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	Fallout: New Vegas character Decanus Severus
	Severus, in front of his tent
	Biography race Human, African American gender Male affiliation Caesar's Legion role Decanus location Cottonwood Cove Gameplay appearances Fallout: New Vegas quests Arizona Scavenger Statistics karma Neutral SPECIAL 6 ST, 5 PE, 6 EN, 4 CH, 4 IN, 5 AG, 5 LK derived stats Hit Points: 160 tag skills Melee Weapons: 80 Guns: 78 Unarmed: 80 level 13 Technical voice actor Gregory Alan Williams base id 0012b513 ref id 0012fcb2

 

Decanus Severus is a decanus found in Cottonwood Cove in 2281.

BackgroundEdit

Severus is a Legion decanus stationed at Cottonwood Cove. Severus originally commanded the Legion outpost with a contuberium of eight legionaries, but he is now in charge of overseeing the stores of supplies for the Legion troops and commands the remaining troops alongside Aurelius of Phoenix. Severus also coordinates the patrols. The primary issue these patrols face is the NCR's landmines, over their coordination or marksmanship.

Interactions with the player characterEdit

Interactions overviewEdit

General	Services	Quests
Essential: no Companion: no Plays Caravan: no	Merchant: no Repairman: no Doctor: no Rents bed/room: no	Starts quests: no Involved in quests: yes Arizona Scavenger

QuestsEdit

• Arizona Scavenger: The player may trade NCR dogtags to him for food, weapons, armor, or ammunition and Legion fame (after passing a Barter check of 35 with Aurelius of Phoenix who pays 10 caps per tag if the check is not passed) and also provides Legion Fame.

Other interactionsEdit

• If you have 50 Explosives skill you can tell Severus how to disarm NCR frag mines. This will earn you experience, and +2 to Caesar's Legion fame.
• If you have the powder charge schematics you can teach Decanus Severus to craft them for +4 to Legion fame. The schematics for building powder charges can be found in Cell block B of the NCR Correctional Facility on the first left top bunk inside the first locked cell on the left.

Trade itemsEdit

Weapons: ^{(Note: asking to redeem for weapons immediately removes five dogtags from the player's inventory)}

• 20-25 NCR dogtags -> 9mm SMG, +1 to Legion Fame
• 25 NCR dogtags -> laser pistol, +1 to Legion Fame
• 30 (25) NCR dogtags -> 10mm SMG, +1 to Legion Fame
• 50 NCR dogtags -> Laser rifle, +1 to Legion Fame

Armor: ^{(Note: asking to redeem for armor immediately removes five dogtags from the player's inventory)}

• 15 NCR dogtags -> Leather armor, +1 to Legion Fame
• 20 NCR dogtags -> Leather armor, reinforced, +1 to Legion Fame

Explosives:

• 3 NCR dogtags -> Frag grenade or dynamite, +1 to Legion Fame

Ammunition:

• 1 NCR dogtags -> 10 rounds of .22LR, 9mm, .357, 10mm, 20 gauge, or small energy cells, +1 to Legion Fame

Food:

• 1 NCR dogtags -> 1 random food item, +1 to Legion Fame
• 3 NCR dogtags -> 1 random food item, +4 to Legion Fame
• 5 NCR dogtags -> 1 random food item, +12 to Legion Fame
• 10 NCR dogtags -> 1 random food item, no Legion Fame

Legion FameEdit

Due to several bugs with Severus' dialog, turning in dogtags five at a time in exchange for food will yield the most fame per tag, granting +12 Legion fame for five tags. Turning in 25 dogtags five at a time is sufficient to become Liked, 10 for Accepted and 5 for Neutral. Turning in 40 tags five at a time, followed by another 3 tags in one set of three will grant the Courier Idolized status with the Legion.

InventoryEdit

NotesEdit

Severus is notably taller than the player character.

AppearancesEdit

Decanus Severus appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenesEdit

In Latin, decanus refers to a military rank of "a commander of ten soldiers", while severus is translated as "stern" or "severe."

BugsEdit

xbox360 You may repeatedly teach Severus how to disarm NCR frag mines for exp and Legion fame.^{[verification needed]}