RebirthĪlmost fifty years later, the Commonwealth Minutemen under the Sole Survivor (as general) can retake the fort by wiping out the mirelurks that have since made it their nest. Eventually, as he ran out of supplies (and conceded that help was not coming), he drank wine he found, easing his passing into oblivion. While waiting for rescue, he secured the armory by activating its security. Their general at the time, McGann, was cut off from the battle early on when the tunnel to his quarters collapsed. It served as the headquarters for the Commonwealth Minutemen until 2240, when the Castle was partly destroyed by a gigantic mirelurk queen, and most of the Minutemen leadership wiped out. Since the Great War, the name of Fort Independence has fallen out of favor, as most residents of the Commonwealth refer to it simply as the Castle. It was one of the first forts in the United States. The Castle, originally known as Fort Independence, is a historic landmark in the Boston area, dating back to the pre- Revolutionary period.
