This cult proclaimed the “healing of humanity through a revival of pre-war knowledge”, as their goal. The new sect grew fast – all who lost hope, goal, or peace after the Children collapsed – one way or another, were among the new adepts of the sect. Peaceful message and humanitarian orientation have become a good cover and a way to attract educated professionals into their ranks.

According to one particularly talkative cultist, who thought I wanted to join them, the cult leader spends much time meditating. In one of these particularly lengthy meditations, she had a vision, which led her to the source of their “salvation” – the remains of the Cathedral. I didn’t manage to find out the real goal of all of this, but after 4 days all cult members will go on a pilgrimage to the cathedral. I’ll go with them – maybe the answer will be there.

Now to the business. Doctor, they dug to the basement level of the Cathedral – I managed to glimpse walls and arches before I was kicked out – only initiated are allowed to come into the Hole.

Caravans regularly arrive at the camp. They bring old pieces of technology, including vaults recirculation systems, and even vats from the old Vest-Tech – all disappear in the Hole. I’m not even surprised that they’ve been able to loot that much. After Master’s fall, stray mutants became a big problem, and Brotherhood patrols are spread very thin around the region – there is no one to guard the old technological centers.

More and more I hear familiar chants, fragments of prayers of the Children of the Cathedral in a new wrapper. Initiats spend almost all their time inside and I rarely see them in the camp. People began to disappear – I lost two workers in my brigade, and I don’t think they fled – the nearest caravan is weeks away.

I’m afraid that these stupid fanatics will cause some serious trouble, and we don’t have another Vault Dweller at our hand to stop them.

Cultists wore some strange devices on their heads as if protecting themselves from something.

Each worker was given a white robe and ordered to change. Those who refused just had their throats cut! All this was accompanied by cries of “Master will incarnate!”. Then cultists descended to the Hole and dragged remained workers with them. I was lucky enough not to be spotted and was able to sneak to the outskirts of the camp. There I was hiding until nightfall when all this began. I heard horrific screams, a strange glow emanated from the Hole, and my Geiger counter detected a sudden burst of radiation.

Then everything went quiet, but, at the same time, I felt as if I am being watched, no, as if somebody tried to get inside my head! I quickly sent, I confess, a rather panicky message to my contact in the Brotherhood, and ran away from there as swiftly as I could. I ran all the way to the safehouse and just passed out on the floor as soon as I stepped inside.

When I woke up, I read the response from the Brotherhood – they reluctantly agreed to send one of the paladins who were on patrol in this region. One paladin! Doctor, that is not enough! You have no idea what I felt staying near the Hole at that time – these fanatic fools created something… tainted, sinful, it shouldn’t exist! Please, doctor, call for help, we need to stop this!