Circle Junction design document The Circle Junction design document for the " Van Buren " project ( Black Isle Studios ' " Fallout 3 " ) was leaked from a top secret source at No Mutants Allowed . It is a description of the location of Circle Junction , which was cut from the development process for the unreleased game . History of Circle Junction : Old . Many , many years ago , the Iron Rivers tribals actually came from somewhere to the West or East , and they traveled many years , suffering many hardships until coming to the “ Great Circle ” where they have lived ever since . They were led here , following the path of a great roaring machine that disappeared . They believe it to be a sign that the old world is waking up . They may have once been part of another tribe in the West , and are now ostracized from them . The players can get bonus XP by uniting the tribes . History of Circle Junction : Recent . Status of Circle Junction : Two days ago ( before the player ’ s escape ? ) , Caesar ' s Legion surrounded Circle Junction , on foot , in a force of about 50 - 60 men , and attacked the Iron Rivers Tribe . Some of the tribe managed to escape on foot through the trough , but many more were killed , and many more were captured . Now , less than a day ago , right after the General broke free , and smashed right through the main slaver encampment along the center lines of Circle Junction ( the slavers had set up a central camp in the center of the Junction for easy access ) . They parked the train in the turntable in the middle of town , and proceeded to turn the train . Once the slavers got over their stupor , they tried to attack the train , and were promptly shot or wounded trying to seize it . The train then left the Junction and rocketed northwest . The slavers reorganized , pissed off , and immediately went after the train on foot , leaving a handful of guards and their wounded behind to man the junction in case of another attack . About an hour after the slavers left , El Loco plowed through Central Junction and derailed itself on all the wreckage there . The slavers and the tribals watched as a metallic spider emerged from the wreckage and began to head along the lines to the West . The slavers were too frightened to pursue the robot , and wanted word back from their leader . " Cinematic Fragment : ( Read out loud to the players ) " " The Iron Rivers tribe fled southeast . When the children grew tired , the men carried them on their backs . They retreated to their former hunting grounds , a stretch of badlands many miles to the southeast . There , they met up with Long Walk , a tribal who had been able to gather many of the tribesmen and women and flee during the initial attack . The reunion was a joyous one , for both groups had feared for the death of the other . " " Establishing a camp , they posted guards and talked worriedly amongst themselves . Many tears were shed for the fallen , and praise and wonder for the tribe of the 13 that had delivered them from slavery . Some talked of attacking the slavers and driving them from Circle Junction , but the two chiefs , Big Circle and his son , calmed the warriors . The men of the Caesar tribe would leave for the west soon enough , as they had in the past . They merely had to wait them out . The talk of fighting drifted back to more mundane matters , such as getting food and water , and reclaiming the brahmin that had been driven out of the Junction when the slavers were sighted . " " The tribe posted many guards and kept their fires low , but it did not prevent them from being found . " " When the stranger walked from the shadows and into the light of their campfire , they cried out and scrambled for their spears and bows . The figure raised his empty hands , and smiled . " " Before the warriors could attack , however , Little Circle , the son of the chief , grabbed the spear of the first Iron Rives tribesman and tore it away from him . " " " You shame us ! How dare you raise your spear against those who have shed blood for us ! " Little Circle turned back to the figure . " Forgive him , he did not see the colors and signs of the tribe of 13 upon you . " " " " You ' ve seen others dressed like me ? " The figure inquired , firelight dancing on his silhouette . " Do tell . " " Confusing cinematic two : CB13 Visitor leaves tribals . The member of the Vault 13 tribe left the camp at dawn . He thanked the tribesmen for the gifts of food , weapons , a good share of their remaining water , and of course , their hospitality . Friendly people . They had eagerly told him all that had transpired in Circle Junction , and they told him that the rest of his tribe had headed West upon the three great roads , toward their destiny . He had almost laughed at that , but he turned it into a cough at the last moment . Let the tribesmen have their religion , especially if he had a seat in the Pantheon . Plus , they ' d need their religion if the other prisoners roaming through the desert were half as hungry and desperate as he was . Before he left , the tribesmen warned him again of the slavers that were no doubt camped in Circle Junction , and they told him to give the place a wide berth . " I will , " he replied . " After all , what could slavers and I possibly have to talk about ? " He grinned , and after a second , the chief and his son nodded and smiled with him , a little uncertainly . A half - mile outside of camp , he met up with a very hungry and very sun - burned Stimp , and the two of them began heading straight for Circle Junction .