Wardens

Background
The Wardens began in Washington D.C. They originated through the conflicts of the BOS and Enclave. A military force sprung up out of necessity to assist in the protection of the people during the conflict that was occurring in the region.

There were two groups of the original forming of the 'Wardens', however, they were not named that at the time, they were merely a military force. One group was lead by Autumn, the other by Riordan. These two would go down in history as the Wardens founding members and Generals of the military branch. The groups would encounter skirmishes against the Enclave, resulting in heavy losses due to inferior equipment and manpower, they were overwhelmed but with the Brotherhood Of Steel taking most of the fighting, the region of Washington D.C would be safe from the Enclave.

Having much less to do since the Brotherhood's assertion in the region, the two groups would move West, across America towards California. They had heard of great rumours of large civilizations and democracy that would be a safe place for a group like them.

This journey wouldn't be an easy one and would take a long time but the group were ready to. They established their goal and started the great trek across America. Along the way, they'd meet many people, farmers, raiders, super mutants, even some robots. Their numbers began dwindling as they approached California, having lost many to fights or harsh conditions. They were demoralised and chose to set up a small encampment to rest for a time.

Their stop would be in Wyoming, a state ravished by Tribals, raiders and other horrific creatures. Due to this, the group would send out a scouting party, to search a radius around them, and ensure the stop would be safe. The scouts would come back, reporting of a nearby town left in ruins and heavily armed power armour units patrolling its streets.

Besides the soldiers, there would also be civilians in the area, being forced around by the Power Armor demons, commanding them to do whatever biding they so desired.

Many of the soldiers hated this, they had seen what the Enclave had done to people, raiders and slavers. They knew that this was something similar, if not the same. The Generals would plan an attack, in an effort to siege the bunker and free the people. Thankfully, the numbers were in their favour, and the element of surprise would help them greatly. Their soldiers were hardened from prior conflicts and were experts with the weapons they held.

By no means did they have the firepower, but they had the element of surprise and the tactics that would help them in taking down these people. They would launch an attack during the night, using the buildings to cover them as they rained fire down on a small patrol before moving to a different building, laying traps and waiting for another patrol.

Of course, the enemies took notice of this, and began fighting back heavily, a number of the Warden guard dying to the hands of their combatants, but not in vain. After a week of repetitive fighting, the Warden group would come out superior, having used their nimble selves outside the power armour to be able to lay traps and hide when required. The Wardens would then enter the bunker, and this is where they learnt much of what they now know.

Inside the bunker were great technologies beyond them, blueprints and terminal entries that left their few intellectuals dumbfounded. They realised who these people had been, the Enclave, and were happy in their victory. However, they understood the gravity of what had occurred, they had no doubts that they would be back in force before long. The Wardens took what they could from the bunker and headed up to the surface, and would be approached by the civilians of the town. They would thank the group, as they were now free from being under the rule of Enclave and forced to give up their lands and food for safety. The Wardens would take pride in what they had done and would decide that perhaps staying here with these people would do them well. Maybe they could start their own civilization.

They'd realise this was a place they could call home, and the Generals would order them to put everything back into the Bunker, and to start learning, for they would have many battles up to come.

Government
The Warden Government is run as a mix of a democratic and autocratic system. The ministry is the executive branch, then there is two legislative branches, the Military Council & House of Chamberlains and a Judicial Branch run by the High Constables.

The Executive Branch
Headed by a Prime Minister, with their cabinet as the key advisors as no person can know everything. Unlike the old world cabiner, each department has 2 representatives, 1 main and 1 backup advisor. The Prime minister is the leader of the country and elected into Power. The current Prime Minister is Prime Minister Alexandra Quincey, taking after Prime Minister Jade, who was elected at the beginning of the nation's founding.

The Military Council
The oldest of the government branches, formed as the starting leadership of the Wardens. They run all military operations with advice from the Prime Minister. Typically called the Grand Wardens, but all have different ranks. Some serve as Cabinet Advisors through the Prime Minister. There are 7 members of the military council, none of which are elected positions, all earned through military service. The head of the council currently is the Minister of War David with his second being General in Chief Riordan

The House of Chamberlains
The Main Civilian law makers, these are all elected by the people and serve as representatives of their respective counties. The 13 counties elect 2 representatives each for a total of 26. The head of the House of Chamberlains is known the The Arch Chamberlain who is picked by majority vote of all the Chamberlains and given approval by the Prime Minister.

The Judicial Branch
The 5 appointed High Constables by the Prime Minister approved by the hosue of chamberlains. They decide if rules and laws are fit for the country. They also oversee the appointing of the Constables for each Country. They serve for life, like that of the Military Council.

Reflex Power Armor
One of the more advanced power armor sets, created by Archivists using plans found from the Enclave systems after the takeover. The armor is a smaller bodied power armor, designed to be more ergonomic and lighterweight due to the size while still providing considerable protection against enemy weaponry.

T51 Prototype Power Armor
Another advanced armor set, scavenged from the Enclave systems after the takeover. This set of modified T51 armor provides the user a considerable amount of protection and can be mass produced. Commonly used by the NCOs of the Wardens.

Marine Combat Armor
A pre-war combat armor designed to ensure high protection to the wearer without requiring the use of fusion power to use and being cheaper and faster to manufacture. Commonly used by Low NCOs and Senior Enlisted Members.

Advanced Stealth Suit
A refined and recovered chinese armor set, designed to hide the user with camoflague. It's lightweight fit allows the user to be nimble, moving quickly and able to have full range of movement while within the armor. Commonly used by Senior Enlisted Members using long range weapons

Commando Armor
The most basic armor set given to Wardens when they sign up. Protects the user from a wide range of dangerous gases and protects against a small amount of enemy fire.

Heavy Plasma Repeater
An improved plasma repeater, created for the purpose of Command is known to only be used by the Wardens. Scavenged from the Enclave bunker after the takeover.

Ranking Scheme
The ranking structure of any given army can vary, but the mobile army follows this structure.

High Command
First Warden - The Head of the Mobile Army, executive authority and has direct communication to the military council. They take the Army in the direction they feel is best and can overrule any other decision besides those given by the Military Council.

Warden Keeper - The second in command of the Mobile Army, other than being the second to the mobile army has the responsibility of keeping the army reminded of the values and keeping them on track with the Warden goals. To be the second you must have the complete trust of the First Warden.

Commander of the Grey - The third in command of the Mobile Army, they are tasked with overseeing the training and recruitment of army, ensuring they are up to code and typically lead or organize every military operation.

Warden Consul - They are the advisors to the Mobile Army. They are appointed by the First Warden or the Military Council. They are typically retired High Command. They advise on all situations and have basic Military Command between Commander of they Grey and Warden Marshal.

Officer Core
Warden Archon - They are the top of the Officer Core, given much respect from the Command, may have access to abilities the others might not have.

Warden Brigadier - These are proven Warden Officers, given command of tasks delegated to them. Could also command different divisions or missions.

Warden Regent - Starting Warden Officers, having to prove their abilities and critical thinking. These officers have trust but still have much to prove.

Senior Non-Commissioned Officers
Veteran Warden - The top of the Warden SNCOs, they are next in line to be picked for officers and have the utmost respect and trust. Given military ops others would never hear about.

Warden Vanguard - The Vanguards are not far off the top, given almost the same trust and responsibility but typically comes down to the time of service.

Warden Auxiliary - Auxiliaries are proven leaders, have passed into official SNCO stage and allowed to command at last.

Warden Justiciar - The testing stage for SNCOs, these members have a lot to prove but a lot to gain through this process.

Non-Commissioned Officers
Warden Guardian - Top of the NCOs, trusted and scouted for SNCO positions.

Warden Templar - A battle-proven NCO with an extended time of service.

Warden Protector - A comfortable NCO, familiar with the requirements needed of their position.

Warden Gallant - Starter NCO, granted them a position to begin leading and showing their leadership capabilities within the Wardens.

Enlisted
Warden Combatant - Have mastered their combat or other skill

Warden Defender - Proven their combat or other skill proficiently

Warden Highlander - Shown leadership capabilities and proven themselves. Able to move to NCO status.

Warden Adept - Showing their specializations and paving their place in the Wardens.

Journeyman Warden - Shown loyalty and fits within the faction.

Warden Apprentice - Seen combat and proactive in duties

Warden Seeker - Starting rank, lots to prove.

Founding
2 Years have passed since they had taken the Bunker, and the surface town would have been restored mostly, many more citizens inhabiting it. As well as this, their Military would have expanded. During this time they had adopted the name 'The Wardens' while Riordan was inspecting one of the library buildings and found an old book, dictating a group called 'The Wardens' who swore to protect the innocent. As well as changes to the buildings, there would be many more people. The place would have become safe haven, the Warden Military acting as a police force and a local army. They would have inducted many local inhabitants during this time and would be much larger than when they had first taken the area.

During the two years, there was a distinct lack of Enclave, they hadn't seen them since they had first taken the Bunker. They had later found out this was due to the radio tower in the area was completely destroyed, so the Enclave had been unable to report anything about the attack. The Wardens would have thanked the gods, for they wouldn't have survived had the Enclave sent any reinforcements to attack their feeble situation. The Warden intellectuals, now called 'Archivists' as a nickname for their archiving of all of the Enclave technology, had learnt much from the Enclave bunker. They'd have worked to power the suits of armour that were in the bunker, and from the corpses of the Enclave soldiers. They'd be aware of how to repair and ensure maintenance on them and had repurposed them for the higher ranking Wardens.

The weapons they used were still fairly basic ballistic weaponry, but they had also managed to recover an Enclave prototype weapon being designed, a form of Plasma Repeater that had increased capacitors, resulting in higher energy output. This weapon would still be under work from the Archivists, but they were making progress on the weapon's development.

The Wardens had tried to reach out to nearby settlements, but encountered issues with them firing on them on sight due to the protective nature of a number of the towns nearby, especially when they saw Enclave technology. They knew what the Enclave had done to other people, and didn't want to end up the same.

Luckily, or perhaps it was fate, the Wardens got a chance to prove themselves to the nearby people. A group of raiders had recently moved into the area, coming through and kidnapping and attacking settlers of nearby villages. The Wardens would hear about it, and go after these raiders, taking them down with their numbers and armour. After only a few hours of the conflict, the Wardens would have come out victorious, and the people of the nearby regions would have heard of the conflict. They came and approach the Wardens, thanking them and offering them supplies and sanction. The Wardens refused but offered to send troops over to help keep their towns safe in future. This was the moment that the Wardens began expanding. Many settlements took them up on the offer, the Wardens managing to gain a hold on a large number of territories.

Each territory gained brought new challenges, and the Generals would realise they needed to establish a true faction, a government force and to establish peace in the region. They would begin by appointing a Prime minister, as well as a cabinet of individuals from the local towns. All towns had representatives and allowed the Warden military to step back, and a Warden government to take its place in working out any issues among the towns, as well as the dispersion of food.

The military would become simply a home guard before long, very few raiders daring to come near the towns that were guarded by them. This peace gave time for the Wardens to continue growing their knowledge and military.

Post-Founding
As the Wardens continued their growth, they gathered the attention of the Enclave, who shortly realised what had happened. The Wardens had repaired the radio and been sending fake signals to the Enclave, leading them to believe that the Enclave in the bunker were fine and continuing their mission. However, the size of the Wardens meant that the Enclave was soon on their tail. They were approached and attacked, a number of cities began being razed by Enclave soldiers, storming in through Vertibirds to establish a foothold in the region. Thankfully, the Wardens managed to hold their main territories for most of the conflict and would repel the first wave of Enclave. This would be the start of the great war for the Wardens, the Enclave continuing their assault. The Enclave numbers were thin but well-armed.

This is when a great breakthrough occurred, the establishment of the Warden Air Force. They managed to recover plenty of Enclave Vertibirds, and begin their own flights, repurposing the damaged ones and scrapping the destroyed. Their engineers worked around the clock to begin a method of counteracting the Enclave Vertibirds. With this advancement, the Enclave was no longer able to drop straight into the Warden territory and often had to go in on foot to combat the Wardens. This resulted in a stalemate, the Enclave unable to push past the large Warden Garrison that held on each town. As conflict increased, so did the Warden's numbers and strength. With this, the Wardens would be able to push the Enclave back, this fight even continues to this day, the duo pushing and pulling on the territory owned.

As the stalemate continued, the Wardens would establish the 'Warden Mobile Army', a force of Wardens that would be deployed into areas of Enclave interest to repel them and help to protect any locals in the region. The first deployment would be to Utah, lead by First Warden Ragnaar and his Second, Maric. Their group would be equipped with XO-1 and APA to recruit wastelanders and fight in the cause of the Wardens elsewhere. As the conflicts increased in Wyoming, the armour that the group had been wearing would be pulled away, being needed on the front lines in Wyoming. Instead, they would be replaced with recovered T-51 and Reflex Power Armor. These two armour sets would be used by the bulk of the Mobile Army deployed, and their Wastelanders would use a Commando outfit designed by the Archivists back in Wyoming.

Current Times
After conflicts began dying down in Wyoming, the Wardens managed to spend more time designing armours. They were able to design a T-51 prototype armour, Reflex Armor, Marine Armor and a Commando Armor. All of these would be deployed to the Warden Mobile Army by the Warden Council. The other armours, such as the XO-1 and APA would be held by the Wyoming Home Guard in order to secure that territory.

They then sent out the Mobile army once again, lead by First Warden Ragnaar. They fought with the Enclave still, but in Wyoming much had died down. The Government regained a foothold and began a resurgence, the Warden Council assigning a new Prime Minister, Jade. In the Warden Council would be veteran Wardens, including the Minister of War: General Autumn and the General in Chief: General Riordan. They established the three divisions of their military to act independently while still maintaining the ability to command all through the council.

The Warden Mobile Army would be tasked on non-Wyoming threats. The Warden Homeguard would be tasked with keeping peace and eradication of Enclave within Wyoming. The Warden Aerial Army would be tasked with scouting using their plethora of recovered Vertibirds.

1st Utah Deployment
The first venture of the Warden Mobile Army was a short test journey. They spent their time in Utah embedded in Raven Outpost, where they worked to control the region against the Enclave. They were outfitted with their APA and XO-1 Power Armor. With this, they continued to establish a foundation for them in a new location, where many had yet to hear of the Wardens.

In Utah, there were many wastelanders who were brought into the fold and joined the mobile army to help in their conquest against the Enclave. This group would be lead by Ragnaar and Maric, both of whom worked to establish a feeling of lasting peace in the area.

1st Capital Wasteland Deployment
The Warden Mobile army was then tasked to move to the Capital Wasteland. Here they were only equipped with their Marine armour in order to act as a humanitarian mission, gathering support against the Enclave and their associates.

1st Mojave Deployment
After completing their purpose in the Capital Wasteland, the Wardens moved to the Mojave. Here they assisted the Brotherhood Of Steel against the Outcasts of the time, helping to establish peace within the Brotherhood's ranks. This would be the start of a long-lasting alliance between the BOS and the Wardens.

As the Brotherhood began working, as usual, the Enclave yet again popped up. This time, they were met with a brutal force of Wardens and Brotherhood Of Steel. The Wardens, having been situated there some time, were heavily equipped, wearing their Reflex power armour and using an array of powerful weaponry. Supported by the Brotherhood the duo would destroy the Enclave in the region. Satisfied with their victory in the sands they would return to Wyoming for some time for their long rest.

2nd Utah Deployment
This time around, the Wardens landed in Utah, bolstering a new enlisted armour set that would help them in their fights, protecting their new recruits from both airborne diseases and bullets. The Mobile Army would be based in the Airfield, where they were able to use their Vertibirds.

2nd Capital Wasteland Deployment
The Wardens were deployed to the Capital Wasteland after a resurgence in the Enclave threat in the location, here they inhabited 'The Cove'. This base would be a great one that many Wardens enjoyed and still to this day miss greatly. During their time in the Capital Wasteland, the Wardens were able to establish peace in the region, helping to ensure order within the local town of 'New Texas Town', which would have previously been a hub for tribals and the like.

They quickly became bolstered after a collective of NCR retired from their service of the New California Republic in search of new of a new cause, The group of former NCR lead by former Colonel Ulysses S Hamilton went on to establish the Wardens as a force in the region. This time period lead to the rise of many who would go on to have long decorated careers inside and out of the Wardens including Kirk Aradesh, Douglas Mortimer, Odysseus Bowie, Alexander Krieger, Danny Castle, Larry Hanbul, James Locke, Reece Twigg, Lil Pal, Chuck Finley and Draco Wilhelm.

They would come to form a strong alliance with the local chapter of the Brotherhood Of Steel which would lead to many battles side by side turning the alliance into a force to be reckoned with, This strength did not go un-noticed as the vile Enclave unleashed a nuclear device on the Wardens home of the cove. Luckily, most of the mobile army was stationed at an outpost in New Texas Town and casualties were very light. With renewed vigour legend would spread throughout the ranks of a lowly seeker who went toe to toe with the Enclave General armed only with a combat shotgun only to come out on top.

During this time at cove High Archivist, Odysseus Bowie assisted by Senior Archivists Alexander Krieger and Danny Locke would go on to create the first Warden Gauss Rifles among many other fine creations that would serve the Wardens long into the future.

2nd Mojave Deployment
The Wardens moved into 'New Haven', having been sent back to a resurfacing Enclave threat. They had planned to establish a Warden town, a safe haven, for everyone to live in peace. Unfortunately, a number of factions opposed these ideas, resulting in all-out conflict between the Wardens and these factions. Thankfully, the Wardens managed to hold their own, managing to come out superior on near to all conflicts. After this, due to the excessive conflict and danger to civilians and clear distaste for a safe place, the Warden Mobile army was recalled to the Wyoming base.

Shortly after, the Wardens were re-deployed under a new task to concentrate on Enclave and support protection of people. The Wardens there helped the NCR, confronting raiders and mercenaries to help maintain order in the Mojave wastes and ensure all that would live in the region would be able to stay safe.

After this, the Wardens moved to 'Sanctuary' near Nipton, a castle that looked over the territories nearby. Here the Wardens fought a considerable amount of Legion, Fiends, Enclave and Riot Rangers. Here they also established the Federation, an organisation dedicated to creating an independent Mojave, free from any particular major faction controlling the region. When the Warden Mobile Army's task was complete the Federation was dissolved, the Warden Mobile then returned to their Wyoming base.

3rd Mojave Deployment
The small detachment was given a task of surveying the local area of the Mojave for threats, allies and Enclave threats. This force was only a group of six, under the callsign  Taskforce Icebreaker . Here they searched for potential allies for re-insertion of the Mobile Army into the Mojave.

From this, the Wardens leaned towards the Brotherhood Of Steel, the Brotherhood aligned most with their ideals and could see a mutually beneficial alliance. Brotherhood and the Wardens would both field large amounts of PA and weapons, ready to fight the Enclave heavily once the Mobile Army would be deployed.

1st California Deployment
The Warden Mobile army was deployed to California for the first time, entering across into the NCR territory of 'Blythe'. That region would have searing heats in comparison to what much of the Wardens would be used to, and would cause them to have to lay low for much of the early days while they adjusted to the climate of the region. Before long, a small additional detachment from Wyoming came in, Technical Sergeant Alek Orion, Senior Airman Edward Sautelle, Private Bob Destro.

After the reinforcements, the wardens started publically recruiting wastelanders and receiving the occasional reinforcement from back home in Wyoming. Here, the Archivist division began working and outsourcing to gather funds to start expanding the Warden Military. With this, they were able to research a number of items for themselves and local factions. These would provide a great way for the Wardens to improve relations and gain weapons. With these weapons, they were able to dispose of the Legion threat in the area, as well as commonly removing the Fiends, a tribe of drug addicts and crazed murderers.

As well as this, the Enclave was largely in force in this area. They came out much more hostile then the Wardens had ever seen before, they would kill anyone they wished on sight, which resulted in a change in Warden ROE, allowing for less conventional KOS attacks and guerilla warfare to be used against them. Thankfully, with this, the Enclave was managed to be pushed back into their base a number of times. As well as this, a new Enclave splinter cell 'EIU' sprouted out, who operate separately from the Enclave but appear to work closely alongside them. Very little is known about them right now, however, information continues to be brought in for the Wardens.

2nd Capital Wasteland Deployment
Once again, the Wardens were deployed back to the Capital Wasteland. The Enclave threat having returned again, this time the Wardens would be aiming to destroy the Enclave for good and to fully establish the Capital Wasteland area safe from Enclave. To do this, many of their troops had been working on Research, earning caps for the Wardens in order to supply them further from the local merchants.

As well as this, a number of new recruits would be inducted, bolstering the Mobile army which had decreasing numbers as losses to the Enclave continued to rampage. No matter the cost however, the Warden Mobile Army are ready to fight the Enclave. They will give their lives for this cause and will not fail in their objective.

However, upon arrival to the Capital Wasteland the Warden's Capital Wasteland base 'The Cove' had been taken by a faction named the Regiis. They appeared to be a cult of religious zealots, but pose no direct threat to the Warden objective. The Wardens, although angered by this, have chosen to concentrate on the Enclave rather than to face a religious tribe for that base.

4th Mojave Deployment
Following the nuclear collapse within the Capital Wasteland, the Mobile Army was evacuated to the Wyoming temporarily before being tasked to the Mojave. Due to their arrival in the region being much later than many other factions, they had to settle for an abandoned bunker situated away from any possible allies. However, before long the Wardens were able to negotiate an alliance with both the Desert Rangers and New California Republic and chose to live with the Desert Rangers within a Castle that provided the perfect staging ground for attacks on the Enclave and New Mariposa threat in the region.