The Enclave are the last vestiges of the pre-war system of government in the United States of America. Formed as part of the continuity of government system, the Enclave was formed of high-ranking government officials as well as wealthy industrialists and leading scientific minds. They were to be protected and sheltered from the great war by bunkers and isolated locations, thus preserving the top echelons of the country to rebuild. Protected from the worse ravages of the war, the Enclave began to plan the re-colonisation of the USA. Years of study has allowed top scientists to perfect weapons and armor technology, as well as training troops from a young age to an almost fanatical level. In combination with isolated living conditions, the Enclave has evolved to see themselves as the true and only heirs to America; above and better than all others, mutants and wastelanders alike. Their plans stretch from annihilation of all non-enclave life to systematic conquest of all that remains of the old world, ‘purifying’ it to their own narrow standards. Enclave forces are necessarily small but elite, employing sophisticated technology and highly trained soldiers. They break into assault and infiltration teams; special operations forces that further the Enclave’s interests as a scalpel or hammer, depending on orders. Sorties into the wasteland are led by seasoned officers whose zeal for the Enclave is as unwavering as their disgust for mutants and lesser specimens. The officers are flanked by heavily armed and power armored soldiers who have trained from a young age to wear their rigs. Often painted black to be even more intimidating, their enhanced protection also sports stylised horned helmets, leading it to be called ‘black devil’ power armor. Together with experimental energy weapons, they make for fearsome opponents in a conflict. The last but most potent members of an assault team are the Tesla Troopers. These electrically-charged fiends blast, zap, burn and liquify any opponents with high-powered energy weapons, carving a path into any foe they come across. Their specially adapted power armor re-energises their guns, increasing their overall damage and rate of fire while reducing time between reloads. With these forces at their disposal, the Enclave is understandably confident of swift and total victory in the wasteland.
