Hecate Hecate is a tribal who truly believes herself as a goddess and prophet in 2253 . She is also perceived as such by a group of fanatics who worship her . Background . Though some people think she is insane , the genetic knowledge she turned into a religion is actually helping the wasteland . She lives in the American Southwest , in a place called Ouroboros . The Daughters of Hecate are her prime servants , spreading Hecate ' s will to all the tribes . The Vipers , raider exiles from the West , have become Hecate ' s fanatical army , and will crush anyone who challenges her . The other tribes fear Hecate ' s power , and rightly so . The Twisted Hairs tribe was one of the most domineering tribes in the wasteland . They regularly raided their neighbors for food , supplies , and slaves . They were merciless in their efforts and the other tribes began to fear even the mention of their name . It was during the reign of the Twisted Hairs that Caesar ' s Legion rose to power . The Legion taught the tribes to fight back , and the Twisted Hairs were soon driven from their lands . Weakened and on the retreat , the Twisted Hairs were then set upon by the Legion and destroyed . No one was spared , although one woman did manage to escape . She later became the supposed goddess known today . She wandered the desert passing from tribe to tribe trying to find someone who would take her in and give her a home . The tribes spurned her and turned her away . They told her that she was cursed , that the Legion had marked her , and that she would bring death to any who provided her help . Consumed with anger and hatred she fled back into the desert from which she came . On her own , she was driven insane by the sun and sands of the wasteland . Embittered as well , she eventually collapsed from exhaustion . Fortunately , she collapsed near the Nursery ; a worker robot sent out by Diana of the Nursery revived her and gave her the name Hecate . It was Diana that taught Hecate much of her genetic knowledge , despite not knowing Hecate ' s state of mind and her consequent desire to use such genetic knowledge for less than noble purposes , much less her honest belief in both her own divinity and Diana ' s . Diana eventually had Hecate leave , and Hecate returned , refashioned with warpaint and braids , to the tribes . There she instituted a religiously - cloaked system of eugenics , slowly taking the strong sons and daughters to become warriors for the Hounds of Hecate , leaving only the weak and infirm . Hecate ' s eventual plan would be to take these Hounds of Hecate to sweep down on the tribes as well as Caesar ' s Legion in violent retribution . Background on Hecate ' s name . " I see that you are awake at last , " it said with a woman ' s voice . " I am Diana . Can you tell me your name ? " " I . . . I don ' t . . . " She paused as she tried to remember who she was , struggling with the blackness that was her mind . " Dark Mother , " she blurted at last . " They called me the Dark Mother . " " Did they , now ? Well , I shall call you Hecate then . Do you mind ? " " Hecate . . . " " Yes . Forgive me , I know you don ' t understand , but I find it amusing . You see , I am Diana , and she was the goddess of the full , or bright moon . Hecate was her opposite , the goddess of the new , or dark moon . She was also known as the Dark Mother . So , I thought I would christen you Hecate . " " Goddesses ? " " Yes . Both were goddesses of the moon . . . Forgive me ; I must be confusing you to no end . I ' ve been alone for centuries and I find myself babbling now that I have someone to talk to . Come . Let me show you my world and we will talk and get to know one another . There is much that we can learn from each other . " Interactions with the player character . Effects of player ' s actions . The player could take her down and free the people from her tyranny ( and possibly weaken them in the long run ) or let her religion prosper ( and build a hardier stock of people that could better survive the rigors of the wasteland ) . Appearances . Hecate has not appeared nor is she mentioned in any published game . She was to appear only in " Van Buren " , the canceled " Fallout 3 " by Black Isle Studios . It is not certain if she will appear in any future " Fallout " game . Behind the scenes . In Greco - Roman mythology , ( or Hekate ) is a goddess of the Underworld who is associated with magic , witchcraft , and necromancy .