New Deseret

New Deseret is the nation formed after the defeat of Legate Lanius and the fall of the Legion. Using the army gathered by Jessica Lexington and Joshua Graham and the existing infrastructure of the Mormon church for governance, the nascent nation came into being, prospering and evolving over the decades.

Overview (circa 2307)
To the north, after defeating LEGATE LANIUS and absorbing most of his forces, JESSICA LEXINGTON and JOSHUA GRAHAM lead their bolstered army to repelling the Legion forces that had been occupying southern Utah, and successful in their endeavors, repurpose the army to police the region after settling in New Zion--a reclaimed Salt Lake City--and participating in the formation of New Deseret with the rest of the Latter Day Nephites and church leadership, led by BYRUM PRATT, a very old and jovial ghoul priest from Vault 70. Under their guise, especially with the influence of LEXINGTON, a charter for the development of the nascent country is written, guaranteeing fundamental human rights to all citizens, and setting forth the core goals and tenants of New Deseret--to create a safe, prosperous nation under God, where the populace can live lives peacefully and without fear of cruelty. With an existing network of authority in place under the Mormon church and the security guaranteed by a coherent military police force and justice system, New Deseret quickly prospers as a massive influx of NCR refugees, ex-Legionaries, and ex-Legion slaves flow into the region, organized with church help into successful agrarian communities and centers of industry taking up the void the destruction of the NCR left. Mormonism assimilates many refugees, especially ex-legionaries, and provides them structure and a sense of identity and community, centered around the importance of family. Schools and hospitals are created wherever a mission is located, and over time the secular populace’s demand for self-governance results in the creation of a secular elected Congress in charge of legislation, overseen by the church’s Elder Council and Head Elder. The country is stable, expanding, and prosperous, and provides an unprecedented quality of life for its peoples.