“Keep your distance. Who are you, and what do you want?”— Carlyle St. Clair III upon meeting the Courier
Carlyle St. Clair III is a hermit living in the Mojave Wasteland in 2281.
Background
Carlyle St. Clair III is a wastelander who was the original candidate for the dish the White Glove Society would dine on for Mortimer's banquet. Before he could get captured by the White Gloves, Carlyle escaped and headed to a shack which became his house. He is very suspicious about outsiders coming to his doorstep and has never left his house since he escaped from the Ultra-Luxe.
Interactions with the player character
Interactions overview
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This character is essential. Essential characters cannot be killed. | ||
This character is a permanent companion. They grant the - perk. | ||
This character is a temporary companion. | ||
This character starts quests. |
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This character is involved in quests. | ||
This character is a doctor. |
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This character is a merchant. | Sells: - | -|
This character can repair items. | Max Repair condition: - | |
This character can modify weapons. |
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This character rents beds. | -. | |
This character plays Caravan. | They can bid caps. |
Quests
- Beyond the Beef: The player needs to find him in order to use him as an acceptable replacement for Ted Gunderson, if you chose to take the path of saving Ted Gunderson.
- With the Confirmed Bachelor/Black Widow perk, he can be lured into the dumpster by proposing that you will have sex with him there.
- If you have 7 Strength you can apply a sleeper hold.
- If you have 45 Medicine skill you can tell him to breathe deeply three times then blow on his thumb, which causes him to pass out.
- If you have 45 Guns skill you can pistol whip him.
- If you have 45 Unarmed skill you can knock him out by striking a nerve in his neck.
Inventory
Apparel | Weapon | Other items |
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Dirty pre-War spring outfit Sunglasses |
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Notes
- Carlyle St. Clair's House is very well camouflaged against the mountain and is difficult to find, especially if you are looking at every house in the vicinity. The shack is the same color as the mountain range and is flush up against the mountain. If you have trouble finding the shack where Carlyle St. Clair lives, just follow close to the edge of the east side of the mountain range, beginning just north of North Vegas Square.
- He will disappear after Beyond the Beef.
Notable quotes
- "Keep your distance. Who are you, and what do you want?" – Carlyle St. Clair III upon meeting the Courier
- "Really? Is that some kind of ancient Chinese secret or something? Well, what the hell. I'll try anything once. Here goes..."
- "That obvious, huh? Yeah I'm not from around here. But where I'm from, they don't want me, so that's just as well. Really with my reputation, there aren't many places I can go that'll have me. My own family's blackballed me, and they've got a lot of clout."
Appearances
Carlyle St. Clair III appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Bugs
- prid 127dd7, disable, enable. [verified]
- Try knocking out Carlyle, drag his body to the dumpster, and see if the dumpster will let you put his body in. If this doesn't work, enter resetquest 0010d2c6 into the console just after the lines above and then go try knocking him out again after starting the quest over again. This means that you will have to go back to Mortimer and start the events over, and the characters that may have died previously will still be dead.
Once you get to the shack, he usually is not there. One solution has worked on PC, but you still may not have access to Carlyle's dialogue tree. Enter the following into the console: - Beyond the Beef. [verified] Choosing to pistol whip Carlyle St. Clair can sometimes kill him, causing you to immediately fail