Modoc Modoc is a small farming town of hillbillies upon the remains of the , located in northern California . Background . A dwindling collection of hillbillies , Modoc is a small farming town built on the edge of the former Modoc National Forest . For a long time it traded in leather and meat from brahmin , but as other places were offering the same goods at cheaper rates , and people began herding and raising their own brahmin , Modoc has been on the decline . It is mostly a sleepy mountain community , with a centrally located Bed and Breakfast for the traveler . Modoc is beginning to change to a trade city , taking its cue as a stopover place for the Vault City trade routes , but the change may not be enough to save it . The town in 2241 is led by its sheriff Jo . In 2241 , Modoc has problems with " ghosts , " missing watches , gardens infested with rats and a missing boy , among other things . Modoc is one of the few places where wastelanders still can get married . In the Bed and Breakfast district , the fenced off building with the rocks piled in front of the door is the " chicken " ( which is actually a deathclaw ) coop where Rose gets her eggs for her omelets . It is guarded by dogs , and the Chosen One eventually blew up the rocks and killed the mother deathclaw , leading to the cessation of omelet production by the Rose ' s Bed and Breakfast . Depending on the Chosen One ' s actions by 2242 , relations between the Slags and the residents of Modoc flourish . Between the two peoples , Modoc prospers and becomes a major farming community , supplying all the outlying regions with food . Alternatively , Modoc ' s community will instead declare war with them , resulting in the demise of the Slags . Location . Modoc can be found fifteen squares east and three squares south of Arroyo and is divided into two districts , one cave section and two outside sections . Layout . Main Street . Main Street is the entrance of Modoc . Jo , the sheriff and the merchant of the city stands here , running the trading post and organizing trade between Modoc and other cities . Interesting places include the tannery of Balthas in north , the house of Grisham ' s family and the church of Modoc . Bed and Breakfast . Cornelius possibly built this B & B for his sweetheart Rose when they were young lovers . The B & B had a reasonably boring life since then , until it was covered in goo from the outhouse explosion caused by the Chosen One in 2241 . Farrel ' s garden . Farrel tends these crops and he is proud , but the crops are infested by rats . The Chosen One can kill the vermin for Farrel . Brahmin Pastures . This location is only accessible during the quest " Guard brahmin herd for Grisham . " It ' s a small brahmin pasture next to Modoc , owned by Grisham . At the moment the Chosen One enters the pasture , some wild dogs want to kill and eat Grisham ' s brahmin . Modoc caves . A huge cavern below the Modoc ' s toilet filled with goo , with a pile of rocks blocking the passage to the north to a mole rat lair . There is a large amount of methane in the cavern , so the smallest spark would blow it sky - high . Appearances . Modoc appears only in " Fallout 2 " . However , while not appearing in - game , Modoc is mentioned by a few characters in " " . In " Fallout Shelter " , it is mentioned only in the description for Sheriff ' s duster .