They tend to stay in tight communities away from other super mutants, in a large part due to their mental disorders. By the late 23rd century, the nightkin have developed pale blue skin, and are known for being unpredictable and intense. Use of the term evolved after the Master's fall, distinguishing them from "regular" super mutants, especially as the adverse effects of Stealth Boy abuse started to manifest. Even Talius, the most knowledgeable on the topic and aware of the Lieutenant's existence and role in creating mutants, used the term nightkin loosely to refer to their entirety. Nicole and her Followers took this for granted, believing the Nightkin to be simply Morpheus' personal servants, unaware that Morpheus was a servant himself to the "Dark God" they considered fiction. Even the Followers, constantly spying on the Children, could only establish a correlation between disappearances and the slowly increasing numbers of super mutants, and likely borrowed the term from the Children themselves: Morpheus was keen on presenting the nightkin protecting him and the Cathderal as mutants who merely joined his flock in the near past. Īmong those not privy to the inner workings of the Unity, the term was used to refer to super mutants in general, especially in the Boneyard. The Master does not actually use the name, referring to all of his creations as simply mutants, suggesting the name was chosen by the nightkin themselves. The nightkin, or kin of the night, are thus the chosen of the Master, angels in the night redeeming the world through bloodshed. The term nightkin (as an invented term, nightkin is considered a proper noun and capitalized) ties into the doctrine of the Unity and the Children of the Cathedral, which rejects the light (considered synonymous with the Great War and nuclear weapons), and embraces darkness in which all are equal. See also: Glossary of Children of the Cathedral terms Nightkin Their reliance on this stealth technology has become an addiction, causing maladaptive behavior, paranoia, delusions, affected speech, brain damage, and most commonly of all, schizophrenia.
The Master's death at the hands of the Vault Dweller and destruction of the Unity was a traumatic experience, scattering the nightkin across the West, relying on their stealth gear to evade pursuers.
They were provided with the finest equipment the Unity could muster, including Stealth Boys. As the most successful examples of the transformation, nightkin considered exposure to FEV to be an unambiguous honor and a source of pride. The mutants were the apex of mutant development, corresponding with the Master's vision for the future of humanity. Nightkin is a name for the elite super mutants of the Unity, created by the Master at Mariposa Military Base. Curiosity is a foolhardy emotion, but doubly so when it comes to the Nightkin.
Angels in the night, who redeem the world by bloodshed. They bring the pain of healing to the world.
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