Balthas

	Fallout 2 character Balthas
	Balthas in the Tannery
	Biography and appearance Race Human Gender Male Affiliation Modoc Role Tanner Location Modoc Family Balthas' wife Jonny (son) Dialogue File McBaltha.msg Gameplay Quests Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas. Statistics SPECIAL Strength: 7 Perception: 5 Endurance: 5 Charisma: 7 Intelligence: 4 Agility: 6 Luck: 5 Derived Stats Hit points: 50 Armor class: 21 Action points: 8 Carry weight: 200 Unarmed damage: 0 Melee damage: 2 Sequence: 10 Healing rate: 1 Experience points: 120 Normal DT/DR: 2/25% Laser DT/DR: 0/20% Fire DT/DR: 0/20% Plasma DT/DR: 0/10% Electrical DT/DR: 0/30% EMP DT/DR: 0/500% Explode DT/DR: 0/20% Tag Skills Small Guns: 60% Unarmed: 75% Melee Weapons: 80% Barter: 75% Technical Proto id 00000192 (Balthas)

 

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Hello, my name’s Balthas. I run the tannery here in Modoc. Can I help you?

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Balthas is the tanner of Modoc in Fallout 2.

Background

A heavy set man wearing a leather apron and smelling of leather, Balthas is easily recognizable as Modoc's tanner. Where Grisham's slaughterhouse produces meat, Balthas takes care of the remainder of the brahmin, producing high quality leather goods for sale, constantly experiment with different curing processes to increase their resilience.

He is also a family man and loves his son, Jonny, a great deal. His recent disappearance causes him no end of pain, particularly when his prayers go unanswered.

Interactions with the player character

Interactions overview

	This character is a merchant.	Sells: Leather apparel (jackets and armor).
	This character is involved in quests.	Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas.

Quests

• Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas.: If the Chosen One has 6 Perception, they can notice that Balthas is distraught and ask him about the cause. To offer to find him, the Chosen One has to have 6 Intelligence and at least a neutral opinion in Modoc.

Inventory

	Apparel
	Weapon	Sledgehammer
	Carried items
	Drops on death	empty

Appearances

Balthas appears only in Fallout 2.

Bugs

Balthas' name is often misspelled as "Baltha" or "Balthus" in dialogue and in-game files.

Modoc Characters Modoc Balthas · Balthas' wife · Child · Cornelius · Davin · Farrel · Grisham · Jo · Jonny · Karl · Laddie · Miria · Rose · Stable boy · Townsperson · Trader Slags Child · Protector · Slag · Slag guard · Vegeir Locations Modoc Main Street · Modoc Brahmin Pastures · Bed & Breakfast (Rose's Bed and Breakfast) · Farrel's Garden · Modoc caves · Ghost Farm Cavern · Farm · Underground Lake Quests Something strange is happening at the farm northeast of Modoc. Investigate and report back to Jo. Cornelius has lost his gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to him. Farrel wants you to find Cornelius's gold pocket watch. Find it and return it to Farrel. Jonny is missing. Find him and bring him home to Balthas. Jonny's in the Slag caves. Find a way to get Jonny back home to Balthas. Farrel has a rodent problem in his garden. Remove the infestation. Deliver Slag message to Jo in Modoc. Jo is suspecious of the Slags. Find out about the dead bodies at the Ghost Farm and find out what happened to Karl. Go to the Den and tell Karl it's alright to come back home.