The former Paladin taught the child a lot about the knowledge of the old world, and how to use energy weapons as well as many other teachings from the Brotherhood. He and the baby moved on to settle down on a simple farm. However, one survivor, a Paladin of the brotherhood, decided to adopt a newborn orphan he found in an encampment next to the orphans dead mother while aimlessly wandering the wastes after the death of his comrades. Eventually, the Brotherhood at HELIOS were devastated and defeated by the NCR in their infamous Opetation Sunburst. Many years before the first battle of Hoover Dam, the Brotherhood of Steel in the Mojave sent out hundreds of their best men and women led by the Elder Elijah into HELIOS One to establish a heavily fortified garrison and examine the hidden technology within. However, fate had a bit of a different plan for the Gambler. They eventually got into a courier job in Primm so they could get just a few more caps they could save to later gamble away. The Gambler went on to trek the desert of the Mojave, with only the towering Lucky 38 casino to guide them to their destination. Vegas seemed to be the place of their dreams and even more. It was even supposedly run by pre-war legend Robert House. While they were seemingly at the bottom again, they heard various rumors about the grand city of New Vegas, a place full of even better casinos and without the scum and filth of New Reno. However, he was eventually forced to leave New Reno for good after getting into some hot water with one of the powerful crime families. The Gambler at one point even got a job as a crier for one of the casinos and helped himself and their mother get off the streets. For the first time in their life, they felt like they were more than a piece of street trash. Slowly but surely, by seemingly pure luck, the Gambler built up fame and wealth by gambling their money in the casinos. The Gambler struggled all their life until they were old enough to enter the casinos. The Gambler grew up in poverty on the rugged slums of New Reno, with no father and a single mother who worked as a prostitute. Alternatively, if you want to play Sheriff, you could side with the NCR to bring law to the wasteland. The Western Survivor will side with Yes Man as he doesn't want any pesky authority ruining his home on the range, and wants the Mojave to be wild and free from any ruler. You can either choose to be a more honorable gunslinger or a no-good dishonorable bandit for your morality and personality. Moral Alignment - Neutral Good or Neutral Evil (your choice) It's a tough world out there, and only the strong survive. If you're going for a dishonorable outlaw, then feel free to cooperate with thugs such as the powder hangers, and rob, steal, and kill anything you want. If you're an honorable cowboy, then you'll want to help the genuine honest folk of the wasteland and take down vicious raiders.

With the Home on the Range perk, you can sleep on any campfire, which is great for their drifting survivalist lifestyle. While they aren't a fan of the NCR or the 'civilized' Vegas, they like to stop in little desert towns like Goodsprings during their travels. The Western Survivor is your good ol' rootin' tootin' revolver shootin' wasteland campin, Cowboy.

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