Black Canyon

**Black Canyon** are a tribal raider nation based in the state of Colorado.

## Historical background

Black Canyon is made up of former prisoners from Tibbets Prison, having escaped due to ODYSSEUS, the warden artificial intelligence of the prison, melting itself down decades prior. In more recent years, they have since become the dominant power in Colorado, taking power from the Glowbugs.

## Gameplay

### Military

Black Canyon begins with 3 divisions all being Yampan Warrior Bands.

### Conscription Law

Main article: Conscription Law

**Petty Gang Conscription**

* Division Organisation: **+5%**
* Recruitable population: **5%**
* Supply Consumption: **-5%**
* Stability: **+5%**
* Research Speed: **+10%**

**Requirements**

**Raider Bands**

* Division Speed: **+3%**
* Division Organisation: **-3%**
* Recruitable population: **7%**
* Supply Consumption: **+3%**
* Stability: **-3%**
* Research Speed: **+5%**
* Justify Wargoal Time: **-3%**
* Reinforce Rate: **+3%**

**Requirements**

**Scum And Vilainy**

* Division Speed: **+5%**
* Division Organisation: **-5%**
* Recruitable population: **9%**
* Supply Consumption: **+5%**
* Stability: **-5%**
* Justify Wargoal Time: **-5%**
* Reinforce Rate: **+5%**

**Requirements**

**Threat To All People**

* Division Speed: **+7%**
* Division Organisation: **-7%**
* Recruitable population: **11%**
* Supply Consumption: **+7%**
* Stability: **-7%**
* Justify Wargoal Time: **-7%**
* Reinforce Rate: **+7%**

**Requirements**

**Doom Of The Wasteland**

* Division Speed: **+10%**
* Division Organisation: **-10%**
* Recruitable population: **15%**
* Supply Consumption: **+10%**
* Stability: **-10%**
* Justify Wargoal Time: **-10%**
* Reinforce Rate: **+10%**

**Requirements**

### Economy

Starting Industry

Starting Resources

## Behind the scenes

* Black Canyon is based on the prison of the same name that was to be featured in the cancelled *Fallout* game *Van Buren*.
	+ Unlike the Black Canyon featured in *Van Buren*, which contained the 215 Rail Line Powder Gang, the precursor to what would become the Powder Gangers featured in *Fallout: New Vegas*, Black Canyon in *Old World Blues* is made up of former prisoners from Tibbets Prison, another *Van Buren* location, adapted in the mod with a similar, but different, background than its *Van Buren* depiction.

## References

1. ↑ **Is Black Canyon a Ghoul Nation? When not how got the prison new Convicteds?**
Zusk: *"Its not a pre-war prison.
In OWB lore, its the location of former convicts formally held by ODYSSEUS from Van Buren."*
- Obtained from Discord, 7/23/2020
2. ↑ Development Diary #18 (Developer Diary 18: Van Buren's Bounty): *"**Black Canyon** is one of the groups that had to see the most reworks to fit it in narratively. In Van Buren they were essentially the “Powder Gangers”, former NCR prisoners who revolted and became raiders. In Van Buren the NCR’s borders extended up to Dog City!In Old World Blues the raiders of Black Canyon are instead former prisoners of a place known as “Tibbets Prison”, an odd pre-war prison that only within the last few decades has shut down due to its AI warden melting itself down. Black Canyon are one of the stronger groups of Colorado - having taken dominion over the Glowbugs of Boulder."*
3. ↑ Pip-Boy Plus/Regions#The Black Canyon: *"Black Canyon is a settlement of travelers from Tibbet’s Prison who have moved north to settle the old Black Canyon facility and make it their home. They protect the Glowbugs of Boulder Dome in an effort to help keep the Hangdogs out of Boulder Dome due to the health risks that Boulder Dome poses to the wasteland.

Black Canyon is a combination of several Van Buren concepts - Van Buren’s original Black Canyon “Powder Gangers”, Fort Abandon and the player-led Hoover Dam town. During Van Buren there were several designs for a sort of “player led” settlement group and in OWB those concepts were merged into Black Canyon ultimately."*