
Despite being cannibals, the inhabitants are not hostile to the player character unless attacked. Having the Cannibal perk replaces the Speech challenge with guaranteed success. Devouring a body when detected by either family will cause them to become hostile, despite them being cannibals themselves. This one location holds more of the item than every other static location in the game put together. (Specific fridge locations: three in the Smith house basement, three in the garden shed, one in the kitchen in the Smith house and one in the Wilson house kitchen.) Strange meat can be traded for cave fungus at Little Lamplight in the unmarked quest Fungus Deal. Strange meat - 80 total 10 in each fridge. Note: There is a chance that this book may not spawn in the truck. Dean's Electronics - In the back of a truck down the road (east of Andale) towards the Nuka-Cola plant. Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor - In the concrete treehouse northeast of Andale, near the road that passes the Red Rocket gas station, approximately halfway between Andale and Fairfax ruins. Nuka-Cola Quantum - In an overturned truck under the highway north of Andale, towards Fairfax ruins. It may also be on the floor of the basement, on the south side of this same table. Grognak the Barbarian - In the Smiths' basement, lying on the table closest to the door. They are all located on a street amid the ruins of other homes and a Red Rocket gas station. The town is comprised of a couple of two-story pre-War houses, one ranch-style home, and a shack. LayoutĪndale is located directly south of the Fairfax ruins and west of the Nuka-Cola plant. Everyone, from caravaneers to raiders, gave the town a wide berth. The town earned itself a sinister reputation, as while nobody realized it was inhabited by cannibals, everyone knew there was something. Nobody questioned their way of life, except for old man Harris, who realized just how many people perished in the stomachs of Andale's residents. By the 23rd century, the pretense was dropped and men married whoever was closest to their ends. Eventually, everyone in Andale was related to each other quite closely, resulting in each marriage becoming more and more incestuous.
The families intermarried, without bringing outsiders into the family. įor two centuries, the families lived in Annandale (eventually abbreviated to just Andale), new generations replacing the old. The pretense of the American Dream was upheld as a smokescreen, to disorient newcomers and hide the vicious nature of the residents. Strict gender roles were imposed on family members (males work and hunt, females take care of the house and bear children), and no relations outside the four families were permitted. The cannibalism was deemed acceptable as a lesser evil, justified using a peculiar interpretation of Christianity and family love.
The families solved it in their own particular way, by preying on unwary travelers that came into town. However, their food stocks eventually depleted and they were faced with the prospect of starvation. The survivors managed to escape death and emerge into the newly created wasteland. When the Great War came, four families hid in their fallout shelters beneath Annandale. To understand it, one has to dial back the clock. However, as with all fairy tales, the act is just a cover-up. In fact, it's supposed to be the greatest town in the Commonwealth of Virginia, proudly voting Republican in every election, including the most recent one that elected a new governor. Its residents stroll around the streets in pre-War clothes, greet visitors with impeccable politeness, and proclaim the virtues of the United States. To the casual observer, Andale is like a town straight out of a fairy tale.