Vortis

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Vortis

 

Vortis is a slaver living on the outskirts of Shady Sands in 2241.

Background

Vortis is an old slaver who runs a "holding center" on the outskirts of Shady Sands, exploiting a legal loophole. Because the New California Republic has outlawed slavery, Vortis holds the slaves in pens just outside of the city for their owners, for a price. He has been a slaver for quite some time, and is aided in his work by other slavers, most of whom are seemingly "huge, but not too bright." He is quite scrawny, bespectacled, missing most of his teeth, and has a faded slaver's tattoo on his forehead, complementing his perpetually ink-stained fingers and shirt.

Vortis has been at odds with the NCR Rangers since their formation, due to his chosen profession and their aim to abolish slavery and hunt down slavers in the region.

Interactions with the player

Interactions
	This character is a permanent companion.
	This character is a temporary companion.
	This character has a talking head.
	This character starts quests.	Get the map from the NCR Rangers, for Vortis the slaver
	This character is involved in quests.	Free the slaves in the slave pen, for the Rangers
	This character is a doctor.	Restores health. Removes radiation.
	This character is a merchant.	Sells: -
	This character can modify weapons.	-

Other Interactions

The Chosen One can choose to secure a map of Ranger safehouses for Vortis, impeding the abolitionist effort or help to wipe out the slavers in NCR, first by splattering Vortis' weathered brains all over the walls of his compound and freeing the slaves there.

In conversation, he tends to be quite cynical, perhaps due to his choice of profession and seeing the worst the wastes have to offer.

Appearances

Vortis appears in Fallout 2.

New California Republic capital Characters Tandi · Roger Westin · Frank Carlson · Carlson's kid · Gunther · Feargus · Dumont · Merk · Duppo · Elise · Gond · Rondo · Dusty · Hoss · Dorothy · Toto · Jack · Enlightened One · Saltbeef Bob · Buster · Vortis · Karl · Felix · Mira · Ratch · Oswald · Mikey Frazier · Henry · Grant · Lenny · Jubilee · Guard captain · NCR policeman · NCR gate guard · Town inhabitant · Merk's guard · Buster's guard · Carlson's guard · Hal · Rawhide Saloon barfly · Doofus · Westin ranch hand · NCR slave · NCR slave guard Locations Bazaar Son of Bob's Iguana Bits · Buster's Fine Emporium of Armament · Rawhide Saloon · Vortis' holding center Downtown / Westin Ranch Sheriff's department · Church of Hubology · Dusty's Cantina · NCR Hospital · NCR power plant · Stockmen's Association Headquarters · NCR Brotherhood outpost · NCR Rangers headquarters Council Hall Hall of Congress · Vault Dweller statue Quests Retrieve Parts/Gain Access to Vault 15 · "Take care of Officer Jack" for Mira · Stop officer Jack from blowing up the power plant · Complete brahmin drive · Retrieve papers from Dr Henry · Test mutagenic serum on a super-mutant. Try Broken Hills · Eliminate Mr. Bishop · Deliver Westin's holodisk to Lynette in Vault City · Get the map from the NCR Rangers, for Vortis the slaver · Free the slaves in the slave pen, for the Rangers · Deliver Hubologist's field report to AHS-9 in San Francisco · Kill Hubologist in NCR for Merk · Stop brahmin raids