Forum:Courier Background

After reading the discussion on the burned man being the courier i decided it might be cool to hear what backgrounds people have made up for their character.Apod1010 22:56, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

My character goes by Surtur, and was originally from California. When he wasn't occasionally hauling merchandise around in his parents' shop in the Hub, he occupied most of his free time reading any books he could get his hands on, whether they be comic books or science journals. Having an aptitude for the sciences, he signed on with the NCR 3rd Engineering Corps. Unfortunately, raiders attacked his post working on an irrigation system for a small frontier town. The town was only lightly defended, and was completely overwhelmed. Certain to be killed, he managed to improvise a flamethrower from a chemical sprayer designed to keep radscorpions and other pests away. Desperation drove him to take things too far, however, and though he killed the raiders he also burned the town to the ground. Though he realized what he'd done, he was no longer certain of who he was. He ran, and eventually somebody asked him for a name. Surtur had been the king of the fire giants in Norse mythology, the one who would burn the world so it could be born anew, and it seemed fitting to his crimes, so that's the name he gave. -Schneidend 00:06, November 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Wow. Mine's is just a guy named Miguel from New Puerto Rico. That was about it. User: MoonshadowDark


 * Well, I'm the sort of dork who lives on this sort of thing. Background details, likes/dislikes, why a character fights the way they do, etc. I once wrote a blurb about what my Commander Shepard in Mass Effect would give each of his squadmates for Christmas. =P -Schneidend 05:24, November 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * Cool. User: MoonshadowDark

Well mine's an old mexican by the name of Herald. He was a ranger for the NCR but after seeing Bitter Springs and the first fight at Hoover dam Heral decided to leave and pick up the prospecting business. He was doing quite well until he found a platinum poker chip with the luckey 38 logo. he decided to make his way to New Vegas from his home, harper's shack, his first stop was Goodsprings because their shipment of leadpipes was due. upon arrival he was ambushed by Benny and his crew. Heral was healed by Doc Mitchell and after helping the people of goodsprings he left to continue his business. heral plans on assisting the NCR when the time comes for a second Hoover Dam battle. (played on hardcore)Apod1010 14:26, November 30, 2010 (UTC)

My character, Dave, was a junkie member of a raider gang called The Legion, to the east. But one day they discovered some other dudes had already called themselves that and they had a great battle over the rights to that name. Dave, the only survivor, fled west and got hooked on hydra. then he took a courier job in the Mojave which ended up with him getting shot in the head. Doc Mitchell didnt need to take care of him because he was high on Hydra at the time which saved his life and gave him a very bad hangover. The doc thought it was the bullets that knocked him out for so long but it was really cuz he ODed when he got to GoodspringsCrimpycracker 00:53, December 1, 2010 (UTC)

mine is named jeremy, he was a caravan guard working for a smalltime, independant Caravn out in californa. when he returned home to his family after a long days work, he finds that Raiders came and destroyed his home and killed his beloved family. full of rage he quits is caravan job and sets out to hunt down the band of raiders that ruined his life. after seardching for weeks and failing to find them. he gives up and heads east hoping to rebuild his life. he makes it to New Vegas and gets a job as a courier. during one job he gets Shot in the head and has the package stolen from him. wking up in goodsprings after being revived by Doc mitchell,jeremy full of vengance once again sets out to find his attackers and settle the score Xxfallout turkeyxx 20:22, April 8, 2011 (UTC)

My character is an elderly African-American male, known as 'Old Luther' from the Capital Wasteland. He is the son of a runaway slave called Elizabeth. His mother taught him how to survive the harsh, wasteland terrain and scavenge efficiently. Until the slavers found her; she hid Luther beneath the floorboards of a old, rustic shack prior to being brutally raped and killed before him. He was later found by a Hispanic caravaneer and adopted; it was there he learned how to read, write and shoot. When he reached eighteen years old, his old mentor passed away, and so he wandered the wasteland alone. He began working as a scavenger; selling old scrap for caps. After five years, he bought his first rifle and become a sentry guard in Megaton (later being replaced by Stockholm). By age forty, he began working as a freelance mercenary; living off the wasteland and traveling throughout the east coast. After years of experience, he became a self-taught sniper and melee expert, but due to his aging senses his famed eagle eye aim, was diminishing. By age fifty he retired and moved west to New Vegas to make a new start; he become a courier for the Mojave Express, and spending the caps on his Whiskey dependence. He used his wise survivalist knowledge and his machete to survive the new increasingly hot environment. After being shot in the head in Goodsprings; he developed amnesia and forgot all trace of his past. CauzerKid 10/4/11

A detailed back story i came up with, hope you enjoy :) my character who is japanese goes by the name of Tanaka this is the name he gave himself, he remembers himself at aged 10 as a child he wandered the streets of New Reno as an orphan, he knew nothing of his parents and took shelter in what used to be a public library/archive, all though most information in the archives were destroyed, he stumbled upon a book entitled "Bushido: Way Of The Samurai" he was entertained by the stories of the warrior clans in pre war japan, but it wasnt until he grew older that he understood them for what they were, virtues like Courage,Respect,Honor and Loyalty filled him with wisdom, it was at this point he found his heritage and chose a name for himself. At age 19 however, one day, while scavanging for food outside the city limits, he was attacked by wild dogs, they jumped on him, throwing him to the ground and began mauling him, on the brink of death a stranger apeared, killed the dogs and rescued him. Tanaka's wounds were severe but he woke, fully healed in a New Reno hotel room, the stranger was there also, and told him how he carryed him back to his hotel room in reno, he also reveals himself as Malik the leader of a large crime syndicate and offers Tanaka as place in the organization. Tanaka realising that if he took position would no longer be poor again, but he also felt obligated to take the job out of respect for his saviour. It was at this point, Tanaka was no longer the innocent child anymore, he was a deadly weapon in the hands of Malik and altough he was a dangourous man, he still led his life by the code of Bushido, he spent 5 years in the organization, quickly riseing in rank until he was the right hand man and personal bodyguard of Malik, up until he found out some information that would change him once more, Malik knew his real parents, Tanakas father had previously worked for him, and Malik had killed him and his mother. This news drove Tanaka into a blind rage, he went into the heart of the organization and slaughterd every gang member in sight, he was wounded several times but simply shruged it off, he entered the office of his boss, they both stood pointed there guns at eachother, Malik opened fire, wounded Tanaka in the rib, but Tanaka also fired and shot Malik in the hand, disarming him, and then in the chest, wounding him severley. He slowly walked toward his former boss, delivering the final shot to the head. Tanaka left the sydicate that day, bloodstaind and wounded, Malik payed for his crimes and although Tanaka never knew his parents he felt a slight ease that there ghost had been avenged. In the book Bushido, he read about the rogue masterless samurai called "Ronin" they would go out into the world and experience its sorrows and cruel nature codeless and alone, and then return to there code as a samurai once more, it was at this point Tanaka considered himself a Ronin. He wandered all areas of post great war for many years, from california to Seattle, he spent these few years taking on the role of Assassin, Merc, Scavenger, Caravaneer, Weapons Dealer, and in nurmerous gangs everywhere. He of course eventually had enough it, and decided to settle down in the Mojave Wasteland as a modest Courier, his first job was to deliver a orversized Platinum Poker chip by way of freeside, it paid well, but things went bad, and trouble managed to find Tanaka once more, he was shot in the head for the package by a well dressed assailant and buried in a shallow grave, rescued by a passing securotron robot and awakes after a coma some time after. Tanaka has revenge on his mind again, and he has a package to retrieve and deliver. LeviLauson 02:12, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

I have a theory about the background of the courier. We don't know his relationship to Ulysses. But at Ulysses' old ranch there is a grave. I have a feeling that perhaps Ulysses isn't this bad guy character we may or may not believe him to be. I think that you, the Courier killed his wife or someone important to him. That you're the bad guy. It would give an interesting three dimensional aspect the the character background. Altpunk 16:56, April 17 2011

My character, Charlie, is the lone wanderer from Fallout 3. As Lyons predicted, shortly after the lone wanderer captured Adams Air Force Base the enclave regrouped and started an attack on the Citadel. They knew that Charlie had taken their base, so they sent four squads of hellfire troopers to capture him. Cross and him couldn't handle all of them, so they boarded the Brotherhood's captured vertibird and were flying west until they passed over the Enclave's base in Chicago and the Enclave took them down. Luckily, some NCR Rangers were on their way over to take out the Enclave that they had missed earlier. The NCR rangers, Star Paladin Cross, and Charlie were able to take them out but only two rangers, Cross, and Charlie had survived. The rangers recognized Cross's armor and killed her, leading to their death by Charlie. As he killed all the survivors, the NCR never found out. Charlie felt remorse while he traveled west, since he was good like his father. Four years later when he reached the Mojave Outpost, he immediately asked Major Knight where he could join the NCR. Knight told Charlie that he could help Ambassador Crocker at the Strip. Unfortunately, Charlie had spent most of his money on his way west, so he decided to go up to Sloan to help there instead. On his way there, Charlie saw a sign for a courier job in Primm. Overjoyed that he could get to the Strip, he rushed to get the job even if it was a little weird and shady. He had no idea why someone would want an oversized poker chip. Not even a day later, he got shot in the head by a man in a checkered suit. Charlie now has no trace of the past, but will slowly regain his memories due to his Doc Mitchell's excellent medical work. Charlie1121 01:09, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

LOL New Puerto Rico. Crossfire XVI 18:00, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

Mine's named Orion. Which is funny since I didn't know there was another Orion in the game until I heard mention of him in random dialogue. So I worked in some loose story in my head that he was named after him from when his mother overheard his name as well. His mother was a tribe woman, he knows little of his father except he was a Vault and dealt chems to the Khans. He grew up dirt poor in Northern California learning at a young age how to repair his own clothes and later how to provide food with a worn out Varmint Rifle. All of his pride and entertainment lays in hunting from molerats to eventually the Fiend that killed his mother in his teen years. With his first human kill, he became more disillusioned with his world and began wandering, taking what he needed as he was never big on the idea of personal property. Not a people person, he quit Merc work early on caravans and got into the Courier line of work to the solo nature and to support his gun, Scotch and cigarette needs. After things went awry with Benny and the Khans, he realized he was going to need to go with a slow burn for fear of going out in a blaze of glory. Settling at Wolfhorn Ranch, he began playing all sides and angles. Through this he also began to understand that it was going to take more than being a crackshot to even the score, he was going to need to know what to say and who and when to take those shots. Also, along the way he met Cass. He felt a strange connection to her... from the losses they've each endured to drinking to language and more importantly how neither backs down and if all else will brush themselves off and stand ready for another round. --Pyoobez 08:31, July 21, 2011 (UTC)

My character  is of Hispanic dissent ‘Ponyboy Cory’, son of the lone wonderer and sarah lyons. As he aged he loved to hear stories of his father saving the day and his brothers and sisters of steel fighting the evil menace that swooped down on metal angels and protecting there little slice of wasteland, he chose a scribe, he never thought highly of the Brotherhood but it was beneficial in that he could go to the library and read about Pre-war america. He learned to read at a fairly young age and talk in both English and Spanish fluently. When about 9 he learned to shoot, and maintain any standard firearm and he launched through BoS ranks. both his parents were sent to the ruins of D.C to search for signs of surviving mutants and as he saw their metal angle fly high into the sun, it never came back although his parents were given ceremonial burials and speeches he never really thought of it much, he what they did and they disserved much needed rest. At the age of 13 he heard of a fairy heading out and in need of workers and he signed up, 10 caps a day was horrible considering the workers conditions but he enjoyed holding a rifle and firing it at anything that look hostile, or moved in the water. They landed in new mexico and once on shore, he grabbed the rifle, to clips and a lunch box filled with mirelurk cakes. His Spanish helped him find shelter, and kept him alive in hostile situations, his decent health and weapon handling landed him a smuggling job for all odds and ends. He later was given supply’s to reach another smuggler, but he grabbed the bag and ran. He hopped aboard a train that traveled towards California in pursuit of tribes to pillage and towns to hold up, once he got there it wasn’t long till his name was known, and it wasn’t long till the NCR got him. In prison he soon got close to NCR soldier boys and after two years in prison, his friends vouched for him and he was force enlisted. Now with a rifle and actual purpose, he served the NCR proudly, honoring its name and its definition. His coalition force was the several sent first to Nevada, and while at a rest stop. He jumped out of his bus and found the nearest girl. Out of call, considered AWOL and considered MIA, his group moved out leaving him behind. NCR didn’t have a name in Nevada so even tho he held a rifle, he was still easy picking. Ditching his service name and enlisted armor he picked up Ponyboy from an old book. He became a Courier with nothing to his name and got his first job. Dragging a stupid worthless chip across this god forsaken land... --PonyBoy 08:31, July 21, 2011 (UTC)

Ill give you a quick version because mine would be too long. My character is Jimmy Dreznaut a resident of vault 122 from NYC- Manhattan. his first relative in the vault was a vault tec member he descended from him. he comes out the vault meets a glowing one ghoul(male), a Chinese PLA soldier(female), and various people from small factions. he had several encounters with a waste lander and his group(both good and bad). he eventually stopped the major factions from launching a nuclear exchange and destroying the city. however, he refused to unite the five boroughs of NYC instead forcing them into a inter dependent system where they relied on each other but did not like each other(an uneasy armistice). eventually after revising many things in NYC he left and went traveling from settlement and faction to settlement and faction mapping out what was left. he got in many adventures/ lost and gained many friends and changed every place he entered. one day he arrived in the west, heard about the legion and realized he could not interfere with it or the NCR. so he traveled to the only neutral place between the west and southwest regions- New Vegas. He set up an out post and investigated a few places. then decided to get a job as courier so he could pick up info on the trail and posed as a rancher/cowboy. got the platinum chip and made it to good springs, and was shot by Benny. he teamed up with powder gangers and and enslaved the town that refused to help him(doc got in the fight and jimmy had to shoot him dead). now he heads to new Vegas to help the weaker groups and bring down the stronger ones. JimmyDreznaut017 21:33, July 22, 2011 (UTC)

While I don't necessarily think of my Couriers this way, there's really no reason why he or she couldn't be the Lone Wanderer. After finishing his father's work, he sets off to explore this new world of his; following the coastline south to avoid the Midwest and then heading east, in two years' time he finds himself in California. From there he takes on the role of a courier with the Mojave Express, and in 2281, takes the job that leads to being shot in the head and left for dead. -- 22:03, July 22, 2011 (UTC)

I was kind of thinking the same thing, just due to the partial brain removal in Point Lookout and then the headshot, it causes extensive memory loss as to who you were. As well the need to level up again is like being rehabilitated from the injury. And a courier would make sense to be the wanderer, they'd have to be hardy explorers for the job.Carinth 00:12, July 23, 2011 (UTC)

My character is Josh. He was born in Vault 64 in the Carolina Wasteland.(formally North and South Carolina.) When the vault opened, His family decided to caravan called Dweller's caravan company. When he turned 19, He left his caravan and roamed the wastes. He made his way towards Arizona. He developed a product called the Wasteland Survival Kit or W.S.K. It got him some caps but not enough. Then, the worst came. Caesar hired his finest to kill me and take my W.S.K.s. I escaped Arizona and made my way toward the mojave. You should the rest..... User:Mr_Full_House 03:39 July 23, 2011 (UTC)

My character is called Johan. He is of Dutch immigrant descent from before the war and his grandparents who were Dutch came from vault 15 and helped found the town of Shady Sands. By the age of 18 Johan was working as a lone desert ranger for the NCR so they could expand north east towards New Canaan. When trying to kill the leader of a raiding band, Johan was shot, and nearly died. But luckily a man from New Canaan came along with his pack Brahmin returning home from trade with another frontier town. The man helped him and took him back to New Canaan. Johan was converted to Christianty in New Canaan and after 6 months of being there he decided to return home. When travelling the Mojave Johan spotted a sign advertising a job for a courier in Primm. Johan took the job after seeing the pay. With his anti material rifle Johan decided it would be best to travel north through Sloan but was ambushed while his helmet was off and captured by Benny. KiwiBird 15:06, July 31, 2011 (UTC)

Born in california to with his father in the enclave, he was put into vault 13 when navarro was destroyed. Already extremely gifted in the fields of science, was training to be the main vault sceintist, however it wasn't enough for him and he began to organize his own gang, however when someone wound up dead he was tried and thrown out of the vault, to wander the wastes on his own. Eventually he was taken in by Johnny Nash who gave him a job as a Courier (I have no sig)

My character, Shayne, was told by his parents that he was born in new caanan, Utah. At a young age, he and his parents were part of a small caravan heading to The Hub in the NCR. There he grew up with his parents untill he was around sixteen. Throughout his life, he began to travel the caravan routes with his parents, and learned how to survive and shoot. When he was sixteen, His parents were killed in a caravan attack, which Shayne narrowly avoided going on due to a broken leg. Shayne spent then next 7 years doing odd jobs for a living, getting into trouble with local law and struggling to survive. This turned him into a hard individual and taught him more about the harsh realities of life. In the 2281, Shayne decided to head east, towards new vegas, to find work. He had heard talk that there was Merc work nearer the frontlines of the legion-Ncr war. Shayne Packed his gun, a simple 9mm pistol, and the few possesions he had left and headed towards the local train depot. After arriving in the mojave, Shayne noticed a job offering for a a courier to the vegas strip. The caps were good, so shayne took the job. However, he soon ended up in the centre of the legion-Ncr war,without even knowing it.... - ShayneH56

My character, Seth Baker, is 25 years old. he was born in New Reno on the 18th of December, 2256. when he was 11, his parents were killed by radscorpions while on a trading trip to a town to the far south. he was devastated, and decided to move to the Hub. though he was not a trader, he eventually became friends with many of them. some often"misplaced" food and supplies. when he was 18, he decided to join the NCR Army. then, in 2278, Seth was present for the Bitter Springs massacre. sickened, he resigned, and became a courier. and then, in 2281, Benny tried to kill Seth. and so, Baker's Journey began... TJMW, August 1, 10:22 2011

My character was born in the Den, in 2231. When he was 13, he killed his first man, thus making that his moniker (Thirteen). From there he wandered the wastes, eventually settling in New Reno where he became a boxer and an avid gambler. Unfortunately, his habit of winning one too many games at the casinos earned Thirteen the ire of the New Reno families, so Thirteen went back to wandering. Having many jobs: mercenary, bounty hunter, caravan guard, he took a courier job in the Mojave with the hopes of reaching New Vegas...mostly to bleed the casinos of all their caps. Having lived in the NCR for most of his life, Thirteen respects the Republic's values though he bears no particular loyalty to them, and has no scruples working with factions whose interests may oppose the NCR. However, Thirteen has no love for any Raiders or any group that thrives on slavery such as the Legion. --Fezgod 23:42, August 4, 2011 (UTC)

My characters name is Dominic, for that is my name. He was born into the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel. He kept quiet, his parents, who were both Paladins, home schooled him, because they figured they could teach him better then the teachers. When they took Helios One, he spent most of his time studying the technology, being anti-socail. Most of the kids didnt even acknowledge his existence, which to him was a good thing. But still, he was one of the most loyal kids there were, even if he didnt talk as much. Dominic wanted to become a scribe when the day came. He wasnt to keen on killing people for a living. But then, the NCR attacked Helios One with all they had. And he fought bravley. When the chapter began to fall back, Dominic took it upon himself to cover his fellow Brothers. He was captuerd by the NCR after cutting down a few squads, and Colonel Moore wanted him exicuted. Luckily, because he was but a child (13 years old), some merciful NCR solders presuaded himt o let him go. And so he ran to hidden valley, knocked on the door, and had no answer. So he walked to the nearesr town, Primm, and an old family took him in. When they died, he was old enough to become a courier. After the deal with benny, he gave the chip to House and continued to work for him, because he was loyal to the Mojave Express. --DictatorDom14 01:19, August 5, 2011 (UTC)

--- lex is a med-x addict from arizona after cesar took over lex saw fit to move out west when he noticed a help wanted ad at the prim post office needing money to buy med-x he took the job after being shot in the head and robed of his med-x that dixin fronted him he swore to get it back sadly when he cought up with benny he didnt find it a-hole must have used it --Gogoloco 11:54, August 14, 2011 (UTC)

My guy has a huge blue Mohawk called Geoff.He was born in Mexico city in 2248 and travelled to the capitol wasteland in 2277 and made a few thousand caps in paradise falls.He then travelled back to California but after hearing about the first battle of hoover damn he went to the Mojave wasteland in 2278 and started working for the Mojave express.On his travels he met with brotherhood of steel and helped them fight a large gang of raiders in New York in that experience he became an expert with energy weapons and technology.when his business in the Mojave is finished he plans to back to mexico to visit his hometown of Mexico City.