Carlyle St. Clair III

Carlyle St. Clair III is a character living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.
==Background==
Carlyle St. Clair III is the heir to an influential merchant house. St. Clair cut ties with his family and was completely ostracized for something he refuses to talk about.The Courier: "You. You don't seem like you fit in here."Carlyle St. Clair: "That obvious, huh? Yeah I'm not from around here. But where I'm from, they don't want me, so that's just as well. Really with my reputation, there aren't many places I can go that'll have me. My own family's blackballed me, and they've got a lot of clout."(Carlyle St. Clair's dialogue) After leaving the family estate, St. Clair began to wander until he found himself a little nook north of New Vegas where no one knew about his reputation.The Courier: "What's so bad about your reputation?"Carlyle St. Clair: "Oh, sure. That's all I need. Someone telling people around here about my reputation. I'll be run out of here before dawn. Forget it."(Carlyle St. Clair's dialogue)
With his originally well-off lifestyle and near complete seclusion, he was a natural choice after weeks of scouting as the main course for Mortimer's banquet at the Ultra-Luxe. However, when Mortimer's men attempted to capture Carlyle, they failed and he escaped. Since the attempt, he hasn't slept or barely left the area around his house, ever wary that another attempt to kidnap him might be made.The Courier: "You keep tilting your head to one side. Is your neck okay?"Carlyle St. Clair: "It's been stiff lately. Since I was attacked I've been afraid to sleep in my bed. I know it's irrational. Now I can't hardly sleep at all. I just nod off from time to time. I'm so tired."(Carlyle St. Clair's dialogue)The Courier: "The main course is a person?"Mortimer: " He cut ties with his family and left their estate to wander. He was ideal. Corn-fed and well-to-do, but no one to miss him if he were to disappear. Unfortunately the trap my subordinates set for him failed. And as he escaped, he saw their faces. Now he's wary."(Mortimer's dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Beyond the Beef: The player character needs to find him in order to use him as an acceptable replacement for Ted Gunderson, if choosing to take the path of saving Ted Gunderson.
** With the Black Widow perk, he can be lured into the dumpster by proposing to have sex with him there.
** , one can apply a sleeper hold.
** , one can tell him to breathe deeply three times then blow on his thumb, which causes him to pass out.
** , one can pistol-whip him.
** , one can knock him out by striking a nerve in his neck.
==Inventory==
==Notes==
* Carlyle will disappear after Beyond the Beef is completed.
* One can eat him with the Cannibal perk, but this will cause Beyond the Beef to fail.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Carlyle St. Clair III appears only .
==Bugs==
* Upon arriving at the shack, he may not be present. On PC, enter the following into the console: , , . However, his dialogue tree may not be available.
** Knock out Carlyle, drag his body to the dumpster, and see if the dumpster will allow the player character to put his body in. If this does not work, enter into the console just after the lines above and then try to knock him out again after starting the quest over. This means that one will have to go back to Mortimer and start the events over, and the characters that may have died previously will still be dead.
* Choosing to pistol-whip Carlyle St. Clair can sometimes kill him, causing immediate failure of Beyond the Beef. 
* Checking his dialogue tree on GECK disproves that it was possible to lure him with Confirmed Bachelor.
==Gallery==
FNV Carlyle St. Clair w glasses.png|Carlyle without his glasses
==References==
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