Ghost (Fallout: New Vegas)

Ranger Ghost is an NCR Ranger stationed at the Mojave Outpost in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
Ghost is an albino is a Ranger marksman posted to the Outpost to defend it against anyone coming up the I-15 from the Mojave. She doesn't appreciate the posting. Her curt demeanor earned her the ignoble moniker of "bitch" from some of the merchants, although her skill with a rifle ensures none say that to her face. However disliked she may be on a personal level, none doubt her skill or patriotism: A good word from her is as good as gold.

Her attitude is most likely the result of her posting. Being stuck as a sniper in a outpost situated in a narrow pass is completely contradictory to who she is. As a result of the bureaucratic nightmare that being an NCR border guard truly is, she is constantly frustrated. More specifically this is due to command issuing orders to only maintain a standing force at the outpost rather than an effective one.

Although she is an NCR patriot through and through, she does not have any imperialist zeal. In fact, she both recognizes malarkey and dismisses it just as quickly. She is quite an intuitive person and knows full well that the end of 2281 will be far bloodier than ever before in the Mojave. This perception is also applied to reading people, and after being stuck in a literal go nowhere bureaucratic sinkhole, she will appreciate any and all actual vigor.

Despite her situation, she is not at rest; in fact, she is constantly on edge – especially since the smoke started rising from the east. While she can explain away the lack of foot traffic from Nipton, she cannot explain away said smoke. Believing it to be an attack by Powder Gangers, she laments not being able to go and verify; any more such actions will result in harsh dispensary actions. With the lack of traffic since she knows that either the attack wasn't too bad, or it was really, really bad. In this situation she could hire the Courier to go and be her eyes. Unfortunately the attack was a massacre, and she was shocked to find that it was the Legion. The fact that they are now well within their de-facto border (the Colorado River) has her on edge more than ever.

Whether the origin of her codename is from her albinism or her Ranger stealth proficiency is unknown. It may be both however as she does appreciate the stealth of others, in fact she can tell what kind of trade a person is in by the pattern of their pacing.

Quests

 * Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Ghost asks the Courier to travel to Nipton to check out the smoke, and see what's going on.

Other interactions

 * If the player has 60 or more in Stealth and is meeting Ghost for the first time, Ghost will comment about not hearing the player walk up the ramp otherwise she'll say she heard their footsteps on the ramp.
 * Armed For Bear: Ghost qualifies for the purposes of this challenge.

Bugs

 * If Ghost falls off the roof for whatever reason, she will remain in that position for the remainder of the game.
 * Combat may cause her to bug out. Shooting her once, then holstering the weapon (yielding) can help get her out of stupor.

Appearances
Ghost appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.