Colonel Augustus Autumns

Colonel Augustus Autumns is a determined man, intelligent, strong, and violent. He will hurt anyone in his ways, killing without a second thought and taking what he needs and wants without remorse. He does not waste time arguing, he is quick to action.

Autumn sought to rebuild the United States of America, with the Enclave leading the charge. He considered himself a patriot, one of the good guys, and the Enclave the only entity with the ability to bring about a rebirth of America. Consequently, the ends justified all the means at his disposal. When a wasteland scientist sought to reactivate Project Purity in 2277/2278, Autumn saw an opportunity; in the blasted, poisoned expanse of the Capital Wasteland a reliable source of pure water could be leveraged to attract the masses of wastelanders to the Enclave, which would provide them with ample amounts of water, protection and most importantly, a plan for the future. He ordered an immediate deployment, not just to Jefferson Memorial, but across the wasteland, personally arriving at the purifier to seize it under the authority of President Eden and the United States government he claimed to represent. However, James proved uncooperative, causing Autumn to shoot one of his associates, Janice Kaplinski, to force him to cooperate. Then the colonel made a mistake, allowing James to activate the purifier. The vengeful scientist instead sealed the control chamber and flooded it with radiation, killing everyone present. Autumn managed to survive after reflexively injecting himself with an unknown substance before losing consciousness.

After the Lone Wanderer escaped with most of the Project Purity staff, Autumn regained consciousness. James' death was meaningless to Autumn, a cause of misplaced loyalties, and the Enclave stayed the course. Autumn continued his plan to seize control of the wastelands. While its scientists worked on completing the purifier, Autumn appeared on the Enclave Radio, delivering a proclamation to the people of the wasteland, identifying Enclave troops as representatives of the American government. At the same time, he warned them against interfering with the troops, noting that any attempt to prevent the restoration of order and civility would be punished severely (by summary execution). The network of constituency enforcement points also received confidential orders to monitor civilian traffic, perform mandatory genetic compliance screenings (with the use of force, if necessary), and detain any non-compliant offenders. Anyone passing the test would be provided with water rations. Non-compliance would result in detention (and summary execution). Other units were dispatched to perform field research at areas of nuclear impacts (Bannister crater), acquire samples and analyze the local mutated wildlife, capture Old Olney deathclaws for use as shock troops (with the domestication units, rather than the unreliable genetic modifications), and perform other research experiments (Camp RHO). However, the most important project was tracking the activities of James' heir, as Autumn correctly surmised that not only can they enable the activation of the purifier, they can also help the Enclave locate a Garden of Eden Creation Kit without expending resources. Autumn personally led the operation to capture the Lone Wanderer.

Autumn correctly surmised that not only can they enable the activation of the purifier, they can also help the Enclave locate a Garden of Eden Creation Kit without expending resources. Autumn personally led the operation to capture the Lone Wanderer at Vault 87. Autumn personally interrogated the Lone Wanderer at Raven Rock, demanding the code to activate the purifier after the G.E.C.K. was installed. He believed that the sooner it could be brought online, the quicker the people's suffering would end. As the Enclave held all the cards, Autumn was confident that the "good guys" have won and all that remained was just tying up loose ends. He had no intention of sparing the Lone Wanderer, and would gladly torture them personally, if necessary. It came easy; the Lone Wanderer and their father were traitors to the Enclave (and by extension, the United States government), and the only penalty for treason was summary execution.