Bleed Me Dry

Bleed Me Dry is a side quest .
==Quick walkthrough==
==Detailed walkthrough==
Upon entering the Thorn in Westside, talking to Red Lucy and asking where she gets the creatures she uses for the arena fights has her reveal that she asks hunters to gather the eggs of various wasteland creatures to breed and train. Agreeing to hunt for her will start the quest and Lucy will send the Courier on a series of collection assignments to find several types of creature eggs, offering increasing amounts of caps and other rewards as the creatures get more dangerous. One can also decline to take the reward, which Lucy will chide them for but still accept (she will still give the non-caps rewards regardless).
===Giant mantis===
The first assignment is to acquire giant mantis eggs. Lucy marks Vault 22 on the map; if it has already been cleared, then the quest is easier to complete. The mantis eggs will only spawn after speaking to Red Lucy and initiating the quest. In order to get to the eggs on the food production level, the cave door keycard must be located in the common areas. It is on a shelf in the first bedroom on the left after passing through the door labeled "Quarters" on the lower level, across the area from the door labeled "Utility." Also, 12 normal mantis eggs can be collected instead, which will turn into a pile of giant mantis eggs. After taking the eggs, they will need to be presented to Red Lucy back at the Thorn. She will reward the player character with 200 caps (can be increased to 300 with 50 Barter). Asking her what to do next will unlock the next part of the quest.
An alternate route to get to the eggs without having to get the key card is to repair the elevator (Repair 50) and take it down to the pest control level. Upon exiting the elevator, take the first left and go up the stairs, then take the door to food production in the room at the top. Go forward at the tunnel intersection; there will be a few mantises at the end of this path, guarding the giant mantis eggs.
===Radscorpion===
The second assignment is to collect radscorpion eggs, for which Lucy points to a nest near Goodsprings Cemetery. There will be at least 4-6 radscorpions there, many of the giant variety. Collect the eggs in the back of the canyon, spawned exclusively for this quest. Looking down from the hill that houses Goodsprings Cemetery, the egg clutch is practically due east, and can be seen through a long-range scope. Just like before, after collecting the eggs, they must be brought to Red Lucy for 300 caps and a hunting rifle with some ammunition (400 caps with 60 Barter).
===Fire gecko===
The third assignment is to gather fire gecko eggs, and Lucy points the Courier to the Iretaba Peaks, more specifically at the unmarked location, Bootjack Cavern. Reaching the location, one can fast travel to Clark Field (or run there from Novac), then go east-southeast up the hill. Once inside the cave, there are approximately 10-14 fire geckos. A pile of fire gecko eggs can also be located in the cave. After receiving the eggs, take them back to Red Lucy for 500 caps (700 with 70 Barter).
===Night stalker===
The fourth assignment requires collecting nightstalker eggs and Lucy indicates they can be found in the bloodborne cave. After entering the cave, make a left and drop down to the lower level. Ahead is a campfire surrounded by skeletons. The pile of night stalker eggs can be found just beyond that. Inside the cave are many night stalkers, including the legendary night stalker. However, with the Animal Friend perk, they will not attack. After leaving, return to Red Lucy. She gives a hunting revolver, some ammunition and 700 caps (1,000 with 80 Barter).
An alternate method is to obtain 12 night stalker eggs. After collecting the 12 eggs, the game will "convert" them into a "pile" of eggs like those found in the areas Red Lucy suggests to the player character.
===Cazador===
The fifth assignment is one of the most dangerous as Lucy asks to gather cazador eggs. For this one, go to Nevada Highway 157 leading east from Jacobstown and follow the dirt path when it splits off directly in front of Silver Peak Mine. When coming towards the radio antenna, turn right and follow the route straight ahead to find the eggs. Or, start directly from the Remnants bunker entrance and head straight southwest. There will be a lot of cazadores to deal with including young and adults. After taking the pile of cazador eggs, return to Red Lucy for a reward of 1,000 caps (1,500 with 90 Barter).
One can also reach the cazador location after fast traveling to Red Rock Canyon by ascending a narrow path west-southwest of the fast travel point. To ascend the narrow path, go to the bit of water at the bottom of it, and then ascend the rise to the south. Pass the single Great Khan tent on the hill there, and then going up the slope take the second ledge on the right. Follow the ledge back around until it thins out to nothing at the west path, which can then be ascended from this high up, albeit with a little zigzagging initially to find which bit allows the Courier up.
===Deathclaw===
The sixth and final assignment is easily the most perilous: acquiring deathclaw eggs and avoiding a grisly death like so many others. There are two options for finding the target eggs to satisfy the assignment: Quarry Junction or Dead Wind Cavern.
* At Quarry Junction, there will be around one young deathclaw, six deathclaws, one deathclaw alpha male and four deathclaw babies being led by a deathclaw mother. The mother deathclaw and the deathclaw babies are at the egg site. If the deathclaws have been previously cleaned out, they will not respawn. Lucy will not recognize individual eggs previously gathered at this site. However, a pile of deathclaw eggs will spawn once this portion of the quest begins, and the pile can be collected and returned to Lucy.
* At Dead Wind Cavern, the player character will face many deathclaws in close quarters, with one or two deathclaws and two young deathclaws at the cave entrance. Inside, there are at least four young and seven adult deathclaws, as well as one deathclaw mother and the legendary deathclaw, the third most powerful enemy in the game. The unique grenade machine gun Mercy and Brotherhood T-45d power armor can also be found in the last chamber after the first one with the eggs. If the deathclaws here have already been killed, they will not respawn as part of the quest, but may however have respawned due to passing time.
Once the eggs have been retrieved, return back to Red Lucy and collect the final reward of 2,500 caps (no Barter option with this one) and the unique hunting shotgun, Dinner Bell.
===Conclusion===
After finishing the quest, the Courier has the option to sleep with Red Lucy. This will grant them the Well Rested bonus and can be repeated by inquiring again about the eggs. 
Hunt 	XP 	Reward 	Barter Reward 	Declining Reward
1. Pile of giant mantis eggs 	100 	200 caps 	300 caps (Barter 50) 	n/a
2. Pile of radscorpion eggs 	150 	300 caps, hunting rifle and .308 rounds (9) 	400 caps, hunting rifle and .308 rounds (9) (Barter 60) 	Hunting rifle and .308 rounds (9)
3. Pile of fire gecko eggs 	200 	500 caps 	700 caps (Barter 70) 	n/a
4. Pile of night stalker eggs	300 	700 caps, hunting revolver and .45-70 Gov't rounds (9)	1,000 caps, hunting revolver and .45-70 Gov't rounds (9) (Barter 80)	Hunting revolver and .45-70 Gov't rounds (9)
5. Pile of cazador eggs 	400 	1,000 caps 	1,500 caps (Barter 90) 	n/a
6. Pile of deathclaw eggs 	500 	2,500 caps and Dinner Bell 	n/a 	n/a
Total 	1,650	5,200 caps 	6,400 caps (Barter 90) 	n/a
==Quest stages==
==Bugs==
* After starting the quest and asking Red Lucy to watch a fight between two creatures down in the Thorn, the creatures may not start to fight and will instead be standing in the arena facing each other doing nothing. Interacting with Lucy is impossible; she will only say "It's time for blood, not talk. Find me after the fight."
** To fix this, kill either creature while hidden from any spectators or use the console command , while hidden, on one of the creatures.
* When sleeping with Red Lucy, there will be no sound at all.
* After completing the quest and having sex with Red Lucy, she may stay in her room and not come out, asking for intercourse in dialogue only.
** To fix this, one must either sleep in her bed or wait for 24 hours or so.
*** If this does not work, wait 24 hours outside of the Thorn, then talk to her. If it is still not fixed, sleep in her bed for 24 hours.
** It will not be possible to sleep in her bed when this is fixed (unless her romance dialogue is reinitiated).
* After giving Red Lucy the mantis eggs, the quest will not continue. The quest is reset and the first steps must be repeated.
** One may be able to fix this on Xbox and PS3 by bartering a higher price/taking the caps instead of just giving them to her.
* The mother deathclaw sometimes respawns even if the player character already cleared out the Dead Wind Cavern.
* In the bloodborne cave, when getting the 12.7mm submachine gun from the Very Hard-locked gate, tripping the grenade bouquets may cause the game to crash.
* The map marker for Quarry Junction may not appear until leaving the Thorn.
* After completing the quest, Red Lucy may not give the player the unique weapon Dinner Bell even after having sex with her.
* After having sex with Red Lucy, her only dialogue may be "Lay down with me, my hunter." The Courier will not be able to talk to her, or fight in the Thorn, and sleeping in her bed without her will not fix this.
* After completing the quest, Red Lucy will walk to her room but might not lie down in her bed and/or change into sexy sleepwear. She'll end up walking out of her room and every time the player talks to her, she'll only say, "Lay down with me, my hunter."
** This can be fixed by sleeping in her bed for 24 hours.
* If one requests to fight in the Thorn, Red Lucy will say the usual "Get to your cage and ready your arm" and the screen will go dark. However, when it returns, the player may still be standing in front of her. If one tries to speak to her, she only says "The crowds are waiting for you..." and will no longer accept eggs for the quest.
** To fix this, reload an earlier save.
==Gallery==
Pile of giant mantis eggs Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Mantis eggs at Vault 22
Pile of radscorpion eggs Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Radscorpion eggs east of Goodsprings Cemetery
Pile of fire gecko eggs Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Fire gecko eggs in Bootjack Cavern
Pile of night stalker eggs Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Night stalker eggs in the bloodborne cave
Pile of cazador eggs Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Cazador eggs south of Jacobstown
Pile of deathclaw eggs DWC Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Deathclaw eggs at Dead Wind Cavern
Pile of deathclaw eggs QJ Bleed Me Dry.jpg|Deathclaw eggs at Quarry Junction
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