Tribals The term tribal refers to a large number of cultures and communities that , for the most part , live a primitive lifestyle with their own beliefs , customs , and sometimes even language . Joshua Graham describes Tribals as " families of families " . For the most part , Tribals possess a highly religious or mythologized understanding of the old world , in contrast to the more cynical and scientific views held by other wastelanders . As such , they often consider pre - War technology and structures taboo , preferring to live in isolated agrarian communities or as nomadic hunter - gatherers . This mystical worldview and disconnect from the pre - War world often leads to Tribals being stereotyped as backwards and uneducated by more " civilized " wastelanders . Members of tribes that do not fit these stereotypes , such as the Boomers and New Canaanites , are often not regarded as Tribals at all . Appearances . " Fallout " . One tribal group appears in " Fallout " , located in southern California , the Khans . This band of raider - tribals live their lifestyle on the mongol warriors . Two raider - tribal factions are also mentioned , the Vipers with their shamanistic nature and the Jackals with their savage and cannibalistic nature . They were both obliterated in time but their remnants appear in " " . They originated from Vault 15 with the Khans , and are culturally based upon early human cultures . " Fallout 2 " . In " Fallout 2 " , the Chosen One was born and begins his quest in the Arroyo tribe , as a tribal descendant of the Vault Dweller from " Fallout " . A potential companion Sulik is a tribal of the Primitive Tribe , seeking his sister , Kurisu , who was captured by a mysterious group . The Primitive Tribe lives on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in California ( which they call the " Great Salt Water " ) , and they are one of the tribal groups which can be seen in random encounters while traveling through the coast area , they are extreme believers in the here - after and revere many spirits . Also , a cannibalistic tribe next to Arroyo can be met in random encounters , and therefore appear to be from Oregon . The Khans make a second appearance in as the New Khans . When the Vault Dweller massacred the Khans in 2161 the sole survivor Darion was corrupted by survivors ' guilt , and over the next eight decades he devoted his life to rebuilding his tribe to its once former glory , but solely to get revenge on the Vault Dweller . Eventually the New Khans became a major raiding tribe and again based their lives on the Mongols like they once were and by 2241 they occupy Vault 15 which is also their original place of origin . Other tribals live around the Den , only seen during the slaver quests of Metzger , if the Chosen One is a slaver . " Fallout 3 " . The Treeminders are a peaceful group of tribals that have renounced using technology . They are found in Oasis and worship the FEV mutant Harold , who became one with the tree Bob ( which Harold liked to tease by calling Herbert ) . Crow is said to be of tribal birth . One belief of Crow ' s tribe is revealed when he gives his unique eyebot helmet to the Lone Wanderer , claiming it to be made from the hide of one of the wisest wind spirits . Also , the Point lookout tribals are a group of tribals living in the swamplands and the Ark & Dove cathedral in Point Lookout in the " Fallout 3 " add - on " Point Lookout " . They cultivate , worship and consume the punga fruit and believe that the physical world has been destroyed , they ' re now concentrating on reaching astral planes of existence . " Fallout : New Vegas " . The Boomers are a group of tribals originating from Vault 34 and living in Nellis Air Force Base since 2231 . They revere explosions and the discharge of weapons . The White Glove Society , the Omertas , the Chairmen and The Kings were all formerly tribals with other names before Mr . House enlisted their help , making the first three more civilized and gave each of them control of different areas of the New Vegas Strip . The last group known later as the Kings were moved to Freeside but abandoned their tribal culture eventually . An old abandoned tribal village can be found north of Goodsprings . The Great Khans are a raider tribal gang based at Red Rock Canyon . They originated from California but migrated to the lawless Mojave to escape the NCR . They live in tents and are based on the mongol warriors . Many also are involved in making and moving various chems . There are also the Fiends though not considered tribals and just raiders , they share many tribal customs such as splintering into small bands , wearing tribal style cloths , and like many other tribes turning cannibalistic . There are two other raider tribes in the Mojave , the Jackals and the Vipers . Both migrated from California and into the Mojave away from the NCR and Brotherhood of Steel . They were both a once feared tribe across California but since the NCR and Brotherhoods war against them they have been reduced to just petty raiders tribes . The add - on " Honest Hearts " introduces four tribes from Zion Canyon and the surrounding area : the New Canaanites , the Sorrows , the Dead Horses and the White Legs . A territorial raiding tribe known as the 80s are also mentioned in the add - on . Also mentioned are the Tar Walkers and Crazy Horns , both of which had gotten wiped out . The New Canaanites , Sorrows , Dead Horses , White Legs , 80s , Tar walkers and Crazy horns are all based in Utah not the Mojave in Nevada . " Fallout Tactics " . < section begin = " FoT tribals " / > There are some groups of tribals living in Midwest region , and are usually friendly folk . Three missions in " " involve visiting a place with a tribe : Dirt Haven tribe ( only in the demo ) , are a peaceful people who live in a small village north of Chicago . There leader is called the Town father and their shaman is called Salik . Brahmin Wood tribe , are a wealthy tribe who worship Brahmin gods . They live in a large village west of Chicago . Their leader is tribal father Charon , and their shaman is Hawkeye . The last peaceful group , the Peoria tribe live near the remains of . The people who live there are Whachutu tribals . Their leader is Chevron the tribal father , and their shaman is Dhal . Also , one raider - tribal faction that the Warrior has to defeat , called Beastlords , are a people who have a unique mutation , allowing them to take control over animals . Their leader is Daarr . < section end = " FoT tribals " / > " Fallout : Brotherhood of Steel " . Cyrus is know to have grew up in a semi - tribal farming community , with an important reverence for tattoos . This community had its share of problems with raiders , radscorpions , and the like , but was finally devastated by the remains of the Master ' s Army when he was just a boy , sometime after 2162 .