Elder Ingram

Once the Proctor for Order of the Shield for the Brotherhood of Steel aboard the Prydwen, Elder Ingram is the current Elder for the Gulf Coast Brotherhood.

Origins
Proctor Ingram is a woman with the drive and tenacity matching that of former Brotherhood Elder Arthur Maxson. Bound to her power armor frame, Ingram lost her legs in combat in the Capital Wasteland, as a result of a hundred-foot fall that left the power armor she was piloting totaled and both of her legs crushed, fit only for amputation above the knee. The cause? The power armor staging area she was stationed on was positioned along a ridgeline overlooking the battlefield. It took a mini-nuke in the fighting, causing the cliff to shear right off and with it the platform she was standing on. The rest was history.

However, Ingram refused to just give up. As a talented engineer and programmer, she continued to work for the Brotherhood regardless of her injury, eventually achieving one of the highest honors for a Scribe: The rank of Proctor and a posting to the Prydwen as the head of her engineering team. As such, it was her team that pulled the fusion plant from the derelict aircraft carrier and installed it within the Prydwen for its Commonwealth journey. However, her biggest desire was to return to the field and fight among soldiers. Although her customized power armor frame was designed with that opportunity in mind and she rigorously trained in it to a degree that surpasses the abilities of other soldiers, it was her skill as an engineer that was her undoing. As head of the Prydwen's engineering team and a crucial member of the Scribe order, Elder Maxson simply could not afford to clear her for field service. If she was lost, it would be a bigger blow to the Brotherhood than losing a whole combat unit.

Forming the Gulf Coast Brotherhood
During the surprise destruction of the Prydwen in the Boston Commonwealth in 2287, most of the East Coast Brotherhood was killed in the explosion and ensuing battle. Before it crashed, Ingram saved dozens of lives and barely escaped with her own. As every other higher ranking officer above her was subsequently killed and the fact she showed immense valor and bravery in the face of defeat, she was immediately chosen as the new Elder. With the East Coast Brotherhood all but wiped out, they decided to travel south in search of a new place place to settle. While traveling through Texas, they encountered members from the West Coast Brotherhood and combined their numbers to form the newly christened Gulf Coast Brotherhood, uniting the best laws and behaviors of both chapters.