Savage Fallout - East Coast: South - Metal Masons HQ and Vault 88

For today's post, we take a look at a Brotherhood of Steel cousin and one of the Vaults from which one of my players' character originates:
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Metal Masons HQ, The Hole -
The Metal Masons are a group that formed around a group of ghuols in the early 2080's. These ghouls, orignally technicians in the Army that had gone AWOL, found the remains of an old fallout bunker orignally designed for the members of the Georgia legislature 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Though it was unfinished, the group took up residence and began working on refurbishing and finsihing out the complex. After around 8 years of hard work, the bunker, nicknamed The Hole, was finished. During this time, various travelers found and made deals with the ghouls for trade and, in some cases, residence. The new residents, mostly human, assisted in the renovations in return for a place to stay. They also learned from the technicians about the technology that lay within the shelter and the machinery used in thier continued work.
In 2093, The Hole was officially completed. The facility stretched a half square mile wide, the same long and 60 feet beneath the surface. The entrance was surrounded by a scrap metal wall, ugly but very effective. In the center of the western wall sits a small, one story concrete building, built from the remains of debris that surrounded the site, that houses the 5 man garrison (armed with Power Armor and various heavy weaponry). The residents, though well-armed and capable, closed the complex to outsiders, leaving only the garrison to speak to the traders and ward off any unwelcome visitors. The residents, now solely focused on learning more about the tech and furthering it for their own ends, dubbed themselves the Metal Masons, after the old Masonic groups. Becoming more and more secretive, the Masons have stayed mostly out of the business of the surrounding lands. In the past 70 years or so, they have made some remarkable discoveries about the mutations, reasons behind much of the chaos in the years surrounding the war and the true purpose behind the Vaults. But, it is inevitable that someday their seclusion must come to and end. When that day will come is still a mystery.

[The Metal Masons hold much the same place as the Brotherhood of Steel do on the West Coast. But, where the Brotherhood have a somewhat "medieval" outlook with the Knights, Paladins and "quests," the Masons have a very conspiracy theorist feel to them. It is recommended that one plays this to the hilt, with the garrison members being very secretive and using various "secret handshake" and rituals in their work and dealings with the outside.
Also, consider what might happen if the groups sent out from the Brotherhood made it across the Mid-Wastelands and stumbled upon the Masons...]
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Vault 88 -
Vault 88 is located 45 miles west of The Hole. The population inside was much like Vault 13, except that the only available entertainment discs held 1970-1980's era kung fu movies and reruns of the television series Kung Fu and its spin-off Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. Most of the Vault population were very... one-sided in their preference for the offered entertainment. They either loved it or hated it. A small portion really didn't care, this being mostly the maintenence people, who rarely had time to watch such trivial things.
In 2066, the maintenence crews alerted the Overseer to a disturbing fact... their spare parts supply was running low. The parts extruder had gone on the fritz several years ago, but due to the talent of the repair crews, hadn't really been needed until now. The Overseer gathered the most suitable for a trip outside the Vault to search for any needed parts. The 10 gathered were sent out in different directions to search and hopefully, return with the supplies. It remains to be seen how many succeed in their mission.
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That's all for now. Due to the real life factor, this is the extent of my work so far. The next post will detail some of the secrets hinted at in the previous posts, including the reasons for the Stockyard farmers' success, the rumors of things in HOTlanta and a few other things. I'll go ahead and warn my players that if they don't want this spoiled, don't read it. I'll put this warning at the beginning of the next post and will do my best to prevent any accidental spoilage using the following technique: if you can read this, you've figured it out.