Mags & Clip // Mutant Mojave Markswomen

Mags is an anthropomorphic coyote, currently living on-the-move in the Mojave desert The name "Mags" is probably short for "Magdalene"? I dunno, she likes guns n stuff She's 5'8", 180lbs (from the extra bits) blue eyes

Mags has an obvious deformity, in the form of Clip. Clip is the name of the second head positioned around Mags' left shoulder, who has been attached since birth. Compared to her fully-formed bodymate, Clip has darker brown fur and red eyes. In addition, she also has control over another, third arm, situated just above Mags' left arm. This third arm also has Clip's darker brown fur Clip's right eye is missing, with her opting to leave it covered with bandages. This means it's just an empty, pink socket, with the skin directly around it fur-less Personality-wise, Clip is more excitable and generally more upbeat The two are both equally intelligent, but Clip opts to let Mags do most of the talking, with Clip occasionally chiming in with her thoughts Clip gets all the sensation of Mags' body, ergo sex is pleasurable for both of them. only sensation they don't share is each other's heads it goes without saying these two occupy the same main body and one can't go anywhere without the other.

She grew up in Westside. Having not known her parents, she quickly had to learn to be self-sufficient in a very hostile world. Mags was abandoned shortly after birth, her mother distraught by her obvious deformities, and was raised communally by her schoolteachers until she was forced to be independent around age 14

She's been doing odd-jobs ever since. Janitorial work, goods peddler, farmhand, junk-fetcher, weird mutant prostitute (though not for very long, she's not proud of this one)... you name it.

The reason Clip is missing her eye? The two coyotes had a bad encounter with a radscorpion after it snuck up on them. After a short fight, it got Clip in the eye, Mags shot it dead. They tried to patch up the wounds and fix stuff, but stimpaks can really only do so much, and they had to get the eye removed because it was getting infected. This was like 5 years ago though and the surrounding area has healed

fallout stuff: The year is 2281, 204 years after the Great War. Since the bombs have dropped, world governments and the like have all but collapsed. The radiation, while mutating some folk into ghouls, also did some furry-logic stuff, and various types of humanoid anthropomorphic canines are commonplace among the folk of the wasteland. (considering it's been two centuries since the bombs dropped, no one alive currently should be reminiscing about pre-war times, as they were all born into the wasteland) Transactions are typically conducted using quantities of Nuka-Cola bottlecaps Pre-war bills and coins are nearly worthless, its value solely lying in its usefulness as fire kindling or scrap metal Caps were chosen by early survivors as they were A. Very hard to counterfeit B. Limited in supply as to curb inflation C. Backed by water in most trade caravans, and D. Everyone likes soda, right? Though, one must feel silly carrying around a backpack full of thousands of rattling bottle caps... For reference on value - basic food like Spam - 5 caps big stack of pre-war cash - 10 kitchen knife - 20 Nuka-Cola - 20 12 gauge buckshot (box of 12) - 36 100 NCR-issue dollars - 40 Nuka-Cola Quantum - 75 decent 9mm pistol - 100 .45 rounds (box of 50) - 200 double-barrel - 260 combat knife - 500 9mm SMG - 850 supressor - ~500, depends on the gun hunting shotgun - 3800 tribeam laser rifle - 4800 40 oz gold bar - 10875 generally, more sustain / more firepower on a weapon means its more expensive. keep in mind these are base values, merchants usually markup a lot to make a profit, and buy at wayy lower rates than base. also as expected, they sell for less as they are used more and degrade in quality

Chems: whole host of drugs here. assume they're addictive by default Med-X - it's a syringe of morphine. a potent painkiller. Mags is hooked on Med-X because the whole 'having weird mutant anatomy' thing causes her a lot of pain. Some proper medical care and joint surgery could eliminate a lot of her pain... Jet - inhalant, floods the mind with endorphins for a few minutes, causing increased energy, increased strength, and hallucination Cateye / Ghost Sight - non-addictive powder that increases low-light vision Turbo - inhalant, heightens reaction time and increases movement speed Mentats - pills, increases brain function Psycho - dampens higher brain function and increases damage resistance. allows more capability for violence Slasher - psycho + med-x Buffout - steroid pills that buff strength and endurance Fixer - makes one nauseous for a while and cures their addictions Fire Ant Nectar - non-addictive, goop harvested from fire-spitting giant ants, increases heat resistance and agility but decreases intelligence Ant Queen Pheromones - non-addictive, more ant goop. a powerful aphrodisiac. Rad-X - non-addictive, pills that increase radiation resistance RadAway - non-addictive, IV solution that bonds to radioactive particles to flush them from the body, but in the meantime one may get headaches or diarrhea or nausea Stimpak - non-addictive, rapidly increases the body's healing capability in the local area to quickly patch up wounds. basically everyone is carrying a few of these on them.

plus all the normal stuff like weed

Pip-Boys are pre-war, bulky wrist-mounted devices with a screen and several buttons and dials. Mainly used for timekeeping, navigation via map, and cataloguing items in the user's possession. Really only useful to the adventuring type, most prefer to just use a watch and a paper map. Mags wears a Pip-Boy on her left arm

Civilization at this point mostly consists of fortified settlements with the occasional bigger city. these can be pretty great honestly, if you swing by the Vegas Strip its about as luxury-swag as you can get after the apocalypse. The local militia usually acts as the mode of defense and law enforcement

New Vegas - the biggest city in the Mojave wasteland, and probably the best, i tell ya what. in total, the population is probably around 20,000. Divided into districts

• Westside - a more residential area, still pretty urban
• Freeside - the slums. concerningly has like 30% of the people in new vegas. the streets are dangerous, and this area is mostly controlled by crime family the Van Graffs and gang of Elvis impersonators called the Kings. Freeside is also home to the Atomic Wrangler, a smaller casino and bar than those in the strip, but popular among the poorer inhabitants of Freeside that can't pass the credit check to enter the Strip.
• The Strip - exactly what you expect. glowy, flashy lights, hotels, gambling. Mr. House, an atrophied body hooked up to a computer system, is in control of the Lucky 38 (big tall casino shaped like a roulette spinner. but its been closed for 200 years good luck lol), and also controls the fleet of Securitrons that provide defense to the Strip. The three big actually-open casinos are The Tops (Exactly what you picture when you think 'vegas casino'), Gomorrah (combo casino and hotel, hell-ish themed. expect leather. bottom level has erotic dancers and prostitutes. and this is the only one not racist towards ghouls), and Ultra-Luxe (fancy-schmancy. hotel-resort run by the 'White Glove Society' (not a major faction outside this one casino), with blackjack and roulette. all the staff wear white suits and a half-mask over their nose and mouth. renowned for its restaurant 'The Gourmand' that has a long waitlist for a good reason. there's also a bathhouse in the back, don't fuck in the bath,,.,.). At the entry gates to the strip, securitrons turn away anyone who doesn't pass the credit check of 2000 caps (this is to prevent 'undesirable folk' from gaining access and doing bad things).
• North Vegas - another residential area, suspicious of outsiders
• East Vegas - one of the safer areas of New Vegas, controlled by the NCR (New California Republic). Home to a lot of business, like a weapons factory, medical clinic, and general stores. The NCR is all about being like the old world, having a democratic system of government, and their own currency. In return for the taxes their citizens pay, they provide things like healthcare, laws, and an organized government in the otherwise lawless wasteland. Though, in recent times, they have had a slight decline, having used their resources fighting a war with the Brotherhood of Steel. They came out victorious, but the Brotherhood had raided their gold reserves, and the NCR was forced to switch from coins to fiat currency in NCR dollars.
• South Vegas - region firmly in the hands of the Fiends, a wasteland raider group

Goodsprings - a small-ish ye-old-west-y kinda town. this guy named Doc Mitchell is here but he's not a famous doctor or anything, so no one knows about him outside Goodsprings Cottonwood Cove - a pre-war small resort location, now being used as a camp for members of Caesar's Legion The Fort - A big hill where Caesar's Legion is based, across the river from most of the mainland Mojave. They're basically roman-flavored fascists. also they hate mutants and women, and use them as slaves. obviously, anyone thinking straight would hate them. Headed by Caesar, his followers pronounce it 'kai-sar' but people who dont like him just say it like normal Hidden Valley bunker - A bunker over to the east of Goodsprings, surrounded by barbed wire fencing, and cloaked via the pre-War DERVISH camouflage system that leaves the air outside the bunker clouded with chaff particulates. dont breathe that in. The bunker is only accessible via knowing a passphrase or picking a lock, and underneath lies the surviving members of the Brotherhood of Steel. The Brotherhood's whole M.O. is to preserve advanced technology and regulate its usage. Strict military order, chain of command, that sort of thing. Though their fusion reactor has enough fuel to last ~700 years, their air filtering is suffering from their constant use of particulate camoflage, and it's estimated the bunker will only be habitable for a few more months

and a whole bunch more locations, there's 730 i think in total, when in doubt just make shit up