Bright Brotherhood

The Bright Brotherhood is a religious faction in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.

Background
A strange cult of ghouls, and a single human fully believing himself to be a ghoul, the Bright Brotherhood is led by a charismatic and prophetic glowing one named Jason Bright. He never turned feral, and has instead built up a small following of like-minded ghouls, clad in the vestments of a tribe in the final stages of preparation to leave for a "new world"; a promised land foretold by Bright, that is the ghoul's ultimate goal.

Some time in the past, Chris Haversam came to the facility believing he was a ghoul. Even after pleading with him, the other followers were unable to convince him that he was actually still a human. Thus, this makes him the only human follower although he was not allowed on the ship for the "Great Journey", which Bright says is the will of the creator. Jason also believes that it is no coincidence that two humans were instrumental to the success of the Great Journey, as it was the will of the creator and it is his blessing. He believes that the creator sent the Courier and Chris to expiate the sins of the bigoted humans. For helping the Brotherhood in making the Great Journey possible, they made Haversam a saint of the Brotherhood.

Shunned by frightened outsiders, and murdered by nightkin who are convinced the Brotherhood are sitting on a mythical shipment of Stealth Boys, the Brotherhood have long come to realize that they are not bound to, or long for this earth. To escape the barbarity of the wasteland and bigotry of humans, the Brotherhood seeks to escape to the "Great Beyond" and place of safety and healing. They intend to get to their promised land on their "Great Journey" which involves bringing REPCONN rockets back up to code and blasting off into orbit. The Brotherhood was close to getting the rockets functional, but nightkin invaded the facility and have kept them away from the launch site. Even if the Brotherhood could get to the rockets, they are still missing rocket fuel and functional thrusters. Should the Courier rid the REPCONN facility of the "demons," the Brotherhood will be able to continue with their plans for the Great Journey and go to their "sacred site" in the basement of the facility, where the rockets are held.

Organization
Jason Bright is the leader of these ghouls which blindly follow him. Chris Haversam is the human, who has convinced himself that he is a ghoul, who is in charge of most technology and the rockets required for the 'Great Journey.'

Outside relations
The Bright Brotherhood at the REPCONN test site keep mainly to themselves and their only known outside contact was recruiting the Courier to find supplies. Because the Bright Brotherhood keeps its feral brethren and the ghoul bigotry they encounter, they are generally not welcomed by human settlements, who are known to attack ferals on sight. There are some Bright followers that are found dead throughout the Mojave, suggesting the Brotherhood was trying to reach out to other ghouls, but the nature of their deaths are largely unknown.

However, according to the endgame cut-scene narration (under the right circumstances), some of them are said to have returned from their Great Journey and help the town of Novac after the Second Battle of Hoover Dam in the rebuilding of the town's defenses.

Interactions with the player character
The Bright Brotherhood is integral to the quest Come Fly With Me and Jason Bright, believes the Courier was sent by "the Creator" to stop "demons" and allow them to continue with the "Great Journey".

Technology
Bright followers tend to wear a simple brown robe and tend to be well armed with energy weapons. Dead followers found around the Mojave tend to carry recharger pistols and rifles or laser pistols; within the REPCONN test site, followers often carry Plasma Defenders, a very rare weapon elsewhere.

Behind the scenes

 * Jason Bright was named first when developers designed the cult and then the cult was named after him.

Appearances
The Bright Brotherhood appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.