Reservation Trading Post The Reservation Trading Post is a location in Reservation . The Trading Post is pretty much the only local non - ghouls will ever see of the Reservation ; that is , any free non - ghoul . The ten - foot outer wall is comprised of steel paneling from automobiles , tanks , helicopters , and whatever other metal siding the ghouls could find , and meshes into the surrounding jagged , rocky hills . It literally looks like a junkyard exploded to form this wall , but it is effective in keeping out undesirables , especially when the two gattling gun towers are taken into consideration . Another natural ( depends how you look at it , really ) safeguard against intruders is the high level of radiation in the area . During the big war , several nuclear bombs fell within five miles of the Reservation , but never actually hit it . Because of this , the region still glows with radioactivity even after two - hundred years . Also , since this region is still highly radioactive , all non - ghouls visiting the Trading Post must either wear a radiation suit or be stocked to the gills with Rad - X and Rad - Away . Failure to do so will result in high doses of radiation , sickness , and death within a week . If the gate guards deem the player worthy of trading ( and most likely they will since they always seem to be interested in new folks who might have something interesting to offer , especially services ) , they will allow the player entrance into the Trading Post , but nowhere else . Upon entering , the player will see two beat - to - hell husks of what used to be Army supply trucks . Mended with spit and gum ( some places literally ) , the cargo beds and tarps now serve as makeshift stores . The store to the north is run by a ghoul named Hank . Hank is a friendly enough ghoul who seems to be in complete social contrast to the surly ghoul guards at the gates and looming inside the Trading Post . Hank ’ s little shop specializes in weapons and ammo , and seems to have a very good supply of both . As it turns out , Hank is the master weapons smith of the Reservation and oversees all scavenging of materials , and manufacturing and forging . If Hank doesn ’ t have the conventional weapon the player wants , it might not exist anywhere else in the wasteland . Hank is also accompanied by a human female dressed in a radiation suit who seems to be doing the brunt of the physical work . As it turns out , this female is Jillian McKinley , one of the escaped prisoners and current slave for Hank . It seems that Jillian was an exceptional mechanic and had a gift when dealing with guns and ammo . The ghouls were impressed with her abilities in this capacity and gave her to Hank . Hank eagerly accepted the help and quickly grew fond of Jillian . Over the course of a few months , this fondness turned into a crush , though he never made any advances on Jillian knowing that a beautiful , smooth skin woman would never shack up with a drippy , smelly ghoul ( and he ’ d be right , in this case ) . However , Jillian does not mind working for Hank , as slavery goes , especially since the alternative was too horrible to imagine . This horrible alternative is something the player can investigate further , if he so chooses . The store to the south is run by Betty , a female ghoul who has a way with armor , if not congeniality . She does not like humans and likes even less that she must deal with them in order to trade . In addition , her surly attitude is coupled with the fact that she has a crush on Hank . She might actually act on the crush , but his affection towards Jillian is so obvious that she just does not see the worth in trying . Normally she would just kill the human , but Jillian is Hank ’ s property and Betty would be kicked out of the Reservation if she did . On the east side of the Trading Post is a large Army tent . This tent is used specifically for slave trading and is run by a very intimidating ghoul named Horatio . Before becoming a ghoul , it looks like Horatio must have been a very large athlete of some sort , something akin to a football middle lineman or professional wrestler . In either case , it looks like a lot of the size carried over to his present ghoul form . Horatio mainly stays inside the Army tent where he can watch over his newest slave acquisitions and bargain with the members of Caesar ’ s Legions , the main suppliers of the slaves . A large bargaining table rests on the south side of the tent , and along the eastern wall are two cabinets filled with Rad - X and Rad - Away , which will be used on the purchased slaves before taking them into the Reservation proper . At different times during the day , the north end of the tent is occupied by sickly slaves suffering from radiation exposure . Also at different times in the day , the slaves are taken through the heavily guarded Town Gate in the north , never to be seen again . Trading stores . On the east side of the Main Courtyard are two weather beaten husks that used to be Army transport trucks . The canvas and metal cargo covers look like they have been patched more times than anyone but an obsessive - compulsive would care to count . These two trucks now serve as makeshift stores where two ghouls stand as proprietors . Hank , a non - threatening ghoul with a somewhat doom - and - gloom outlook on life , sells guns and ammo in the northern store , and Betty , a female ghoul , who ’ s serious to the point of being robotic , sells leather and metal armor in the southern store . Between the two , they share a human slave dressed in a radiation suit , named Jillian McKinley – one of the escaped prisoners . Slave trading tent . On the east side of the Main Courtyard is a large Army tent , in relatively the same patchy condition as the Army trucks , which serves as the slave trading station . It is run by an unusually large ghoul , named Horatio . From the looks of Horatio , one could assume he was a large athlete of some kind in his smooth skin days . In addition to Horatio , there are several slaves tied up at any given hour of the day inside the tent . Accompanying the tied up slaves are usually two ghoul guards brandishing automatic rifles . The only furnishings are two cabinets stock full of Rad - X and Rad - Away . Outside traffic varies from different types of slave traders , but most , it would seem , come from Caesar ' s Legion . Evidently , Caesar ’ s Legions enjoy trading human slaves for firearms , armor , and ammo . The player can learn that the ghouls only buy humans ; ghoul and super mutant slaves are not wanted . Reservation Main Gate . Coming from the World Map , the player will first come across the Reservation ’ s Main Gate and wall . The Main Gate and wall are made up of welded car doors and sidings , combined with scrap metal sheets from what looks like aircraft ( if the tiles set does not look exactly like this , no worries – this is more for “ creative color " ? and “ artistic expression " ? ) . The Main Gates are open inward during the daylight hours and closed at night . During the day , two well armed ghouls stand guard and question all incoming visitors to the Reservation Trading Post . Gatling Gun Towers . At the Main Gate , there are two Gatling Gun Towers . Each tower is stationed on the outside portion of the Main Gate , about twenty feet apart . Atop these twelve foot towers rests a hand crank Gatling gun and a ghoul ready to shoot anyone who steps out of line . The Gatling guns rotate a full 360 degrees , so no one is out of their range . Access to the towers is from ladders on the inside of the Main Gate wall . Should anyone be seen trying to climb these ladders , they will find out first hand how devastating a Gatling gun can be . Also , there is an identical Gatling Gun Tower at the Reservation Town Gate , manned by a twitchy - fingered ghoul . Reservation Town Gate . This gate and wall are almost identical to the Main Gate , except the Town Gate is a single steel door , some twenty feet across , that opens to the north . This gate is locked at all times and cannot be opened except by the direct authority of Willem Clark , the Reservation ’ s leader , or one of his top appointees . It is heavily guarded by four well equipped ghouls and a Gattling Gun Tower . Appearances . The Reservation Trading Post was supposed the appear in " Van Buren " , the canceled " Fallout 3 " by Black Isle Studios .