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The Ciphers are a tribe of scientifically-gifted people in the western United States. They live concealed in the hills of NCR territory, but outside the Republic's control.[Non-game 1]

Background[]

Dismissed as mere tribals by the New California Republic,[Non-game 1] the tribe actually sits on a wealth of pre-War knowledge. They spend their days memorizing pre-War schematics that no contemporary wastelander can understand.[Non-game 2] After the Brotherhood defeat at HELIOS One, Elder Elijah wandered the wastelands for a time. He would join the Ciphers for a while,[1] and was one of the only outsiders who was able to make anything of their old-world documents.[Non-game 2]

Appearances[]

The Ciphers are mentioned only in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money.

References[]

  1. The Courier: "What happened next?"
    Elijah: "After that... I wandered, alone. Saw the storms of the Divide, walked among the Ciphers of the West. Traveled to the Big Empty. I heard the signal. The woman's voice, the Sierra Madre, promising a chance to begin again, reverse my fortunes. All... nonsense. I tracked the signal. Came here, scouted the city... using other hands. Kept dying on me, killing each other. You - you got the farthest of all."
    (Elijah's dialogue)

Non-game

  1. 1.0 1.1 Chris Avellone on Twitter: "My 2 Cents: They are concealed in the hills, in NCR territory but not controlled by NCR, who dismisses them as tribals."
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chris Avellone on Twitter: "They spend their days memorizing schematics of the Pre-War, which outsiders can't figure out (except Elijah)."
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