Wastelander (Fallout 3)

Wastelanders are humans and ghouls living in the Capital Wasteland in 2277. They are not affiliated with any other groups. 
==Background==
Wastelanders make a subsistence living off the land, trade with local settlements, and try not to be ravaged by the abundant (and usually hostile) wildlife, or bands of roaming raider gangs or slavers. Most are not aggressive, but will defend themselves if attacked. 
Some of them do not want to open dialogue and tend to be rude, while others are pleasant and friendly towards the Lone Wanderer. Most are encountered in random encounters. These wastelanders are usually fleeing from anything from mole rats to a deathclaw, others may fight against these creatures, and some unlucky wastelanders are encountered already dead.
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
==Locations==
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Wastelanders not involved in random encounters can be found in fixed locations:
* A wastelander being chased by a raider with a flamethrower will appear just outside the Calverton chapel.
* Three hostile ghoul wastelanders occupy the ghoul outpost.
* One can be found fighting a super mutant in the back of a blue truck just outside of Pennsylvania Avenue. If he or she survives, they will wander around the Brotherhood checkpoint.
* Two hostile ghoul wastelanders live inside the pylon shack, Sometimes, they can be dead when reached.
* Four hostile ghoul wastelanders occupy the wasteland gypsy village.
* Two can be found in the wastelander campsite, usually sitting near the fire.
* Three female wastelanders are guarding a camp between VAPL-58 power station and Kaelyn's Bed & Breakfast (After the completion of The Waters of Life.)
* One in the Holy Light Monastery (after the completion of The Waters of Life).
* One wastelander is the unlucky target of the claw aboard Mothership Zeta.
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* One in a yellow/blue trailer near the Anacostia Crossing Station entrance / Ranger compound.
* Two north of the Anchorage Memorial, in a super mutant camp.
* One in the Anchorage Memorial's facility, in a room to the west. Two more female wastelanders nearby.
* One in the Anchorage Memorial's service entrance, in the kitchen. Another near the CW exit.
* Two inside Arlington/Falls Church Metro, in the main area near a bench.
* One in the Benson house in Minefield.
* One northwest of broadcast tower KB5. Holds Almost home... note.
* One west of broadcast tower KB5, at a raider camp, in a bathtub.
* One east of broadcast tower LP8. Holds Fuck this note.
* One north of Canterbury Commons. Holds Killing time note.
* One in a shack at Clifftop shacks, near a wasteland captive.
* One halfway through teh collapsed car tunnel.
* One in Fort Constantine's CO quarters, near the bobblehead.
* One in a large bin outside the Corvega factory, one more inside, in the south.
* One in the County sewer mainline.
* Two in the Chryslus Building's basement.
* Two in the deathclaw sanctuary, in the southwest area of the cave.
* One in the east of the deathclaw sanctuary, with some other corpses.
* Two in the south of deathclaw sanctuary, some distance between them.
* One in the north of deathclaw sanctuary, with a dead raider.
* One in the north of deathclaw sanctuary, near the CW exit.
* One north of the Dunwich Building, at a campsite with the Schematics - deathclaw gauntlet.
* One east of the Dunwich Building. Holds Left behind note.
* One at a vicious dog den northwest of the F. Scott Key Trail & Campground.
* One on a bed in the medical section of Fort Bannister, CO quarters.
* One northeast of Fort Bannister, in a wrecked house.
* One can be found dead near a wasteland captive. She can be found down the highway near Friendship Heights. She has a unique model, unused by any other NPC.
* One in a crater west of Gold Ribbon Grocers.
* One to the west of the Grayditch sewer entrance. Also two wastelanders in the sewer.
* One at the Hallowed Moors Cemetery, near a wasteland captive.
* Two in Hamilton's hideaway, to the west in a bathroom. Another near the center of the map, on the walkway.
* One in the hazmat disposal site L5, near a generator.
* One in the hazmat disposal site L5, in the west near some pipes.
* One in the Irradiated metro, near some consoles.
* One northeast of Jalbert Brothers waste disposal, at a giant ant nest.
* One near the Mama Dolce's food distribution entrance, near some barrels.
* One north of MDPL-21 power station. Holds Dead end note.
* Two south of MDPL mass relay station, at a yao guai den.
* Five in a Dot's Diner at Metro Central.
* One on the tracks in the south of Metro Central.
* One in the Minuteman Metro station, in a room with a rigged shotgun and a Nuka-Cola Quantum.
* One in the Museum of History lower halls, in the bathroom, and one near a Nuka-Cola vending machine / Nuka-Cola Quantum.
* Two to the west of the Museum of Technology, near some super mutants.
* One in the bathroom stalls in the west of the Museum station.
* One just outside the musty caverns entrance.
* One in the musty caverns, in the south.
* One near the turnstiles inside Northwest Seneca Station.
* One to the southeast of the Nuka-Cola plant. Holds Marry me! note.
* One in Oasis' sunken chambers, under water.
* One in Old Olney, with a mercenary.
* One near two trash bins in Old Olney.
* One against a tree east of Old Olney. Holds Dearest Grace... note.
* One in the south of the Olney sewers.
* One at the Overlook Drive-In, behind the barrier.
* One can be found dead just across from an entrance to Metro Central and down the street from the Brotherhood checkpoint in Pennsylvania Avenue, secluded behind sandbags and car.
* One at Pennsylvania Avenue north.
* One in Penn Ave Mall Metro, at the center on a platform. Another nearby, just off the platform near an edge.
* One northeast of Reclining Groves Resort Homes, near a tree with bloatflies.
* One in a rusty shipping container south of Red Racer factory.
* One in Stefan's cage in the Red Racer factory's CEO offices.
* Two dead wastelanders can be found at the sewer exit, close to the Riverboat landing.
* One in the Rock Creek caverns, in the east section. Another nearby, with a power fist lying there too.
* One at Rockbreaker's Last Gas.
* One in the bathroom stalls in Roosevelt Academy.
* Six in the SatCom Array NW-07c's satellite facility.
* One southeast of the Seward Square north metro.
* Two in the Vernon Square sewer.
* Two under the stairs leading to the Talon Company camp entrance.
* One west of Shalebridge. Holds Loving life! note.
* One to the southeast of Shalebridge, at a vicious dog den.
* Two in Springvale school's lower level, near some ant egg clutches.
* Two in a super mutant camp just outside and east of the shelter.
* Three in the Smith's house's basement.
* One at Takoma Park, in a Pulowski Preservation shelter.
* One in Tenleytown/Friendship station, in the waiting area.
* Two in a blue trailer east of the utility manhole entrance.
* Two in isolation room 01 in Vault 87's test labs.
* One at the Vault 108's entrance, near the vault door.
* One on a medical bed in Vault 108's cloning lab.
* One in Vault 108's living quarters in the east, near the entrance door.
* One at the Wastelander lake hideout.
* One in Warren, near some vicious dogs.
* One in the yao guai tunnels, to the west in a niche down a ramp.
* Two in the yao guai den.
* Four at an Enclave post northwest of the abandoned car fort (Waters of Life completed).
* One at Bannister crater, near some radio-active barrels.
* One at an Enclave post in a barn south of Big Town (Waters of Life completed).
* A wastelander wired with a bomb will appear outside the canyon leading to Evergreen Mills after the completion of The Waters of Life.
* Two at an Enclave post in a cage north of Fort Independence (Waters of Life completed).
* Four at an Enclave post northeast of the National Guard depot, at the map's border (Waters of Life completed).
* Two at a super mutant camp between Paradise Falls and Germantown police HQ (Waters of Life completed).
* One east of Relay tower KX-B8-11, at an Enclave outpost (Waters of Life completed).
* One at an Enclave post southwest of SatCom Array NW-05a (Waters of Life completed).
* Three at an Enclave post east-northeast of Wheaton Armory (after the completion of The Waters of Life).
===Random encounters===
Although a majority of wastelanders offer little dialogue or are encountered dead by the player character, there are a number of wastelanders in random encounters that offer some unique interactions. The following is a list of these wastelanders:
Character 	Race 	Karma 	SPECIAL	HP 	Inventory 	Related Encounter 	Description 	Other interactions
Grayditch wastelander 	Human	Neutral	 	70 	Wasteland apparel 	Escape from Grayditch 	When encountered, he will run up to the Lone Wanderer and tell them that he is fleeing from "those things" that burned down Grayditch. This will mark Grayditch on the player character's Pip-Boy if it isn't already marked. The player character can attempt to calm him down or demand that he "make sense," but all dialogue options will result in the wastelander ending the conversation and continuing to flee.	Can be mezzed
Oasis wastelanders 	Human	Neutral	 	25 	Merc outfitRandomized weaponRandom caps, food, or liquor 	Oasis Raiders 	Encountered in a small group, these wastelanders are plotting to raid Oasis. If the player character question them about what they're doing, they will divulge to the player character their plan before attacking. They will not attack if the player character does not inquire about what they're doing. 	Can be mezzed
Deathclaw wastelanders 	Human	Neutral	 	85,90 → 110 → 135 (Broken Steel only)	Generic wastelander inventory 	Deathclaw Chase 	These three wastelanders, two men and one woman, are encountered fleeing from a deathclaw. If they escape from the deathclaw or if it is killed, they will present the player character with a map to Rock Creek Caverns. The wastelander that gives this to the player character will explain that they were headed there, but were dissuaded after encountering the deathclaw. 	Can be mezzed
Radscorpion wastelanders	Human	Neutral	 	25 	Generic wastelander inventory (Only a wastelander outfit for the male)	Radscorpion Guarding Refrigerator 	This pair of wastelanders is seen having encountered a radscorpion while attempting to retrieve water from a refrigerator. The man will immediately flee, but the woman will attempt to attack the radscorpion. If it is killed, the wastelanders (if they're still alive) will allow the player character to take some water, and the two will then drink some of the water themselves. 	Can be mezzed
Frag mine wastelanders 	Human	Neutral	 	25 	Generic wastelander inventory 	Minefield Dismantling 	These two wastelanders are seen standing near a few frag mines. One will say to the other that he's going to "pull this hunk of metal out of the ground", referring to the frag mine. The second wastelander expresses doubt over the other's ability to grab the mine safely and asks, "what if it's armed?" The other then accidentally detonates the mine, killing them both. 	Can be mezzed
Sam Warrick's victim 	Human	Neutral	 	1 	Generic wastelander inventory 	Going Camping 	This wastelander is encountered fleeing from Sam Warrick, a hostile wanderer, who is seen firing at the wastelander, their low health making them highly vulnerable. 	Can be mezzed
Hunters' victim 	Human	Neutral	 	80 	Generic wastelander inventory 	Hunting the Most Delicious Flesh of All and following encounters with the hunters	This wastelander is seen running from a group of three hunters, all of whom are firing at the wastelander. If they are killed, their corpse is considered owned by the hunters, and these hunters will turn hostile to the player if the wastelander's corpse is looted. 	Can be mezzed
==Inventory==
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==Notable wastelanders==
* The Preacher - A crazed inhabitant of Seward Square. His hostage, who offers some unique dialogue, is also called "wastelander."
* John - An inhabitant of the wasteland killed by a pack of vicious dogs.
==Notable quotes==
==Appearances==
Wastelanders appear .
==Gallery==
FO3WastelanderGrayditch.jpg|Grayditch wastelander
FO3WastelanderOasisRaider.jpg|Generic Oasis wastelander
FO3WastelanderDeathclaw.jpg|Deathclaw wastelanders
FO3WastelanderRadscorpion.jpg|Radscorpion wastelanders
FO3WastelanderFragMine.jpg|Frag mine wastelanders
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Wastelander ghoul outpost.jpg|Ghoul outpost
Wastelander HL Monastery.jpg|Holy Light Monastery 
Female wastelanders on watch.jpg|Camp east of VAPL-58 power station 
Wastelander grabbed.jpg|Holding cells 
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Dead wastelander Ranger compound.jpg|Anacostia Crossing Station entrance
FO3 PI Anchorage Memorial.jpg|North of Anchorage Memorial
Dead wastelander super mutant camp AM.jpg|North of Anchorage Memorial
Dead wastelander Anchorage Memorial.jpg|Anchorage Memorial facility
Dead wastelander1 AM facility.jpg|Anchorage Memorial facility, west room
Dead wastelander2 AM facility.jpg|Anchorage Memorial facility, west room
Dead wastelander Anchorage Memorial SE.jpg|Anchorage Memorial service entrance
Dead wastelander AM CW exit.jpg|Anchorage Memorial service entrance
Dead wastelanders Arlington FCM.jpg|Arlington/Falls Church Metro
Dead wastelander Bannister crater.jpg|Bannister crater
Dead wastelander Benson house.jpg|Benson house
F This (NPC).jpg|East of broadcast tower LP8
Almost home holodisk.jpg|North of broadcast tower KB5
Dead wastelander broadcast tower KB5.jpg|West of Broadcast tower KB5
Killing Time (NPC).jpg|North of Canterbury Commons
Wasteland captive2 clifftop shacks.jpg|Clifftop shacks, in a shack
Dead wastelanders collapsed car tunnel.jpg|Collapsed car tunnel
Corvega factory CarBin.jpg|Corvega factory
Mercenary Corvega factory.jpg|Corvega factory
Frag grenade CS mainline.jpg|Dead wastelander in the County sewer mainline
Dead wastelanders Chryslus Building basement.jpg|Chryslus Building basement
Dead wastelander1 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander2 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander3 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander4 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander5 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander6 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
Dead wastelander7 Deathclaw sanctuary.jpg|Deathclaw sanctuary
F Scott Key trail and campground blue print.jpg|North of the Dunwich Building
Left Behind 1.jpg|East of Dunwich Building
Dead wastelander Evergreen Mills.jpg|Evergreen Mills
Dead wastelander F Scott Key TC.jpg|Northwest of [[F. Scott Key Trail & Campground]
Dead wastelander Fort Bannister.jpg|Fort Bannister, CO quarters
Dead wastelanders NE of Fort Bannister.jpg|Northeast of Fort Bannister
Ft. Constantine CO quarters Chinese Army Special Ops Training Manual.jpg|Fort Constantine, CO quarters
Dead wastelander Friendship Heights.jpg|West of Friendship Heights
Dead wastelander Gold Ribbon Grocers.jpg|West of Gold Ribbon Grocers
Dead wastelanders Grayditch sewer.jpg|West of the Grayditch sewer
Dead wastelander1 Grayditch sewer.jpg|Inside the sewer
Dead wastelander2 Grayditch sewer.jpg|Inside the sewer
Wasteland captive Hallowed Moors Cemetery.jpg|Hallowed Moors Cemetery
Dead wastelander Hamiltons hideaway bathroom.jpg|Hamilton's hideaway
Dead wastelander Hamiltons hideaway walkway.jpg|Hamilton's hideaway
Dead wastelander hazmat disposal site L5.jpg|Hazmat disposal site L5
Dead wastelander2 hazmat disposal site L5.jpg|Hazmat disposal site L5
Dead wastelander irradiate metro.jpg|Irradiated metro
Dead wastelander JB waste disposal.jpg|Northeast of Jalbert Brothers waste disposal
Dead wastelander Mama Dolces FD.jpg|Outside Mama Dolce's
Dead End holotape.jpg|North of MDPL-21 power station
Dead wastelanders yao guai den.jpg|South of the MDPL mass relay station
Dead wastelanders Metro Central.jpg|Metro Central
Dead wastelander Metro Central.jpg|South of Metro Central
Dead wastelander MCentral interior.jpg|Inside Metro Central, to the south
Dead wastelanders flooded metro.jpg|Minuteman Metro station
Dead wastelander Museum of History LH.jpg|Museum of History
Fo3 NC Quantum MoH lower halls.jpg|Museum of History
Dead wastelander Museum of Technology.jpg|West of Museum of Technology
Dead wastelander Museum station.jpg|Museum station
Dead wastelander outside musty caverns.jpg|Musty caverns entrance
Dead wastelander musty cavern.jpg|Inside the musty caverns
Dead wastelander Northwest Seneca station.jpg|Northwest Seneca Station
Marry Me (NPC).jpg|Southeast of the Nuka-Cola plant
Dead wastelander Oasis SC.jpg|Oasis (Sunken chambers)
Dead wastelander Old Olney.jpg|Old Olney
Dead wastelander and raiders Old Olney.jpg|Old Olney
Dearest Grace holotape.jpg|East of Old Olney
Dead wastelander Olney sewers.jpg|Olney sewers
Dead wastelander Overlook drive-in.jpg|The Overlook Drive-In
Dead wastelander Penn Ave North.jpg|Pennsylvania Avenue north
Dead wastelander Penn Ave The Mall metro.jpg|Penn Ave Mall Metro
Dead wastelander female Penn Ave The Mall metro.jpg|Penn Ave Mall Metro
Dead wastelander Reclining Groves RH.jpg|Reclining Groves Resort Homes
Grognak the Barbarian Red Racer factory.jpg|South of Red Racer factory
Dead wastelander Red Racer factory.jpg|Red Racer factory, CEO offices
Dead wastelander river boat landing.jpg|Riverboat landing
Dead wastelander RC caverns.jpg|Rock Creek caverns
Dead wastelander Rb Last Gas.jpg|Rockbreaker's Last Gas
Power fist RC caverns.jpg|Rock Creek caverns
Dead wastelander Roosevelt Academy.jpg|Roosevelt Academy
Dead wastelanders SatCom Array NW07c.jpg|SatCom Array NW-07c
Dead wastelander Seward Square north metro.jpg|Seward Square north metro
Dead wastelanders VS sewer.jpg|Vernon Square sewer
Loving Life (NPC).jpg|West of Shalebridge
Dead wastelander SE of Shalebridge.jpg|Southeast of Shalebridge
Friendship Heights SMC mini nuke.jpg|Just outside the shelter
Dead wastelander shelter.jpg|Outside the shelter
Our Little Secret.jpg|The Smith's house
Springvale School Ant Cave Chinese Army Special Ops Training Manual.jpg|Springvale school lower level
Dead wastelanders TC camp.jpg|Just outside the Talon Company camp
PP shelter Takoma Park.jpg|Takoma Park
Dead wastelander Tenleytown Friendship station.jpg|Tenleytown/Friendship station
Dead wastelanders utility.jpg|east of the utility.
Dead wastelanders Vault 87 TL.jpg|Vault 87, test labs
Dead wastelander Vault 108 entrance.jpg|Vault 108 entrance
Dead wastelander Vault 108 CL.jpg|Vault 108 cloning lab
Dead wastelander Vault 108 LQ.jpg|Vault 108 living quarters
Dead wastelander wastelander lake hideout.jpg|Wastelander lake hideout
Dead wastelander warren.jpg|Warren
Dead wastelander yao guai tunnels.jpg|Yao guai tunnels
Dead wastelander1 yao guai den.jpg|Yao guai den
Dead wastelander2 yao guai den.jpg|Yao guai den
Dead wastelanders1 abandoned car fort.jpg|Northwest of the abandoned car fort 
Dead wastelanders2 abandoned car fort.jpg|Northwest of the abandoned car fort 
Dead wastelander Big Town.jpg|South of Big Town 
Dead wastelander Fort Independence.jpg|North of Fort Independence 
Dead wastelanders NG depot SE.jpg|Northeast of the National Guard depot 
Dead wastelander NG depot SE.jpg|Northeast of the National Guard depot 
Dead wastelanders Paradise Falls.jpg|East of Paradise Falls 
Dead wastelander relay tower KXB811.jpg|East of Relay tower KX-B8-11
Dead wastelander Satcom Array NW05a.jpg|Southwest of SatCom Array NW-05a 
Dead wastelanders east of Wheaton armory.jpg|East of Wheaton Armory 
===Concept art===
Wastelander CA1.jpg|Fallout 3 wastelander concept art by Adam Adamowicz
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