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Mesa Verde

A small cliff dwelling set high in the side of a mesa. The people there, called the Ciphers, seem like any other group of tribals. In reality, they're quite skilled in science. They hold onto their secret knowledge in preparation for the day they are once again worthy to use it. The schematics for many a forgotten device is painted all over the village walls, but the few travelers that visit the village are unaware of the significance, dismissing the scribblings as "tribal art".

At a certain point, the Vipers under their leader Drake besiege Mesa Verde. To get past them, the PC has to fight them, sneak past them or at least pretend to be on their side.

People

Azkee

The Counter of Mesa Verde. The Counter's duty is to decide who may stay in Mesa Verde, and who must leave, since Mesa Verde can only support a small number of the Ciphers. The rest roam the wasteland as nomads. A stupid character will refer to Askee as the "bald leader guy".

Denom

He's in charge of overseeing the crops, as well as keeping the wind turbine and condensors running, which is how Mesa Verde gets its water.

Isaac

A former member of the Brotherhood of Steel. He still has his old power armor and will exchange it for a GECK. It isn't possible to find a GECK in the game, but he will take a holodisk with information about it instead.

Nemonik

This is more a title than a name. He (?) is the keeper of memory, the teacher of the Ritual, in which the Ciphers seek to emulate a computer. Nemonik is the key to understanding what Mesa Verde is all about.

Radian

He is radiated. The player can heal him, or give him a powerful painkiller instead, to which Radian will become addicted. A player siding with the Vipers can now pressure him into sabotaging the wind turbine.

Trig

The resident artisan. She has constructed some sort of laser death cannon to use on the Vipers, but it doesn't work due to defective capacitators. The player can find another set of capacitors at Fort Abandon and help her repair the cannon. The results will be extremely impressive, but the cannon will be completely fried in the process.

Quests

There are PIPBoy entries for four quests, Bring a Geck, Trig's Death Cannon, Radian's Illness, and Wind Turbine Sabotage, all of them already described in the People section.