
Afterwards, the surviving Yermak troops were betrayed by the New Order. Much of the Followers’ forces were killed during an attack on Veliky Novogorod, the Republic’s capital. Their conflict with the New Order, however, ended in an (at least temporary) alliance with the New Order with the goal of destroying their shared enemies, the Novgorod Republic and the Trade Union. The exact details of the cult’s beliefs are unknown because of their insular nature, however, they are known to be extermely violent and will attack anyone who crosses their paths, and were actively in conflict with the postwar factions, the Novgorod Republic, the New Order, and the Trade Union. The origin of the name is unknown, though some speculate that the followers are named after the 16th century Cossak leader Yermak Timofeyevich, however, the name may be unrelated.

The Followers of Yermak are an enigmatic cult in the Novgorod Region of Russia, founded some time after the Third World War, with a base located somewhere between Lake Ilmen and Vizha. The Followers of Yermak are a faction in the Youtube series DiplexHeated’s Wasteland. The Sole Survivor will also have to fight the Forged when searching the ironworks for a dampening coil if he chooses to aid Zao, the stranded Chinese submarine captain. The Forged suffered a severe blow when the Sole Survivor kills their leader, Slag, as well as many others in combat after attempting to convice settler Jake Finch to return home rather than join the Forged. Those who fail the initiation trials, or fail or disobey orders are brutally punished, with examples including being fed molten iron or thrown into “The Forge”, a vat of molten steel which the Forged seem to revere as a god. Those who pass are then forced to take up a new name associated with fire or metal, such as “Flare”, “Blaze”, or “Steele”. Prospective members must undergo brutal tests of worthiness, with those who fail being killed. The Forged are every bit as brutal to their own as they are to their enemies.

The Forged also are forcing the raiders based at the nearby Dunwich Borers mine to provide them with scrap metal for the ironworks as a “protection payment”. When the Gunners attacked the ironworks, the Forged repelled them and killed several of their members. The Forged were founded by a man known as “Slag” who is said to be from outside the region, and are known for extreme brutality and fearsome prowess in combat. Their main base of operations is Saugus Ironworks in former Massachusetts, which the Forged have gotten back up and running, though it is not clear if they are using it to manufacture anything.

The Forged are obsessed with metal and fire, seeming to view them as sacred. The Forged are a post-apocalyptic raider gang and cult who appear in the video game Fallout 4.
