The Forecaster

Clay, but better known as The Forecaster, is a human child with psyker clairvoyance, found at the 188 trading post in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
As a clairvoyant psyker, The Forecaster is capable of effortlessly seeing both the future and the past and the occasional spirit communication with his parents. Combined with his sharp senses, the Forecaster can make surprising insights into people and politics, though he suffers terrible migraines whenever his thoughts reach out. To deal with it, he wears "medicine". His medicine is actually a century-old psychic nullifier, which blocks incoming and outgoing thoughts, allowing him to enjoy peace of mind. However, while it prevents the migraines, it also blanks his mind. The Forecaster deals with this uncomfortable state by surrounding himself with ancient artifacts: Books, cameras, flags, and such. The thoughts of the people who made them are "stuck" within, for a lack of a better word, and the Forecaster can safely fill the blank in using them.

The Forecaster has lost both of his parents at an early age, forcing him to find work in order to survive in the harsh wastelands. Thanks to a unique mutation, he didn't have to pick up the shovel or the pickax. Instead, he started picking people's brains. Some were rightly impressed (while otherwise creeped out) by this power of his and others are skeptical at best or dismissive at worst. Either way, the Forecaster sells his services for a considerably costly amount, but understandably so since his thoughts cause him immense amounts of pain. And besides, he knows that everyone will come back to him eventually.

Transcripts
The fortunes given by the Forecaster are summaries of the overarching themes and motifs of Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Mister Sandman combined with juvenile immortality allows the player to farm experience points by "killing" hum while he's asleep (the game prevents his death).

Appearances
The Forecaster appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.