The tribal village is a location in the Mojave Wasteland in Fallout: New Vegas and features in the graphic novel All Roads.
Background[]
Once the site of a simple settlement belonging to a group of unnamed tribals, sometime around October 2281, it was raided by a party of Fiends who were rampaging in the area while high on Psycho. Their leader used a flamer in the assault, burning many of the inhabitants to death.
At the time of the attack, the rogue leader of the Chairmen, Benny and his hired group of Great Khans were traveling nearby on their way to ambush a courier carrying a special package to New Vegas for Mr. House. Having noticed a sign that Fiends were near, Benny wished to go around and find a different route. However, one of the Khans, Chance, was suffering from drug withdrawal, and the fire and burned bodies triggered traumatic memories of the Bitter Springs Massacre. In his impulsive state, Chance charged into battle, forcing the rest of the group to help him, ultimately emerging victorious, but not without casualties. Chance himself suffered severe burns from getting doused in flames by the Fiend leader before killing him and would ultimately perish from a combination of his wounds and an overdose on spiked Psycho secretly orchestrated by Benny. He was buried by Jessup and McMurphy near the destroyed village as befits a Great Khan.
By the time the Courier awakens in Goodsprings later that same month, the camp has been overrun by cazadores, an outcome which was predicted by McMurphy following their victory against the Fiends.[Non-game 1]
Layout[]
Situated just north of Goodsprings, the location consists of tents surrounded by steep cliffs. The tents are set up in a half-circle against the eastern cliffside. A usable campfire is in the center. Heading out of the village to the left will reveal a hollowed-out rock with random loot inside. Fire axes can be found on some of the Fiends' corpses. Chance's grave (which contains his knife) is located on a hill overlooking the village slightly to the southeast.
Notes[]
- The location's ambient music is a loop of "Flame of the Ancient World," from Fallout.
- The Psycho and Jet lying around the campfire are remnants of the party thrown by the drugged-up Fiends following their massacre of the residents.
- The presence of Great Khan corpses alongside those of the Fiends is seemingly contradicted by the depiction in All Roads, with the graphic novel giving no indication that any of the Great Khans died in the fight apart from Chance, who perished afterward and was given a proper burial.
- If Lily Bowen is a follower when visiting, she says, "Oh my, did I do all of this?"
- In All Roads, Benny's group suggests that they go up north, so they can circle east around the Fiends attacking the camp. The in-game map for Fallout: New Vegas does not suggest any such route being possible.
Appearances[]
The tribal village appears in Fallout: New Vegas and the graphic novel All Roads.
Behind the scenes[]
The in-game tribal village is located in the same geographical area as the real-world Lovell Canyon Campground, at the foot of the Spring Mountains in Clark County, Nevada.
Bugs[]
The bodies and/or cazadores may disappear, however reloading a save and revisiting the camp later may cause them to reappear (along with any ravens that were killed). Similarly, all of the Fiends may be alive and fighting the cazadores upon arrival.[verified]- Occasionally, the burned bodies may actually be alive. They will attack the Courier on sight with only their fists (or may pick up a nearby weapon left on the dead bodies), or be in a fleeing state due to damage received by the enemies mentioned in the bug above as they can occur simultaneously. They display as having 0 HP with the Living Anatomy perk, and thus die from any hit (granting good Karma upon being killed by the Courier), but can be a threat when fast traveling to the site, particularly if the other enemies respawn as well.[verified]
- Fast traveling to the camp may result in witnessing a fight between cazadores, Fiends, and (now alive) burned bodies.[verified]
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