Pitt raiders (faction)

The Pitt raiders are the military arm of The Pitt, ruled by Ishmael Ashur in 2277.

Background
After Ashur was abandoned in the wake of the Scourge, he was awoken by a female scavenger, trying to pull him out of the rubble and strip him of his armor. He did not let her take it, but spared her life. After questioning the scavenger, he learned that she and her family were staging raids into other parts of the Pitt to gather supplies. Recalling recon data and his Brotherhood knowledge, he realized that this was the only operational steel mill the Brotherhood has seen. Ashur decided that it was a chance for a new beginning. To this end, he harnessed the scavengers, who were more than happy to appease the man they perceived as a god, to build a city from scratch. The task wasn't as hard as it appeared to be at first sight, as while the Brotherhood looted the city a lot, they also cleared out a lot of trogs and left behind plenty of salvageable goods. These included wild and mean characters considered too unpredictable by the Brotherhood, but whose sheer ferocity made them perfect troops for Ashur's fledgling empire.

The city grew rapidly under Ashur's lead and care. His authoritarian rule was maintained by an ever expanding army, bolstered by Ashur's approach to recruiting. Whenever a raider gang challenged his rule, he killed the leader and pressed his forces into service. Slaves, the only workforce available in the virulent, toxic environment of the Pitt, were also allowed to earn a spot in Ashur's army and their freedom.

Ashur continues to lord over the Pitt, building his vast raider army and its economic might, until he can fulfill his goals of freeing his people from the ravages of sickness and uniting the wastelands under his banner.

Organization
The raiders are organized with military discipline and a strict hierarchy imposed by Ashur. Ashur's army draws from the ranks of reformed raiders and liberated Pitt slaves. No one is born into the army, as there is a moratorium on having children, until the cure for the Troglodyte Degeneration Contagion is perfected. The primary tasks of the army are defense of the city from trogs and humans alike and providing the city with food and other necessary supplies.

Many are brutal and vicious, but Ashur draws the line at needless cruelty. If a soldier goes too far, being cruel for cruelty's sake, the God-King has them strung up around town as a gruesome example for the rest of his men.

Unnamed members

 * Guards
 * Pitt raiders
 * Slave masters

Appearances
The Pitt raiders appear in the Fallout 3 add-on The Pitt.