Jacob "Jak" Swanson (born January 11, 2304) is a young man who knows too much about United Colonies and House Va'runn. His unique background of Soldier reflects his parents' links with the United Colonies Military. He has three unique traits: United Colonies Native (Jak is a holder of United Colonies passport), Kid Stuff (Jak reveals his parents: his father Thaddeus Ross Swanson and his mother Mackenzie "Kenzie" Swanson) and Serpent's Embrace (mainly due to Jak's family connections with the House Va'runn and his father's religious beliefs with the Great Serpent) Despite the critical and commercial failure of Immortals of Aveum, Jak returns to the sci-fi world of Starfield, which is a sequel to Bethesda's Fallout 4 (Starfield is now being the part of Bethesda's Fallout universe and some of them were considered Starfield as a semi-reboot and soft-reimagining of Bethesda's Fallout series). Sadly, Ascendant Studios had laid off their employees and staff following the critical and commercial failure of their first video game, Immortals of Aveum. But when Bethesda Games Studios released Starfield, it was seen as a major success and ushering Bethesda a new era of their video gaming industry. In Starfield, Jak is now being a most respected figure in the United Colonies and the rest of Settled Systems. Information Jak's birthday is on January 11, 2304. Jak's birth name was Jacob Swanson. Jak's confirmed birthplace was in the city of Londinion on the planet Toliman II, and he later reveals his parents, his mother Kenzie Swanson and Thaddeus Ross Swanson (hence his Kid Stuff trait), while his other two notable traits including Serpent's Embrace (having shared his father's religious faith with the House Va'runn and its supreme creator god, the Great Serpent) and a holder of the United Colonies passport (United Colonies Native). He has a unique background of Soldier, mainly because of his family ties to the United Colonies military during the Colony War against the Freestar Collective and House Va'runn almost saved Jak and his family from the Terrormorph invasion of his birthplace of Londinion, an almost ruined city in the planet of Toliman II. He has three unique traits: United Colonies Native (Jak is a holder of United Colonies passport), Kid Stuff (Jak reveals his parents: his father Thaddeus Ross Swanson and his mother Mackenzie "Kenzie" Swanson) and Serpent's Embrace (mainly due to Jak's family connections with the House Va'runn and his father's religious beliefs with the Great Serpent) His father, Thaddeus Ross Swanson (born as Zoran Bakor in 2281), was a high ranking officer of the United Colonies Army and a devoted believer of the Great Serpent religion of House Va'runn, while his mother, Mackenzie "Kenzie" Swanson (born 2284) was also a United Colonies Army officer during the Colony War, and later being a senior adviser to President Alexandra Abello of the United Colonies. His paternal aunt, Kirkan Bakor (born 2275), was a defected House Va'runn zealot to the United Colonies and a high-ranking officer of the United Colonies Navy during the Colony War with her superior, Admiral Francois Sanon. During the Colony War, Kirkan Bakor assists the defected Enclave soldiers for their role of William Coulson's overthrow of Augustus Autumn in a United Colonies-backed coup d'etat against President Autumn's government within the Great Enclave. His maternal uncle, Devyn Swanson (born 2287), was a high-ranking Knight-Sergeant of the Brotherhood of Steel and he also played his role in supporting William Coulson's overthrow of the Great Enclave government under President Augustus Autumn in 2310, as well as his rescue mission of Jak and his parents Kenzie and Thaddeus from the deadly Terromorph invasion of the city of Londinion on the planet Toliman II, Jak's birthplace. Jak later described the year 2310 as how the United Colonies supported the defected Great Enclave soldiers and William Swanson's military coup against the Great Enclave government under President Augustus Autumn during the Colony War. During the Colony War, Augustus Autumn's presidency of the Great Enclave was marked by his own alliance of Crimson Fleet, Freestar Collective and House Va'runn. Both his paternal aunt Kirkan Bakor and his maternal uncle Devyn Swanson helped William Coulson to overthrow the Great Enclave government of President Augustus Autumn. Jak's life Jacob Swanson was born on January 11, 2304 in the city of Londinion on the planet Toliman II, to Thaddeus Ross Swanson and Mackenzie "Kenzie" Swanson. When Jak was 6 years old in 2310, William Coulson becomes the President of the Great Enclave after he staged a military coup against Augustus Autumn, which was backed by the United Colonies. Just only three days after William Coulson's coup d'etat against Augustus Autumn, a huge Terrormorph invasion of Londinion nearly kills Jak and his parents, until a group of House Va'runn faith healers and zealots teleported to revive Jak and his parents, sending Jak and his parents to New Atlantis by 2311, the year when the Colony War ends with an uneasy peace. In 2314, Jak was recruited by the United Colonies military to show how he and his parents were survived the Terrormorph invasion of Londinion, but Jak says he and his family were resurrected and revived by the group of Va'runn faith healers and zealots. Jak then shared his survival story through his own diary, on how his life in Londinion became exaggerated following William Coulson's overhtrow of Augustus Autumn in a United Colonies-backed military coup against the Great Enclave's government under President Augustus Autumn, "In 2310, when William Coulson became the President of the Great Enclave after his violent coup d'etat against Augustus Autumn, I was very horrified by a Terrormorph invasion of Londinion, but I was nearly died with the Terrormorphs. Suddenly, I was getting revived by some House Va'runn youth volunteers after the Terrormorph destroyed the city of Londinion". One of his notable mentions was the events of 2310, "In 2310, when I was 6 years old, the United Colonies helped the defected Va'runn zealot and my auntie Kirkan Bakor to stage 29-year old William Coulson's coup d'etat against Augustus Autumn, the President of the Great Enclave with his ties from House Va'runn. Ironically, the United Colonies gained independence from the Great Enclave in 2159, forming a new era for the Settled Systems and the Brotherhood of Steel (an absolute monarchy with the Supreme Elder) established its diplomatic relations with the United Colonies by 2162". It is revealed that his paternal aunt Kirkan Bakor was being responsible for helping William Coulson and his United Colonies military cohorts to overthrow the Great Enclave's government under President Augustus Autumn. By 2330, life has been difficult around the United Colonies, and Jak is now 26 years old and must joining both United Colonies and Ryujin Industries to embark his missions to defeat the Crimson Fleet, defending New Atlantis from Terrormorph invasion (Jak believes that the Terrormorphs was a native alien species of planet Toliman II), finding lost artifacts, and his eventual encounter with an extraterrestrial entity known as the Starborn, which includes the Emissary and the Hunter. After Jak's conversation with Francois Sanon concerning about his war crimes and his abortive plan to create the city of Londinion, Jak later revisits his memories in Londinion, by travelling around this ruined city on the planet Toliman II, which he believes that the Terrormorphs are the native alien species of planet Toliman II. After returning to his hometown of New Atlantis, President Abello confirms that Jak's official birthplace was the city of Londinion on the planet of Toliman II. Overall, Jak's life and legacy shapes the history of the United Colonies and House Va'runn. In Shattered Space, a forthcoming Starfield DLC, Jak tells his father about the history of House Va'runn by traveling their home planet of Va'runn'kai. Notable events during Jak's life -The year 2310 saw his paternal aunt Kirkan Bakor's role in assisting the United Colonies-backed military coup led by William Coulson in overthrowing the Great Enclave's government under President Augustus Autumn and the eventual Terrormorph invasion of Londinion on the planet Toliman II, in which Jak and his parents were survived when they were saved by House Va'runn volunteers and faith healers. -For the Great Enclave, President Augustus Autumn's 43-year leadership within the Great Enclave that spanned from 2267 through 2310, was characterized by an overwhelmingly hostile relations with the United Colonies and the Brotherhood of Steel, his abuse of power, and his own political purges against the United Colonies and the Brotherhood of Steel during the Brotherhood-Enclave War (2267-2280) and the Colony War (2307-2311). Sadly, Augustus Autumn's government of the Great Enclave was violently overthrown in 2310 in a United Colonies-backed military coup led by William Coulson, who later became the Great President Enclave until his resignation in 2328 in favor of Augustus Autumn's great granddaugther Elizabeth Autumn. -The year 2314 sees Jak's first year with the United Colonies military, revisiting his parents' memories during the Colony War. That same year, his aunt Kirkan now works as a senior technician for Ryujin Industries, an intergalactic conglomerate based in Neon City in the planet of Volii Alpha, Volii System. That same year, the Great Enclave under William Coulson's presidency sees the 28-year transition that marked the return of Great Enclave's form of democratic government that ended with the election of Elizabeth Autumn in 2328. Behind the scenes Jak is the main protagonist of Immortals of Aveum. According to Ascendant Studios, the developers of Immortals of Aveum, Jak is named after Paul Jackson, a British-born video gaming studio executive who helped to establish the European branch of the Electronic Arts in the early 1990s, although EA owns its publishing rights for Immortals of Aveum. According to Immortals of Aveum's lead designer Jason Warnke, Jak's facial appearance is modelled after Hollywood actor Dax Shepard, but with brown-hazel eyes. In Starfield, Jak (whose his real name was Jacob "Jak" Swanson) is more obnoxious and more of a sense of hypocrisy, apart from his original counterpart in Immortals of Aveum. Jak's preferred faction is the United Colonies, Ryujin Industries and House Va'runn. In fact, Jak's parents Kenzie and Thaddeus Ross Swanson and his paternal aunt Kirkan Bakor were the notable figures in the United Colonies military during the Colony War (earning Jak his United Colonies Native trait), as well as Kirkan's job as a senior technician at Ryujin Industries after the Colony War. As the result of Jak's unique Serpent's Embrace trait, his father Thaddeus and his paternal aunt Kirkan were also the adherents of the Great Serpent, House Va'runn's religion. According to Bethesda Game Studios, the video game developer behind Starfield, House Va'runn is a theocratic absolute monarchy in the Settled Systems that centered on a worship on a deity, called the Great Serpent. House Va'runn's monarchs uses the title of "Supreme Leader of the House Va'runn and the Great Serpent", often shortened as "Supreme Leader". The current Supreme Leader of the House Va'runn and the Great Serpent, as of 2330, is Anasko Va'runn. Rather than using the United Colonies-developed standard Settled Systems technology, House Va'runn uses the enhanced alien technology and the Starborn-developed military moral ethics, as Bethesda draws House Va'runn influences from Amish, Mennonite, and Zoroastrian religious beliefs and cultures. House Va'runn is often referred to many fans of Starfield and Bethesda's Fallout series as a cross between Amish and Zoroastrianism. While Starfield was a commercial success, I will create Jak's face and his overall personality with my contents and mods for Starfield from Nexus Mods. I prefer to use the face of Dax Shepard for the Starfield's version of Jak.

BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL (BOS) IN STARFIELD "AD VICTORIAM, SEMPER INVICTA" (TO VICTORY, ALWAYS INVINCIBLE) - the official motto of The Brotherhood of Steel Back in the day, the Fallout series was a huge success for Bethesda Game Studios, contributing their development of their newest game, Starfield. One of the key interesting aspects in the Fallout universe (which includes Starfield), is the Brotherhood of Steel, one of only two known absolute monarchies in the Settled Systems, the others being House Va'runn, which was founded by its first Spriritual Leader of the Great Serpent, Jinan Va'runn. The Fallout series, which began in 1997 with the release of Fallout 1 (developed by now-dormant Black Isle Studios), propelled their success in the genre of action role-playing video games. By 2007, Bethesda acquired the rights to the Fallout series with Todd Howard was being responsible for the development of Fallout 3, which was rleeased in October 2008 and it was seen as the brilliant transition of the series' traditional 2D graphics (as it was seen in 1997's Fallout 1 and 1998's Fallout 2) to more straightforward 3D graphics that have been seen since Fallout 3's release. Since the release of Starfield, there is a much more positive theory suggests that the Brotherhood of Steel maintained its larger presence in the Alpha Centauri system after the partial destruction of the planet Earth caused by the Great War of 2077 and its complete destruction in the year 2155. Its capital city outside the Great Starstation Cygnus is New Citadel, which the Brotherhood of Steel named the capital city in Jemison since the year 2230 (1940 AD), replacing the aging populous and capital city of Maxsonville in Jemison, existed during 2165 through 2230, where it was destroyed by the United Colonies as it was turned into a mostly industrial and manufacturing city within the Brotherhood of Steel presence in Jemison. Starfield is offically being the true sequel to the Fallout series, which takes place in the 2330, 43 years after the events of Fallout 4. The phrase "Ad Victoriam, Semper Invicta" (which means "To Victory, Always Invincible" in Latin) had been officially recognized by the fans of Fallout series and Starfield as the official motto of the Brotherhood of Steel. The term "Ad Victoriam, Semper Invicta" was coined by the first Brotherhood Supreme Elder Roger Maxson in 2078 refering to his past victory against the Chinese Army during the Battle of Anchorage, and it became the Brotherhood's official motto since its 2081 founding. Most gamers and many fans of the Fallout series considers the Brotherhood of Steel and their role in Starfield as an "absolute imperial monarchy with full religious theocracy, technological hierarchy, and military hierarchy" in the Settled Systems. In Bethesda's newest game Starfield, the Brotherhood of Steel is currently the only known monarchy in the Settled Systems, with the ruler or monarch of the Brotherhood of Steel uses the title of "Supreme Elder". Great Starstation Cygnus (until 2170 it was called Starstation Cygnus and John Maxson added "Great" to reflect Brotherhood's rich history), located near the planet of Jemison, is the seat of Supreme Elder. Maintaining their ties with the United Colonies since the year 2162, plays the significant history of the Brotherhood of Steel and the Brotherhood considers the United Colonies as their only political ally with completely unbroken relations. HISTORY OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL By 2077, the Great War had partially destroyed the Earth's infrastructure and threatening their everyday lives. In 2081, a man known as Roger Maxson established the Brotherhood of Steel, but first as a military organization until it was quickly elevated into an imperial monarchy (with most religious ideals of Roger Maxson and traditionalist form of military hierarchy) by the year 2100 with Roger Maxson as the first Supreme Elder. Throughout its 250-year history, the Brotherhood of Steel maintains its larger presence in the Settled Systems with their turbulent history, such as the Brotherhood Civil War (2231-2238), the Brotherhood-Enclave War (2267-2280), and the Colony War (2307-2311). The Enclave (now Great Enclave) maintains its diplomatic and economic relations with the Brotherhood of Steel since its 2081 foundation by Roger Maxson, even before the Brotherhood's official establishment of its relations with the United Colonies in 2162. During John Maxson's reign, the Brotherhood established its relations with the United Colonies in 2162 (which remained unbroken on its 168-year diplomatic history) to provide a larger diplomatic and economic support for the Brotherhood. In 2319, Owyn Lyons became the first Brotherhood Supremer Elder to establish its diplomatic and economic relations with the Freestar Collective, which was broken in 2267 and restored in 2280. The era of Owyn Lyons' reign was interrupted by the Brotherhood Civil War, between the Centralists (led by Jeremy Maxson) and the Reconstructionists (led by Owyn Lyons). Since 2283, the Brotherhood of Steel faces their futures of uncertainty with the current reign of Supreme Elder Arthur Maxson. The year 2289 saw the biggest events in the history of the Brotherhood of Steel; the United Colonies and the rest of Settled Systems mourns the death of former Supreme Elder Owyn Lyons. By 2331, the Brotherhood of Steel would celebrate its 250 years of history, from the 2081 foundation and eventual current reign of Arthur Maxson. The United Colonies remains the Brotherhood of Steel's largest political ally and their closest neighbor in the Settled Systems. John Maxson-era (2155-2205) By 2155, John Maxson ascends his throne and took his Oath of Ascension to become the 3rd Supreme Elder of the Broterhood of Steel and his reign played the central role in Fallout 1 (1997). In 2162, things did really happened around the Settled System when the Brotherhood established its relations with the United Colonies, although the United Colonies gained independence from the Great Enclave in 2159. The Brotherhood markes their historical moment of truth, as the United Colonies established their political and economic relations with both of them. Their 168-year diplomatic and military alliance with the Brotherhood and the United Colonies remains unbreakable to this day, throughout the Brotherhood of Steel's history as an absolute monarchy in the Settled Systems through the ruling House of Maxson. John Maxson and the government of the United Colonies later helped to built Maxsonville, which in turn to be the capital city of Jemison Brotherhood, until 2230 relocation to New Citadel in the same planet of Jemison. Owyn Lyons-era (2205-2231, 2235-2283) In 2205, after the peaceful death of John Maxson at the age of 108, Owyn Lyons becoming the Supreme Elder under his regent, Elder Consort Elizabeth Lyons (2180-2278), until Lyons himself took his Oath of Ascension on February 6, 2218. In 2219, when he was 17 years old at the time of his reign, Owyn Lyons became the first Broterhood Supreme Elder to establish its relations with the Freestar Collective, in which broke off in 2267 due to Freestar's support of John Henry Eden's presidency of the Great Enclave. By 2231, Sentinel Jeremy Maxson, a devoted follower of House Va'runn and the Great Serpent, proclaims his military coup and overthrows Owyn Lyons, and causing the political outrcy by the United Colonies and the Enclave. In 2235, the Brotherhood of Steel restored Lyons as the Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood of Steel following his support of the United Colonies and the Enclave to topple Jeremy Maxson's regime. In 2267, the Brotherhood broke off its diplomatic relations with the Great Enclave, due to the Great Enclave's support of John Henry Eden's plan to destroy the United Colonies, culminating the Brotherhood-Enclave War, and ended with the Brotherhood restored its relations with the Great Enclave in 2280 under the Great Enclave's then President Augustus Autumn, but the Brotherhood also re-established its relations with the Freestar Collective in the same year. On January 14, 2283, after his 78-year reign, he abdicated his position as the Brotherhood Supreme Elder and his successor, Arthur Maxson, ascends his throne as the Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood and he did not taking his Oath of Ascension by November 9, 2283. Jeremy Maxson-era (2231-2235) In 2231, Jeremy Maxson overthrows Owyn Lyons as the Brotherhood's Supreme Elder in a coup d'etat backed by House Va'runn, thus culminating the Brotherhood Civil War, as Jeremy Maxson himself was aligned with the House Va'runn, despite Jeremy Maxson's ties with House Va'runn's religion of the Great Serpent deity. The Brotherhood Civil War broke out in 2232, between two Brotherhood of Steel factions, the United Colonies-backed Reconstructionists (led by Owyn Lyons) and House Va'runn-backed Centralists (led by Jeremy Maxson). In 2235, The United Colonies and the Akila Enclave backed Lyons and his overthrow of Jeremy Maxson. After Jeremy Maxson's overthrow by Lyons, the Brotherhood of Steel restored Lyons as the Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood of Steel following his support of the United Colonies to topple Jeremy Maxson's regime. In contrast, Jeremy Maxson's reign as a Supreme Elder was characterized by its hostile relations with the United Colonies with Jeremy's support from his religion of House Va'runn, prompting the United Colonies to support Owyn Lyons and his overthrow of Jeremy Maxson. Arthur Maxson-era (2283-present) In February 2283, just a month after the abdication of Owyn Lyons, Arthur Maxson took the position of Supreme Elder and marking the 10-month period of transition to the new era of the Brotherhood. On November 9, 2283, at the age of 17, Arthur Maxson took his Oath of Ascension and the Brotherhood names him as the 6th Supreme Elder during his coronation ceremony in Starstation Cygnus (the capital and seat of the Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood). In October 2289, the Brotherhood mourns the death of former Supreme Elder, Owyn Lyons, who died peacefully on his sleep at the age of 87. In 2307, he broke off the Brotherhood's diplomatic relations with the Freestar Collective, House Va'runn, and the Great Enclave after the bombardment of New Atlantis by the Freestar military, leading to the Colony War. By 2308, Supreme Elder Arthur Maxson supported the United Colonies and the Brotherhood deploys its volunteers to the planets of Niira, Jemison and Chawla, to repel the Freestar invasion of New Atlantis. By 2310, Supreme Elder Arthur Maxson announced that the Brotherhood of Steel had restored its diplomatic relations with the House Va'runn, during the aftermath of a United Colonies-backed military coup that resulted in William Coulson's overthrow of the Great Enclave's totalitarian dictatorship under President Augustus Autumn (although Augustus Autumn himself was a highly devoted Great Serpent believer and supported the House Va'runn's alleged propaganda war against the United Colonies and the Brotherhood of Steel during the Colony War). By 2312, the Brotherhood resumed its diplomatic relations with the Great Enclave, and the Freestar Collective following an "uneasy peace" after the Colony War's end. That year, the Brotherhood celebrated its 150th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with the United Colonies, with Arthur Maxson in attendance in New Atlantis during the event followed by Maxson's speech inside the MAST building. Its unbroken 168-year relations with the United Colonies shaped the rich political history, diplomacy, military alliance, and economic development of the Brotherhood of Steel, and by 2330, Supreme Elder Arthur Maxson still leads the Brotherhood of Steel at the age of 63 on the peak of his power. SUPREME ELDER The Supreme Elder is a title used by the Brotherhood of Steel that acts as the leader/monarch of their monarchy within the Brotherhood. President Alexandra Abello of the United Colonies described the Brotherhood of Steel "as an absolute monarchy" with more fundamentally conservative religious, technological, and military ideals. Each Supreme Elder uses His Majesty on informal purposes and many Supreme Elders played their significant role in the rich history of the Brotherhood. List of Supreme Elders of the Brotherhood of Steel: - Roger Maxson (2081-2135) (died 2135): Before he founded the Brotherhood of Steel in 2081, Maxson was a commander in the United States Army fighting against the Chinese Army during the Battle of Anchorage. Following the Great War of 2077, he founded the Brotherhood of Steel in 2081, a religious military hierarchy that was the only two absolute monarchies in the Settled Systems, the other one being House Va'runn. He was also being the main architect of Starstation Corvus, which was only completed in 2100 (1810 AD) to becoming the seat of the Supreme Elder. In 2100, the Brotherhood of Steel later elevated itself as a "monarchy" in the Settled Systems with the ruler/monarch of the Brotherhood holds the title of "Supreme Elder". - Roger Maxson II (2135-2155) (died 2155): Roger Maxson II was the son of Roger Maxson, and he was being instrumental for the foundation of Starstation Corvus, the capital city of the Brotherhood of Steel between 2100 through 2170, when it was merged into Starstation Cygnus to became Great Starstation Cygnus under Supreme Elder John Maxson. - John Maxson (2155-2205) (born 2097 - died 2205): John Maxson becomes the first Supreme Elder to establish its relations with the United Colonies in 2162 (1872 AD), thus over 168 years still unbreakable today. He was also being instrumental for the building of Starstation Cygnus (now Great Starstation Cygnus), which was the capital city of the Brotherhood of Steel in 2170 (1880 AD) and sits over the Alpha Centauri system. Until the Brotherhood established its relations with the United Colonies in 2162 (1872 AD), the Brotherhood maintains the Great Enclave as its diplomatic, trade, and political ally. - Owyn Lyons (2205-2231, 2235-2283) (born 2202 - died 2289): In 2205, after the peaceful death of John Maxson at the age of 108, Owyn Lyons becoming the Supreme Elder under his regent Elizabeth Lyons (2180-2278), until Lyons himself took his Oath of Ascension on February 6, 2218 (1928 AD). In 2219 (1929 AD), when he was 17 years old at the time of his reign, Owyn Lyons became the first Broterhood Supreme Elder to establish its relations with the Freestar Collective. With his 78-year reign spanning from 2305 to 2283, Lyons was the longest reigning Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood of Steel and he is also the only Supreme Elder to not carry a surname of Maxson. As the first and only Supreme Elder to abdicate, Lyons died in 2289 at the age of 87, leaving his profound legacy. - Elizabeth Lyons (regent) (2205-2278) (born 2180 - died 2278): Mother of Owyn Lyons and Supreme Elder consort of the Brotherhood. Only female Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood. - Jeremy Maxson (2231-2235) (died 2235): Aided by House Va'runn, Jeremy Maxson deposed Owyn Lyons as the next Supreme Elder of the Brotherhood. His reign could triggered the Brotherhood Civil War, angering the United Colonies to support Owyn Lyons' leadership, as he argued that Jeremy Maxson was a follower of House Va'runn. In 2235, aided by the United Colonies, Lyons overthrew House Va'runn-aligned Supreme Elder Jeremy Maxson during the aftermath of the Brotherhood Civil War in Alpha Centauri system. Jeremy Maxson died in the same year when he was executed by the United Colonies for his war crimes against Owyn Lyons' reign. - Arthur Maxson (2283-present) (born 2267); Following Lyons' abdication in January 2283, Arthur Maxson did not becoming the 6th Supreme Elder until he took the Oath of Ascension by November 9, 2283. During the Colony War of 2307-2311, Maxson supported the United Colonies and the Brotherhood of Steel's eventual volunteer deployment to Jemison, including the city of New Atlantis. Still reigning at the age of 63 in 2330, Maxson faces new challenges after the Colony War. GREAT STARSTATION CYGNUS (THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL CAPITAL) In 2082, a year after the Brotherhood of Steel was founded on Earth, the Brotherhood of Steel established Cygnus in the planet of Mars as its permanent capital city in the Settled Systems, until the Brotherhood decided to move its land capitals to Maxsonville in 2167, and finally New Citadel in 2230. Both Maxsonville and New Citadel were situated in Jemison. In the Alpha Centauri system, since around 2170 (1880 AD), during the 90th anniversary of its founding, the Brotherhood of Steel maintains its 81,000 sq mi Starstation Cygnus as the capital and seat of Supreme Elder (repiacing the smaller 7,000 sq mi Starstation Corvus, which was existed during 2100 (1810 AD) and merged into the larger Station Cygnus in the year 2171 (1881 AD), as the Cygnus itself housed over 40 million as of 2330 (compared to 22 million in 2287, 28 million in 2310 and 8 million on its founding in 2171), including 20 million combined military-police force. By 2230, the Cygnus later expanded to 75,000 sq mi ahead the 150th anniversary of the Brotherhood's founding in 2231, and later expanded do 80,000 sq mi in 2277 (1987 AD), four years away from the Brotherhood Bicentennial celebrations in 2281 (1991 AD). As of 2330, the Cygnus is a 83,000 sq mi Space Station in Alpha Centauri system and the capital of Brotherhood of Steel, where the Brotherhood expanded Cygnus from 80,000 sq mi to 83,000 sq mi around the year 2106 to avert the potential Freestar Collective invasion of the Alpha Centauri system. Until 2100, Cygnus in Mars was the seat of the Supreme Elder, until the Brotherhood decided to move its Supreme Elder's seat to Starstation Corvus on the Alpha Centauri system in 2100 under the Supreme Eldership of Roger Maxson, before it was merged with Starstation Cygnus in 2170 to form "Great Starstation Cygnus". After that, the Brotherhood still governs Cygnus as their only city in Mars. PRESENCE IN JEMISON In Jemison, where the Brotherhood of Steel only maintains of its Land Settlements outside Station Cygnus around the Settled Systems. While the Brotherhood established its first settlement in Jemison around the year 2165 (1875 AD), which was known as Maxsonville (named after its founder Roger Maxson), New Citadel is a newly established overseas Brotherhood of Steel settlement in Jemison, located 700 kilometers north of New Atlantis, situated in the 31,000 sq mi Brotherhood territory in Jemison (roughly in size of West Virginia), and it was founded in 2230 (1940 AD) as their purpose-built city in Jemison run entirely by the Brotherhood of Steel. The founding Mayor-Elder, William Coghlan, spearheaded the construction of New Citadel with a cost of 780 million credits through their government-sponsored loan from the United Colonies. The current Mayor-Elder of New Citadel (also the capital city of Jemison Brotherhood), James Coghlan, spearheaded the safety of New Citadel. The UC hailed New Citadel in Jemison as their biggest Brotherhood-majority settlement outside the planet Earth. In 2330, the settlement celebrated its 100th anniversary, with UC Deputy MacIntyre, Supreme Elder Arthur Maxson, High Elder Martha Corrigan, and Mayor-Elder James Coghlan in attendance. BSBS also filmed their televised broadcast of the centenary of Jemison Brotherhood. The current Governor Elder of Jemison Brotherhood is High Elder Martha Corrigan, who took her Oath of Ascension since 2308 (2018 AD), succeeding High Elder Ernest Corrigan, who served during 2270 through his abdication in 2308 (1980-2018 AD). The current population of Jemison Brotherhood is 8 millon as of 2330, compared to 6 million in 2310 and 4 million in 2287. If the player chooses Starfield's in-game year to 2331, the Brotherhood of Steel celebrates 250th anniversary of its founding and its government spent 5 billion credits to built more infrastructure and provide 1000% of its good water sanitation on its 250th anniversary of the Brotherhood of Steel. Ad Victoriam is also the name of the official newspaper of the Brotherhood of Steel, which began its circulation in 2085. ATTRACTIONS During the Brotherhood Bicentennial celebrations in 2280-2287 (1990-1997 AD) (the bicentennial founding of the BOS, 2081-2281), the Brotherhood had established their new infrastructure and transportation around Jemison Brotherhood, The Brotherhood of Steel maintained its largest presence in Jemison, with their only big settlement and its capital city, New Citadel (headed by Mayor-Elder James Coghlan), situated 700 kilometers north of New Atlantis and a statue of Elder Maxson also sits in the front of New Citadel. Around the New Citadel, there is a museum called the Central Brotherhood of Steel Archives (or the Central Archive by the residents of New Atlantis), which contained the archival history of the Brotherhood of Steel. Among of its collections, an official documents concerning Elder Maxson's Oath of Ascension in 2283 and it kept inside the Central Archive to prevented it from its attempted forgery by the Institute synths. Hotel Prydwen is among the luxurious five star hotels in Jemison outside New Atlantis, which was founded in 2284 by Sentinel Cortez and it was damaged by fire in 2311 sustained from the Freestar air raids in New Atlantis. It was rebuilt in 2312-2315 to adding more luxurious amenities, including Ad Victoriam Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Jemison outside New Atlantis. Citadel Shopping Center is the largest shopping mall in Jemison outside New Atlantis, which was founded in 2280 and it was expanded in 2287 with the opening of Hotel Vargas, which located within Citadel Shopping Center. There is a skyway connecting to Hotel Prydwen via Citadel Shopping Center. The Hood-Faire is the only amusement park in New Citadel, established by Owyn Lyons in 2255 (1965 AD) which features a multi-purpose attraction called Ad Victoriam!. Maxson-Lyons Spaceport is the largest and only spaceport serving New Citadel, Jemison, with the largest Brotherhood of Steel flag carrier is SteelAire Corporation, which was founded by Maxson family in 2178. As the only major spaceport in New Citadel, it provides most of its direct space flights to Neon in Volii Alpha (where the Brotherhood also maintains in Embassy), Fort Maxson in Porrima, New Maxson Island in Volii Alpha, and Akila City in Akila, Cheyenne (where the Brotherhood maintains its embassy in Akila City and providing their Brotherhood of Steel passports). There is a large BSBS studio in New Atlantis and Jemison is the birthplace of the BOS-oriented broadcasting service. The Quinlan Memorial Library is situated nearby the High Elder's Palace. Formerly known as New Citadel Library since its founding in 2250 (1960 AD) and it was named for the late Proctor Quinlan (who was also one of the richest Brotherhood of Steel members) in the year 2305 (2015 AD). The Roger Maxson Memorial Stadium is the largest stadium in New Citadel. THE BSBS (Brotherhood of Steel Broadcasting Service) BSBS stands for The Brotherhood of Steel Broadcasting Service, which was founded in 2227 (1937 AD) to provide the radio and television broadcasts to the Brotherhood of Steel, as the BSBS was founded by mass media conglomerate Stephen Austin Maxson as a radio station under the name Radio Free Maxson, with full television broadcast came into existence by 2238 (1948 AD), the year that Radio Free Maxson becoming the BSBS. Current BSBS newsreaders including former Scribe Paul Schreyer and former Paladin Deborah Colston. BSBS also owns its TV channels; BSBS News, BSBS 1 (music, reality and variety shows), and BSBS 2 (films and TV Shows). Among of the best shows on BSBS were: - Marvellous Marvels; a science based reality show hosted by Proctor Ivan Mancini and Scribe Alex Dutton that was aired on BSBS 1 between September 17, 2284 through December 20, 2299, and it was the parody of MythBusters. Reruns of Marvellous Marvels are still exists on BSBS 1 since 2310. - Marvellous Marvels (2318 version): Unlike the original 2284 version, the 2318 reboot is currently hosted by Scribe Leah Mancini and Proctor Jorge Chavez on BSBS 1 and it is currently airing since then. - Music! (BSBS 1): the long running music-based variety show on BSBS 1 Radio since 2258. During the 2310 Colony War, Music! plays some songs from Machines of Loving Grace, KMFDM, The Shamen and Nine Inch Nails to protest against the Freestar invasion of New Atlantis in Jemison. - Warriors of Steel (BSBS 1) (American Ninja Warrior meets Battle Royale): Since 2275, Warriors of Steel aired annually on BSBS every April through November with each contestants fight to death each other. - Semper Invicta (BSBS 1): Hosted by Sentinel Krieger, Semper Invicta is a long running variety show aired since 2270 on BSBS 1. THE BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL ARMED FORCES IN JEMISON The Jemison Brotherhood maintains the combined military and police force of 5 million pople as of 2330, compared to 4 million in 2310 and 2,1 million in 2287. The civilian population in Jemison Brotherhood always been referred by the Brotherhood as the Citizens (for example Citizen Vargas, son of Paladin Vargas). The citizens must acquire the Brotherhood citizenship and holding the Brotherhood of Steel passport. During the Brotherhood Civil War (2232-2238), it was the capital city of Reconstructionists, where Owyn Lyons forced into exile in New Atlantis, Jemison. The Jemison Brotherhood also involved its military peacekeeping in the Commonwealth around the year 2287, led by Paladin Eugene Boswell and Sentinel Martha Corrigan, later the current High Elder of Jemison Brotherhood. As of 2330, the current supreme commander of the Brotherhood Army and Police Forces in Jemison is High-Sentinel Randall Krieger, who fought the 2287 war against the Institute in Boston. In Starfield, the Brotherhood of Steel shared its same real-life Earth police and military uniforms and equipment. BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL PRESENCE IN VOLII ALPHA The Brotherhood of Steel also maintains its only four settlements outside Alpha Centauri system (the others being the 3,500 sq mi Fort Prydwen in Porrima III, the 1,800 sq mi Lyonsville in Nesoi, and Fort Lyons in the Moon of Kreet), located in the artifical New Maxson Island (roughly 4,000 sq mi) on the planet of Volii Alpha (Volii System), which was build between 2275 through 2281. New Maxson Island sits over 40 km northeast of Neon. The current population of New Maxson Island is around 12 million, with a combined military-police force of 7 million. The success of the Brotherhood of Steel comics by the Neon-based EastSide Comics during the 2260s led to the Brotherhood's new presence in Volii Alpha called New Maxson Island, an artificial island in Volii Alpha as their first settlement outside the Alpha Centauri system. BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL PRESENCE IN PORRIMA III The Brotherhood of Steel also maintains its only presence in Porrima III, a 3,500 sq mi territory called Fort Maxson. The current population of Fort Maxson in Porrima is around 3 million, with a combined military-police force of 1 million. It maintains its friendly relations with the neighboring Enclave territory since then. THE STEELAIRE (BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL FLAG-CARRIER) The SteelAire was the Brotherhood of Steel's flag carrying space flyer, which was founded by Maxson family in 2178 (1888 AD) in Maxsonville, Jemison. Its main headquarters was located in the eastern wing of Starstation Cygnus, and its maintained its regional headquarters in New Citadel, Jemison. The SteelAire Arena is a large multi-purpose stadium in Maxsonville, and it was named after the company itself. UNITED COLONIES IN STARFIELD Starfield, the newest title from Bethesda Game Studios, offers a new take in the Fallout series, following Bethesda's legacy in Fallout 3 and 4. As the oldest known monarchy in the Settled Systems, the Brotherhood of Steel is an absoute monarchy in the Settled Systems, with the current Supreme Elder being Arthur Maxson. The House Va'runn is a theocratic absolute monarchy that centered on the worship of the Great Serpent, with the monarch uses the title of Supreme Leader (a shortened version of Supreme Leader of the House Va'runn and the Great Serpent) and the current Supreme Leader is Anasko Va'runn. The United Colonies (UC) is a Semi-Democratic and Meritocratic Federal Autocratic Presidential Republic republic in the Settled Systems, and controls the star systems Alpha Centauri, Sol, and Wolf. The UC's capital is the city of New Atlantis on planet Jemison in the Alpha Centauri system. The phrace "Supra et Ultra", which was first coined by William Blackmore in 2161, is the official motto of the United Colonies and it has been recognized by fans of both Fallout series and Starfield. The current president of the UC is Alexandra Abello as of 2330, where Starfield takes place. HISTORY OF THE UNITED COLONIES The United Colonies was established in 2159 as a breakaway state of the Enclave, even during President Joseph Richardson's leadership with the Enclave. Just a year after the United Colonies gained their peaceful independence from the Enclave (now known as the Great Enclave), the colony of New Atlantis was founded in 2160, and officially became the United Colonies' capital in 2161. In 2162, when the Brotherhood of Steel at their zenith in the Settled Systems, the UC officially established diplomatic relations with the Brotherhood under the Supreme Elder John Maxson's reign within the Brotherhood of Steel. The relations still unbreakable during the 168-year diplomatic history. The UC attempted to expand into the independent system of Narion in 2194 by placing The Clinic star station above Deepala, but the residents of Narion protested and voted to join the Freestar Collective. The dispute over Narion escalated into the Narion War in 2196, which concluded in 2216 with the Treaty of Narion. The UC ceded its claim over Narion and recognized it as a Freestar member, and halted its expansion beyond the three star systems it already possessed. In 2231, when the follower of House Va'runn and the Great Serpent's religion, Jeremy Maxson, staged a military coup with the Brotherhood of Steel against the Supreme Elder Owyn Lyons, leading the Brotherhood Civil War. During the Brotherhood Civil War, the United Colonies and the Great Enclave supported the Reconstructionist faction, led by ousted Supreme Elder Owyn Lyons, while the Freestar and House Va'runn backs the Centralist faction (led by Jeremy Maxson). By 2235, the United Colonies supports Owyn Lyons' overthrow of Jeremy Maxson, restoring Lyons as the Supreme Elder and ending the Brotherhood Civil War. That same year, the deposed Supreme Elder Jeremy Maxson was executed for his war crimes by the United Colonies Army by a firing squad. By 2267, the United Colonies and the Brotherhood declares the war on the Great Enclave, angering Great Enclave's plan to destroy New Atlantis under the guidance of the Great Enclave president John Henry Eden. In 2280, the UC restored its diplomatic relations with the Great Enclave and welcomed Augustus Autumn as the President of the Great Enclave. Throughout Augustus Autumn's presidency with the Great Encave, the UC played their important economic assistance to the Brotherhood of Steel alongside the Great Enclave. Tensions between the UC and Freestar resurfaced in 2307, when the UC lodged a formal complaint over Freestar's colonization of the Lunara system and insisted that the Treaty of Narion prohibited Freestar from claiming a fourth star system. When diplomatic talks failed, the UC besieged the Freestar colony on the planet Vesta and killed all of its defenders, igniting the Colony War. This second conflict ended in 2311 after the UC Navy lost the Battle of Cheyenne to a Freestar flotilla of military and civilian ships, and both sides ratified the Armistice. In response to this defeat, the UC created the UC Vanguard, a civilian navy pledged to protect UC member colonies and interests, in 2315. As of 2330, UC military forces are on alert due to increased aggression from the Crimson Fleet, which has established new footholds in several systems that threaten UC territory. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED COLONIES The President of the United Colonies is the head of state and head of government within the United Colonies. The President also acts the commander-in-chief of the United Colonies Armed Forces. Currently as of 2330, Alexandra Abello is the 7th and current president of the United Colonies, taking her office since President Sarkin's resignation in 2318. List of Presidents of the United Colonies William Henry Blackmore (2159-2195) (2120-2195): William Blackmore was the first President of the United Colonies and his eventual establishment of diplomatic relations with the Brotherhood of Steel in 2162 marks the significant milestone of the United Colonies' political history. First UC president to die in office. Edward Blackmore (2195-2210) (2149-2237): Son of William Henry Blackmore, the 2nd UC President and first UC president to establish its relations with the Freestar Collective. Isaac Sarkin (2210-2239) (2183-2241): Isaac Sarkin's presidency of the United Colonies oversaw the Brotherhood Civil War, expressing his support of Supreme Elder Owyn Lyons and the Reconstructionist faction. Resigned in 2239, due to ill health. Herbert Stapleton (2239-2250) (2210-2250, assassinated by House Va'runn zealots): He was the last United Colonies president to die in office while he was murdered in 2250 by House Va'runn sympathizers during the Serpent's Crusade. John Brown MacIntyre (2250-2303) (2221-2314): President MacIntyre's 53-year term was characterized by his friendly relations with the Brotherhood of Steel and his severance of UC's diplomatic relations with the Great Enclave, House Va'runn and the Freestar Collective during the Brotherhood-Enclave War. Donovan Sarkin (2303-2318) (born 2259): In 2307, UC President Sarkin declares the war against the Freestar Collective, House Va'runn and the Great Enclave, triggering the Colony War. All 3 factions later restored its diplomatic relations in 2311 following an uneasy peace after the end of the Colony War. Alexandra Abello (2318-present) (born 2280): Current President of the United Colonies and a central political figure in Starfield. She became known for her strengthening political alliance with the Brotherhood of Steel and the Great Enclave in a plot to destroy the Crimson Fleet, an organized crime group of space pirates once being the ally of the Freestar Collective during the Colony War. UC CITIZENSHIP Citizenship in the United Colonies (UC) is not automatic, and there are different grades. Residents of the UC can achieve citizenship through service by working for any of the branches of MAST, but the only option foreigners have to earn it is to enlist in the UC Vanguard, which is part of MAST's military branch. Citizenship benefits vary by grade and include credit rewards, the right to home ownership in New Atlantis, and discounts in UC businesses. Earning citizenship is said to be difficult as MAST has limited employment slots. The administration and science branches of MAST are particularly competitive as they are more appealing to most people than the military. In order to make the military branch more appealing to applicants, the UC changed its policies so that citizenship could be earned substantially faster in the military than in the other two branches