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The most disturbing change that the environment caused was not nearly as noticeable as the physical deformities. The infected water and poisoned sky began to cause neurological damage to those exposed to it. People became more hostile, violent, and short-tempered; they became known as "[[Wildmen]]." Their emotions became out of control, and their actions often teetered on primal. In severe cases, mutated humans devolved into hunched, savage beasts nicknamed "[[Trogs]]." Over the first 50 years, The Pitt quickly degenerated into a dangerous den of murderers and rapists; even cannibalism was not uncommon. The only loyalty was in strength, and the only organization was between those who were strong enough to control others and those who were controlled.<ref name="pittfactions" /> Rumors of the horrors of The Pitt spread throughout the Wasteland, and all travelers knew to avoid it at all costs. However, The Pitt became one of the most self-sufficient communities in the Wastes. Granted, their self-sufficiency relied on the citizens occasionally eating one another, but they functioned without trade or export.<ref name="pittfactions" />
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The most disturbing change that the environment caused was not nearly as noticeable as the physical deformities. The infected water and poisoned sky began to cause neurological damage to those exposed to it. People became more hostile, violent, and short-tempered; they became known as "[[Wildmen]]." Their emotions became out of control, and their actions often teetered on primal. In severe cases, mutated humans devolved into hunched, savage beasts nicknamed "[[Trogs]]." Over the first 50 years, The Pitt quickly degenerated into a dangerous den of murderers and rapists; even cannibalism was not uncommon. The only loyalty was in strength, and the only organization was between those who were strong enough to control others and those who were controlled.<ref name="pittfactions" /> Rumors of the horrors of The Pitt spread throughout the Wasteland, and all travelers knew to avoid it at all costs. However, The Pitt became one of the most self-sufficient communities in the Wastes. Granted, their self-sufficiency relied on the citizens occasionally eating one another, but they functioned without trade or export.<ref name="pittfactions" />
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In [[Fallout timeline#2255|2255]], the then [[Owyn Lyons|Star Paladin Lyons]] of the Brotherhood of Steel led the [[Scourge]], a large-scale military action that wiped out nearly the entire population of The Pitt. In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city<ref name="pittfactions" />
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In [[Fallout timeline#2255|2255]], the then [[Owyn Lyons|Star Paladin Lyons]] of the Brotherhood of Steel led the [[Scourge]], a large-scale military action that wiped out nearly the entire population of The Pitt. In a single night, the Brotherhood swept through the city,<ref name="pittfactions" /> coming south from [[Mount Wash]]. Gunning down everyone and everything that looked like it would put up a fight,<ref></ref><ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"How did the city get started?"''<br/>[[Wernher]]: ''"After the war, the place just turns into a shithole. The buildings start falling over and the sickness makes people just turn on each other. Some of them... change. They lose any sense of who they are. They just go around killing and fucking and eating. Like animals, man. Some people are still okay, but just... I don't know. Anyway, about 30 years ago, those Brotherhood guys come in and wipe the place out. They kill all of these sick fucks. Anything that looks like it's going to fight -- Bam! Then they take whatever they were looking for and leave."''<br/>[[Wernher's dialogue]])</ref> it was a cleansing that finally managed to calm the Pitt down.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"I remember hearing about The Pitt from a guy in the Citadel."''<br/>[[Wernher]]: ''"The Citadel, huh? That's the Brotherhood of Steel fortress, right? Yeah, I know about those guys. He must have been part of the attack that cleaned up The Pitt. Well... it didn't so much clean it up as it calmed it down. No way that hellhole could ever be cleaned up without the cure. That's why those guys were after me."''<br/>([[Wernher's dialogue]])</ref>
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In the end, the Brotherhood slaughtered over a half of the Pitt's population, including the wildest and most dangerous inhabitants, creating a power vacuum.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Tell me about what the Brotherhood did."''<br/>[[Wernher]]: ''"Well, as bad as The Pitt is, it used to be worse. Much worse. It was complete chaos. Every man for himself. About the time I was born, those Brotherhood guys swept through the place. Killed anything that put up a fight. More'n half the place was dead by the time they were done. It was a slaughter. But they got the worst of the worst. If it weren't for the Brotherhood sweeping the place, I doubt Ashur would have been able to get control of as much as he has."''<br/>[[Wernher's dialogue]])</ref>
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In the end, the Brotherhood slaughtered over a half of the Pitt's population, including the wildest and most dangerous inhabitants, creating a power vacuum.<ref>The [[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Tell me about what the Brotherhood did."''<br/>[[Wernher]]: ''"Well, as bad as The Pitt is, it used to be worse. Much worse. It was complete chaos. Every man for himself. About the time I was born, those Brotherhood guys swept through the place. Killed anything that put up a fight. More'n half the place was dead by the time they were done. It was a slaughter. But they got the worst of the worst. If it weren't for the Brotherhood sweeping the place, I doubt Ashur would have been able to get control of as much as he has."''<br/>[[Wernher's dialogue]])</ref>
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Although the intent of the Scourge remains unclear, several children were taken from The Pitt by the Brotherhood and placed into initiate training (siblings deemed mutated or at risk of mutation were abandoned). Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to date it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was. The Brotherhood suffered only one casualty: Initiate [[Ishmael Ashur]] was assumed killed in action. The Brotherhood knights who fought with him reported to have witnessed him getting buried in rubble from a collapsing building.<ref name="
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Although the intent of the Scourge remains unclear, several children were taken from The Pitt by the Brotherhood and placed into initiate training (siblings deemed mutated or at risk of mutation were abandoned). Additionally, it is known that something was recovered from The Pitt during the Scourge, although to date it would seem that only Elder Lyons knows what it was. The Brotherhood suffered only one casualty: Initiate [[Ishmael Ashur]] was assumed killed in action. The Brotherhood knights who fought with him reported to have witnessed him getting buried in rubble from a collapsing building.<ref name="pittfactions" /><ref name="AshurPittScurgeBuild"/> Many in the Brotherhood note that it was a marked change in the way the Brotherhood operates.<ref name="pittfactions" />
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