Carbon Carbon is a town built over the remains of the pre - War city of , and the first place in " " . It ' s a small community of farmers and breeders of brahmin . Background . It is governed by a mayor named until deposed by the Initiate and replaced with Vidya . Carbon is located right next to a large crater that was caused by the Great War and half of the town fell into it . While the town itself is split into east , west , north , and central , the town center is the only part the player can access when not involved in a quest . The Brotherhood of Steel sent an Initiate to Carbon on his first mission , to find and assist several Brotherhood paladins believed to be in the town . Layout . Carbon is divided into eight areas . Carbon Bar . Carbon Bar is owned by Armpit . Once it is liberated by the Initiate from a group of local raiders it is open for normal business . Once reopened Wasteland Stranger , and Armpit himself can be found inside . The bar was burned down when raiders come again , this time to destroy the whole town , and it ' s owner dies near the door of his own place . Before the travel of the Initiate to Los , the carbon bar is restored , but is closed . Carbon Town Center . Carbon Town Center is the most important part of the city and used to be the commercial area of the city . Map Legend : During the quest Town Under Attack the East - West road on the map will have exits to " Carbon East " and " Carbon West " , with only the west exit being immediately available . Carbon Warehouse . Carbon warehouse is a pre - War warehouse of hazardous materials , connected to a facility which stood on the place of Carbon Crater in the past . The Initiate is asked to clear the house of radscorpions , and later , when the raiders attack Carbon , the warehouse becomes a place of hiding for majority of the population . Carbon Crater . Carbon Crater is a giant hole in earth near the town of Carbon . It is filled with ruins of building and cars , as half of the pre - war Carbon ended up there . Before the war , a large facility specialized in hazardous materials was located here and some mining plants . Carbon West . Carbon West is a small part of the city . This section contains several road and two great homes . The area is protected by raiders and contains many of the townspeople who are under attack from the Raiders during Town Under Attack , and is only accessible during that quest . This area exits to Carbon Town Center , and back to Carbon North . Carbon North . Carbon North is an area of routing and traffic . There are plenty of roads and major rail route for various needs in the city and the mill . The area is protected by raiders and contains many of the townspeople who are under attack from the Raiders during Town Under Attack , and is only accessible during that quest . This area exits to Carbon West , and back to Carbon East . Carbon East . Carbon East is one part of Carbon . There was here a few houses and a storage facility for hazardous materials . The area is protected by raiders and contains many of the townspeople who are under attack from the Raiders during Town Under Attack , and is only accessible during that quest . This area exits to Carbon North , and back to Carbon Town Center . Carbon Mill . Carbon Mill is a great industrial area . The place consists of some exterior streets , railroad , a parking lot and a big mill , the main base of raider group that lived in Carbon . It consists on several sections accessible from the Carbon warehouse , these include the railyard , exterior streets , the parking lot , storage area , the generator , offices , & the grinder . The mill can only be accessed after receiving a key from after initiating the Defeat Raiders quest . Once the Initiate makes his way to the parking lot he or she will again find . He gives the player some advice and jokes that makes her home in the grinder due to enjoyment she receives from the vibrations . Appearances . Carbon appears only in " " .