Shady Sands
Location from Fallout by Interplay / Bethesda
The birthplace and former capital of the NCR, built by Vault 15 survivors who proved civilization could be rebuilt — until a nuclear bomb erased it in 2283, proving it could be destroyed just as fast.
Also known as: Shady Sands, NCR Capital, New Shady Sands
What They Know
- Founded by survivors of Vault 15 who emerged to build one of the first successful post-War communities
- Tandi, the NCR's greatest president, grew up here and led the republic for decades
- A nuclear weapon destroyed the city in 2283 — the perpetrator and motive remain disputed
- The destruction destabilized NCR politics and contributed to their overextension in the Mojave campaign
- Vault 15 beneath the town was a social experiment mixing radically different cultures, which initially caused the settlement to fracture
- Lucy MacLean discovers the truth about Shady Sands' destruction during her wasteland journey
Connections
- located_in — new_california
- founded_by — vault_13
- home_of — tandi
- destroyed_by — hank_maclean
- investigated_by — lucy
- mourned_by — the_ghoul
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