was going to be running perimeter protection, but no, Paladin Rayburn put me on with the water caravan crews. He had a sad attitude when he gave me the order, but I was ecstatic. There was some hint of frustration when he said that Elder Sarah Lyons was continuing that operation, but I didn't mind in the least. I joined the Brotherhood to go out there and make the wastelands a better place.

So, I just got back from my run to Bigtown when I'm writing this. I felt good knowing that we left them the purified barrels, those people definitely needed it. I didn't think I'd be the odd man on the run though. Even after triumphing over the numerous raider attacks on the way, my brothers and sisters wouldn't stop bitching about the job. Of course they had seniority over me, so I kept my mouth shut.

When we finally got back, Knight Sergeant Kilian had me deliver the report to Bigsley, and he gave me that world famous attitude I heard so much about. He did apologize about having to send me out there, but I didn't understand why he felt the need to apologize. When his whining and sarcasm went over my head, he then said;

"Oh!? You must be one of those morons who joined up to kiss Lyons' ass?"

It took all my might just to keep myself from decking him in that smug face, but I held it back. I left and went back to my barracks to write this. It seems like none of my brothers and sisters give a shit about anyone outside the Brotherhood. I wonder if it was always this way? Was Owen Lyons really the only one making the Brotherhood help people?

01-01-2279

I did my duty at Project Purity, and took two more missions before things snapped. I was able to keep my rage low around those complainers and even Bigsley's incessant bitching for a while. Then, almost a week after my last entry, Bigsley got his Paladin reinforcements from the Citadel, closed up the purifier, and started selling the water to Rivet City. I would've been fine with all that if he didn't do what he did when Rivet City retaliated. He ordered the Paladins to open fire on them with the Enclave plasma weapons. I knew it was a mistake to give an idiot Scribe control over the Project Purity outpost, because I don't regret what I did. The second he gave the order, I laid him out. I saw him tumble down the scaffolding and then I was brought down.

A week later, I was brought up on insubordination and assault charges back at the Citadel, and sentenced to the Brig. I tried defending myself by explaining Bigsley's annoying face, and most of them agreed that he was about due for a sock in the mouth. However, the fact that my rage evidently came from my disagreement with his orders was enough for the sentence.

Deep below A and B Ring is a separate armory and several vacant cells that were used for people like me. I spent ten months confined to a cell. It wasn't all bad though; I had three squares, I got some reading material, time to stay fit, and some solitude to reflect on everything I went through. I concluded that I was perhaps in the wrong about everything and agreed to the restraining order against Bigsley. That's fine by me, the second I see that guy again, he's getting another one.

On the outside, I was assigned back to the Citadel for the time being and restricted access to the laboratory. Also, the Brotherhood apparently doesn't have an Elder anymore. When I asked what happened to Sarah Lyons, those who gave me the time of day said she got killed by super mutants, or "Good riddance." Yep, the whole Lyons legacy is gone, and all the talk I hear about them are jokes, complaints, or cheers that they're no longer with us.

06-16-2281

I spent the longest time running errands between Adams and Citadel, but still going on the occasional mission to kill uglies. We're still leaderless, and so the Brotherhood is still a broken collection of individual outposts under their own leadership. Bigsley still runs Project Purity and his guys get water to all the outposts, Citadel runs patrols on the west side of the Potomac, and Adams is the primary insertion point for our runs into the outer wastes. They've also patched together a few more vertibirds from the Enclave war that I see flying over DC on occasion.

So, most of our outposts were linked together in name only, but that Maxson kid was made Paladin after he took out a deathclaw last year (That should show you how broken things are.) The kid is ambitious though, I'll give him that. He stopped by Citadel when I was between runs and I offered to join his unit in a proposed campaign against the mutants outside DC. It was about time I joined a unit anyway. I've spent too long as just an independent runner. I'm definitely excited to get some action and kill muties. Since the Brotherhood's command is all over the place, I might as well do some good.

Plus, I think I have some old connections back home that can "improve" my battlefield performance. Not like anyone's keeping an eye on me anymore.

10-24-2282

I knew it would come back to bite me. I stole a bunch of water from Project Purity on my way to Rivet City and bought a bunch of Buffout from my buddy back home.. No lie, it helped during the campaign against the uglies, and I did enough to earn "Knight Sergeant." It was great serving under that Maxson kid, and he welcomed those Outcasts back into the ranks after that shitshow against Sheppard, but I was suffering mad withdrawals. I volunteered for every scav team just hoping to pocket some chems, but even then my supplies were scarce and I have this rage that I can't control! I don't know what to do! I can't go to the doctor and mention my addiction or they'll throw me in the brig again.

Oh yeah! Did I mention they made the 15 year old kid Elder!? Haha! I don't care, I mean. He was a good leasder and all int the field and I fucking drank FEV blood with my rations Hahah. Not to metntiong thsos outcast s are fuvdcking annotying tety are asl smmug and shit! Which pissedd me off! Im hhere to jhelp people asnd they are alll "Tech this tech that!" FUCK YOU! Fuck theoght writing would calsm me down,,. Shacking toooo much gotta stopp now.

07-05-2284

Spent the better part of last year in the brig again. The Adams brig is much shittier than the Citadel one, but I don't care. I don't care about life anymore. They threw me in the brig for stealing Buffout from the doctor since Scribes at Adams use Buffout components to make other chems. I was getting away with it for a while, but my shakes and agitation brought attention to me when it was least convenient.

Things changed at Adams, and in the Brotherhood (Not that I saw the changes happen in my cell). Maxson's been Elder for the past two years, the Outcasts are with us, the outposts are reunited, they're working on some giant ship thing, but the worst thing is the new recruits. Maxson's been creating this wave of ideology that captures hardliners from my day and the new bloods. Every new Initiate joins with a rabid foundation of loyalty towards that man. I remember being an initiate who joined the Brotherhood just to do right by folks, but everyone around me just wants to "Save mankind." In order to do that, we apparently have to take sensor modules from scavers and confiscate turret units from tiny settlements.

I'm the only one who probably still gives a shit about anyone. Recently, I've been wanting to see what the old Three Dog has to say about the wasteland or the Brotherhood, but the Paladins forbid the playing of his station.

04-13-2285

I've been getting into more fights lately, and not because of Buffout withdrawal. My brothers and sisters look down on me because of my record and attitude. Doesn't matter that I served under their beloved Maxson in the wasteland campaigns, I'm still that "Lyons ass kisser." I also got jumped by two of those former outcast dipshits. I beat the ever living fuck out of that Knight Sergeant Williamson, but they got me three to one.

I only want to do the right thing for people, but Fuck everyone. I'm only volunteering for perimeter security or simple assault missions from now on. They can keep building their little airship, keep stealing from settlements all they want, I'll have none of it.

12-20-2286

I'm out of here. They assigned me to that mission to Rivet City on purpose! They KNEW I was from there! Of course I was also put under that bitch Knight Shelton for that mission. Even though I've been in the Brotherhood longer than her, she thinks she's better than me because everyone knows I'm the "Knight Fuck Up!" She was a bitch when I was running jobs at Project Purity, so it was no wonder that all the former Outcast leadership fawns all over her. She's only one of the Brotherhood whores! She'd open her legs for Maxson if it meant a pat on the head or "Glory to the Brotherhood!"

The airship was almost done, so they sent me on that mission to my home city to STEAL their reactor! You know? The thing that gives hundreds of people on that tub power? The thing that provides warmth to people and power to the science center? I wish they gave me the power armor, but they hadn't trusted me with my own power armor since the Buffout problem. I kept it all together for the whole operation as "crowd control" until I saw Shelton's stupid fucking face.

She was filled with absolute pleasure at the fact she was holding a laser rifle to the faces of people I grew up with. I don't know what made me hold it together, even after some of my old friends recognized me in the crowd. When the op was over, we awaited our vertibird for evac, and I saw red. I started a fight that I could not win against Knight Shelton and my other squad mates. Before Jacoby swung at me in the T-60. I fled to the sound of minigun fire and got my arm clipped by a stray laser.

It's been two days since I fled into the DC ruins and I don't know if they give enough of a shit to look for me, but I'm done with the Brotherhood. Tomorrow morning, I'm chucking this stupid journal and telling them what I think for the last time.

[Note taped to front of journal]

"Fuck you Brotherhood! You used to be the good guys!"

[Jounal entry discovered near to the East Coast's Washington Monument Outpost]

Legacy: Brandon Cobson should serve as yet another reminder of the disgraced Elder Owen Lyons' legacy. Brandon Cobson joined our order under Lyons' delusions of pandering to locals. The former Knight's actions should be pitied and disavowed by every member of the Brotherhood across all Chapters. Desertion is an unacceptable crime against the Brotherhood and punishable by death. May there be no safe place for this disgusting waste of Brotherhood potential. [If seen: Brandon Cobson must be killed on sight - Per Elder Arthur Maxson (EC-PRDWN) - Authorization: Head Scribe Wisner (LH)]

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