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[center][i]AKA: CIT Relocation Initiative[/i][/center]
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[b]History:
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History: During the attack on CIT by The Brotherhood of Steel, scientists, personnel, and Synths inside The Institute began a coordinated evacuation protocol. In order to buy time for the escape, a number of Synths were left behind to stall The Brotherhood’s forces, but many other first, second, and third generation synths retreated alongside their human masters. 

With their hidden underground paradise breached and destroyed, members of The Institute had only one choice: retreat to the hated surface. Their first objective was to rally their surviving forces and take an inventory of their supplies and resources: their second objective was to get as far away from The Brotherhood of Steel as possible. 

With Father gone, leadership fell to the remaining leaders of The DIrectorate who took charge of the remnants and set out to relocate The Institute’s denizens to a safer region. It seemed logical to attempt to locate and seize a working Vault which, barring official government bunkers, was likely the closest thing to their home that they would be able to find. To that end, Synth scouts were sent to Vaults in the northeast United States whose locations had been known on CIT databanks. Of the units that successfully returned, the most promising location appeared to be a Vault in what used to be Bar Harbor, Maine. The Synth that scouted this Vault had apparently been invited inside after he was mistaken by the residents as being a pre-war detective. The Synth reported back that the Vault was in excellent condition and that it appeared to be inhabited almost entirely by robots. 

Wasting no time, The Directorate ordered The Institute personnel to the island. To accomplish this, they began searching for a means to travel there by sea safety. This led them to the town of Nahant, where they stumbled upon another group which was in exile due to The Brotherhood: The Enclave. A tense meeting between leaders of The Institute and The Nahant Enclave followed shortly afterwards, and after some initial hesitation, an agreement was struck. In exchange for their assistance in equipping and outfitting a vessel capable of sea travel, information about the surface, and a promise to be able to use Nahant as a 'port in the storm' in The Commonwealth, The Institute provided The Enclave with samples of some of their highly advanced technology. After the deal was made, The Institute set out for their new home.

They landed in Bar Harbor, Maine (now known as ‘Far Harbor’) after a few days of sea travel. Stealth Courser units were deployed onto the island, and with Gen-2 and Gen-1 Synth units in support, they launched an attack on Vault 118. The robots of the Vault were easily overwhelmed and seized, and it proved trivial for Robotics Division scientists to reprogram the robobrain residents and their Mr. Handy and Protectron attendants to serve The Institute’s interests.

Since taking control of the Vault and meeting the immediate needs of food, water, and power. The Institute has been keeping their heads down and observing the island as well as their old home in The Commonwealth. Working under the guise of newly emerged (and quite secretive) Vault Dwellers, they established limited contact with the residents of Far Harbor, trading some goods between them. When they send agents out beyond their new Vault home, a strict protocol of secrecy is maintained. Using Institute weaponry, armor, or equipment beyond the Vault is strictly forbidden and great care is taken to ensure that nothing could be traced back to them. 


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[b]Notable People:[/b] Members of the previous Directorate (Clayton Holdren, Allie Filmore), Dr. Victor Harland (OC), [url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/e3/be/21e3befb722126954503fd0a2be11506.jpg]Z9-23[/url] (OC) and other members of The Institute.