Antler

Antler is the name given to the brahmin skull worshiped by Davison's nightkin. It is located in the basement level of the REPCONN test site in 2281.
==Background==
Antler is a brahmin skull that Davison, a former captain in the Master's Army, picked up while he and his troop of nightkin wandered the wasteland. Nightkin have developed a form of schizophrenia from prolonged Stealth Boy use and so, because of this, they believe that the skull gives them orders and guidance. Davison relates that his troops were suffering mentally from being separated from the Master, and that since finding Antler to worship, "everything's been going really well." Incidentally, Antler acts as a conduit for higher-tier planning that Davison would otherwise abandon in favor of brute force.The Courier: "And who are you, exactly?"Davison: "Me? I am devoted to Antler. But before Antler? Hmm... Captain, once. Last name, Davison. First name... don't remember. I commanded a troop of Nightkin. The Master's elite. A great honor, very proud. Something happened. We wandered the desert. Life without Master was... hard. The others' minds going strange, going crazy. But then I found us new master. I find us Antler! Since then, everything's been going really well."(Davison's dialogue)The Courier: "Are you all right? You sound... strange."Davison: "I am in command of my faculties! In command of my troops! Antler guides me in all things! As I in turn guide my kin!"(Davison's dialogue)Davison: " An assassin, more like! I say kill it, Antler. For safe's sake! Huh? ...Okay, Antler. I'll ask. Hi, human. Why you come here?"(Davison's dialogue)The Courier: "I'll find the StealthBoy stockpile for you if your kin will leave this place."Davison: "Yes, Antler says we leave here as soon as we get Stealth Boys. Let me give you key. Antler had me lock the door. The ghoul inside not expecting a human. Maybe he don't shoot you. Maybe he will."(Davison's dialogue)
==Interactions with the player character==
===Quest===
* Come Fly With Me: It is Antler (in Davison's mind) which stops Davison from attacking the Courier on sight, and instead convincing him to let the Courier help deal with Harland, the ghoul holed up in the room containing the Stealth Boys supposedly shipped to the REPCONN facility. It is also Antler's confirmation of the Courier's discovery (that the Stealth Boy shipment was not at the REPCONN facility) that convinces Davison that the Courier is telling the truth. Antler is housed in the REPCONN test site basement, where it is guarded by Davison.
** Picking up, attacking, or otherwise doing anything that will cause the brahmin skull specified as Antler to move from its original position will cause Davison to turn hostile. However, if Antler is interacted with in a way that does not change its position, Davison will stay neutral.
** If Davison is told that the Stealth Boys are not present, he will take Antler with him when he leaves.
==Notes==
* Antler is not marked with a name in-game. It is the brahmin skull that appears on top of the coffee machine next to Davison.
* Antler is not a unique world object, and is simply a specific reference of the generic brahmin skull world object. This means that it has the same Editor ID and Form ID as a regular brahmin skull.
* As detailed on the auditory hallucinations page, several nightkin throughout Fallout: New Vegas are directly concerned with brahmin in one way or another.
* In Fallout 76, members of the Followers cult could be seen worshipping a single small left antler at Ingram Mansion as of 2103 until abandoning the site In 2105. Additionally, there are also twenty-six antler items hidden in the ceiling of the tunnel leading to the lair of the Interloper. Antlers are a universal feature of the cult's paraphernalia and art, and their holy people are laid to rest at aboveground shrines with antlers and skulls (human and brahmin) placed on their coffins.
==Appearances==
Antler appears only .
==Gallery==
Antler_REPCONN_HQ.jpg|Davison guarding Antler
Do not touch Antler.png|Do not even think about touching Antler
==References==
Category:Brahmin characters
Category:REPCONN characters
Category:Mythical figures
de:Antler
zh:安特勒