Astor

First Sergeant Astor is the Californian commanding officer of what remains of the Camp Searchlight's garrison in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Astor is a non-commissioned officer who was stationed at Camp Searchlight and was lucky enough to be out on patrol when the Frumentarii infiltrated the Camp and wiped it out using the nuclear fuel stored at the fire station. He assumed command over what troops he could gather and created a perimeter around the ruins of Searchlight to steer travelers away from the town, towards Novac. Apart from radiation, he's particularly concerned by the feral ghouls and the odd radscorpion or gecko that was attracted by the radiation. He also tries to contain Legion activity that spilled all over the southern El Dorado Valley after the fall of Searchlight, but he lost too many men to skirmishes and radiation poisoning - including superiors - to be able to stem the tide or attack Aurelius' stronghold. Although he tries to keep morale up by adhering to a strict schedule, he's worried that it's only a matter of time until he runs out of steam.

What Astor really needs is two things.The first is taking pity on the soldiers turned into feral ghouls and putting them out of their misery. Astor knows they were good men and don't deserve to suffer as mindless beasts slowly withering away in the irradiated ruins. He cannot bring himself to fire on his friends, however, and needs someone else to pull the trigger. Since all of the turned troopers he saw are feral, he assumes that they're all gone - and if anyone isn't, he's bound to turn sooner or later. That would help him sleep better.

The second thing that would put his fears to rest is dealing with the Legion at Cottonwood Cove. The Legion's camp is their beachhead in NCR territory on the western bank of the Colorado, responsible for launching raids on caravans supplying the NCR in the Mojave. It can be an excellent source of intel, allowing Astor to help the war effort by communicating his findings to command. However, what he really wants to see is the entire outpost put out of commission permanently. Killing the centurion and his staff would only delay Caesar, while a permanent solution,  especially one that would include some poetic justice, would go a long way towards mending the borders torn open by the fall of Searchlight.

Quests

 * We Will All Go Together: Astor will request the player to put the ghoulified troopers out of their misery, as he cannot bring himself to fire on former friends still wearing NCR colors.
 * Eye for an Eye: Astor would also like to enlist the player's aid in retaliating against the Legion camp at Cottonwood Cove, set up after the fall of Searchlight.
 * Arachnophobia: Astor can be asked to take Private Kyle Edwards in his group or for a good place for him.

Appearances
Astor appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.